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dating a mxr pedal

Discussion in 'Effects [BG]' started by mattbass6945, Dec 7, 2014.

  1. Dec 7, 2014 #1
    mattbass6945

    mattbass6945

    Jul 26, 2011
    fort worth, texas
    just acquired a mxr blue box. it looks kind of beat up, has a script logo and takes a 3.5mm plug. just curious what decade this was made in. has gunky felt crumbling off the bottom. so long as it works, i don't care. just curious what decade this belongs to. i can provide pics if needed.

    it seems that the led is not turning on, but it works aside from that. as if i couldn't tell when a octave/fuzz was on.......
     
  2. Dec 8, 2014 #2
    Feral Feline

    Feral Feline

    Jan 23, 2007
    Honky Kong, ShangriLamma
    Flowers and chocolates is always hard to beat...

    Oh, wait, you meant...

    Sorry I can't be of more :help:
     
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  3. Dec 8, 2014 #3
    Mosfed

    Mosfed

    Apr 21, 2013
    Washington DC
    Partner - CCP Pedals
    the only way is from the codes on the pots.

    If you look around, you should be able to find a guide that tells you what refers to what.
     
  4. Dec 8, 2014 #4
    MightyMiloQuinn

    MightyMiloQuinn

    Dec 21, 2012
    Concord, NH
    Well, the originals did not have an LED, but that doesn't mean it wasn't added later. The script reissue ca. 2000 used a 3.5mm plug and had felt on the bottom, so I would guess that would be the culprit. But, the real giveaway would be looking at the circuit board and pots, as Mosfed noted.
     
  5. Dec 8, 2014 #5
    Feral Feline

    Feral Feline

    Jan 23, 2007
    Honky Kong, ShangriLamma
    Note, pots are an approximation.

    For instance, to get better economies of scale MXR may have excessively ordered X-amount of volume pots for the variety of pedals they made in a particular year, with a surplus at the end of the production run. That excess would be carried over to the next year's production of pedals.
     
  6. Dec 8, 2014 #6
    MightyMiloQuinn

    MightyMiloQuinn

    Dec 21, 2012
    Concord, NH
    Then again, he's just looking for the decade of production.
     
  7. Dec 8, 2014 #7
    bassmusic17

    bassmusic17

    Jan 15, 2011
    Yeah I think Milo nailed it. Probably 2000s. I have a newer one. They pretty much all sound the same, I don't know why people spend a lot on the older ones.
     
  8. Dec 9, 2014 #8
    Unemploid

    Unemploid

    Dec 27, 2011
    Southern California
    is it 18v or higher?