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Leeroyfunk
Silver Member
United Kingdom
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 Posted - 07/18/2008 : 13:21:53
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OK - Time to confess: Who on here intends ultimately to collect every single compact pedal. How many do you have so far, and which ones have eluded you?
...and where on earth do you keep them all? |
Edited by - Leeroyfunk on 07/18/2008 13:28:33 |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 13:37:15
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Yes, I got to admit it: I am a Bossoholic.
I completed the collection with one of each type about 2 years ago. There's however still a few I need to get to say that my collection is complete. I still don't have a Digital Space D, analog CE-5, digital CH-1 or a DD-3 with the later chip. If I wanted to, I could pick them up from Ebay but I'm a little reluctant to complete the collection. What will I do next then?
The storage issue has been a problem for me since I passed 50 pedals. At the moment I got an Ikea bookshelf but it's completely full and almost impossible to find, if I'm looking for a particlar pedal. |
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faltarn
Bronze Member
Sweden
72 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 14:53:57
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Well... I�m looking for a killerboard that contains my favorite boss pedals. I have some but not all yet. Far from all pedals are needed ofcorse. Faltarn. |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 16:07:47
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i've seen people that have several of each all mint in box + the first one they ever owned.
they keep em in drawers and none of em get played.
funniest thing is that i'm sure 95% of their pedals have dead electrolytics and probably sound terrible.
every time my collection nears having 1 of each, i always purge em because there's certain pedals i have absolutely no use for and having to pay bills always outweighs the need to have something like an auto wah.
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sp-1
Platinum Member
Germany
1454 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 17:55:31
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I don't know if I'm hardcore but I'm a boss compact pedal (including anything that looks like a boss pedal, like watches and mugs) collector.
I like my pedals NOS and cheap  |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
4854 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 18:34:58
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Originally posted by sp-1
I like my pedals NOS and cheap
Yeah... me too  |
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FunkenGrooven
Silver Member
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - 07/18/2008 : 20:26:07
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Me three love NOS and yea I'm trying to get one of everything, no idea why |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 03:40:59
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Originally posted by FunkenGrooven
Me three love NOS and yea I'm trying to get one of everything, no idea why[:V]
Hi FunkenGrooven & Guys
The answer to that question is simply:
Because.... 
Afflicted as most others here.
Regards Dr. Bob |
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alpine_56
Copper Member
USA
49 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 05:02:02
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| Well I have 61 non-duplicats so far so you decide if I have a problem |
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Dr. Bob
Moderator
Australia
6593 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 05:15:27
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Originally posted by alpine_56
Well I have 61 non-duplicats so far so you decide if I have a problem
Hi alpine_56
What problem? 
Regards Dr. Bob |
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 16:31:45
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I am (too) a more or less a mad collector  , got all the early ones, except PS-3. I miss some of the newest that is still in the stores. I have some duplicates of the older ones too, good to have around
I have a little more than 100 compacts.
Do I want them all?? Sure if I find the newer ones cheap, but that�s not veeeery important. I concentrate more on silver screw models, miss SD-1 and PH-1R.
I like collecting Boss pedals because they take less room than guitars and it�s still quite easy to find bargains in Sweden. Many, many music stores don�t know the value of vintage Boss pedals so it�s nice hunting around.
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Big Boss Man
Gold Member
USA
564 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 16:32:58
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| I had as many as 65-70 at one point. I'm now down to 35-40 and would like to sell off another five or so. It was too much stuff sitting around unused and also tieing up thousands of dollars. I decided to sell off most of the newer pedals that I did not use and did not have much collectors value. |
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 17:30:30
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Originally posted by bossarea
Yes, I got to admit it: I am a Bossoholic.
I completed the collection with one of each type about 2 years ago. There's however still a few I need to get to say that my collection is complete. I still don't have a Digital Space D, analog CE-5, digital CH-1 or a DD-3 with the later chip. If I wanted to, I could pick them up from Ebay but I'm a little reluctant to complete the collection. What will I do next then?
The storage issue has been a problem for me since I passed 50 pedals. At the moment I got an Ikea bookshelf but it's completely full and almost impossible to find, if I'm looking for a particlar pedal.
I have a "solution" for you Bossarea: Start renting a little unit, nothing to big really. Leave a few amps, guitars, computer and quite a few pedals in the place, and visit it from time to time to get away from your family and work on your ongoing reseach for the site and play some guitar.
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visserman
Platinum Member
1072 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 17:39:41
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Not a collector as such, do not feel the need to have all of the compact pedals, certainly no desire to get all the news ones which came out over the last few years [apart from the RC-2, but that is more because it is such a great tool rather than anything else].
I do like sound, and its history, and that is where the pedals come in, I like to reseach sounds as well, like to understand how things come about and then make up mind own conclusions based on my taste and what I know. It seems that Boss, together with Ibanez and MXR were one of the first companies who started out with compact pedals which were reliable and sounded great for their price.
I do have duplicates of some of the distortion/overdrives ones, and yes this has helped to see the differences in the different versions of pedals out there.
Same goes for guitars and amps as well plus the fact that I like to keep things simple: Prefer to get some pedals to get the sound of a stack, rather than having a real stack in my room.
I think over the years we all change in our approach to sound, pedals and making music in general, but I feel some of the older pieces of equipment will keep their value and appeal to future players. |
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PaulH
Gold Member
535 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 19:00:59
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The people who buy pedals to collect, then store away, usually bring out all lined up nicely together in groups to photograph, then gloat about their huge collection, then put them all away again.
They're also the ones usually searching for that elusive tone.
I'm sorry, but it's up there with train spotting.
If they had more money to spend they would probably buy and store away works of art... it's the same principal.
Pedals were/and-still-are designed to be used... end of. |
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zentropa
Gold Member
USA
837 Posts |
Posted - 07/19/2008 : 19:56:35
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The people who buy pedals to collect, then store away, usually bring out all lined up nicely together in groups to photograph, then gloat about their huge collection, then put them all away again.
They're also the ones usually searching for that elusive tone.
I'm sorry, but it's up there with train spotting.
If they had more money to spend they would probably buy and store away works of art... it's the same principal.
i agree with the works of art and the photographing, but not necessarily about the tone searching. the three largest private guitar collections in the 5-state area here are owned by people who don't play guitar.
it's their version of collecting classic cars. they like having a lot of something that they think is cool, even if they plan to get zero use out of it. having a mint '57 les paul is something you wouldn't play, because anything that de-mintifies it drops like $50k off its value.
for them, i compare it to collecting something like baseball cards or stamps. stuff that has no intrinsic value aside from the collector market. the difference is with guitars, amps, etc. they do have a designed functional purpose.
as much as it'd be nice to have that gear in the hands of people who will use it, i can't blame em for wanting a lot of something they think is cool. |
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