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I had an extra Squier '51 tele style neck, a modder's decal and neckplate lying around. I met up with a guy who had an old Ibanez CS-9 Stereo Chorus and a couple of DOD Compressor 280s (one gray battery only mode and one orange/red model). I expressed interest in working out a deal for one or the other but he said he'd toss them all in.
The CS9 is MIJ and I believe that it was made in 1983. It has a pretty cool chorus effect. I was able to dial in the same chorus sound used in Nirvana's "Come As You Are", which I believe was achieved by use of a Small Clone. That makes me happy considering I was trading into a Small Clone and liked that particular pedal. I've read on here that the CS9 is not true bypass, but I don't notice much of a change in tone at all when I use it. Perhaps that is due to the fact that I'm using a THD Hotplate...who knows. I did clean the grime out of the grooves of the switch plate after I took those pictures. I had to clean the pedal up quite a bit...it had some grime all over it. There's a few dents, nicks, and a couple of gouges, but otherwise, the pedal is in pretty good shape.
The two DOD Compressors do not have bottoms. Apparently, the guy wired them together to run off of the single power supply (which he included). He said that he did this because he ran two amps at the same time. I'm actually curious as to how to do undo that modification and then have some bottoms made for the them.
How do the DOD Compressors compare to other "over the counter" compressors? I haven't taken the chance to hook them up yet. He said that they were old (used the word vintage) and he was an older guy, so I wouldn't be surprised if he'd had these lying around.
I think I came out pretty good on that deal. I was wanting a chorus pedal and got one. They might not be boutique pedals, but I do love getting ahold of some pedals that are older than my fiancée (she's 22). Here are some pictures...
The CS9 is MIJ and I believe that it was made in 1983. It has a pretty cool chorus effect. I was able to dial in the same chorus sound used in Nirvana's "Come As You Are", which I believe was achieved by use of a Small Clone. That makes me happy considering I was trading into a Small Clone and liked that particular pedal. I've read on here that the CS9 is not true bypass, but I don't notice much of a change in tone at all when I use it. Perhaps that is due to the fact that I'm using a THD Hotplate...who knows. I did clean the grime out of the grooves of the switch plate after I took those pictures. I had to clean the pedal up quite a bit...it had some grime all over it. There's a few dents, nicks, and a couple of gouges, but otherwise, the pedal is in pretty good shape.
The two DOD Compressors do not have bottoms. Apparently, the guy wired them together to run off of the single power supply (which he included). He said that he did this because he ran two amps at the same time. I'm actually curious as to how to do undo that modification and then have some bottoms made for the them.
How do the DOD Compressors compare to other "over the counter" compressors? I haven't taken the chance to hook them up yet. He said that they were old (used the word vintage) and he was an older guy, so I wouldn't be surprised if he'd had these lying around.
I think I came out pretty good on that deal. I was wanting a chorus pedal and got one. They might not be boutique pedals, but I do love getting ahold of some pedals that are older than my fiancée (she's 22). Here are some pictures...



