Boss Guitar Pedal Serial Number Dating
Sounds like the back plate has been replaced.
Boss guitar pedal serial number dating. The official boss global youtube channel. For details of my boss pedal database click here. Dod stompbox model number dater find out when your dod pedal was made find out the production dates of most dod guitar pedals and accessories using the model number. Btw that serial number decoder works with practically any boss pedal not just the dd3.
This serial number decoder accepts all types of boss compact pedal serial numbers. Stay up to date with boss news artists promotions events and more. You also have to take into consideration that the dm 2 was being sold between 1981 and 1984. Type i used from late 1977 until early 1981.
If it is a japanese or early taiwan pedal with the ta7136ap chip then it s a good one. For roland products please use the roland decoder as that has the roland production dates. This tool will find the manufacture date of any boss product including guitar effects pedals multi effects processors drum machines tuners and metronomes. They have been extremely popular extending their range massively to include bass pedals multi effects drum machines tuners samplers amplifiers and a huge range of single.
I recently acquired a pre 1994 ds 1. The official boss global youtube channel. Please note this is the model number and not the serial number. That being clarified it is said that they decided to change the chip around the serial number 182 000.
Stay up to date with boss news artists promotions events and more. You can find the serial in the battery compartment or on a sticker on the base. The boss pedal serial number decoder items in the boss stompbox database founded in 1973 by roland corporation boss released their first product in 1974 the b 100. Does it have an power input like this.
The different types are shown in the images below. I have never seen boss pedals have 2 serial numbers. Its unfortunate that the ds 1 has gotten such a bad rep around here. This will require of course that you at least have an idea about which serial numbers can represent a specific date batch.