1 or 2 year service repair plan (guitar center)

So yeah i got my 2500 from Guitar Center (yea yea laugh it up. but i like to buy things like this NEW)

Anyhoo, I got like 20 days to buy the extended warranty.
Question is...should i do 1 or 2 years?
I mean, is it worth the extra money to go 2?

Seems like a dumb question, but just to have some feedback would be great.
Thanks!

Well... I suppose the question you need to ask yourself is ... "Do I feel lucky?" Well... do ya? PUNK?


LOL. I bought my 2500 from guitar center with one of the primary reasons being the fact that I could get the warranty for two years.


**** having to deal with Akai. I'd rather have it and not need it than the other way around.




ronJ

Ajax wrote:Well... I suppose the question you need to ask yourself is ... "Do I feel lucky?" Well... do ya? PUNK?

Well either you're a hardcore fan, or you got the Dirty Harry Anthology on Vinyl like me


Peace

manufac. warranty is 1 year.

I have never owned an MPC that broke down on me so extra warranties would have been a waste of my money.

Not saying that you will have the same luck though...

manufacture warranty is 1 year and the guitar center warranty adds on to it suppose u get 2 years it would be for 3 years really ,for the mpc2500 its about 150 for a year and 2 something for 2 years it should be worth it man guitar center will give u a check for it or theylle try to replace it for u without any additional charges, ya i work there and thats my daily pitch but its worth it on the mpc i think.

Besides for the 1000...MPCs usually don't just break. Warranties usually don't cover issues that are a result of neglect or misuse. If you don't neglect or misuse your MPC...you will be fine without any additional warranties. That is one of the reasons why MPCs have been around for 18 years.

Those extended warranties is another way for these companies to make extra money.

Please read into this warranty........sometimes its not worth your money, and what the saleman SAYSSS, might not be how its written in the policy, but hey....any coverage might be better than none.
also AMS gives u ext. warranty free on a lot of stuff, and at the same price of GC

http://www.americanmusical.com/item--i- ... and-7.html

jahrome wrote:Besides for the 1000...MPCs usually don't just break. Warranties usually don't cover issues that are a result of neglect or misuse. If you don't neglect or misuse your MPC...you will be fine without any additional warranties. That is one of the reasons why MPCs have been around for 18 years.

Please take a moment and understand what jahrome said, it should pretty much clear your head on choices.

I too work at guitar center, and the most common repair I've ever seen on an MPC is the screen. the lcds sometimes just fade or get damaged or whatnot over the course of time. getting one fixed is around...300-400 dollars.

if you get the warranty with guitar center, you WILL have your gear looked at with FIRST priority and they will get it sent back to you within 10 days. if they do the same repair more than 3 times, you get a check written in your name for the same amount of money that you paid for the MPC. Also, it extends your return period by double and extends your price match time period by double.

you dont have to keep paying for repairs. you pay once for peace of mind. half the price of one repair, not considering labor, shipping handling and waiting...

sageradio wrote:
I too work at guitar center, and the most common repair I've ever seen on an MPC is the screen. the lcds sometimes just fade or get damaged or whatnot over the course of time. getting one fixed is around...300-400 dollars.

if you get the warranty with guitar center, you WILL have your gear looked at with FIRST priority and they will get it sent back to you within 10 days. if they do the same repair more than 3 times, you get a check written in your name for the same amount of money that you paid for the MPC. Also, it extends your return period by double and extends your price match time period by double.

you dont have to keep paying for repairs. you pay once for peace of mind. half the price of one repair, not considering labor, shipping handling and waiting...

The issues with LCD screens are with the 2000 and 2000XL models. There really hasn't been any issues yet with the MPC 1000, 2500, and 4000.

The 2000 and XL LCDs will eventually fade or its pixels will burn out. The cause of this is mostly due to catz keeping their MPCs on when they are not in use. My first MPC 2000s LCD screen blew a few pixels because I never turned my unit off. Every 2000 or 2000XL I had after that, I took better care of and it was a non-issue.

But I do understand your hustle. At the prices you sell gear, the extra warranty should be included

Well, for the most part, I'm just worried about the pads being damaged down the line (getting non-responsive and whatnot).

I'm not banging on the pads like there's no tomorrow, but ya know. I just get paranoid that extended use will lead to it....
Still not sure what to do....
I guess I just gotta decide if the $100-$200 is worth it....

lol, i feel you jahrome.

what you CAN do is run up in Guitar Center and ask them to throw the warranty in...see what you can come up with