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Austen
Bronze Member
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 Posted - 05/06/2006 : 10:45:35
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I just bought a DS-1 that I assumed from the date was Japanese prod but I've just discovered....it aint.
When did production end in Japan?
Help me NOT get ripped of on Ebay.... |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 12:08:38
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That's a question that we haven't been able to find a conclusive answer to yet. Most likely it happened around 1987-1988 (6 digit serial higher than 75xx00) but the only way to find out for sure is to look at a lot of pedals and find out what serial number the change happened at.
What's the serial of your MIT pedal? |
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Austen
Bronze Member
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 12:32:15
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Aha, thats about what I figured.
I just jumped on a "buy it now" DS-1 when I saw original 1986 and $60 this morning, in Australia.
The guy wasn't responding to emails at the time, so I just bought it scars and all.
Now the guy says its a Taiwan. He also says he bought it as a kid in 86.
Sound not possible. |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 15:42:27
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Well, at least he didn't swap bottom plates... 
Easiest thing to ask for here is whether or not there's orange metal on all four sides of the AC adapter jack. The MIT jack is soldered to the board, whereas the MIJ is separate and slides into a slot in the case (so it only touches metal on three sides).
C.K.
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Austen
Bronze Member
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 16:45:55
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Yes, I haven't paid for it yet.
I want to find out if it was in fact incorrectly advertised.
I figure, if he advertised 1986, it's fair to conclude Japan.
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 17:23:35
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| It is, but if 1986 comes from the sellers memory it's typically +/- 3-4 years (In my case it's close to +/- 10 years). The serial number sticker in the battery compartment will both tell where and when it was made. |
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lightburst
Silver Member
Germany
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 18:04:14
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quote:
Originally posted by stahlhart
Well, at least he didn't swap bottom plates...
Easiest thing to ask for here is whether or not there's orange metal on all four sides of the AC adapter jack. The MIT jack is soldered to the board, whereas the MIJ is separate and slides into a slot in the case (so it only touches metal on three sides).
C.K.
That�s not true for the early MIT DS-1 like mine. Except for the bottom plate and the guts in the inside you can�t tell the MIJ from the MIT. But if you get an early MIT it�s the same circuit like the MIJ anyway  |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 18:43:50
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Originally posted by lightburst
That�s not true for the early MIT DS-1 like mine. Except for the bottom plate and the guts in the inside you can�t tell the MIJ from the MIT. But if you get an early MIT it�s the same circuit like the MIJ anyway
Oops -- my error; thanks for the clarification...
C.K.
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Austen
Bronze Member
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Posted - 05/06/2006 : 23:37:44
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That�s not true for the early MIT DS-1 like mine. Except for the bottom plate and the guts in the inside you can�t tell the MIJ from the MIT. But if you get an early MIT it�s the same circuit like the MIJ anyway
So, does this rule apply generally to the early MIT models?
If they have the slide in style jack, they share the Japanese circuit? |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
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Posted - 05/07/2006 : 00:29:04
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| Not really. It's different from pedal to pedal. The new SD-1s in the shops today have the old style adapter jack while the DD-3 changed to the new type while still being produced in japan. |
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DS-1 Japanes production ended when??
