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Vim Fuego
Gold Member
Denmark
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 Posted - 01/18/2007 : 17:29:30
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Hi
Just got hold of a TS-9 with a missing label - anybody know how to date it?
The board says MP-D01201B and Maxxon KU
the 4558D chip has 2210 printed on it.
What is the easiest way to know if its a reissue pedal?
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ftwizard
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/19/2007 : 21:50:24
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Assuming the chip is original to the pedal, then it would date to around 1982.
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Vim Fuego
Gold Member
Denmark
566 Posts |
Posted - 01/19/2007 : 22:34:32
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Thank you for the info.. It came to me in a lot of pedals i bough - was sure it was a reissue..
Sometimes you just get lucky I guess...
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ftwizard
Copper Member
United Kingdom
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Posted - 01/19/2007 : 23:58:52
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If it was a reissue, it would have the TA75558 chip. Even if the chip has been changed, the Maxon board indicates a pre 2002 reissue. Seems more likely to me that it is a genuine original. Well done.
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stinkfoot
Silver Member
Sweden
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Posted - 01/20/2007 : 23:58:46
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1993-96 reissues are quite hard to distinguish from the originals, especially if the label is missing. 1996-2002 reissues have "Maxon" pcb:s, but also a "CE" marking on the label. 2002-onwards reissues have "Ibanez" labeled pcb:s and battery covers.
One of the best ways to ID an original is to use your ears, albeit not in the fashion one would expect. Hold the pedal up by your ear, press the switch repeatedly and listen. Reissues will emit a distinct "click", while originals will have a springy tone or "boing" to them (you'll know it when you hear it  ). Some of the latest reissues almost doesn't make any sound at all, which is also a dead giveaway.
As someone else said, if the op-amp is the one that came with the pedal, you have yourself a quite rare pedal. Most of the originals came with either the JRC2043D or TA75558P. Well done, indeed! 
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Edited by - stinkfoot on 01/21/2007 00:03:00 |
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How to date a tubescreamer
