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Vintage Wahs

Posted by Dave Stewart on August 24th, 2010

I got sent a couple of wah pedals the other day, one of those new Vox 847A’s that needed a true bypass, fairly straight forward stuff. The other was an old wah that had clearly seen much better days. A note included in the package saying the pedal had failed and could I replace it

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August 24th, 2010 | Tags: , | Category: Blog | Comments are closed

New Mods – Danelectro The Guv’nor

Posted by Dave Stewart on December 10th, 2009

Danelectro Daddy-O and Marshall The Guv'nor

One of the most popular pedals that people like to play with in my collection is my old school black box Marshall ‘The Guv’nor’. Every time someone has a play on it they want to buy it.

It’s not for sale, never

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December 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Pedal Mods | Comments are closed

$50 Gift Vouchers

Posted by Dave Stewart on December 1st, 2009

It’s coming up to the time of year where I have to rack my brain to buy Xmas presents for my nearest and dearest. I have got a lot of help this year from a few musical friends and as a way of repaying them for that help I have had some Gift Vouchers made

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December 1st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Blog, F.A.Q | Comments are closed

BOSS DF-2 SUPER FEEDBACKER & DISTORTION

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

BOSS DF-2 SUPER FEEDBACKER & DISTORTION

I guess it’s pretty obvious how much I like these little orange boxes, I’ve got five of them. The 3 on the left are all Black label Made In Taiwan and the 2 on the right are Black label Made in Japan

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

BOSS DC-2 Dimension C

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

BOSS DC-2 Dimension C

Dimension C DC-2 Made In Japan January 1988 Blue Label Serial Number 866364

Info below from http://www.bossarea.com/

DC-2 Dimension C

Dimension C is an analog chorus pedal where you can choose from 4 presets. It is similar to the earlier rack mount effect, Roland

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

Compression Sustainer CS-2 Made In Japan November 1983 Black Label Serial Number 367400 Compression Sustainer CS-2 Made In Japan February 1986 Black Label Serial Number 631600

BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer MIJ

BOSS CS-2 Compression Sustainer MIJ

Info below from http://www.bossarea.com/

CS-2

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

BOSS CE-2 CHORUS MIJ

I just love these Boss Chorus pedals, and have collected 4 of them. One is really beat up and is always on

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

ARION STEREO PHASER SPH-1

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

ARION STEREO PHASER SPH-1

Controls

  • Rate controls the speed/rate of the LFO wave that controls the effect
  • Depth controls the depth/amplitude of the modulation (the size of the range in which the effect sweeps).
  • Resonance sets the amount of effected signal

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

ARION STEREO CHORUS SCH-1

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 22nd, 2009

Arion SCH-1 Stereo Chorus

These are very hard to find now and both of the ones I have got my hands on have lost the battery cover. The effect is to die for though, very 80’s with a real shimmer that only these pedals offer. The bypass is

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November 22nd, 2009 | Tags: , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

My (incomplete) List of Vintage Effects.

Posted by Dave Stewart on November 21st, 2009

For all those vintage nuts out there here is my (incomplete) list of my vintage effects pedals. I’ve only included the most interesting for now (e.g haven’t included my rare Made In Taiwan Boss Pedals, US made DOD pedals, other Ibanez models

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November 21st, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Vintage Pedals | Comments are closed

Do you do Layby deals?

Posted by Dave Stewart on June 4th, 2009
Sure, as long as you ask the question before you bid and win one of my auctions I’m always prepared to do a layby deal.

The way it works is you have to do a Buy Now if it is an option or

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June 4th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed

How much will it cost to send an item to me?

Posted by Dave Stewart on May 29th, 2009

Most of my auctions have shipping information on them. For larger items like guitars and amps you can find out your costs here:

http://tinyurl.com/dexterpost

http://www.nzpost.co.nz/Cultures/en-NZ/OnlineTools/Ratefinder/SendingNZ

Just type in the send location as Whakatane and your destination and include the dimensions and weight

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May 29th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed

Wah True Bypass With Input Buffer intact?

Posted by Dave Stewart on May 13th, 2009

My feedback on the full removal of the input buffer always comments about how much more improved the bypass signal is, yet it’s now claimed by some that it’s is in fact worse.

I’ve seen these ‘true bypass’ mods with the input

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May 13th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed

Why Should I Buy From Dexter Mods?

Posted by Dave Stewart on April 10th, 2009

Good question. You have a choice these days, your job is simply to make the right choice. Besides my feedback which tells you I run a professional modding service and have done for a number of years, you need to consider what

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April 10th, 2009 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed

What is the best way to fix pedals to a pedal board?

Posted by Dave Stewart on December 19th, 2008
Velcro is popular, but messes up the bottom of the pedal, usually taking off some of the label when removing it. Try fitting the backing plate of your pedal on upside down so that the Velcro sticks to the INSIDE of the plate,

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December 19th, 2008 | Tags: , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed

My Wah isn’t listed, can you mod it or repair it or supply a replacement part?

Posted by Dave Stewart on July 18th, 2008
Maybe. Can you provide a schematic or a parts list? If not, then can you give me any information at all that can be more helpful?

If not, good luck.

*These mods apply to the following Wah pedals:

Dunlop GCB95 (Standard Crybaby), Dunlop

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July 18th, 2008 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: F.A.Q | Comments are closed