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I couldn't post a photo...am too stewpyd and/or lazy to put it on a hosting site and link it...so - use your imagination..
EDIT - HERE is a link to a nice Tube of it...
I live in this tiny rural town, about 10 miles west of The Middle Of Nowhere.
But - it does feature a world-class thrift store that supports the local animal shelter, and it's pretty amazing. I walk through there at least a couple times a week just to see what turns up.
Last weekend, I'm poking through the shelf of electronics - old speakers and internet routers and DVD players, etc...and I spotted a Roland GP-16 rack-mount multi-effects unit. Dusty; old tape marks on the case...but in apparently excellent condition.
AND IT WAS PRICED AT FOUR DOLLARS.
I just picked it up and bought it - without even wondering why it was there or what might be wrong with it.
So...I got it home, cleaned it up a bit, plugged it into a small amp, plugged a git'r in...no big surprise: when the thing powered up, the display was just a blank default screen, no patches/settings, nothing...and of course no sound via any input/output config'n.
SO - I downloaded the Service Manual from Roland, and took a quick gawk at the schematic: sure enough, there was a 'button battery' inside (CR2032, like you put in your tuner) that stores all settings when the unit is turned off/unplugged.
I decided to open it up, pop a new one in ($0.75!!!), and then go through the factory-reset/reload factory settings procedure...
The thing lit up like a Christmas tree, complete with ALL presets and settings in place. And it sounds amazing, digital FX and all. 12 FX, run in any combination/any order, all completely configurable.
Seems that someone let this thing sit on their basement shelf for a few (?) years, and that little settings-preserving battery died. SO - when you'd plug it in/turn it on, it "boots" to NO settings - EVERYTHING set to "0", including volumes.
SO they probably plugged it in, tried to use it, got no output of any kind, punched a few buttons, and decided it was "dead" - didn't wanna investigate, or pay someone else to...so they just handed it over to the thrift store.
It has one teeny (insignificant) dent on one corner of a rack ear…& someone once taped cables to it w duct tape, the remnants of which won’t clean off.
Other than that, it’s PERFECT. Every button works like new, no noise…
And it’s an amazingly capable/versatile unit, fully programmable to suit your needs, and sounds great.
It's now on an AUX send/return of my mixer, doing fabulous duty as an external processor for my various uses...I've set up about a dozen patches for acoustic git'r treatment; another bunch for various vocal treatment...and still have about 100 spaces to use.
How's THAT for a little score??? FOUR BUCKS!!!
EDIT - HERE is a link to a nice Tube of it...
I live in this tiny rural town, about 10 miles west of The Middle Of Nowhere.
But - it does feature a world-class thrift store that supports the local animal shelter, and it's pretty amazing. I walk through there at least a couple times a week just to see what turns up.
Last weekend, I'm poking through the shelf of electronics - old speakers and internet routers and DVD players, etc...and I spotted a Roland GP-16 rack-mount multi-effects unit. Dusty; old tape marks on the case...but in apparently excellent condition.
AND IT WAS PRICED AT FOUR DOLLARS.
I just picked it up and bought it - without even wondering why it was there or what might be wrong with it.
So...I got it home, cleaned it up a bit, plugged it into a small amp, plugged a git'r in...no big surprise: when the thing powered up, the display was just a blank default screen, no patches/settings, nothing...and of course no sound via any input/output config'n.
SO - I downloaded the Service Manual from Roland, and took a quick gawk at the schematic: sure enough, there was a 'button battery' inside (CR2032, like you put in your tuner) that stores all settings when the unit is turned off/unplugged.
I decided to open it up, pop a new one in ($0.75!!!), and then go through the factory-reset/reload factory settings procedure...
The thing lit up like a Christmas tree, complete with ALL presets and settings in place. And it sounds amazing, digital FX and all. 12 FX, run in any combination/any order, all completely configurable.
Seems that someone let this thing sit on their basement shelf for a few (?) years, and that little settings-preserving battery died. SO - when you'd plug it in/turn it on, it "boots" to NO settings - EVERYTHING set to "0", including volumes.
SO they probably plugged it in, tried to use it, got no output of any kind, punched a few buttons, and decided it was "dead" - didn't wanna investigate, or pay someone else to...so they just handed it over to the thrift store.
It has one teeny (insignificant) dent on one corner of a rack ear…& someone once taped cables to it w duct tape, the remnants of which won’t clean off.
Other than that, it’s PERFECT. Every button works like new, no noise…
And it’s an amazingly capable/versatile unit, fully programmable to suit your needs, and sounds great.
It's now on an AUX send/return of my mixer, doing fabulous duty as an external processor for my various uses...I've set up about a dozen patches for acoustic git'r treatment; another bunch for various vocal treatment...and still have about 100 spaces to use.
How's THAT for a little score??? FOUR BUCKS!!!
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