Dating my Deluxe Memory Man – Page 2

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January 2, 2009 at 7:53 am #89978

mrbrownstone
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Probably 1978-79. I think the 4-knob was discontinued when the 5-knob was released.

do you mean that 5 knob memory man were made after 79? any idea what year is this?

January 2, 2009 at 9:04 am #89980

julian
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I think that’s a new one, it has the new style knobs

January 2, 2009 at 11:05 am #89983

electro-melx
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I think that’s a new one, it has the new style knobs

yeah it looks like a new one, but at the same time those ‘new style’ knobs are found on some very old vintage ehx pedals….they aren’t a clear indicator of age at all. My DRM16 had those type knobs and that was from the 70’s!!!

January 4, 2009 at 2:14 pm #90020

mrbrownstone
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i opened the box and the PCB has EC2002 written on it, does it mean its from 2002? thanks in advance

January 4, 2009 at 8:05 pm #90073

Ned Flanders
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That just means that a revision was made in 2002, your pedal could be as new as 2008 or as old as 2002 providing there’s no other revisions after 2002.

January 8, 2009 at 7:49 pm #90312

MrTheman
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Hello to all. I have a pretty old memory man. It is an echo/chorus. If anyone can give me any information I would greatly appreciate it. My picture is too big so if you would like to see it just email me. I am getting offers of &150;is it worth that much or more. Thanks Mickey

Hi! I’ve got an old Stereo Echo/Chorus Memory Man too that I bought used in the early 80’s. I use it occassionaly, but have always wondered what it’s worth. It works fine, but does have some cosmetic blemishes. Mickey – did you get any more info on yours, or does anyone give me any advice? Thanks! Stan

January 8, 2009 at 9:16 pm #90319

electro-melx
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Hello to all. I have a pretty old memory man. It is an echo/chorus. If anyone can give me any information I would greatly appreciate it. My picture is too big so if you would like to see it just email me. I am getting offers of &150;is it worth that much or more. Thanks Mickey

Hi! I’ve got an old Stereo Echo/Chorus Memory Man too that I bought used in the early 80’s. I use it occassionaly, but have always wondered what it’s worth. It works fine, but does have some cosmetic blemishes. Mickey – did you get any more info on yours, or does anyone give me any advice? Thanks! Stan

do you have a picture of it? Fender&EHX; will know it’s approx age/value I suspect.

January 9, 2009 at 12:44 am #90341

andvari7
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When dating your DMM, don’t worry about it being too forward. Memory Men are complete gentlemen! But they can get pretty crazy once you get to really know them!

I took him out to dinner tonight but he kept repeating everything I said… in a charming way, I guess.

He’s a good listener. If you want to hear from him, crank up the feedback and he’ll open up to you. But be careful, prompt him too much and you may end up hearing terrible crazy things.

I always find veal to be an effective ice-breaker. It’s no wonder I have five ex-wives.

January 21, 2009 at 10:08 pm #91372

MrTheman
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Hi! I’ve got an old Stereo Echo/Chorus Memory Man too that I bought used in the early 80’s. I use it occassionaly, but have always wondered what it’s worth. It works fine, but does have some cosmetic blemishes. Mickey – did you get any more info on yours, or does anyone give me any advice? Thanks! Stan[/quote]

do you have a picture of it? Fender&EHX; will know it’s approx age/value I suspect.[/quote]

Thanks for the tip on shrinkpictures.com – here’s the pic:

January 22, 2009 at 6:47 am #91383

dsl1
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This site is cool for shrinking pictures:

http://www.shrinkpictures.com/

July 3, 2009 at 11:48 pm #98852

devnulljp
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How about this one? I’m guessing from the looks of the board it’s a 90s RI (early?)?
The pots have round shafts, and those pointer knobs are round-shaft repros not the original dakaware D-shafts.
The board reads PICO HB 9701
I haven’t flipped the board over yet bt it doesn’t lok particularly vintage to me.
Does that 9701 imply Jan 1997?
Sounds pretty good though, and didn’t cost an arm and a leg (although it wasn’t cheap, and it was billed as ‘vintage’)

EDIT: Popped the board. Made in Taiwan
I see 2x MN3005 BBD chips, 4x 4558D op-amps
Two other ICs I don’t know what they are (compander & clock ?): NE570N & CD4047BCN
All socketed. The MN3005 BBD chips were not socketed properly, so I popped them out and reseated them. notsure if it’s made a difference. Might replace those op-amps with TL072s, recycle at least one of the JRC4558D into my Muff Fuzz.
There’s one huge IC: 7915A JRC — what’s that do? Condenser?

July 14, 2009 at 9:06 am #99384

devnulljp
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Anyone any idea?
Also, how do I find the input on the board and how do I ground it? I’m getting this weird RF oscillation through one of my (old) amps. If I turn the amp off with the DMM still plugged in it makes a really loud continuous buzzing sound).
I get the feeling there’s residual current picked up on the earth somewhere, so if I can better ground the pedal it might help.

Here’s a thumbnail of the business end of the board:
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