Akai MPC 2000 XL,FAT Pads,Card Reader, and 32 MB RAM (Used)v

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you can probably score an XL on ebay for like 400 bucks maybe 500... the fat pads cost about 50, and the card readers range from 1 dollar up to 50-60 dollars. the 32 megs of ram is under 10 bucks.

I would suggest waiting till you can score a fully loaded XL for like 600 or less including the EB16 effects board, and the 8 output expansion...

make sure if you get a 2000 or 2000xl (the xl) that the screen has no lines on it, or else you will need to replace the screen which will cost you 160+ dollars... once one line comes, more will soon follow guaranteed.

also, 800+ for a 1000 seems very high also.. I have seen those sell for under 400-500 dollars on ebay, just make sure it has the upgraded pads (not the original first run pads from when the blue/red one first came out) or else you'll be screwed.

i seen xl on cl for 450 the other day with 8output expansion, fx-card. no zip drive or fat pads...and I wouldnt pay a dime more. I would go for mpc 1000 in the $500 range...where the hell do you get these high ass prices

you could also consider getting the fat pads for your mpd 18, i hear they greatly improve the response of the pads and are a must.

you can also take off the facepate, remove the pads yourself and insert 16 square peices of folded black tape (so theres no sticky residue getting on anything, this is supposed to help with the sensitivity as well.

i myself am fine with the shit pads on them for right now.

sorry for the late a** responses everyone lol but

@mr_debauch gotcha,will look into trying to find one asap. i keep looking on ebay but the price keep sky rocketing,will try mpchunter.com

@konc3pt i see all of these prices on ebay sadly lol is there anywhere i could possibly find another price online? or cheaper prices?

@damien907 i read that somewhere online as well but it just seems too much to go through for a better response but also seems quite cost efficent,going to look into doing that for now,going to have to work with what i have

yeah, try it out, i think youll be happy. couldent take more than a half hour to take apart and put back together your mpd.

have a look at your local craigslist if ebay isnt doing it for you, cos frankly, those are silly prices.