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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
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 Posted - 12/11/2008 : 07:13:20
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Originally posted by Dirk
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Originally posted by verivorax
must be a very early blackscrew PH-1r
I was 3 years old when that pedal was made 
and even now the pedal looks better than you... |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2008 : 17:11:52
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Originally posted by Mesjoggah
and even now the pedal looks better than you...
My new friend PH-1r says "thank you for the compliment, Mesjoggah".
Are you aware that in Dutch Mesjoggah (spelled mesjokke) means crazy? |
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neala
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
66 Posts |
Posted - 12/11/2008 : 19:14:30
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| Just picked up a Keeley SD 1 in great condition for £19 in a second hand shop. |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2008 : 00:06:44
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Originally posted by neala
Just picked up a Keeley SD 1 in great condition for £19 in a second hand shop.
you lucky bastard |
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2008 : 08:33:00
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Originally posted by Dirk
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Originally posted by verivorax
must be a very early blackscrew PH-1r
Yes, the serial number database gives october 1981 (serial is 116400 just in case Bossarea would like to know)
I was 3 years old when that pedal was made
Both my main gigging amps are around 35 years old...i was about 3 when they were made..... my selmer is around 47 years old..i wasn't even thought about when that was built.... .... happy new PH-1r BTW.....and congrats on hitting gold..... ......
happy new pedals to verivorax,mesjoggah and neala....
mesjoggah...i got my CE-2 on Dr Bob's rec and one of the best IMHO lately i've been using it through a CH-1 in stereo....awesome sounding chorus with a bit of delay and comp.....
Neela... all i can say is  ... you sure you didn't whack him with a wheelbrace and just throw whatever money you had in your pockets on the counter when you were leaving............. |
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neala
Bronze Member
United Kingdom
66 Posts |
Posted - 12/12/2008 : 17:10:53
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Hi guys
The guy in the shop did not know what he was selling or talking about, he said the reason he was selling it so cheap is because somebody had messed with it and put a switch on it which he could not understand the point off so he was just getting rid of it cheap and fast. He also had a MIT DS1 for £35 and said he would do me a deal on it for £30 but as you can guess i did not purchase that little bargain (not). I did not bother telling him that you can get them new for that as i was busy leaving with my SD1.
The lesson to learn here is if you are going in to business to sell or buy things do your homework first. |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
376 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2008 : 19:39:35
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| I make that Feb 1980. The first 2 digits cycle round - the previous 91 was 100 months earlier than your result. I have a table I could upload if it's useful. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2008 : 20:49:25
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Feb 80 should only be #9100, ink-stamped - and long-dash on the treadle.
Another idea is maybe the label was stripped (carefully! is it even worth it?) off a different MIJ pedal to make this OD-1 more complete. If it's real, then it seems to be an anomaly - then again, CE-2s were made far beyond their stated production run.
When you get the pedal, check if the board says "Taiwan" - the Boss book has an example of a late OD-1 which was MIJ but featured a board made in the newer Taiwan plant.
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
376 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2008 : 21:15:22
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| That's interesting - I have Roland products from the 70s and early 80s that have the 6-digit serial, and that comply fully with the dates suggested by the decoder. So Boss pedals used a different system then, but perhaps using the same initial 2 digits? At least at first - and then progressed to 6-digit serials. Do we know when this change happened? |
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Mesjoggah
Gold Member
Netherlands
595 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2008 : 18:40:31
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Originally posted by nathanscribe
I make that Feb 1980. The first 2 digits cycle round - the previous 91 was 100 months earlier than your result. I have a table I could upload if it's useful.
Not possible, i have an OD-1 with serial 9200 which indicates march 1980, mine has a silver screw as well -so if this one should be older it should have one too (if not replaced)
I have some other pedals from 1988 with numbers that lay around this one. |
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nathanscribe
Silver Member
United Kingdom
376 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2008 : 19:42:41
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| What's the PCB like? Around 1980, I would expect it to look like the layout was hand-drafted, but by '88 I would expect the traces to be much tighter and more angular... maybe that would be a clue. By '88 some components would have shrunk as well - not to SMD but they were using smaller trannies by then I think. |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 02:23:19
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Mesj: I have the twin to your pedal..
I bet this thread explodes after all the gift-giving is done.. |
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Dirk
Platinum Member
Netherlands
1309 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 19:44:42
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Originally posted by nathanscribe
What's the PCB like? Around 1980, I would expect it to look like the layout was hand-drafted, but by '88 I would expect the traces to be much tighter and more angular
Ok, thanks Nathanscribe and guys, I'll take a look once I get it.
That should take a while with the holidays and all. |
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DeFrag
Moderator
USA
3409 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2008 : 20:14:41
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New Pedals # 4
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on Ebay, serial is 911491 which according to the serial number decoder relates to october '88.