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(Pre-Fender) Jackson was using an EMG-built on-board boost circuit in one of their Dinkys and they gave SD the opportunity to compete for the business, which they eventually got. The circuit was called the Firestorm. Then, Jackson asked SD if they could do the circuit in a pedal enclosure that they would bundle in a Christmas pack. SD did the R&D on it but it eventually came in too pricey and Jackson passed. Since SD had already done all the work, they considered releasing the pedal anyway. They consulted with Musicians Friend, which really liked the idea and their pedal merchandiser suggested the name "Pickup Booster." Viola. The SFX-01 and SD's pedal line was born.
The first versions were built in Bulgaria by friends of Ilitch Chiliachki, who helped with the design. The contractor was very small and SD had to supply them with parts; and the quality and consistency was iffy at best.Evan Skopp, Inside Track International
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Originally posted by Evan Skopp View Post(Pre-Fender) Jackson was using an EMG-built on-board boost circuit in one of their Dinkys and they gave SD the opportunity to compete for the business, which they eventually got. The circuit was called the Firestorm. Then, Jackson asked SD if they could do the circuit in a pedal enclosure that they would bundle in a Christmas pack. SD did the R&D on it but it eventually came in too pricey and Jackson passed. Since SD had already done all the work, they considered releasing the pedal anyway. They consulted with Musicians Friend, which really liked the idea and their pedal merchandiser suggested the name "Pickup Booster." Viola. The SFX-01 and SD's pedal line was born.
The first versions were built in Bulgaria by friends of Ilitch Chiliachki, who helped with the design. The contractor was very small and SD had to supply them with parts; and the quality and consistency was iffy at best.
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Yes, very cool to hear the history of one of my fav pedals.Administrator of the SDUGF
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Sorry to resurrect this older thread, but, are they any body that can show the differences from the original SFX-1 Pickup Booster to the later versions of the pedal .
Because, I borrowed one made in 2012 and another from just last year and seems like the newer versioned are Eq'ed differently now.
I could be wrong , but did they put in different capacitors or altered the circuit board ?
I hope some tech person could post a diagram or schematic and explain the differences that I heard.Last edited by maug2122; 03-16-2024, 09:44 PM.
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Originally posted by Inflames626 View PostPersonally, I'd like to see SD try to make their own amp heads of any design/technology.
I never gelled with pedals. As a metal elitist, to me they were what teenagers used until they could afford a tube amp, but that was in the 90s. Many of the things we have on pedal boards now we didn't have back then.
I mainly didn't like pedals alone for distortion because they sounded too much like cheap solid state amps. Later, I liked pedals to boost amps. We mostly had DOD pedals in the shops here.
I loved Boss stuff for choruses and time based effects. This is where I thought pedals really stood out.The opinions expressed above do not necessarily represent those of the poster and are to be considered suspect at best.
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Originally posted by maug2122 View PostSorry to resurrect this older thread, but, are they any body that can show the differences from the original SFX-1 Pickup Booster to the later versions of the pedal .
Because, I borrowed one made in 2012 and another from just last year and seems like the newer versioned are Eq'ed differently now.
I could be wrong , but did they put in different capacitors or altered the circuit board ?
I hope some tech person could post a diagram or schematic and explain the differences that I heard.The opinions expressed above do not necessarily represent those of the poster and are to be considered suspect at best.
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One difference I know, (just from the specs), the original had a 470k input impedance, easily "fixed" with a single resistor on the input. The new one has the input Z dropped even lower to 250k. Not sure why they did that. It could affect the EQ the same way it does when we play with different pot values for our guitars. Subtle, but there.
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