Members steve_man Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 I'm all for a great deal, but did you listen to their own factory demo vids before buying? Yikes... I sure hope they sound better in person! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members omni Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Seems like everyone is coming out with pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members billythegoat Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Looks like rebranded Biyang stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Friendly Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Yeah, I saw that video. It was pretty uninspiring, but I bought the Tri-Mode Overdrive anyway. $19 with free shipping, so what the hell. It's just a rebranded Biyang overdrive, but the Biyang gets great reviews by just about all the users here on HC in the User Reviews. I've pissed away a lot more on a lot less with ultimately not even a pedal to show for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guitarman3001 Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Fortunately they don't fit on my pedalboard, not to mention, I already have enough dirt pedals. 4 of them on my pedalboard and another 3 or 4 sitting in a closet. Although I do plan on getting one of the Mooer rat clones at some point. I think I'm done buying stuff just because it happens to be a great deal....with a few exceptions of course. I tried getting one of those $12 Roland Space Echos but no dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Originally Posted by omni Seems like everyone is coming out with pedals. Akai been making pedals for years. Like their Deep Impact which can sell for up to $1500.00 .I'm about to sell mine . http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_saca...mplete=1&rt=nc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sdgails Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Biyang sounding Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Friendly Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Originally Posted by Snappy Hat Akai been making pedals for years. Like their Deep Impact which can sell for up to $1500.00 .I'm about to sell mine . http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_saca...mplete=1&rt=nc Whoa, never even saw that Akai pedal before. I'm going to have to store that in my memory bank in case I ever run into one somewhere for a cheap price. I would have just past it by before this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bjcarl Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Originally Posted by sdgails Biyang sounding "Biyang"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Mr. Friendly Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Originally Posted by bjcarl "Biyang"? "Google"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Snappy Hat Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 Originally Posted by Mr. Friendly Whoa, never even saw that Akai pedal before. I'm going to have to store that in my memory bank in case I ever run into one somewhere for a cheap price. I would have just past it by before this. Its only priced like that because its out of production and Chris from Muse uses it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wagdog Posted December 8, 2012 Members Share Posted December 8, 2012 I ordered the overdrive for $20. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted December 9, 2012 Author Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Wonder if they'll be better in person? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members harold heckuba Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 They are Biyang so I have no doubt they are good. There have been several "boutique" builders whose operation was to put epoxy over the innards of unbranded Biyang pedals, paint them with wild colors, and sell them for 6 or 7 times the cost of a Biyang pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members omni Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Originally Posted by Snappy Hat Akai been making pedals for years. Like their Deep Impact which can sell for up to $1500.00 .I'm about to sell mine . http://www.ebay.com/csc/i.html?_saca...mplete=1&rt=nc Holy {censored}! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grantus Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Originally Posted by harold heckuba They are Biyang so I have no doubt they are good. There have been several "boutique" builders whose operation was to put epoxy over the innards of unbranded Biyang pedals, paint them with wild colors, and sell them for 6 or 7 times the cost of a Biyang pedal. I think that was Joyo. Are they the same company?I had a Biyang fuzz for a bit. It wasn't particularly inspiring. On the other hand, GFS pedals are modded and rebranded Biyang, I think, and a lot of people seem to like them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OldGuitarPlayer Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Akai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Special J Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Yep, same Akai. They have a rich history of making some great electronics, including some great pedals. I have an old Dynamic Echo pedal which sounds awesome. I've been waiting to stumble on a good deal on an Akai Headrush pedal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhatDoIKnow Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 So do you think J&R is seeing all these hits to their Akai pedal pages and thinking, "Hmmm, with all this traffic, why aren't they selling?" Can someone explain the math to me, as I must not know how the %123 price match works. How does a pedal listed as $49 at J&R, but $179 at M123 end up being $19 after the price match? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Originally Posted by WhatDoIKnow So do you think J&R is seeing all these hits to their Akai pedal pages and thinking, "Hmmm, with all this traffic, why aren't they selling?" Can someone explain the math to me, as I must not know how the %123 price match works. How does a pedal listed as $49 at J&R, but $179 at M123 end up being $19 after the price match? They match the price and subtract 23% of the difference.$49 - ((179-49)*.23) = $19.10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WhatDoIKnow Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Originally Posted by jhorne They match the price and subtract 23% of the difference.$49 - ((179-49)*.23) = $19.10 Makes sense. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 I like the older Akai fx. Here's mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MatteK Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Alls I know is that MF is selling pedals that come with gift cards worth more than the price of the pedal... step 1: buy $50 pedal step 2: get $65 GC step 3: buy another $50 pedal + $15 wroth of whatever the hell you want using GC step 4: get ANOTHER $65 GC step 5: repeat FOR-EV-ER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jhorne Posted December 9, 2012 Members Share Posted December 9, 2012 Originally Posted by MatteK Alls I know is that MF is selling pedals that come with gift cards worth more than the price of the pedal...step 1: buy $50 pedalstep 2: get $65 GCstep 3: buy another $50 pedal + $15 wroth of whatever the hell you want using GC step 4: get ANOTHER $65 GCstep 5: repeat FOR-EV-ER It takes two weeks to get from step 1 to step 2, and there is no guarantee the price difference will be the same by then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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