Site Updates (2009)

America's Pedal was launched in January 2009 with a whisper, as we really didn't have much content at first other than the serial number plot. We originally thought it could stay "under the radar", allowing us to build up the site as time permitted, and the next few pages uploaded were for the FX10, FX25, the enhancer pedals, and most of the bass pedals. In March 2009, we unexpectedly found AmericasPedal.net listed in Google, and made a temporary webpage for each remaining FX-series pedal. Expanded content was added a few pedals at a time, initially focusing on 1980s pedals and then working our way through the 1990s.

Updates in 2009:

• Mid-late December: expanded content for the FX747, FX100, FX101, FX22, FX51, and FX12
  
  
• Early-mid December: expanded content for the FX84 compressor, and the FX64 and FX65B chorus pedals
  
  
• Mid-late November: expanded content for the FX69, FX70 Metal X, FX70C Corrosion, FX76, FX86, and FX92 distortion pedals
  
  
• Late October: expanded content for the FX52, FX53, FX54, FX58, and FX59 distortion pedals
  
  
• Early October: the serial number/component date page was updated for the first time in five months with data from 10 additional pedals; expanded content for the FX-17 wah/volume pedal and the FX56-B distortion pedal
  
  
• Late September: expanded content for the FX56 and FX57 distortion pedals
  
  
• Early September: this webpage, plus a new section of FX literature, starting with photographs of several "vintage" DOD advertisements
  
  
• Early August: expanded content for the FX67 and FX68 chorus pedals, plus the DFX5 Digital Turbo Distortion and DFX9, DFX91, and DFX94 digital delays
  
  
• Late July: expanded content for the FX15 Swell Pedal, FX30 and FX30B noise gates, FX35 Octoplus, FX45 Stereo Reverb, and 225 Master Switch
  
  
• Early July: expanded content for the FX20 and FX20B phasors, plus the FX70, FX72, FX75, and FX75-B flangers
  
  
• Mid June: expanded content for the FX50 and FX50B overdrive pedals, plus the FX55 and FX55B distortion pedals
  
  
• Early June: expanded content for the FX40 and FX40B graphic E.Q. pedals, plus the FX80 and FX80B compressors
  
  
• Late May: additional content for the FX85, FX87, and FX90
  
  
• Early May: expanded content for DOD's "noise" pedals (FX13 Gonkulator Modulator, FX32 Meat Box, FX33 Buzz Box), plus the FX96 Echo FX analog delay
  
  
• Late April: expanded content for the FX60 Stereo Chorus, FX65 Stereo Chorus, and FX90 Delay
  
  
• Early April: all FX and DFX series pedals have their own web page and at least one image
  
  
• Late March: we began shooting photos of all remaining pedals for individual pedal pages; fxlist.html was added to serve as an index
  
  
• Late February/early March: for no particular reason, most of the first pedals with expanded content were bass guitar pedals (FX42 Bass E.Q., FX42B Bass E.Q., FX62 Bass Stereo Chorus, FX63 Deep Freeze, FX82 Bass Compressor), plus the FX25 Envelope Filter, FX85 Harmonic Enhancer, and FX87 Psycho Acoustic Processor / Edge
  
  
• Early February: the first pedal to have its own page is the FX10 Bi-FET Preamp; links page and America's Pedal? page added
  
  
• January 20, 2009: the beta version of America's Pedal is launched, with the root page and the serial number/component date page
  
  

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