This was the first dist./O.D. box I ever owned. 4 band EQ, mast. vol, and the Boss Fuzz in it too. Kinda a cool box about the size of a car stereo. The one thing that sucked is that you couldn't switch between OD/Dist/Fuzz w/ yer foot. Anyone else own one? There's two of em on ebay for around $100 US. It's from the 80's and I assume that it's the coveted Electric Wizard Boss Fuzz circuit. Gave mine away 13 years ago.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Boss-ROD-10-Over-Drive-Distortion-FREE-SHIP-/390303783897?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item5adfeb1bd9
http://cgi.ebay.com/Boss-ROD-10-Overdrive-Distortion-/120714963488?pt=Guitar_Accessories&hash=item1c1b2c2a20
(http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a47/bren1973/bwROD10.jpg)
that's pretty awesome. i'm sure you could rig up a way to switch between the fuzz/od. but i wonder how practical that would be?
Yeah, it was a really decent first dirt box, but there's more than a few pedals that have footswitchable OD/Fuzz. Black Cat is one of them. Just wanted to throw this up on the board as a posible hidden gem. I know a lot of guys on the old board we're really hot for that early Boss Fuzz circuit. $100 is a good deal for 3 boss pedals and a decent EQ thrown in.
Quote from: Baltar on April 27, 2011, 10:17:30 PM
There's two of em on ebay for around $100 US. It's from the 80's and I assume that it's the coveted Electric Wizard Boss Fuzz circuit.
I dunno... The FZ-2 Hyperfuzz is from the mid-90s so I doubt it's the exact same but might be close. If I were a betting man, I'd bet it'd be closer to the Fuzz I setting on that thing rather than the Electric Wizard/Fuzz II setting.
I think you're right, the manual from Boss says 1986. There's just one fuzz setting on the ROD-10, so that must be it.