Red and Blue MPC 1000 question

So I ordered it off of E-bay, listed as "factory refurbished.." And then I read that the blue and red have problems with the sensory of the pads. Great. If it's factory refurbished, shouldn't all problems be solved already? Any personal experiences? And I also read some guy came up with a fixer for that issue and he was selling a kit.. is that kit still on sale? Where can I buy it? BTW i didn't get it yet.. it's still on its way.

You mean the pad replacement? It goes for about $200. Check out mpcstuff.com They should have it but it goes fast.

rebel_lion wrote:You mean the pad replacement? It goes for about $200. Check out mpcstuff.com They should have it but it goes fast.

+1 i like mine

sorry but bump old threads but i searched and found this thread, which is really what I want to know...

is there any chance a recently refurb'd red and blue mpc is going to have the new pads?

bueller?

as a selling point surely they'd state it's had the pad upgrade. If not I'd presume it's not had the pad upgrade.

good call. some of these retailers (like guitar center) might be ignorant about it though. better safe than sorry i suppose. i'll probably just buy a used off ebay for ~$500 and immediately jump in line for the pad fix. still saving money that way.

its not just the blue one though, the first black ones out had the problem too, like mine, but of course i switched it from blue to black kit.

but you get the point.