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New knobs arrived. Not the same as the original Boss knobs, but they look pretty good to my eye.
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I haven't owned a compressor for years. The last ones were a Boss CS-3 that was underwhelming, and a Keeley 4-knob that I didn't ever bond with.

What are your thoughts about a good compressor? To be used mainly for rock and blues.

Great resource! Thank you. I was a kid in school haunting my local guitar store when the early Boss compact pedals came out. I remember the buzz around the DD-2... no one had seen such a thing before. While the dollar value at the time now seems quaint (around USD$100), the price was eyewatering - a...

fernieite wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:21 pm

Congrats. My most expensive pedal is a reverb pedal too. I love it.
https://www.uaudio.com/guitar-pedals/go ... rator.html

Here is one that has just come up for sale here in Calgary:
https://www.kijiji.ca/v-amp-pedal/calga ... 1652846469

fuzzbuzzfuzz wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 10, 2023 1:55 am

TB2 in yellow or is it gold?

Now, a TB1 please in gold!!

Just the standard boring yellow.

A TB1 ... a possibility. Have to look at the schematic, and the supply of transistors might be problematic. I used to buy them from a supplier in the Ukraine

I received the offer of calling directly (like Luke Drifter's experience).

If anyone in Canada needs to contact Roland for parts, I have the name and full contact details.

fernieite wrote: ↑

Wed Mar 08, 2023 9:21 pm

Congrats. My most expensive pedal is a reverb pedal too. I love it.
https://www.uaudio.com/guitar-pedals/go ... rator.html

That looks particularly nice too!

This is "the shit". Congratulations. I'd be very pleased to own one of these myself.

fuzzbuzzfuzz wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 09, 2023 1:58 am

leading to my wife imitating the "whooo, whoo" sound in jest over dinner lol.

Where I come from that's called "taking the piss" ... and my wife would do it too without hesitation

Got it. I use a generic supply for ACA power. I'll keep my eye out for a genuine one for cheap.

Over in this thread I tried a cheap-and-cheerful Chinese reverb pedal and it was awful: http://www.bossareaforum.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=719 I do have reverb on both my current amps, however: - Each reverb tank is a "one-trick-pony" - The reverb time (decay) isn't particularly long - The Dr Z...