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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:19 pm
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I remember having to reverse the input jack on a Strat
to accomodate something similiar to this with the jack input:

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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:26 pm
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Another oldie:

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Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 1:26 pm
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I'd say I agree with most of that article, I love vintage stuff but I wouldnt pay the stupid money some people ask for. I collected a lot over the years and it's true the quality is hit or miss as there was no QC. I do like large pedals though, as in my mind it seems to sound better when the components are away from each others. I have lot of new effects I love as well, picked up a bunch from the owner of Pigtronix out on Long Island a few years back, traded him a guitar. I'm still in search of the ultimate Fuzz though :)


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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 5:30 pm
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atolleter wrote:
I'm still in search of the ultimate Fuzz though :)

I found mine, but what's great for one person might not be useful for another. YMMV.
I like when pedal makers use old technologies, but don't just make clones, but go their own way.

This one is usable as both a full chord fuzz, an unpredictable hairy fuzz, and as a pick sensitive overdrive. It may not be old in years yet, but the NOS germanium transistors it was made with are quite old. If I could only have one pedal on my pedalboard, it would be the Spaceman Sputnik.

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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2016 7:22 pm
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Looks nice, never tried that one. I just may look one up. I like the red jewel :)


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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 9:26 am
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Never really gave much thought to how old my pedals are...I guess it would be my Dunlop Crybaby Wah Wah...early 80's?

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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 10:57 am
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Some of these things go for crazy money:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Dallas- ... 1767724093

(I have no affilation with this)

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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 11:49 am
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Miami Mike wrote:
Some of these things go for crazy money:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Dallas- ... 1767724093

(I have no affilation with this)


That's pocket change compared to what some other pedals go for:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KLON-Centaur-Go ... 2105692879


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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 12:06 pm
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That's pocket change compared to what some other pedals go for:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/KLON-Centaur-Go ... 2105692879

it remains to be seen what this particular example will "go" for:

Time left: Time left: 28d 06h 3/18, 9:15PM

Search for sold items if you want a better idea of a "street value" for an item.

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Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2016 7:18 pm
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My oldest is a Jen Doublesound. Wah/Fuzz from about the same time as your Wah Mike. 67-69.

Needs a new pot or a serious clean.

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This Memphis Compressor that I bought new in about '78. I used it for my bass. I haven't plugged it in in years.

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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2016 8:47 pm
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The oldest pedal still in my possession is a BOSS CE-3 Stereo Chorus from 1988 back when chorus was king. Lots of people are tired of the sound now. It isn't really stereo, either. Instead of the sound swirling between left and right, it's got a wet signal and a dry signal. It's pseudo pstereo.

Back in the day circa 1971, I had an orange and blue Univox Super Fuzz pedal. Some think it is the Holy Grail of Fuzz. I know I do. Today I have a Black Cat Super Fuzz. It's not quite the same, but it fills the requirement.

Here is a "demo" of the BCSF by Counterfeit Dogz . . .


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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 2:43 pm
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My oldest is a Jen Doublesound. Wah/Fuzz from about the same time as your Wah Mike. 67-69.

Needs a new pot or a serious clean.


I remember them well Nick.
http://www.effectsdatabase.com/model/jen/doublesound

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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2016 3:16 pm
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Current oldest is a generic Wah I got back in around 1998. But I had a Vox back in the late 60s along with a no-name Fuzz. Sold both along with all my gear in 79 as I started my "real world" career and marriage. Now I have something like 12 pedals for 6 string and 4 for bass; back then, Wah and fuzz (used very sparingly) was about it and nothing for bass.


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Post subject: Re: What's your oldest effect pedal?
Posted: Tue Mar 01, 2016 9:45 am
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This may be my oldest pedal effect. LPB-2
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If this counts as I do have a foot pedal for it got this around 74-75
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