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What is Your Oldest Pedal?

Boss Bass Chorus, one of the brown ones. Was my first pedal, bought it new somewhere around 1991. I asked the guy at the music store what pedal I should start with for bass, and he shrugged and said "chorus?". Wish I was on TB back then.
 
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either a zoom Tri-Metal and Hyper Lead (non-digital, quite nice actually) from the mid 2000s, or a Boss DD-5 delay. Maybe the NS-2 noise suppressor, which I've found I never use on my basses anyway as they're all pretty quiet as it is.
 
I don't have any pedals from my "previous incarnation" playing (before 15 year layoff).
The longest-owned pedal I have is a Line6 DL4. The oldest (and my most recent purchase) is an original Mutron III.
 
I have an original Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face and a Hammond Wah Wah pedal, not absolute on the vintage but they are the oldest in the collection. Both bought used in the 70s.
The pedals I have owned the longest would be an EHX Dr Q and MXR NG/LD noise gate line driver purchased the same day in 1976.
 
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If we are talking what is my OLDEST pedal - it has to be my Musitronics Mu-Tron III which is from the early 70s.

If we are talking what pedal have I had the longest - I still have my original OC-2 that I bought in 1992