The evasive 60 (MK1)

I know this is a long shot but here goes...

I'm looking for a minty fresh MK1 -- not really too concerned with it having the OS or SCSI upgrade. I can always do the add ons later but mostly I'm just concerned with it being clean and in good working order.

If anyone knows of someone who's trying to unload one, feel free to give me a shout -- I'd love to reach out and see what's up. I'm more than willing to pay a good price for a nice unit.

I'd prefer to find one here in the Bay (or at least within California) but am open to having one shipped from elsewhere. I've tried craigslist and ebay and haven't found much...

Thanks for the help in advance.

Peace.

lynn ness wrote:I know this is a long shot but here goes...

I'm looking for a minty fresh MK1 -- not really too concerned with it having the OS or SCSI upgrade. I can always do the add ons later

Maybe, maybe not.
The was a really bad wait on the SCSI recently, which says that Marion isn't really making them like talk about.
The SCSI may very well become unavailable or special order.
A 60 without v3 and SCSI isn't a lot of fun.

Maybe, maybe not.
The was a really bad wait on the SCSI recently, which says that Marion isn't really making them like talk about.
The SCSI may very well become unavailable or special order.
A 60 without v3 and SCSI isn't a lot of fun.

Hmmm... I'm not familar with Marion but apparently Roger Linn still actively manufactures the SCSI upgrade available thru their site -- is this actually made by Marion? I'm sure you know more than I do...

Anyway, regarding the OS upgrade -- this is something I'd definitely opt for in the future, but the 60 isn't going to be my primary sampler. I'm getting it to do my drums on while other instrumentation will be done on my ASR-10. I know the 3.1 OS allows you to record a single sample for x amount of sample time you have available, but for drums, I'll be fine with the 10 sec limit.

Peace...

I use the 60 to trigger another sampler/midi. I just use it for drums. Unupgraded V 2 works absolutely fine for me.

lynn ness wrote:
Hmmm... I'm not familar with Marion but apparently Roger Linn still actively manufactures the SCSI upgrade available thru their site -- is this actually made by Marion? I'm sure you know more than I do...

Anyway, regarding the OS upgrade -- this is something I'd definitely opt for in the future, but the 60 isn't going to be my primary sampler. I'm getting it to do my drums on while other instrumentation will be done on my ASR-10. I know the 3.1 OS allows you to record a single sample for x amount of sample time you have available, but for drums, I'll be fine with the 10 sec limit.

Peace...

The SCSI is manufactured by Marion which makes Linn have to wait on them as well since they aren't really a required item and his companyu has many things going on right now.
The biggest differences between v2 and v3 aren't in the sampling, it's in the control, MIDI and sequencing.
The changes in sampling are improvements, while the other features are to give it the more comfortable feel of the 3000.

yea its really ahrd to find a nice mint 60. too many mpc60's have problems. and really good looking ones i've found problem wit hthe pads n what not. needing to be cleaned. :-/

You kind of have to cross your fingers when purchasing any piece of gear that's over 15 years old--"mint" exterior does not always mean that the machine is actually "mint." On the other hand, a few scratches on the exterior of the unit can drive down the retail value of the mpc while in reality, the unit is perfectly funcitoning and will last you for years with out any need for repairs.

What you need to do is mentally add about $200 to the asking price when deciding whether to purchase a specific mp, just in case you have to repair anything. You should also mentally add the price of the scsi upgrade and the 3.1 software.

descartes wrote:You kind of have to cross your fingers when purchasing any piece of gear that's over 15 years old--"mint" exterior does not always mean that the machine is actually "mint." On the other hand, a few scratches on the exterior of the unit can drive down the retail value of the mpc while in reality, the unit is perfectly funcitoning and will last you for years with out any need for repairs.

What you need to do is mentally add about $200 to the asking price when deciding whether to purchase a specific mp, just in case you have to repair anything. You should also mentally add the price of the scsi upgrade and the 3.1 software.

Thats so true. Its never going to cost you what you think.

I got a MINTY looking MPC2000XL. It was fully loaded. I thought, wow what a great deal...WRONG! The dude left it on for long periods and as such, the backlight is out. At least thats what I think happened!

My 3000 came with a broken side-arm but it is spot on everywhere else.

Aight fellas... Got the MP (60 MK1 w/maxed memory and OS upgrade) and it's on its way. Was graded as mint, both functionally and visually, so let's see how it is in actuality.

Btw, cosign on being skeptical of units that appear clean -- looks can be deceiving sometimes. However, from my own personal experience, a machine's (visual) condition is usually indicative of how it was treated, so I always try to stick to the cleaner units.

Anyway, thanks for the all input. Be talking with y'all soon!

Pace!

lynn ness wrote:Aight fellas... Got the MP (60 MK1 w/maxed memory and OS upgrade) and it's on its way. Was graded as mint, both functionally and visually, so let's see how it is in actuality.

What type of price did you get?

i'm curious also...i just copped mine for $600 + $40 shipping. MK1, v.3.10 No SCSI.

Yo, $600 plus shipping is mad cheap.

I paid a bit more -- it was originally listed as an auction with a starting price of $650. I deal with auctions enough just with buying records so I didn't want to have to wait 6 days on top of possibly competing with another bidder, so I emailed the seller and asked if he would accept a $750 buy it now offer -- he said it was cool so I got it for that.

This 60 looks exceptionally clean and was graded very well, the seller also had 100% positive feedback, so I'm fine with the price I paid.

I would've gone for the MKII just because of the headphone jack & the fact that the parts are newer.

Well, I always preferred the style of the original 60 over the MKII. Both units are coming up on being nearly two decades old -- I don't think a few years this way or that way is going to make a huge difference (if any at all) as far as one being more reliable than the other. If anything, I would trust the MKI over the MKII because of its extra heavy-duty casing.

And a headphone jack is pretty useless if you're running the 60's main outs into a mixing console that has its own headphone jack -- and that way you can boost the hell out of the signal instead of being restricted by the limits of the main volume on the MP.

i wouldnt buy a 60 without all the upgrades.. youll want to upgrade it eventually and its gonna cost you close to the same amount you paid for the 60 in the first place...

used (obviously) fully maxed 60's dont sell that much more than the stock ones... just gotta keep your eyes open.. when i got my 60II, it was fully maxed and dude didnt even know what scsi was...