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Marlowe
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Post by Marlowe » Tue Nov 15, 2005 6:28 am

Used AT 4051 for $125 from Guitar Center

That's it!

brakeshop
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Post by brakeshop » Tue Nov 15, 2005 10:03 am

The best deal I ever got was a shure level loc at a pawn shop. I asked the guy about the "black box" in the corner, and he said $5, cause i was the only one who had ever asked about it. And this was about a year and a half ago.

rydberg
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Post by rydberg » Wed Nov 16, 2005 2:55 pm

MusicMan 130HD head and Marshall 2x12 1960 Lead Cab: $300 - former band member had to get outta town and needed scratch fast.

Rhodes 73 Stage Piano: free - some friends moved into a new apt., was sitting there for 4 months before they asked if I would be interested in "this piano thing that's in a big black case."

RCA 77DX: free - my studio partner works at the local conservatory sometimes. Someone donated it to the school, they had no use for it. Since he had done so much work over there, they gave it to him. Score!

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moogplayer
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Post by moogplayer » Wed Nov 16, 2005 8:24 pm

Oh gosh, I have a few:

1970 Langevin 16x4 console - $600 (sold for $4K on ebay)
Wurly 200A - $100
Minimoog - traded for a CAD E200 mic and Behringer Composer in '97
DBX 160VU - $100
1977 Quantum 20x8 console w/Jensens - $200 (still have it!)
3M M79 1/2" 4-track - $200
Stephens 821A 24-track - $3500 (it was a kller deal in '96)

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Theron D
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Post by Theron D » Thu Nov 17, 2005 8:33 am

Ampex 351 mic pre....free...former owner was taking it to the landfill before I stepped in.

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vvv
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Post by vvv » Thu Nov 17, 2005 1:14 pm

G&L F-100 with generic case; I have a passive and an active. Each time the Pawn Shop guy somehow got the idea that they were cheap Japanese Fender copies. I paid less than US$135 each.

Mesa Boogie Mark II B: I knew a guy who knew a guy who was driving to Cali in a compact and couldn't take the amp. US$125 an' a couple left-handed ciggeez, one of which we shared before he left.

Fender "P" bass: there is no decal on the refin'd neck, but it's real. Seems this girl I was seeing occasionally got rather angry at her boyfriend who was seeing another girl occasionally... I think I ordered us a pizza that night, probably had a bottle of Gallo with her.

Fender Pro, Jr.: US$125. My ex-wife had a great smile and totally charmed the Banjo Mart guy who sold it barely used. Tweed, too!

Fender Rhodes 72 Suitcase: Supposedly fell of a major-label tour truck in the '70's. I gave a Fernandes guitar and a little S/S amp to the son of the guy who gave it to me, although he asked for nothing.
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rodabod
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Post by rodabod » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:03 pm

AKG D19 plus about 8 other mics, ?16.

Selmer Treble 'n' Bass 50 Valve head, ?75.

Two Beyer M160s, ?75 each.

Bang And Olufsen BM5 Stereo Ribbon, ?200.

Fender Jap '62 Reissue Strat, ?120.

Sennheiser script-logo MD421, 50's Beyer dynamic plus 6 other mics, ?35.

Shawn Simmons
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Post by Shawn Simmons » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:11 pm

Rodabod, if you ever want to sell that AKG D19, I'll buy it from you.

shawn

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Post by JASIII » Sat Nov 19, 2005 12:34 pm

Music store i used to work at, about 3 months ago, some lady came in the store with a bass drum, floor tom and snare drum from an early 60's, chicago badge, slingerland drum set in black diamond pearl finish. the owner gave her $25 for it plus a few items of the original hardware. I sold it to myself for $50. found a 12" matching tom on ebay, set myself up with all new stands and hardware from the shop. grand total $300-350.
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nesta
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Post by nesta » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:15 pm

moog rogue: a coworker of my father-in-law was cleaning out his garage and decided this should be dumpstered.

wurli 200a: $150

my score of the month: 1 mci jh110 (2 trk. 1/4"), 1 mci jh110 (4 trk. 1/2") both complete with remotes, service manuals
and an extra 1/2" head stack and 1 eventide harmonizer: all for $100.

rodabod
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Post by rodabod » Sat Nov 19, 2005 2:49 pm

Shawn1272 wrote:Rodabod, if you ever want to sell that AKG D19, I'll buy it from you.

shawn
Cheers for the offer, Shawn, but I sold it to some Japanese dude the week after buying it after realising how much they sell for.

Why are they in such demand apart from their association with the Beatles?

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theistheman
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Post by theistheman » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:26 pm

I just scored an Arp Odyssey....for free.

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Holding Pattern
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Post by Holding Pattern » Sat Nov 19, 2005 8:55 pm

I scored a MELLOTRON for free.
A friend of my dads was moving house and he just gave it to us.

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theistheman
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Post by theistheman » Sat Nov 19, 2005 10:02 pm

holy shit. a mellotron? wow.

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Holding Pattern
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Post by Holding Pattern » Sat Nov 19, 2005 11:46 pm

yep, a real mellotron. only problem with it is, when people start playing it, they want to put it on EVERYTHING.

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