FS - Tascam M3500 32x8 Mixer w/ Full Meter Bridge

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32 mic/line inputs. Inline monitoring. 64 channels at mixdown. 4 band
EQ, sweep mids - shelf hi/lo w/ select freq. and an 80hz HPF. 6 aux
sends(1 & 3 and 2 & 4 are on switches. Full meter bridge, 32 inputs, 8
busses, 6 auxes and stereo.
Near mint condition. The paint around the mute buttons is wore. There is
a small tear on the arm rest and two knobs are missing. I have been
through EVERY signal path on this desk, and can find no faults. SMOOTH
FADERS!!! It does have the power supply(for some reason these things
have a disappearing PS problem? :-) ), but no stand.
I'm asking $1250.00 OBO. It goes on eBay next week if it's not gone. I
could take some pics if necessary.

mbenson@okcbackup.com

Also, I would prefer pickup, as this thing is pretty large. I will ship,
but you pay for the packing and shipping. My work has slowed down now,
so I could be talked into delivering it for the right amount of money.

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"Ted Spencer" <prestokid@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >Near mint condition. The paint around the mute buttons is wore. There is
>>a small tear on the arm rest and two knobs are missing.
>
> Uh...sure...near mint...right...
>
>
> Ted Spencer, NYC
>
> "No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
> "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

I can send you pics if need be.....
BTW, do you still have your 3500? And did you ever swap back from those mods
you had done?

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"Ted Spencer" <prestokid@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >BTW, do you still have your 3500? And did you ever swap back from those
> >mods
>>you had done?
>
> I still have it, and no, all the mods are still in place and sounding
> great.
> What made you think I might have swapped back?
>
> BTW I was commenting on the "near mint" thing because IMHO yours was a
> classic
> example of how the term gets so wildly misused. What the term "mint
> condition"
> means is "absolutely brand new, perfect and unused, as in freshly minted
> coins". "Near mint" suggests the most extremely insignificant of flaws;
> new
> condition except for the tiniest of scuffs or dings somewhere that would
> be
> hard to find even for someone who is looking for them.
>
> Based on your description of your board, "fairly good condition for its
> age"
> would be a lot closer to what I'd call the truth. "Near mint" is sheer
> hyperbole. I wouldn't call my 14 year old M3500 that, and it has all the
> knobs,
> all the paint around the buttons, and no tears in the armrest. It does
> have a
> number of minor scuffs and scratches, but less than would be expected
> given its
> age. I'd call its condition "excellent", age considered.
>
> Forgive me if I'm being too hard on you over this - it just happens to be
> a pet
> peeve of mine. It reminds me of a time when I went to look at a used car
> that
> the owner swore was in "mint" condition; assuring me that it had no dents,
> dings or significant scuffs or scratches. I asked her several times if she
> was
> absolutely certain this was the case, explaining that I was only
> interested in
> the car is it was. After her repeated assurances, I made the 45 minute
> drive to
> see it. When I got there it took me about a second to spot body damage in
> several places, some of it more than minor. I'd estimate that it would
> have
> cost at least $1000 to make the repairs. I pointed out the damage, read
> her the
> "mint condition" riot act and left within minutes of arriving.
>
> It's too bad, beacuse when people have things to sell that really are in
> "near
> mint" condition (like a Larrivee acoustic guitar I'm selling), describing
> them
> as such just becomes meaningless.
>
>
> Ted Spencer, NYC
>
> "No amount of classical training will ever teach you what's so cool about
> "Tighten Up" by Archie Bell And The Drells" -author unknown

I remember reading somewhere after you had lived with the mods a while,
about them sounding a little sterile and kind of wanting the "Tascam" sound
back.