boss SP-1 spectrum clone?

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boss SP-1 spectrum clone?

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anybody have / know of 'em?
if so what do you think?
all i've found searching is a PCB for it in england.
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I don't know if it already exists but it shouldn't be too hard to recreate. It's a one band parametric EQ with a 500Hz to 5kHz range and a Q control.
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There is (or was?) the Behringer SE200 Spectrum Enhancer. The pedals of that series have overall quite the same sound as the original BOSS units. I think it's worth trying out the Behringer. I have heard that the SP-1 isn't such a useful tool. It's only some kind of a semi-parametric EQ.
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Tokai Exciter? No volume boost though and that may have some slight compression (I think it is a great little pedal though).
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yeah, i know it's a minimal parametric EQ but they're crazy priced on ebay & reverb. probably just because of vintage status, but i'm curious.
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There was a line of Roland amps which were only available in Japan that had a built-in Spectrum circuit. Good luck finding one of those. :D
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Chankgeez wrote:There was a line of Roland amps which were only available in Japan that had a built-in Spectrum circuit. Good luck finding one of those. :D
I should've picked the one up I saw...it was blue I think. And like $200 or less. Talked myself out of it (like a year ago).
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Yeah, you rarely see 'em over here. I don't know how they sound, but I'd like to find out...
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I did a bit of reading on them and they are supposed to be lower watt jazz chorus sounding except with the spectrum. Not sure though.

Should've of just picked it up haha. I want to say it was like 35w head or something...I don't really remember.
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Yeah, I don't think any of the models were over 40w. I can't remember if they were tube or solid state either. :idk:
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Honestly a pedal like this with some colorful gain staging would be super useful for me.
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Yeah, I :love: funky EQ pedals. :snax:
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This one is great. I sold it, though, because I also have a BOSS PQ-4.

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