Elektron Musical Instruments

Hi,

I'm thinking seriously about getting a Machinedrum, but cannot afford 
to buy one new. Are there any areas that need to be looked at in 
particular when buying one used ? For example, is the o/s upgradeable 
by midi or eprom ? Are there any particularly parts that can go 
dodgy ? That type of thing.

Unfortunatley i dont know anyone with one, & being in Ireland if i'm 
buying one it will typically be from the UK, so i won't be able to 
see it beforehand, so i'd like to know what questions to ask before 
paying over.

Thanks.

The OS is upgradable by .mid or .sys file which you can download 
from the Elektron site.
The latest OS Version is 1.12b

Other than asking generally whether there is anything physically 
wrong with it, I'm not really sure if there's any particular well 
known faults you should ask about.

A tip - I bought mine second hand and I asked the seller for the 
serial number.
I then contacted Elektron by e-mail and they were happy to let me 
know who they sold that serial number MD to, and when and where it 
was shipped to.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "magnetize15"
<magnetize15@y...> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm thinking seriously about getting a Machinedrum, but cannot afford 
> to buy one new. Are there any areas that need to be looked at in 
> particular when buying one used ? For example, is the o/s upgradeable 
> by midi or eprom ? Are there any particularly parts that can go 
> dodgy ? That type of thing.
> 
> Unfortunatley i dont know anyone with one, & being in Ireland if i'm 
> buying one it will typically be from the UK, so i won't be able to 
> see it beforehand, so i'd like to know what questions to ask before 
> paying over.
> 
> Thanks.

Honestly, I would suggest foregoing the used-purchasing option and
just save a little longer for a new one.  There are two reasons for this:

1) you'll probably only save about $100 (USD) after shipping; I've
usually seen them go on ebay for $950 or more (USD) when a new one
costs $1100 (USD) shipped; so used *will not* yield a tremendous savings

2) IF you have a problem with it (and hopefully you don't), the used
one will most-likely not be covered under warranty whereas a new one
includes one year of warranty coverage.  The warranty pays for itself
immediately if you do have a problem.  Elektron's repair fee is $50 an
hour plus parts and shipping.  Which isn't bad, but one small
non-warranteed repair will immediately bring the cost of your used MD
above the cost of a new one.  Do you see my point?

HOWEVER, if you purchase a used one that is fairly old (a year or
more) and you check with Elektron that no problems have been reported
on it, then it will *most likely* be fine in the long run.  At least I
hope so (because I'm in this category :-)

There is one other reason why I would suggest buying your MD straight
from Elektron: they deserve the money!  Seriously, even at $1100, the
MD is worth every dime!

Whichever you choose, you've already made the most important decision
to become an MD user :-)

Joe.

> There is one other reason why I would suggest buying your MD 
straight
> from Elektron: they deserve the money!  Seriously, even at $1100, 
the
> MD is worth every dime!
> 

Well, thanks for the advice Joe, but as i say i'm in Ireland , which 
means thats it 1350Euro($1600) new for me. So , as you can see, 
there's a fair difference between average s/h prices (about 850Euro 
$1000) and the new price.
Now, if i could find some way of getting one at the American prices 
then that would be a different story :) 
Anyone got any clever ideas ?

Tell them you'll pay in dollars.

--- In elektron-users@yahoogroups.com, "magnetize15"
<magnetize15@y...> wrote:

>  
> > There is one other reason why I would suggest buying your MD 
> straight
> > from Elektron: they deserve the money!  Seriously, even at $1100, 
> the
> > MD is worth every dime!
> > 
> 
> Well, thanks for the advice Joe, but as i say i'm in Ireland , which 
> means thats it 1350Euro($1600) new for me. So , as you can see, 
> there's a fair difference between average s/h prices (about 850Euro 
> $1000) and the new price.
> Now, if i could find some way of getting one at the American prices 
> then that would be a different story :) 
> Anyone got any clever ideas ?

> Tell them you'll pay in dollars.

You are joking, right :)