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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
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 Posted - 01/16/2010 : 04:53:05
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| The OD-1 !!! Yes!!!... So tonight a couple of my buds say let's jam. Well we end up going to an old railroad tunnel that goes from Philly to Bethlehem. I grabbed my Micro Cube and the SP-1,AD-80 and the OD-1. Man does the OD-1 sssmoke! This one an 81 LD w/4558 just sings. After purchasing my 1st an Apr 79 Raytheon clear switch, I found out 2 of my favorite guitar players... George Lynch and Pete Townshend use an OD-1. Not shocking. The OD-1 is an iconic over drive much like the Tube Screamer. It even out lasted the original TS-808 and TS-9. If Roland were to reissue it they could price it around the DS-1, as all components are still readilly available. It was the 1st at what it does, and Roland would make $$$ selling it. Oh well, I can only hope all of today's new guitar players get the chance to check it out! What do You think? |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 05:01:52
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I utterly concur. I love my OD-1s  . I don't give them nearly enough play! You're brave to bring an '81 OD-1 and company to a railroad tunnel.. I keep mine in a nitrogen-filled vault..   |
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 05:11:56
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Ha Ha! That's my whole point verivorax! I wish they were available and affordable. I got lucky with this 81, it was $75 US BIN on eBay, no guarranty that it worked and very dirty. I cleaned it up and it works great. Someone once said Boss pedals are built like tanks... I wonder who that was?!!!! |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:35:16
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Hmmmm... I think maybe I smell a lauriepedals "VOD Drive" pedal design coming in the wind! 
Actually, all joking aside, I wonder how much mojo is in the vintage components? If I can find the time, I might make a "clone" of the JRC4558D version and see how close it sounds to my vintage pedal.
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 08:54:48
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| Hi Laurie, I wasn't reffering to cloning an OD-1, but an actual reissue. Everybody clones the Tube Screamer circit, but the mojo is it's originallaty. It's green and it says Ibanez( even if it was made by Maxon!). An original looking OD-1 should be produced, I'd buy one and I'm sure others might be interested. It's got a rap sheet! Are you listening Roland! |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 14:47:24
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Originally posted by Laurie
Hmmmm... I think maybe I smell a lauriepedals "VOD Drive" pedal design coming in the wind!
Actually, all joking aside, I wonder how much mojo is in the vintage components? If I can find the time, I might make a "clone" of the JRC4558D version and see how close it sounds to my vintage pedal.
I think that is a great idea |
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 16:16:21
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| It's a simple circut, and if you use true bypass you don't need the whole buffer deal. In fact there's kits online with the 14 pin quad op amp. If it said Boss OD-1, you'd see it in GC! |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 17:19:22
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Originally posted by Pedal Dan
Hi Laurie, I wasn't reffering to cloning an OD-1, but an actual reissue. Everybody clones the Tube Screamer circit, but the mojo is it's originallaty. It's green and it says Ibanez( even if it was made by Maxon!). An original looking OD-1 should be produced, I'd buy one and I'm sure others might be interested. It's got a rap sheet! Are you listening Roland!
I know... I was just musing out loud. Roland has stated on numerous occasions that they are (paraphrasing) "looking forward not back", so I'm thinking a reissue is not likely. More's the pity, eh?
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 17:20:34
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Originally posted by Pedal Dan
It's a simple circut, and if you use true bypass you don't need the whole buffer deal. In fact there's kits online with the 14 pin quad op amp. If it said Boss OD-1, you'd see it in GC!
If only we could still buy the original 3403 opamp  |
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 17:30:24
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Amen! I havn't A/Bed them but Analog Mike uses a JRC version. Boy would I love to uncover a stockpile of NOS Raytheons!!! |
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DasBeef
Gold Member
United Kingdom
704 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 17:41:37
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Originally posted by Laurie
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Originally posted by Pedal Dan
Hi Laurie, I wasn't reffering to cloning an OD-1, but an actual reissue. Everybody clones the Tube Screamer circit, but the mojo is it's originallaty. It's green and it says Ibanez( even if it was made by Maxon!). An original looking OD-1 should be produced, I'd buy one and I'm sure others might be interested. It's got a rap sheet! Are you listening Roland!
I know... I was just musing out loud. Roland has stated on numerous occasions that they are (paraphrasing) "looking forward not back", so I'm thinking a reissue is not likely. More's the pity, eh?
That's kind of not what they've done with the legend series. I suppose it is new 'pedal' technology, but it's based on old amps. Also, the OD-20 had a number of 'no longer made' pedals.
Maybe they should start looking back at the good old pedals, the ones they 'nailed'. NO COSM!!!, thank you very much though... Proper, old school reissues!
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silvertone6120
Gold Member
USA
609 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 18:02:22
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Good points DasBeef, but while they're going back to the old sounds, I don't think they wanna go back to the old technology. They know old sounds are popular, but it just seems like they keep wanting to break down barriers technologically speaking...which can be a good rule of thumb at times, but you'd think with all the talk here(and probably on other gear forums as well) that they might reconsider some sorta "reissue" series. I for one would be first in line for an analog delay compact pedal(not a DD-7; I mean a totally analog delay pedal)...but I'm not holding my breath. So in the meantime I'll just keep gigging with my trusty DM-2. |
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Pedal Dan
Silver Member
USA
419 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 18:04:49
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The reissue TS-9 has to have sold in the 10's of thousands. And yeah the OD-1 doesn't have the SRV connection, but Roland could sell it jobber price low enough that it would sticker at around $70US. They have the distribution and manufacturing might to make it a profitable pedal. But as Laurie said, they don't seem to wanna look back! |
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PaulH
Gold Member
535 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 21:16:39
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Personally, I don't agree with reissuing stuff.
Move on, try something new, etc...
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aaronharmon
Silver Member
USA
271 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2010 : 22:11:48
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Originally posted by DasBeef
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Originally posted by Laurie
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Originally posted by Pedal Dan
Hi Laurie, I wasn't reffering to cloning an OD-1, but an actual reissue. Everybody clones the Tube Screamer circit, but the mojo is it's originallaty. It's green and it says Ibanez( even if it was made by Maxon!). An original looking OD-1 should be produced, I'd buy one and I'm sure others might be interested. It's got a rap sheet! Are you listening Roland!
I know... I was just musing out loud. Roland has stated on numerous occasions that they are (paraphrasing) "looking forward not back", so I'm thinking a reissue is not likely. More's the pity, eh?
That's kind of not what they've done with the legend series. I suppose it is new 'pedal' technology, but it's based on old amps. Also, the OD-20 had a number of 'no longer made' pedals.
Maybe they should start looking back at the good old pedals, the ones they 'nailed'. NO COSM!!!, thank you very much though... Proper, old school reissues!
I love the OD-20. Actually, to be honest, I love all the twin pedals (I have 7 of them) |
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Please, Roland. For all of guitardom,reissue this!
