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has it sold yet? --- Legion@helpwantedproductions.com wrote: > It is with great regret that I've decided to sell my > EPD AS IS. It has > been sick for a while and I'm in the process of > recording a new album > and putting together a live show and just can't > deal with it anymore. > Here are the facts: > > Oberheim Echoplex Digital Pro. Currently with V 5.0 > Roms (original 3.2 > Roms included) Includes perfectly working and almost > new obie foot > pedal. Memory upgraded (125 @ 1 loop on boot up). > Has had the > compression input mod done. > > I've used this on and off again for years. Don't > even know how long I've > had it (at least 5 probably a LOT more). it looks > fine cosmetically > (missing one knob "lid" which is how it was when I > got it). I gigged > with it maybe twice otherwise it's been in my studio > or the rack since. > > I have no idea what these are going for or even if > you can buy them > anymore. I know I paid a fortune for it and it > worked ok for a while but > now it's developed some bad habits: > > 1. There is an annoying digital screech that comes > up occasionally when > you play with the input or output knobs. Sounds like > a scratching noise > not related to a bad knob. if i set the knobs and > forget it it works > better but sometimes still happens. > > 2. Occasionally it spontaneous reboots itself. Not > always but enough > that I can't trust it for live use anymore. Oddly I > think it didn't have > this problem with the 3.2 ROMs I could be wrong > again of course. > > These problems could be anything but as should be > apparent by now I am > SICK of this thing. Years ago I begged and pleaded > to find a qualified > tech who was PROFESSIONAL and would just FIX this > %$#@in thing > (regardless of price) I never found anyone and of > course Oberheim had > the WORST customer service of ANY company I've ever > dealt with. This may > have changed (I know it was before Viscount took > over) but I still > couldn't find anyone who said they were very > familiar with the unit. > > So, I'm dumping this mofo. It has incredible > potential and as you can > read in the archives there is NOTHING as cool as > this when it's > working. And it did work fine for quite some time. > > I'm asking $500 for everything (unit, pedal, cables, > both sets of ROMS). > of course the unit is sold AS IS. I have a ton of > references (hell I'm > *still* selling the Looper's Delight CD#1 if you > want to find me) and > will pack well for free and charge only actual > shipping costs. > > If that price is not reasonable please make a > serious offer. Keep in > mind I paid a LOT more for all this and I'm VERY > upset at how it turned > out so please be serious and no low balls. It DOES > work, just not enough > and my lack of patience is your gain. > > Will answer any/all questions. The unit is sold to > the first person to > confirm the sale via phone at my asking price so > please send your Phone > # to speed things up. > > Epilogue: If anyone out there does know an HONEST > and COMPETENT Echoplex > tech then please let me know. Also if anyone knows > where I can get the > schematics that would also be appreciated as my > local tech is good but > won't touch it without them. Perhaps I'll try one > more time although at > this point I'd just as soon sell it and forget it ;( > > Thanks for looking! > > > ___________________________________________________________________ > HELP WANTED PRODUCTIONS - > Http://www.HelpWantedProductions.com > "Bringing you the best in Organic Electronic music > since we started..." > > Home of the Unusual Instrument and Recording Gallery > with pictures and > info of Tube recorders, Omnichords, weird guitars, > Casios, and more. > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/