Akai Headrush getting blown out (prices)?

K2000 · Post by **K2000** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:07 am

I see some supposedly new Akai E2 pedals on Ebay for $99 (doesn't say refurbished anywhere in the ad). Is the E2 getting discontinued? (Lots of E2s on Ebay for 199, too).

Explain?

I'm wracking my brain to justify investing in a looper right now...

D.o.S. · Post by **D.o.S.** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:15 am

I don't see anything online that says they're getting discontinued. Could be an online dealer clearing through some old stock.

GardenoftheDead · Post by **GardenoftheDead** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:21 am

It's a stock clearing thing. This actually happens pretty periodically but if you took the time to post about it you're already too late to get one at that price.

univalve · Post by **univalve** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 3:35 am

I got my E2 for 75 EUR about 8 years ago. Still wouldn't pay more for it. I find it noisy and on the thrashy side wacky. There are nowadays cooler delays imho.

Bon Hoga · Post by **Bon Hoga** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:18 am

univalve wrote:I got my E2 for 75 EUR about 8 years ago. Still wouldn't pay more for it. I find it noisy and on the thrashy side wacky. There are nowadays cooler delays imho.

Mine is absolutely quiet, never had a single problem with it

I only wish it had just a little bit more volume on tap.

Gone Fission · Post by **Gone Fission** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 8:35 am

I got mine for something like $80 a couple years ago, but it took some wrangling. Guitar Center was clearing stock in stores but no one was doing the same pricing in online store fronts, so it took a phone call to get some price matching to happen. So I wouldn't take one dealer with a low price as a sign of the end.

I like the pedal a lot, especially the tape delay sim. The looper is good, but for me it wasn't that intuitive to learn to use it. I have a feeling that something like the t.c. Ditto would have been an easier jump into that pool.

univalve · Post by **univalve** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 10:38 am

Bon Hoga wrote:
univalve wrote:I got my E2 for 75 EUR about 8 years ago. Still wouldn't pay more for it. I find it noisy and on the thrashy side wacky. There are nowadays cooler delays imho.
Mine is absolutely quiet, never had a single problem with it I only wish it had just a little bit more volume on tap.

Just my opinion. Yours may differ. I'm Hearing a hiss that annoys me quite a lot. Sold it, never Looked back.

Jero · Post by **Jero** » Mon Sep 30, 2013 11:10 am

I thought that's what brought everyone attention to them in the past couple years? They started selling for stupid cheap prices online and seemed badass so everyone started grabbing them up.

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