By HardBop
Sun Feb 22, 2009 12:27 pm
Hey guys, this is my first post here. Some background on me, I sold my XL because I made a mistake buying it (I basically rushed because I wanted to jump right into beat making 
, I know) and then I sold it. I did plenty of research and decided the 4000 is the king of kings. One of the main reasons I ditched the XL was because of the outdated-ness i.e. zip disks and what have you. I need something that has USB, CD-RW, hard drive, etc. You know, something I can plug into my laptop and just somewhat be technologically up-to-date. Since the 5000 is garbage (bugs, etc.), and although the 2500 seems perfect for me, I decided that I'd take the time out to learn how to use the 4000 so that in the long run I'd be better off. *Takes a breather* So now I'm in the market for a nice 4000. Of course I'm on eBay constantly and craigslist respectively, so at the current moment I'm looking at these two.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-MPC4000-MPC-40 ... 240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/AKAI-MPC-4000-FULLY ... 240%3A1318
I have the money to cop either of these because I'm pretty serious about getting into the realm of beatmaking and that this is an investment, but to just be honest I'm not really sure what's a good price for a "clean" or "immaculate" or "mint" 4000. To be real I'm trying to a find a 4000 that's just that, "immaculate" "clean" or "mint." I see the $1800 one as pretty steep (btw does that one come with the CD-RW drive? Can't find much info on this "Studio Version A" 4000), and the one going for $1400 seems reasonable; seeing as how a 4000 is hard to come by, especially one in 'like new' condition. Of course more of these pop-up on eBay but regardless I need feedback on just what to look out for when I'm in the market for a 4000. Cost, condition, versions, etc. Any who those are my questions, and to anyone who took the time out to read all that, thank you. And to those who are gonna post back, I highly appreciate it. One love y'all.
, I know) and then I sold it. I did plenty of research and decided the 4000 is the king of kings. One of the main reasons I ditched the XL was because of the outdated-ness i.e. zip disks and what have you. I need something that has USB, CD-RW, hard drive, etc. You know, something I can plug into my laptop and just somewhat be technologically up-to-date. Since the 5000 is garbage (bugs, etc.), and although the 2500 seems perfect for me, I decided that I'd take the time out to learn how to use the 4000 so that in the long run I'd be better off. *Takes a breather* So now I'm in the market for a nice 4000. Of course I'm on eBay constantly and craigslist respectively, so at the current moment I'm looking at these two.http://cgi.ebay.com/Akai-MPC4000-MPC-40 ... 240%3A1318
http://cgi.ebay.com/AKAI-MPC-4000-FULLY ... 240%3A1318
I have the money to cop either of these because I'm pretty serious about getting into the realm of beatmaking and that this is an investment, but to just be honest I'm not really sure what's a good price for a "clean" or "immaculate" or "mint" 4000. To be real I'm trying to a find a 4000 that's just that, "immaculate" "clean" or "mint." I see the $1800 one as pretty steep (btw does that one come with the CD-RW drive? Can't find much info on this "Studio Version A" 4000), and the one going for $1400 seems reasonable; seeing as how a 4000 is hard to come by, especially one in 'like new' condition. Of course more of these pop-up on eBay but regardless I need feedback on just what to look out for when I'm in the market for a 4000. Cost, condition, versions, etc. Any who those are my questions, and to anyone who took the time out to read all that, thank you. And to those who are gonna post back, I highly appreciate it. One love y'all.
