ahahahahahahhaha Behringer

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:59 pm

Who cares? If Boss isn't going to reissue the pedals then fuck them.

Shane110111 · Post by **Shane110111** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:06 pm

Hah, yea, I think I might buy a few of these, alot less expesive than those old Boss pedals...

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:11 pm

R&D at Fender is going to be easier. It's along the lines of which old model are we going to reissue? Oh a blackface Deluxe, let's just copy the schematic into the computer and let that work out what components we need and draw the PCB.

Behringer have to make the effort in reverse engineering and taking out any mojo.

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 3:57 pm

you guys complaining about the construction.

just rip out the board, put new leads on it, get a good switch and put it in a metal box and paint it pink with a giant pussy on it.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:02 pm

robroe wrote:you guys complaining about the construction.

just rip out the board, put new leads on it, get a good switch and put it in a metal box and paint it pink with a giant pussy on it.

That was my plan. Even down to the paintjob.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:04 pm

robroe wrote:you guys complaining about the construction.

just rip out the board, put new leads on it, get a good switch and put it in a metal box and paint it pink with a giant pussy on it.

The pots are crap and all. By the time you've bought a new casing, pots, dials and switches for it, you're practically paying the same price as the real thing.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:09 pm

Not if they did a PolyChorus clone. Even after rehousing it would be cheaper, I bet. And I'm not really too worried about the pots.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:14 pm

Suppose. It's more the fact they're crappy plastic shaft pots- one sharp blow to the dial and it's Brokeshaft Mountain.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:15 pm

Doog wrote:
robroe wrote:you guys complaining about the construction.

just rip out the board, put new leads on it, get a good switch and put it in a metal box and paint it pink with a giant pussy on it.
The pots are crap and all. By the time you've bought a new casing, pots, dials and switches for it, you're practically paying the same price as the real thing.

Bollocks. Especially not for the vintage boss stuff.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:21 pm

Yeah. To complain about shitty pots when we are discussing Boss is profoundly ironic.

I'm bitter because I have yet to find replacement pots for my DF-1. Fucking supertiny pots.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:25 pm

are they special on the feedbacker or something? i never opened mine up.

Post by **Doog** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:48 pm

Doog wrote:It's more the fact they're crappy plastic shaft pots- one sharp blow to the dial and it's Brokeshaft Mountain.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:52 pm

*shrug*

I'd upgrade the pots, jacks and switch for the fun of it.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:52 pm

Doog wrote:
Doog wrote:It's more the fact they're crappy plastic shaft pots- one sharp blow to the dial and it's Brokeshaft Mountain.

Just like my DF-1 then? Even metal shafts didn't save those POS pots. They still broke.

Mike, they are an odd size, extra small compared to what you normally find, and I have NOT been able to locate replacements. Since they are PCB mounted you're stuck with matching the size.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:54 pm

Can you rehouse or is that a knightmare?

euan · Post by **euan** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:54 pm

I saw miniature PCB pots somewhere the other week. Head to the DIY stomp box forum and they could probably point you in the right direction.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:56 pm

Course I could. The pedal just really isn't worth it, though. The whole reason I keep the damn thing and NOT gut it for the housing is the novelty factor of having an almost-complete original DF-1. Rehousing would remove that. I might just gut it anyway.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 4:57 pm

euan wrote:I saw miniature PCB pots somewhere the other week. Head to the DIY stomp box forum and they could probably point you in the right direction.

I'm a member over there, and I've asked there, and no dice. The smallest I've found was 10mm pots from SmallBear, which I ordered and even THOSE are too big.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:00 pm

Do you really mean DF-1? I thought it was DF-2 only?

btw the rare ones are the ones that say "Super Distortion & Feedbacker" before Dimarzio fucked Boss.

Pens · Post by **Pens** » Fri Jan 19, 2007 5:04 pm

Mike wrote:Do you really mean DF-1? I thought it was DF-2 only?

btw the rare ones are the ones that say "Super Distortion & Feedbacker" before Dimarzio fucked Boss.

You are right, I don't know what I'm thinking. DF-2, and it is the common one not the rare.