A simple point to amplify here regarding the many "original" versions of this pedal that have popped up since ours was posted:

If it has a power cord rather than an 18 volt tip positive power supply - it is not a first generation and it does not have the Reticon chip. PERIOD.

Yes... an actually “rare” pedal. Remember the day you saw one!

This pedal has a looong story. It is after all over 40 years old.

It came to us over 20 years ago with no power supply and a very low output.

Someone had tried to make it work with batteries and failed. So it sat in a closet for decades until someone came along who could fix it. Credit for that goes to Ben Lindvall of Monolith Gardens, who did an enormous amount of research and restored it to its original glory. (Photos of the board are pre-restoration)

It has been completely tested and calibrated. It sounds glorious.

The most noticeable thing about the sound is how huge it is.

No reverb? No problem. It is very flexible and has many great settings. Hate to give it up.

The only differences from it’s original state are:

- No original power supply (18v tip positive - this is how you spot an original)

- Even/Odd switch replaced with identical NOS.

- 1 rubber foot missing (sorry)

- Lock washers I added to the 1/4” jacks because they kept coming loose.

The A/DA Control pedal was not included with the original (or here). Kinda clunky by todays standards, but nothing special about it besides that. A modern one works the same, when connected it sweeps the Manual control. Maybe useful for someone, but why not the speed? An eternal mystery for the legend.

These original units used the Reticon SAD1024 and the Raytheon RC3403ADB.

The SAD1024 was designed to “self-cancel clocking modulation”. Designed specifically for audio applications, it can handle frequencies up to 200KHz (!).

The Raytheon RC 3403 ADB op amp used in the output contributes to the high fidelity sound and was used famously in the original Boss OD-1.

According to promo material for the Analogman PDF reissue:

“When the A/DA Flanger first came out in 1978 it used the Reticon SAD1024 BBD.”

“In 1979, the A/DA Flanger switched over to the Panasonic MN3010 BBD because Reticon went out of business. The 90's Reissue used MN3010, but they eventually became more difacult to source at a reasonable price.”

“The distortion characteristics of the Reticon SAD1024 and the Matsuchita BBDs are different. Musically, the Reticon sounds better in terms of the harmonics it generates, especially near clipping levels.”

“The frequency response of the Reticon SAD1024 is higher than the Matsuchita ICs.”

“Finally the Reticon SAD1024 is more musical and pleasing when used in a flanger design.”

Search Google for one of the above quotes to read the full piece on Analogman website.

In the past 20 years we’ve spotted only one real original out of about 10 reissues claiming to be original.

UPDATE: WELL... Finally another one surfaces! How conveeeenient.

And, apparently, people on the West coast know more about the value of rare pedals than us mere East coast mortals, who have only been dealing in this stuff for 30 something years.

So get a bargain here - an actually rare pedal selling for less than half the price of the 29 Klons available on this site today.

At this price - you don't get the box! That'll cost you $100 more!

Really, this pedal should be in a studio where many artists can use it.

It can do great things with practically any input.

We hope to be getting some sound samples posted in the near future.

Due to reports of rare pedals being bought and returned by animals swapping out rare parts, we will not be accepting returns on this item.