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IM28
Copper Member
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ChristoMephisto
Platinum Member
Canada
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 Posted - 03/05/2009 : 22:36:37
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Nah, got better things to do with a ce2 than 'restore' it.
Looks more like an over modified pedal and somehow looses it true sound |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 03/05/2009 : 23:17:49
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I think he forgot to put a comma in his BIN price.
Surely he meant $1.99.  |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 03/06/2009 : 00:07:32
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| this guy is still selling this thing |
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Foulacy
Bronze Member
USA
65 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 09:08:17
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| i hate 5mm LEDs on boss pedals. so nasty. |
Edited by - Foulacy on 03/07/2009 09:08:35 |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 15:13:01
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| someone bought the thing |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 15:44:38
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| WTF? I am completely flabberghasted. How can this happen when good ones are going for $150? |
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ironman28
Copper Member
19 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 19:13:08
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It looks like that is a standard mod from his website
For anyone to resort to this kind of "mod" shows a lack of imagination and skill... and on a vintage pedal to boot.
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 03/07/2009 : 22:28:14
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Originally posted by Laurie
WTF? I am completely flabberghasted. How can this happen when good ones are going for $150?
I really don't get it |
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svengali
Bronze Member
Australia
111 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2009 : 00:13:43
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changing interstage and tone caps...maybe a bad idea.
i have a feeling its the inefficiency of old caps that makes em sound good.
burr and brown?
again...the old grainy ic chip is probably a big key to the sound.
the 5mm led... good idea? not worth the trouble.
the true bypass switch is awesome.
i just did the monte allums mods to the jap ge 7 that i own
that pedal is now 10 times better.
but, that pedal is not an effect as such...so transperancy is important.
no more fuzzy grainy sounds...much less hiss...awesome eq...very focused lows...very sweet highs.....
actually its an amazing mod.
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ironman28
Copper Member
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Posted - 03/08/2009 : 15:39:33
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the true bypass switch is awesome.
You are kidding right? That's the worst part of the mod, not for sonic reasons but because it destroys the look and resale value of a vintage pedal. There are much better ways to TB a FET switched pedal.
There should be a sticky thread about "Mods Gone Bad" or maybe "Crimes Against Boss Pedals" |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2009 : 15:58:48
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 & looks like 
And I guess this is now a superfluous question:
How do you get a battery into it? |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2009 : 16:32:57
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Originally posted by Dr. Bob
And I guess this is now a superfluous question:
How do you get a battery into it?
With these true-bypass mods, you don't. |
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svengali
Bronze Member
Australia
111 Posts |
Posted - 03/08/2009 : 23:22:49
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i dont use batteries in my boss pedals and...
i hate the way they suck tone ----hate hate hate and
i reckon that switch conversion is awesome.
i dont care what they look like people.
i use em.
only a moron of course would do that to to a valuable pedal.....
is a chinese ce 2 collectible? Is any chinese pedal collectible?
i want to do this mod to my ge7. |
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ironman28
Copper Member
19 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2009 : 15:04:04
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Originally posted by svengali
i dont use batteries in my boss pedals and...
i hate the way they suck tone ----hate hate hate and
i reckon that switch conversion is awesome.
i dont care what they look like people.
i use em.
only a moron of course would do that to to a valuable pedal.....
is a chinese ce 2 collectible? Is any chinese pedal collectible?
i want to do this mod to my ge7.
I suppose any pedal is collectible to a collector...There were only so many made so the "value" of any particular pedal changes. Maybe the MIT pedals are not as valued as the MIJ versions, but that could change.
What if there were a way to TB a Boss pedal without drilling, cutting or otherwise modding it in a way that is not reversible? You could have a pedal that is usable but could be resold when some guy on the forum wants to pay you $250 for it.
I am not arguing against the sonic merits of modifying a pedal, just the execution.
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2009 : 15:26:12
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Originally posted by ironman28
What if there were a way to TB a Boss pedal without drilling, cutting or otherwise modding it in a way that is not reversible?
There is - it uses a latching relay, driven by the flip-flop. Bit fiddly and a bit expensive, but it's just soldering of wires and is 100% reversible. |
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don't do THIS
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