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Month: April 2014

Colorless writings, part 10 – The Pup

Posted on 30/04/201430/04/2014 by mirosol

This Colorless Writing episode marks one milestone for me. It is the tenth writing in the series, which also means that there are now exactly 100 (one hundred) pedal posts on this blog. Every ten pedal posts is followed with one of these. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you, my…

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Marshall BB-2 Blues Breaker II

Posted on 27/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Marshall BB-2 Bluesbreaker from small metal series. Made in china around early 00’s. The Marshall pedals are are strange phenomenon. I feel like i’ve talked about it, the same thing earlier. Where nearly every single Marshall amplifier ever made has a status that every guitarist knows about. Even the floppiest, bad amplifiers…

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Rocktek CHR-1 Chorus

Posted on 24/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Rocktek CHR-1 Chorus. Made in china around early to mid 90’s. Housed in brittle, all plastic enclosure. Noticed a lot of two Rocktek pedals, listed as broken on eBay. First one was this one and the second was the Metal Worker distortion. Sniped the lot for decent price and waited with enthusiasm…

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EHX Lumberjack Log Overdriver

Posted on 21/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Electro Harmonix Lumberjack Log Overdriver. Made in NYC. According to the serial number, this unit has been manufactured in 2013. Someone was selling this one as next to new unit for an ok price. As some of you may already know, i’m not a EHX fanboy. At all. Other than Big Muffs…

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Ibanez FC10 Fat Cat Distortion

Posted on 18/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Ibanez FC10 Fat Cat Distortion from Power series. Made in japan between 86-89. The first Ibanez take to replicate the ProCo Rat was a success of its own. A buffered Rat with standard Ibanez electronic JFET switching. Sure there are numerous other Ibanez takes on the Rat later on, most with more…

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Danelectro DJ-17 PB & J Delay

Posted on 15/04/201415/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Danelectro DJ-17 PB & J (peanut butter & jelly) Delay from mini series. Made in china around early 00’s. I thought i was getting a slightly used unit through ebay listing. Apparently not. It is in original blister packaking with only one of the corners slightly torn. Packaking indicates that this unit…

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Ibanez MT10 Mostortion

Posted on 13/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Ibanez MT10 Mostortion MOS-FET Distortion from Power series. Made in Japan, late 80’s. As the Ibanez Power series pedals come, there aren’t that many original designs that have risen into cult status and are priced as such on the used pedal market. The MT10 Mostortion is one of those, filling this void…

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DOD FX12 Tuna

Posted on 10/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? DOD FX12 Tuna. Guitar and bass tuner pedal. Made in USA around 1996-98. The enclosure is in line with the last US made series and the original box doesn’t have “made is USA” printed on it. There is no chinese made “V” version in existence. I’m thinking that the box was designed…

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Tokai TMD-2 Metaldriver

Posted on 7/04/2014 by mirosol

What is it? Tokai TMD-2 Metaldriver from Tokai Z-II Super Effects series. Made in japan somewhere around early to mid 80s. Saw this on sale and couldn’t let the guy rest until we had a reasonable deal on the unit. I’ve been into pedals for a few years at the time of writing this, but…

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Ibanez EM5 Echo Machine

Posted on 4/04/2014 by mirosol

What’s a better way to continue after DL5 than the other delay/echo from the same series… What is it? Ibanez EM5 Echomachine in plastic enclosure from later soundtank series. Made in taiwan around 1997-99. The Internet Archive’s wayback machine has a snapshot of Ibanez site from june 1997 and on that page there is a…

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