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| 1167.1 | Go For Batteries or Wall Bugs | AQUA::ROST | She's looking better every beer | Tue Feb 28 1989 11:18 | 10 |
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Anything that runs off batteries or uses a wall bug is OK, Boss makes
different AC adapters for different countries, so you just get the one
you need back home.
Our voltage here is 117 VAC nominal (sometimes called 110-120) at
60 Hz. The frequency should be of no concern. What's your voltage
over there? I'm sure our AC plugs are different, so at the very least
you would need to put new plugs on any AC-powered stuff. If you
need to change the transformer, well.....
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| 1167.2 | ac-dc conversion | ANT::JACQUES | | Tue Feb 28 1989 11:25 | 25 |
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I can tell you that all Boss effect pedals (and most stomp boxes
in general) run off of 9vdc (transistor batteries) and can be
powered up by a separate power supply. The power supply is where
the differance comes in. You would have to buy a 9v power supply
made for the UK power standard. So essentially, you could buy
all the stomp boxes you want stateside, and get a power supply
when you get back home. Even the PSM5 or NS2 should work as long
as you have the correct powerpack.
What exactly is the UK power standard ? Ours is 110v, 60hz.
I believe the UK standard is 440v, 50hz. The only differance
between power supplies would be that the turn ratio of the
transformer would be 4x, and the filtering capacitors would
be differant to deal with the differant ripple component.
Some AC powered effects have a switch on the back which allows
you to select UK or US operation. They do this by using a multi-
tapped transformer, and parallel filtering circuits. Check before
you buy.
have a nice trip,
Mark
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| 1167.3 | | IOSG::CREASY | Smile out loud | Tue Feb 28 1989 12:20 | 1 |
| UK power supply is 240V 50Hz.
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| 1167.4 | | ASAHI::COOPER | UAF Audits ? Bah-Humbug! | Tue Feb 28 1989 12:51 | 6 |
| Some toize like Marshall have a switch in the back for 120/240 volt
operation...Seems like that would be handy.
Of course you probably don't wanna lug home a marshall eh ?
;^)
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| 1167.5 | | CHEFS::DALLISON | a slip of the tongue | Wed Mar 01 1989 06:38 | 12 |
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re:JC
I dunno - I quite fancy a mini stack 8^)
Can someone in the states give me an idea of how many $$$ BOSS stomp
boxes are over there please - send mail if its not allowed to be
put in here.
Cheers,
-Tony
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| 1167.6 | US Prices on BOSS Stomp Boxes | AQUA::ROST | She's looking better every beer | Wed Mar 01 1989 11:30 | 15 |
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Which ones do you want?
MZ-2 Digital Metallizer about $150
BF-2 Flanger, CE-3 Chorus, GE-7 Equalizer, PH-2 Phaser, DS-2 Turbo
Distortion about $100
CS-2 Comporessor, OD-1 Overdrive, HM-2 Heavy Metal about $60
RV-2 Digital Reverb, DSD-3 Digital delay/Sampler, PS-2 Pitch
Shifter/Delay about $175
These are ballpark prices in US dollars I got from a mail-order
catalog
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| 1167.7 | | CHEFS::DALLISON | a slip of the tongue | Wed Mar 01 1989 15:29 | 11 |
| 1167.8 | $100 | AQUA::ROST | She's looking better every beer | Wed Mar 01 1989 16:43 | 3 |
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The NS-2 Noise Suppressor is about $100. I haven't even seen one
yet.
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| 1167.9 | some suggestions | ANT::JACQUES | | Fri Mar 03 1989 11:41 | 41 |
| I have seen the NS2 at Wurly and Union. These units are actually
a PSM5 and a noise suppressor in one unit. They do the Power
supply function (still requires a wall bug), master switch function,
and noise suppression...neat)
Most of the latest Boss pedals have 4 small knobs on them. The older
units have 3 larger knobs. In most cases the extra knob provides
an important function. For example the CS2 compressor/sustainer
has been replaced by the CS3 but there are still lots of CS2's
in the stores. The differance between the CS2 and CS3 is the CS3
has a tone pot. This makes this compressor more versatile, because
some compressors tend to muddy up the sound, but with the tone
pot this can be avoided.
Boss (to my knowledge) introduced the first Chorus unit ever and
called it the CE1. This unit was about 10" x 6" and was AC powered
(I had one of these). Eventually they replaced it with the CE2 which
is in a standard Boss stomp box package with 3 knobs. The latest
version CE3 has a fourth knob for something (could it be modulation?)
If you are buying a Boss Chorus unit make sure to get the CE3, unless
you can get a CE2 dirt cheap. I would suggest you stay away from
the CE1 because personal experience tells me these units were level
sensitive, and had the tendency to load your guitar signal down.
You could only crank the gain up so high before the unit started
to distort. The resulting output signal was significantly smaller
than the original pickup output.
I believe Boss has 3 delay pedals. Not sure on models numbers, but
I know they have an analog delay, a digital delay, and a digital
delay/sampler. Another neat Boss pedal is the new RV2 digital reverb
pedal. To my knowledge this is the only Boss stomp box pedal that
cannot run on batteries. The digital chips inside draw too much
current to have any kind of reasonable battery life. The delay in these
units is kind of limited, but the reverb is real clean and spacious.
While you are in New England you should pick up a Want Advertizer
(any corner store should carry it), and look through the musical
accessories section for package deals on Boss carry boxes full
of effects.
Mark
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