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What are the differences between the older Boss effects and the newer ones. The Slow Gear for example?

April 26, 2017boss differences Gear newer Older slow

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What are the differences between the older Boss effects and the newer ones. The Slow Gear for example?

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The thumbscrew is metal on the oldest ones, from the late 1970s. Also, the LED does not stay on when the effect is on, it just blinks when you press the on/off switch. The knobs on the oldest Boss effects have a set screw. Some effects like the OD-1 have a completely different circuit, 1970s vs 1980s, some like the SG-1 only have the switch circuit modified. Newer Boss effects are made in Taiwan, and some are quite similar while others have pretty substantial changes in the circuits.