Keira-WitherKay
by chance i saw an ad on ebay for an old yellow made in japan boss OD1 pedal ..and nearly fell over at the asking price....
ranging from a huge $600 to $180 but mostly around the $200 or some mark ............
so i guess they become vintage collectors items then???
i only ask cos i have one lying around i almost just gave away a few times thinking it was worth NOTHING as much of the 80's electronic equipment does today
and yes i dug it out ..it's in working condition.... in fact 2 years ago i used it to do all the drive tracks on a cd i was session guitarist for .....but i just used it cos i had it not cos i thought it was anything special...but it did the job with no fuss ...
my one has made in japan on bottom could not find a serial number and it has a "silver thumb screw" which it seems dictates age in some way ..i say this cos the ads list that as a feature
so anyone know what they actually worth in real terms??? ebay is often what people want not what people get .....
Doomsower
A lot of sellers take chances when their item is out of production.
In the end its worth what someone is willing to pay for it.
Or it could be like the old Boss HM-2. Everyone and their grandma started stockpiling them when they went out of production.
This mainly because it was used on all the original Swedish death metal recordings and everyone was scared that the iconic tone would be lost.
So maybe someone special used a OD-1?
chris77
I remember seeing that Graham from The Gear Junkie sold one a while back for iirc nearly R2000, so maybe he can shed some light on why they are worth more? I looked it up back then and saw that the 70's ones are worth a bit of bob, but I'm not too sure about the 80's models. :-[
Also not too sure if their disproportionate value is due to any famous players using them or not. There weren't nearly as much choice available back then as we have now, so a lot of players would have used them because that it was one of the few options available. I suspect it would have more to do with them being built with some chip or other electronic components that aren't available anymore or can't be reproduced because of RoHC compliance or something. But I'm sure somebody more clued up will be able to tell us a bit more
AlanRatcliffe
One of the first overdrive pedals - predates even the venerable Tube Screamer. I've never rated them, but some swear by them.
As usual with effects, some parts changed over the years and many believe the older versions are better than the newer ones. Whether it's true or not is another thing, but it's also fuelled by guys willing to modify your "crappy" newer one and turn it into the vintage spec - for a nominal service charge of course.
K - the black labels are also an indicator of the more desirable ones, but the real deciding factor is what chip it has inside - the most valuable ones have a 14 leg IC.
Keira-WitherKay
thanks guys , wow i wouldn't have guessed but thats vintage/collectors items ...one never knows what will be vintage or what will be junk till 30 years later
and yes i did some reading on it as well and it seems it's according to many the OD1 circuit ibanez copied and just added a tone control to get the also legendary tube screamer....and i read it was one of the very first Boss pedals to come out so i guess that makes it memorable...and read a few top players have them on their boards .....
anyway who woulda thought ......
@ Alan thanks for the tip re the black label and the chip ....mine has the black label and the silver thumb screw(which i read was another clue to early ones) ...now to ask someone to look inside and check the chip ?
well very exciting that the pedal that has gathered dust is sought after.....nice discovery BUT collector true happiness is finding an all original 50's Fender broadcaster in a pawn shop for R1000 ?,....we can only dream
