Kev Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Having looked at a sales thread for a Finnish built B3K [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/231257-darkglass-b3k-made-in-finland-handmade-by-douglas-castro/"]here[/url], I wonder if something as little as this is how older pedals become desirable? I have never heard of the Finnish B3K (or B7K) being described as rare and coveted before; whilst it is cool that Doug built them, they are identical in sound to the US version and Spencer's design uses higher quality components. Given the choice again (I own a US B7K), I wouldn't consider buying an older Finnish version as it just doesn't make sense from a practical point of view, but perhaps they are now becoming collectible?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukeFRC Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think sometimes in pedals "higher quality" doesn't mean better sound. I lost interest in collectorbal pedals shortly after I looked up a few schematics to pedals and realised that some £250 uber cool pedals have under £1.50's worth of components in them (excluding pots, jacks and a metal box) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's simply the case that people latch onto a change, be it a component change or a manufacturer location change etc. Whether the scarcity of the previous model causes the value to go up is usually a combination of who uses them and luck Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 They sound exactly the same as well!! o_O I could understand if the Finnish ones were superior in some way, but considering the US ones are put together by Spencer (and we all know about 3Leaf's quality!), using better quality components, it makes absolutely no sense to me!... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerster135 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Whoops! Late reply... In this specific case they do sound identical though, which is surely what matters? This is different to the Sovtek/green big muff case, for instance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Look[quote name='LukeFRC' timestamp='1395352418' post='2401594'] I think sometimes in pedals "higher quality" doesn't mean better sound. [/quote] Absolutely, and this is no exception, they sound identical. However, higher quality [i]does[/i] unquestionably indicate a pedal will last longer and function better. The footswitch on the US models is superb and will likely never need replacing. Same cannot be said for the 3dpt switch fitted to the finnish model. The Japanese Boss OC-2 is a famous one; sounds exactly the same and made with the same components as the Taiwanese, yet people will bizarrely pay more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibob Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 [quote name='Kev' timestamp='1395356643' post='2401662'] The Japanese Boss OC-2 is a famous one; sounds exactly the same and made with the same components as the Taiwanese, yet people will bizarrely pay more. [/quote] [ geek ] Yes & no. The Japanese Octaver has a marginally different sound in that it has a slight dip in direct gain even at max blend, I actually prefer it in the mix, makes the octave pop a bit more. Whether one pays more money for that is a simple fiscal choice. But they 'fixed' that when the name changed to the Octave and you're right, no difference between Japanese Octave & Taiwanese Octave. [ /geek ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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