Members ZuteMan_TX Posted September 20, 2021 Members Share Posted September 20, 2021 (edited) and I'm already asking for help. Gary from Texas here. New member. 1st post. I'm a guitar amp guy. I only know the very common, basic effects and processors. A recent bulk purchase of a musical gear collection has me in possession of a bunch of stomp boxes. I'm down to only a few I can't identify. Photo is attached. Any help identifying the manufacturer, pedal name, $ value and any other information would be greatly appreciated. I did find the Burford web site but no help regarding the specific pedal. Thanks! Edited September 20, 2021 by ZuteMan_TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members 1001gear Posted September 20, 2021 Members Share Posted September 20, 2021 The DLS and Zen things might be reboxed/rebrand/clones of these guys: https://catalinbread.com/products/dirty-little-secret http://www.lovepedal.com/zendrive/ The others don't ring any bells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators daddymack Posted September 20, 2021 Moderators Share Posted September 20, 2021 clearer photos of individual pedals [so the nomenclature is legible] would be very helpful! Have you tried the pedals out? I mean, that would be the first thing I would do....Also opening them up sometimes reveals information, like MFR date, serial numbers, etc. The 'backtalker'...might be similar to the reverse delay Danelectro Backtalk Pedal The Burford Sitar is likely similar to the EHX Ravish Sitar or the Danelectro Sitar Swamp pedal. The Dirty Little Secret is a classic Catalinbread OD pedal, but the case you have is not a standard case. The control config does look like it could be a 'MKI/V1' rehoused. Shapeshifter is the name of a tremolo pedal by Seymour Duncan, and also intellijel/Cyclonix used that name for its VCO modulation pedal, neither of which are the pedal you have, so These are very possibly either clones made by 'one-off' builders, repackaging of other pedals or pure custom models. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members ZuteMan_TX Posted September 20, 2021 Author Members Share Posted September 20, 2021 Thank you for your replies! I've attached individual photos of the effect pedals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr.Grumpy Posted September 21, 2021 Members Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) Who knows? Looks like a homemade pedal, possibly a re-house of a commercially-made pedals. Based on the "Fuzz" "Sweep" and rotary selector and name, it might be an envelope filter ('auto-wah') with fuzz. A "Sitar" pedal, bleah. Danelectro made a Sitar pedal. This pedal looks home-made too, is "Burford Electronics" a real pedal company? Clearly a home-made clone of the "Zen Drive", a famous boutique overdrive known for it's smooth and transparent OD tones. Probably a kit-built clone. This one looks like a commercially-made pedal, from a small "boutique" maker. The only knob I can make out is labeled "Attack", so possibly a vintage style fuzz pedal. "Dirty Little Secret" is an amp-type overdrive pedal sold by boutique pedal company Caitlinbread. I don't think this is that pedal, it looks to me like an OD/Distortion pedal built from a kit from one of the two big kit makers, BYOC or GGG. Looks like a Joyo pedal of some kind, or possibly a "clone kit" from one of the companies I mentioned above. Probably another OD pedal... Based on the controls, it's most likely a compressor. Looks to be a commercially-made boutique pedal. With most pedals it's pretty apparent what they do when they're plugged in and played through... To find out what's really going on, you'll need to at least open up the back and look at the circuit board, and if possible, a look at the component side of the circuit board, and that would probably answer any question as to whether these are commercial pedals that have been put in new or "redecorated" enclosures, or if these are built from kits, perfboard, whatever. IF the 'Shape Shifter' and 'bar code' compressor are commercial products, they may have some value. But they could be home-made pedals too, just with better graphics. Presuming the other pedals are either kits or DIY rehouses, those pedals don't really have any collectible value. Search google, Reverb and this place: https://www.effectsdatabase.com/# Edited September 21, 2021 by Mr.Grumpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ZuteMan_TX Posted September 23, 2021 Author Members Share Posted September 23, 2021 Thanks again! I tested all the pedals and know what they do, just didn't know anything else. Burford is a pedal manufacturer in the UK, at least the site I found says that....the Sitar pedal is not on their site. As a few folks suggested, I'm gonna crack them open and see if there are additional clues. Rookie soldering is very easy to identify (says the snooty amp guy!). Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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