There are always lots of Boss effects pedals for sale at yahoo auctions and it is really easy to find great pedals like this Boss CE-3 chorus effects pedal:
This pedal is currently selling for 3800 yen. Which is about $45US. Not too bad… depends how far up the bidding goes. It is a made in Taiwan effects pedal, not too bad, but you get what you pay for! You can follow the auction here: Boss CE-3 chorus effects pedal auction.
Q. Why did the guitarist cross the road?
A. Because he was stapled to the punks ear.
No, because he wanted a Boss pedal. Boss is our most popular brand, and pedals like the one pictured above are surely the reason why. An original silver screw Made in Japan Boss Phaser PH-1 Effects Pedal. As warm an analog phaser as one could want.
Released in 1977, the Boss PH-1 Phaser has warm swirling phaser sounds that conjure up images of Led Zeppelin, but also rocks for post-punk and anything beginning with the letters alt… Has two knobs. Very easy to use. But you can also open it up and there is a trimpot you can adjust with a screwdriver to get an even more you kind of sound. If you are getting together a Milli Vanilli reunion band this pedal probably ain’t for you, hell not much is, but for most other folks plugging this in will make you a happy camper.
Some people say it sounds a bit mild, but that really depends on where in your chain you choose to abuse this green machine. These are becoming harder to find, but we have one in stock at the moment. The current asking price is US$129.99 – and you can check it out on ebay at this page: Boss MIJ Silver Screw Phaser PH-1 Effects Pedal.
Handily combining reverb and delay, the Boss Digital Reverb / Delay RV-3 effects pedal is a great addition to one’s chain for a wide range of players. Whilst the delay isn’t quite at the level of the sound you can get with a decent analog tape reverb unit and the reverb of course wont take you to the heights a spring reverb will, this beast does provide a wide range of sounds and pro-quality audio output.
The Boss Digital Reverb /Delay RV-3 stomp box is used by a wide range of guitarists from Incubus’ Mike Einziger and Korn’s Munki all the way through to Tom Petty.
Guitargeek had this to say about the RV-3 pedal:
a great all around reverb and delay unit with a ton of options to suit most styles. 11 modes offer various modes of standard delay, delay plus reverb, and straight reverb. Up to 2 seconds of delay and four useful types of reverb (Room 1, Room 2, Hall, and Plate) are fully tweakable. Like most Boss delays, the repeats are crisp & pronounced with a dependable decay. All four reverbs bordered a little on the bright side and we constantly found ourselves rolling a bit of high-end off with the tone knob just to keep things warm. It’s not shrill in any sort of way, we just happen to like our reverb a little darker sounding. The Reverb/Delay combination modes knocked the delay time down to around 1 second but created a thick and washy spaciousness that should send most ambient types and space rockers into the stratosphere.
With so many options it can take a bit of playing around with to get just the right sound you are after and you might even want to take notes while doing so, but with a bit of sweat and shredding the RV-3 is a mighty fine piece of equipment.
We have one up for sale on ebay. It is in almost new condition, with just some sticker residue on the plastic parts and is working fine. US$129 $119, plus $20 dollars shipping world wide. We only have one, and these sell faster than Led Zeppelin tickets (well not really but pretty quick). The ebay page is here: Boss Digital Reverb / Delay @ ebay from Aquaeffector.
It aint made in Japan and it aint vintage but this Boss TR-2 stomp box is cheap. Standard 3 pot set-up with controls for rate, wave and depth this effects pedal is really easy to use, and being Boss will probably outlast the cockroaches in the unlikely event of a nuclear attack. It does dampen output a bit so some people recommend modding this pedal to remove the C4 capacitor. But if tremolo is your ‘thang’ then you can’t go to far wrong with the Boss Tremolo TR-2.
The Boss Tremolo TR-2 stomp box is still being manufactured by Boss. Their website has this to say about the TR-2 effector:
The BOSS TR-2 Tremolo is designed to provide guitarists with classic tremolo effects in an easy-to-use compact pedal. Dedicated “Wave,” “Rate,” and “Depth” knobs provide a multitude of effect possibilities.
- Provides guitarists with high-quality vintage tremolo effects in an easy-to-use compact pedal
- Dedicated “Wave,” “Rate” and “Depth” knobs allow for precise effect tailoring
- “Rate” control allows for higher speed adjustment than BOSS’ classic PN-2
- “Wave” control alters LFO waveform from triangle to square
- “Depth” control determines the strength of the effect
The Tremolo pictured is up for auction on Yahoo auction Japan. With 13 hours to go, the asking price is a mere 3000 yen. Factor in about $20 for shipping from Japan and that is an excellent price for a second hand effector like this. You can follow the auction here: Boss TR-2 Tremolo Effects Pedal auction.
Black label, silver screw and made in Japan. Everything you look for when you look for Boss effects pedals – and this Boss CS-1 Compression Sustainer pedal has all that and it comes with the original box and pedal manual (in Japanese of course) and it has barely a scratch on it. Wow, what a great pedal!
Opinions vary greatly on the Boss CS-1 Compression Sustainer: but if you read between the lines you can quickly see the guitarists who have been using an original Japanese model and those who have been forced at gunpoint to use a Taiwan model. Comparing the two is almost the same as comparing the acting abilities of Samuel L. Jackson with those of George W. Bush – they just aren’t even in the same ball park.
This pedal rocks for those on fairly distorted lead channels looking for a boost in their solos.
It is, like most of the pedals we feature here up for auction at Yahoo! Japan: Boss CS-1 Compression Sustainer auction. As I write there are 12 hours left on the auction, and the current price is 15,800 yen. Not bad for a CS-1 in this condition.
Used by such musical luminaries as Dave Grohl from the Foo Fighters and Peter Holmstrom from the Dandy Warhols, Boss’ DM-2 delay stomp box is a classic made in Japan early 80’s analog delay pedal.
With a pretty standard three knob set-up, the DM-2 is easy to use (once you get your settings sorted out) and offers a great range of delay effects that can really help build up the mood of your guitar work.
These pedals have become quite hard to find in recent years, and as a result have become more expensive. $100 US is a really great price, so if you can find one grab it!
There are a couple of Boss DM-2 effectors up for auction at Yahoo auction. The one pictured above is going for 15,000 yen (about US $150) while a second Boss DM-2 (in nicer condition) is going for a bit over $200.
You can check out the auctions here:
Boss’s ME-50 is one of the most popular multi effects pedals for guitar under production at the present time. These come up for auction @ Yahoo.co.jp quite frequently. Here is a photo of a ME-50 currently available:
With 23 hours left to go on the auction, the current top bid is 15,500 yen (about US$150). This will rise a fair bit more before the auction closes! You can check out the auction here: Boss ME-50 Multi Effector Pedal.
For your information, here is what the Boss corp website has to say about the ME-50:
No Nonsense. Just Killer Tone.
The ME-50 Guitar Multiple Effects is a floor-based multi-effects processor built with the ruggedness and simplicity of a stompbox. Designed to work with your amplifier, the ME-50 focuses on killer multi-effects (like COSM® overdrive and distortion) rather than amp modeling. And dialing in your tone is easy, thanks to dedicated knobs for each effect section, three footswitches and a built-in expression pedal. So if you want great-sounding effects without all the menu surfing, the ME-50 is everything you need.
Floor-based multi-effects processor with BOSS’ most intuitive interface ever
30 Preset Patches including delay, modulation, reverb, compressor and more
Killer COSM overdrive/distortion effects including
Dedicated knobs for each effect section—no menus to navigate!
Tone Modify function offers Preset EQ settings for quick tone editing
3 footswitches for switching effects on and off with a single stomp
Onboard expression pedal pre-routed to 6 modulation options or volume
Rugged metal case with clear panel layout
Wow! Now this is a strange effects pedal. The Boss XT-2 Xtortion pedal was manufactured between August 1996 and December 1998 and may go down in history is being the biggest marketing muck-up in the history of effects pedals. Originally marketed as the perfect distortion pedal for all those black jean wearing basketball booted types out there it is has since become better known as the effect pedal used for anything but that stereotype! Actually this pedal turns out to be something between distortion and fuzz.
These come up on ebay quite often. Here is one on Yahoo auction Japan: Boss XT-2 Xtortion auction. The price at the moment is 15,750 yen or about US$150, but it looks to be in pretty good nick, so maybe it justifies the price. Maybe.
Here is a Boss DD-2 Digital Delay effects pedal. 21 hours left to go on the auction at Yahoo Japan and the current price is under 3000 yen (less than $30 US). How high will it go? This is a Japan manufactured Boss digital delay. Yahoo Japan is one of the best places to find stomp boxes like this – especially if you are looking for old made in Japan boss pedals.
You can check out the DD-2 auction by clicking on the following link: Boss DD-2 Digital Delay effects pedal @ Yahoo Japan auctions.
There is a Boss GE-10 Graphic Equalizer up for auction at Yahoo auctions for 20,000 yen. The Boss GE-10 Graphic Equalizer is one of the more popular vintage Boss effects units. Manufactured from the late 70’s onwards, this ten band graphic equalizer is really solidly built and the EQ sliders dont move while you are playing – even if you are gigging with it. The 10 bands give you a great amount of versatility and the GE-10 is highly recommended for those who want a great vintage analog sound, as well as those who don’t want to go all the way and splash out for a rack mounted equalizer unit.
The sale ends July 30th just before midnight Japan Standard Time. You can check out the GE-10 here at Yahoo Japan auctions.
