| Author |
 Topic  |
|
|
stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
|
|
StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
 Posted - 09/08/2006 : 13:21:40
|
| neat. it has that cool retro look with the old amp knobs |
 |
|
|
starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 09/09/2006 : 04:25:06
|
| there are some totally cool retro pedals by Maestro from say, very late 1960's to about 1972. Come in these neat part brushed aluminum and black cases, with big rocker switches and big amp style knobs on them. COOOOOOOOOOOOL! |
|
|
|
Basstyra
Gold Member
France
523 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2006 : 12:32:22
|
I got a Maestro Phaser (PS-1A) :
Great stuff, yep. Made in Usa. The Maestro line has some really nice stompbowes in it...
This Sekova has nothing to do with Maestro. It's just another vintage japanese thing. You can find it, as usual, with other brand names. The box looks like a Maestro one, I don't think it's a coincidence. But inside it sure is nothing like Maestro. |
|
|
|
stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2006 : 17:48:55
|
Yours is in slightly better condition than mine.
Something else that is strange about these is that they sometimes shipped with button colors that didn't match the logo (blue, gold, orange) -- the one I got had orange, white and dark green. I've seen a few other combinations in auctions photos as well, so there must have been a point in time where they were just putting them in at random on the assembly line, not keeping the button colors consistent with the logo, as was probably the original intent.
By absolute sheer luck, a couple of months ago I found an auction for an assortment of Maestro old stock exact replacement buttons, and among them were the blue and gold ones I needed to get the correct appearance.
I really love the sound of it -- I've gotten pretty close to an equivalent sound with my PH-1r, but not an identical one. In contrast, I was not able to even get close to the flanging of the Electric Mistress with a BF-2. Sometimes when you're after a unique sound, you've got to get the exact device that produced it originally.
|
|
|
|
stahlhart
Platinum Member
1318 Posts |
Posted - 09/14/2006 : 17:58:05
|
In the early '70s Gibson/Norlin (whoever) produced an amp called the "SG System" that had this phaser built into it, much like the Jazz Chorus had the internal CE-1 circuit. You don't see them too often, but many years ago I worked at a job with a guy who did. Had those three ubiquitous buttons right on the front panel.
|
|
|
| |
Topic |
|
Weird...
