Boss Slow Gear Clone

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:10 pm

I know that a few folks here were interested in the old Boss SG-1 Slow Gear. Buildyourownclone.com has one for about $70. Considering that they run from $150 - $200 on the bay, it's a pretty good deal, plus you get the fun of building one yourself.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:14 pm

I think they have/had a clone of another discontinued and overpriced pedal - the Boss VB-2 vibrato - which goes for around $400 on the bay. I've heard samples of it and the original boss and I just don't get it - the Vibrato on my Deluxe Memory Man completely smokes it.

Tex-czech · Post by **Tex-czech** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:16 pm

slow gear isn't that cool of an effect, unique though.

Post by **Mike** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 6:16 pm

Oh and here is Guyatone's take on the Slow Gear:
http://guyatone.com/Sv2.php

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:32 pm

The slow gear is pretty worthless musically, it's just valuable for some reason. You'd be better off just getting a volume pedal and rockin' it steel style.

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:41 pm

You can get some kinda cool slightly compressed attack strumming sounds with em though. And anything fast would be a nightmare to do well with a volume pedal.

They're well overpriced and overhyped though.

euan · Post by **euan** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:47 pm

Doesn't the overpriced nature have something to do with Sigur Ros, or am I just imaging that?

Post by **Doog** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 11:54 pm

Haha.. nah, Slowgears have been of the "snake oil" status for years, ditto the Pan/Tremolo and Vibrato pedals.

I bet violin bow prices have gone up because of the Ros though..

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 12:16 am

wouldn't that pedal be completly useless if you could do swells?

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:06 am

Post by **Mike** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:15 am

He means if you can volume swell then is the slow gear redundant. Personally I don't think anyone can swell that fast and repeatedly, so no.

Post by **Doog** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:16 am

Aye. I think used in conjuction with a few other effects, it could be pretty interesting.. but still not worth the money to me.

Post by **Mike** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:19 am

The guyatone is worth a pop, I reckon with delay and pitch shifter it'd be hilarious.

superfuzz · Post by **superfuzz** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:29 pm

the guyatone sounds pretty awesome!

jcyphe · Post by **jcyphe** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 8:53 pm

Thats second clip sounds like a Whale's Vagina.

Tex-czech · Post by **Tex-czech** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 9:01 pm

Looking at all the guyatone micro series online, the samples sound pretty nice, they also have a tuner with LEDs and decent sized display like Boss.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 11:35 pm

jcyphe wrote:Thats second clip sounds like a Whale's Vagina.

Stay classy, Ron!

Post by **Mike** » Wed Jan 17, 2007 8:15 am

The micro Digital Delay from the Guyatone line looks excellent - if I was recommending someone a delay it would be that for their first.

SpectralJulian · Post by **SpectralJulian** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:00 am

Behringer now has a slow-gear clone, as well as a Boss DC-2 clone, a DMM clone, a VB-2 clone, and a bunch of other stuff, and most of it is already on their price list. The SG-1 clone is 45 dollars I think.

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:04 am

Thats about ?22 on for the VB and SG clone. The DMM clone isnt listed.