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"daddy,s junky music" in rochester, new york,
sent  a used an1x to its cambridge, massachussets store,
for us upon our request.
-said to be in "excellent  condition" the piece was listed at  $650.
-needless to say i was very excited take it home.

dude working accidentaly dropped it on the floor while trying to 
lean it on the counter after taking it out of the box.
this stupid thing was missing 5 knobs, banged up and 
scratched complete with a  scraped and blistered ribbon 
controller.
they wouldnt go any lower than $487. 
we decided to wait and find a nicer one.
if anyone (in the US) is interested the # is
617.497.1556

its ok because we ended grabbing a roland tr-505 there, for 
$100. 

 if you know of an an1x sitting around somwhere collecting dust, 
or if someone has one (in good condition) we would like to 
purchase it (name a price).
we have a live performance booked for apr. 21 in maine,
and i really want to have one in our arsenal for that date.
thanx!

>"daddy,s junky music" in rochester, new york,
>sent  a used an1x to its cambridge, massachussets store,
>for us upon our request.
>-said to be in "excellent  condition" the piece was listed at  $650.
>-needless to say i was very excited take it home.

Ah, another satisfied Daddy's sucker -- er, customer ...

Seriously, though, I don't know who does their ratings.  I've dealt with 
their Nashua, NH store for years -- exclusively at one point; now, only for 
emergencies --  and while they have provided me with some great used buys, 
I've learned that their used gear ratings system as of late is a bit 
"generous," to say the least.  My worst case:  I bid on a Peavey guitar amp 
in their (now defunct) Rock Auction.  The description said, "Brand New amp 
with broken handle.  Fix the handle, and it's perfect."  When I picked the 
amp up, in addition to the broken handle, a) it wouldn't make a sound; b) 
it had scuffs, tears, and dings all over the Tolex; c) the nameplate had 
been removed; and d) the tubes had been replaced (Peavey doesn't ship with 
Mesa tubes).  Needless to say, I refused to take delivery, and after much 
yelling and dropping of the word "fraud" in my conversation, the auction 
manager offered to sell me an identical amp, still in the shipping box, for 
the dealer invoice cost -- which I accepted.  (I saw the invoice, too.)

Caveat emptor ...

-BW

--
Bruce Wahler
Design Consultant
Ashby Solutions"
www.ashbysolutions.com
CloneWheel Support Group moderator
978.386.7389  voice
978.776.0096  fax
bruce@...

There are a few FS: AN1x listings in the Harmony Central classified's 
http://www.harmony-central.com/Services/#cla

Haven't seen any on eBay or Digibid lately. I know Tom had his up for 
sale but he's not in the U.S. (yet.)

regards,
Jon


-- In AN1x-list@y..., Bruce Wahler <bruce@a...> wrote:
> 
> >"daddy,s junky music" in rochester, new york,
> >sent  a used an1x to its cambridge, massachussets store,
> >for us upon our request.
> >-said to be in "excellent  condition" the piece was listed at  
$650.
> >-needless to say i was very excited take it home.
> 
> Ah, another satisfied Daddy's sucker -- er, customer ...
> 
> Seriously, though, I don't know who does their ratings.  I've dealt 
with 
> their Nashua, NH store for years -- exclusively at one point; now, 
only for 
> emergencies --  and while they have provided me with some great 
used buys, 
> I've learned that their used gear ratings system as of late is a 
bit 
> "generous," to say the least.  My worst case:  I bid on a Peavey 
guitar amp 
> in their (now defunct) Rock Auction.  The description said, "Brand 
New amp 
> with broken handle.  Fix the handle, and it's perfect."  When I 
picked the 
> amp up, in addition to the broken handle, a) it wouldn't make a 
sound; b) 
> it had scuffs, tears, and dings all over the Tolex; c) the 
nameplate had 
> been removed; and d) the tubes had been replaced (Peavey doesn't 
ship with 
> Mesa tubes).  Needless to say, I refused to take delivery, and 
after much 
> yelling and dropping of the word "fraud" in my conversation, the 
auction 
> manager offered to sell me an identical amp, still in the shipping 
box, for 
> the dealer invoice cost -- which I accepted.  (I saw the invoice, 
too.)

> 
> Caveat emptor ...
> 
> -BW
> 
> --
> Bruce Wahler
> Design Consultant
> Ashby Solutions"
> www.ashbysolutions.com
> CloneWheel Support Group moderator
> 978.386.7389  voice
> 978.776.0096  fax
> bruce@a...