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visserman
Platinum Member
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 Posted - 10/14/2005 : 19:39:14
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Oh my goodness it is happening, but you cannot tell.
Here is the item 7357176411 on Ebay UK
Pedal looks fine, asked question about it being Jap or Taiwan, guy said that the case is Taiwan, but the electronics are Jap. How can we protect ourselves?? I knew this was going on, but still.......................
Has anyone here heard about these kind of things before? |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 10/14/2005 : 20:29:08
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If the bottom label says it's made in Taiwan then I'm sure it means it is made in Taiwan 
There may be integrated circuits inside the pedal marked with Japan but I'm sure it is all put together in Taiwan. In the case of the DS-1 it isn't necessarily a bad thing. The Taiwan and Japan models were identical up until around 1994 when the opamp changed from the TA7136AP to the M5223AL. I don't think there's any way you can find out which opamp it's got without opening it up though.
Check out the DS-1 thread here for more info:
http://www.bossarea.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=181 |
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walrus121
Silver Member
USA
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Posted - 10/15/2005 : 04:55:17
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| As I recall from that thread somebody thought that the older Taiwanese pedals (based on the op amps) sounded worse than the MIJs, but the newer Taiwanese sounded as good as the original MIJs. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
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Posted - 10/15/2005 : 18:30:25
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Cheers, bossarea for the link. I did read it before but read it again. I think listening to the pedals is the best method, so in some cases it may mean buying..........and passing them on when you do not like them.
There seem to be a hype around the DS1, just look at the listings on Ebay, and the ansers you get. Those guys are not happy when you keep asking, now to me that is a sign there is something going on like chaning plates, tweaking pots etc. |
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DS1 in Taiwan case but with Jap internals!!!!
