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Post by mdmitch2 on Jan 2, 2017 22:00:37 GMT -6
I have an opportunity to buy an AKG bx-20e in great condition for about $2k. It's from a trusted source, and I'd be picking it up myself, so shipping wouldn't be an issue. I'm just curious if anyone has had experience with these, especially from a maintenance/reliability standpoint. This one doesn't come with the remote, but I think I could find one eventually or just make one myself...
Also, is $2k a fair price for one of these? I'm having trouble researching pricing on these since they're not that common.
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Post by Johnkenn on Jan 2, 2017 23:27:00 GMT -6
littlesicily I believe he had and sold one...and now has the plug...I use the plug on every mix. Love it.
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Post by littlesicily on Jan 2, 2017 23:29:01 GMT -6
Save ur money and get the plug. Unless you need an extra tall coffee table.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 0:00:08 GMT -6
I've owned one for about 20 years.
Looks like an old 70's drinks cabinet..
I also purchased it without a remote and later picked one up on ebay when it started..
Mine has not required any maintenance, 2k is a fair price nowadays..
Can't comment on the plug in as i don't really use computers..
Nice dark and deep reverb..
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Post by john on Jan 3, 2017 12:34:53 GMT -6
i would go for it as long as the price is friendly. if you don't like it I'm sure you can sell it for the same price and walk away being certain that it was or wasn't for you. one sold on Reverb recently for 1500 I think. it did not have the remote either. I feel with a rare, hard to relocate piece like this the location has some say in the price. for instance one in the mid-west would sell for less than one in los angeles. the Reverb sale was in san fran if I remember correctly. I missed out on an bx-10 recently and was sorta devastated. I love reverb.
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Post by drbill on Jan 3, 2017 17:57:14 GMT -6
They are reliable - and cool.
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Post by johneppstein on Jan 3, 2017 19:39:23 GMT -6
BOC toured with one in the late '70s/early '80s. Sounded great.
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Post by mdmitch2 on Jan 3, 2017 21:36:38 GMT -6
Thanks for the feedback guys --- I think I'm gonna go for it. I'm sure the plugin version would satisfy sonically, but I'm trying to get away from plugins, and stay OTB as much as possible....
Anyone know if the akg can live in the control room? Or does it need to be isolated from speakers and whatnot?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 3, 2017 21:58:54 GMT -6
Yes, mine lives in the control room no problem..
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Post by roundbadge on Jan 9, 2017 18:46:14 GMT -6
I've had a BX20 for about 4 years
It's nice deep and dark.
Good on sparser stuff
Rock and faster tempos not so much.
Interesting I don't use it as much as I thought I would.
I actually use my bricasti and EMT quite a bit more.
The bricasti is always in there for at least some kind of ambience.
But for recall sake lots of waves H,Altiverb,springbox etc.
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Post by Bob Olhsson on Jan 10, 2017 17:13:27 GMT -6
I was very disappointed by that thing when it first came out.
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Post by jazznoise on Jan 11, 2017 5:21:58 GMT -6
I have some impulses from one that I use occasionally. Good sounding spring!
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Post by noah shain on Jan 12, 2017 14:18:58 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 12, 2017 14:28:06 GMT -6
How much use do you get out of this thing? Pretty affordable and the samples sound cool (although they're nothing like anything I would work on). Got any audio of this thing in use? What do you use it on? Give me the info!!!  |
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Post by noah shain on Jan 12, 2017 15:12:16 GMT -6
How much use do you get out of this thing? Pretty affordable and the samples sound cool (although they're nothing like anything I would work on). Got any audio of this thing in use? What do you use it on? Give me the info!!! Here's a record that has 2 verbs. 1 is the zerotronics (Its the longer verb) with vp28s for make up gain and the other is an old dual spring racked up by a now defunct (I think) German company called MAM. The MAM is mono in/stereo out and sounds pretty mono. The zerotronics is 2 seperate L&R paths and it's very stereo I THINK it was about like this: The zerotronics got lead vocal, bg vocals, horns, organ, pedal steel. The MAM got lead vocals, snare, horns, gtr. soundcloud.com/skatemountainrecords/sets/jimmy-lumpkin-and-the-revival/s-btvAx |
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Post by mdmitch2 on Jan 12, 2017 15:34:16 GMT -6
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 12, 2017 16:58:30 GMT -6
How much use do you get out of this thing? Pretty affordable and the samples sound cool (although they're nothing like anything I would work on). Got any audio of this thing in use? What do you use it on? Give me the info!!! Here's a record that has 2 verbs. 1 is the zerotronics (Its the longer verb) with vp28s for make up gain and the other is an old dual spring racked up by a now defunct (I think) German company called MAM. The MAM is mono in/stereo out and sounds pretty mono. The zerotronics is 2 seperate L&R paths and it's very stereo I THINK it was about like this: The zerotronics got lead vocal, bg vocals, horns, organ, pedal steel. The MAM got lead vocals, snare, horns, gtr. soundcloud.com/skatemountainrecords/sets/jimmy-lumpkin-and-the-revival/s-btvAxSounds great man. Love all your work. |
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Post by jcoutu1 on Jan 12, 2017 16:59:22 GMT -6
This Z sounds rad on the vocals at the end here too.
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