However, fans of the famed fuzz pedal were dismayed to see that, though the first units have been shipped and are now being listed on online gear retailer Reverb.com, they are already being sold second-hand for $2,000.
“What do you think about scalpers making thousands of dollars off the limited run of tone benders?” asked the group member. “Very unfortunate.”
Safe to say Ikegami was not impressed, and lamented the four-figure sums for which pedal punters were trying to sell the TB-2W.
“I’m so much disappointed,” he commented. “It’s totally BS. We don’t make pedals for such scalpers.”
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One listing even had the newly released pedal priced at $3,000, with the seller commenting that within a few hours of buying it he started to receive “crazy offers” to sell it.
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“It’s hard for me to grasp personally but I kind of understand that if you’re a YouTuber or being one of the first people in the world to own one is otherwise important to you, then maybe it’s worth it for you,” the listing read.
Ikegami wasn’t the only one to voice his dismay at the marked-up prices, with many arguing the pedal should be put back into production given its widespread popularity.
"I was super lucky to get one but I'm going to enjoy the hell out of it. I'm sure 3000 people would enjoyed the hell out of it too," wrote one member, with another commenting, "I hope Boss decides to put it back into production and these folks get completely hosed."
Head over to Boss to find out more about the Waza Craft Tone Bender TB-2W.
Matt is a Senior Staff Writer, writing for Guitar World, Guitarist and Total Guitar. He has a Masters in the guitar, a degree in history, and has spent the last 16 years playing everything from blues and jazz to indie and pop. When he’s not combining his passion for writing and music during his day job, Matt records for a number of UK-based bands and songwriters as a session musician.
