Great gear scored on the cheap

Cojonesonasteek · Post by **Cojonesonasteek** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:46 am

thieves wrote:
Cojonesonasteek wrote:
I did more recently find a '58 Duo-Sonic in a pawn shop for $300 and sold it for a grand.
i've been on the hunt for a vintage fender shortscale in this price range for about a decade and still no luck.

A near-mint '58 Duo-Sonic had bids approaching $2K this weekend on ebay but its reserve price was not met. Go figure. I bought my first Duo-Sonic in '83 for $150.

jaguarsg · Post by **jaguarsg** » Mon Jan 07, 2008 5:48 pm

roland re-201 for $200.
boss dm-2 for a POD.
boss rv-3 for free (sold it ... STUPID)

lancebug · Post by **lancebug** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:39 pm

Tonight, drum kit scored on craigslist: $20. 60's or 70's "Stewart" kit with "Wolverine" snare. Came with bass pedal and high hats but no other cymbals. A little worn, but otherwise in nice shape. Its still in my car.

ubertar · Post by **ubertar** » Wed Jan 09, 2008 9:52 pm

Takamine guitar, with case, found put out with trash on street. In great shape, except the bridge had pulled off the body. It was an easy repair. It sounds great, and totally different from my other acoustic (Alvarez Regent). Also found a Hondo strat with broken neck-- the body is fine though, and all the electronics work. Should be useful for something.

Leviethan · Post by **Leviethan** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 3:06 am

1962 Fender Concert Amp for $80 (Canadien dollars, in 1992).

kingnimrod · Post by **kingnimrod** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:04 am

most extreme craigslist deals from the past couple years or so:

81 Mesa Boogie Mark IIb - $250
82 USA P-Bass with hardshell case - $200
67 Silvertone H78, mint condition - $75
84 MIJ strat - $80

and then the most retarded deal of all:
a package deal that included 2 lefthanded guitars (mint USA strat and nice Carvin acoustic tele, both with cases), POD XT, Boss tuner, and distortion pedal. All for $500. I kept the POD and the tuner, and made a profit of over $1000 after selling the guitars.

airloom · Post by **airloom** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:31 am

2 MCI JH-110 4-tracks - $0
1 MCI JH-110A 2-track 1/2" - cost me 2 ADATs

Smitty · Post by **Smitty** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 10:38 am

kingnimrod wrote:most extreme craigslist deals from the past couple years or so:

81 Mesa Boogie Mark IIb - $250
82 USA P-Bass with hardshell case - $200
67 Silvertone H78, mint condition - $75
84 MIJ strat - $80

and then the most retarded deal of all:
a package deal that included 2 lefthanded guitars (mint USA strat and nice Carvin acoustic tele, both with cases), POD XT, Boss tuner, and distortion pedal. All for $500. I kept the POD and the tuner, and made a profit of over $1000 after selling the guitars.

damn. i need to come live where you live. my local craigslist is chock full of half broken no-name guitars "going" for 2-3 times their retail value and "PROFESSIONAL STUDIO mics."

streetfighterdub · Post by **streetfighterdub** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 1:03 pm

best deals of 2007

faderport new 100

korg padkontrol 90

brand new mbox 2 150

hautacam · Post by **hautacam** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 2:04 pm

Aria - Dex 1000 Digital Delay
Alesis - Micro Limiter

lancebug · Post by **lancebug** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 5:38 pm

Oh, Yeah I did also just score a Microlimiter for $12 on the Bay.

hautacam · Post by **hautacam** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 6:09 pm

lancebug wrote:Oh, Yeah I did also just score a Microlimiter for $12 on the Bay.

I got mine for a couple bucks more but it was worth every dollar though. It sounds awesome on drum machines when you really crank the hell out of it.

kingnimrod · Post by **kingnimrod** » Thu Jan 10, 2008 8:34 pm

finally picked up an SM57 ( I have a few other mics, mostly cheap LDCs) tonight for $25 off of craigslist.

Sean Sullivan · Post by **Sean Sullivan** » Fri Jan 11, 2008 10:12 am

I bought my pair of Yamaha NS-10s off craigslist for $250, and they work perfectly.

Dubmaniac · Post by **Dubmaniac** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 11:48 am

UPDATE: Just a couple of nights ago, I bought five dynamics- one Shure SM53, one EV RE50, one EV RE11 and two EV 635As. Well, technically not two 635As, but one SRO-635A, and one with no label that looks identical, so it's prolly a 635A. All five work, though they're pretty grungy and the RE50's capsule is rattling inside the case- I'd guess the foam has rotted. The best part? They were only five dollars each.

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