Vintage Effects Pedals

dogload

impmann said:

Pearl Octaver - bonkers fun

Yes this thing is great! I had one in the early eighties and discovered that if I played my flute through it, it made a very (well, to my teenaged ears!) impressive monophonic synth.

meltedbuzzbox

dogload said:

impmann said:

Pearl Octaver - bonkers fun

Yes this thing is great! I had one in the early eighties and discovered that if I played my flute through it, it made a very (well, to my teenaged ears!) impressive monophonic synth.

pintspiller

impmann said:

Pearl Octaver - bonkers fun

I used mine for a while as a distortion pedal. One of the few pedals I regret selling.

markblack

I have this:



I got it around '98 (I think) which is kinda scary as A: it's probably 'vintage' and B: it only seems like yesterday.
I used to like older gear when I knew less about gear. Now I realise SOME of it is just over priced and temperamental and in this case too big! 

Old gear does look cool as though...

meltedbuzzbox

is this like guitars when vintage means old rather than a specimen of outstanding quality?

pintspiller

Just because it's old doesn't mean it's better. 

But a lot of people claim that the best gear is old, rare and expensive or new, hand-made with carefully selected components and expensive. What's in your wallet sometimes dictates which you get.

Jonathanthomas83

Yes a lot of people on here like the Strymon echo's and Tube Screamers, but let's face it, the likes of the El Cap gets pretty close to a tape echo machine and has its advantages. I'd love nothing more than to have a room full of vintage gear. But it's not always practical. 

jacksparrow

Tools of the trade.
http://i1370.photobucket.com/albums/ag264/captjacksparrow1/DSCN2299_zpshvi6w2uc.jpg

Gassage

Skipped said:

I sold my Rams Head Big Muff here on the forum. I think I got between £300 and £400 for it. The buyer was a guy somewhere in Europe who retails a wide range of new pedals online (and collects vintage pedals). He seemed very pleased with the pristine condition pedal that I had cherished.

What was funny was that a guy came on the thread and said it was a shame about the 3 large round knobs not being  original. Strange that. Seeing as i bought it brand new....one of the first batch to arrive in the UK..... 

EHX used loads of different ones- whatever Radio Shack next door had in stock!

Gassage

Here's a few:

Totes Orignal CE1, which still has the plastic film on the aluminium.
Totes Orig EM V4
TC2290
Rack Tube D
MXR Rack Delay
1988 Rack RAT

bingefeller

JezWynd said:

I like the big plastic buttons on old stuff. You feel like you made a decision.



@Fatfingers, thanks for your review of Phaser Tone, I'd been hovering over the buy button on that one, think I'll pass.

I love this!  Looks like hours of fun.   

impmann

Gassage said:

Here's a few:

Totes Orignal CE1, which still has the plastic film on the aluminium.
Totes Orig EM V4
TC2290
Rack Tube D
MXR Rack Delay
1988 Rack RAT

That Line6 Mod Pro is worthy of mention too... whilst not strictly 'vintage' yet, these units (especially the Filter Pro) are highly desireable.

I used to get asked all the time if we had any lying around in the warehouse or if I had any boards that someone could cobble together into a working unit. The interest in these was greater after Line6 had canned them off than when they were current.

Gassage

The Mod Pro has the best phaser of all time in it. The only thing it does badly is vibe

impmann

Gassage said:

The Mod Pro has the best phaser of all time in it. The only thing it does badly is vibe

Yes, Line6 have never got that right...