Stupid Deal: Akai Analog Delay $29

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

Hey Dean'ers. Today's Stupid Deal on Musicians Friend is the Akai Custom Shop Analog Delay for $29. This is a $149 pedal, and sounds really great for $29. The story with this pedal is that it is really a re-branded Biyang Analog Delay, which normally is available on ebay for around $50 to $70, so Akai took a bit of heat for simply changing the label and trippling the price. So their stupidity works to our benefit, and MF is blowing these puppies out for $29 today. I bought one. If you are looking for a decent analog delay for cheap, you cant beat this one. There is a good video demo of this pedal on the toob as well.

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/stupid/?icid=200510

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XZbE5FH1lE

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 11:02 am

Done and done. X2, cheap but needed gift fo a friend. Thanks for the heads up sly pimpin Wink

Joined: 20 Sep 2010 Posts: 59 Location: Central FL

Damn, those sold out fast...

I had one in my cart and was shopping around at some other items, and when I went to check out it was gone and said it was removed because it was out of stock and no longer available... Crying or Very sad

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

Yeah it was a super deal. Glad I snagged one.

Joined: 23 Nov 2009 Posts: 521

look just like gfs pedals

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 5:55 pm

I just ordered one. Must be back in stock as an overdrive pedal.

Joined: 05 Mar 2008 Posts: 3463 Location: North Carolina

Now it says it's a overdrive/distortion for 30bucks.

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 6:40 pm

The delay is back in stock for the moment. I was able to order both.

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:27 pm

I just bought the chorus for $29

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 7:35 pm

A true bypass analog delay for $29 Question

I'd dime all the knobs and run it up front just for swirling feedback blasts..., that would save me a few trips to my rack Exclamation

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

I went to buy the chorus, the phone rang, and now its a fuzz. D'oh. I build my own killer fuzz pedals, so i will have to wait and see what pops up next.

Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2012 9:11 pm

now it's a compressor

Joined: 20 Nov 2012 Posts: 49

Thanks for the tip. Missed out on the delay and the chorus, but got the fuzz.

Jon

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

At the end of it all, my Delay came in DOA. Dead. No delay of any kind. So I had to send it back, and since it was sold out, I couldnt get a replacement unit. Damn. Bummer. But I'd rather it be dead now than out on the road with the band. D'oh!

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2012 3:58 pm

BradWorld wrote:

At the end of it all, my Delay came in DOA. Dead. No delay of any kind. So I had to send it back, and since it was sold out, I couldnt get a replacement unit. Damn. Bummer. But I'd rather it be dead now than out on the road with the band. D'oh!

I picked up a chorus. Didn't try it yet.

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:23 pm

BradWorld wrote:

At the end of it all, my Delay came in DOA. Dead. No delay of any kind. So I had to send it back, and since it was sold out, I couldnt get a replacement unit. Damn. Bummer. But I'd rather it be dead now than out on the road with the band. D'oh!

I thought mine was DOA as well, Brad... I plugged it in and it worked! The battery that it came with was old as dirt plus a crappy brand (as they all generally are).

Thanks for the heads-up on the buy Smile

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:38 pm

My chorus sounds nice!

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:42 pm

I had no problems with mine. I assumed it had no battery and daisy chained it. Hate to fart in your soup bowl but its amazing on levels I cant describe. Get it back and try to have it fixed if its not a battery issue.

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2012 3:45 pm

lordkronos187 wrote:

I had no problems with mine. I assumed it had no battery and daisy chained it. Hate to fart in your soup bowl but its amazing on levels I cant describe. Get it back and try to have it fixed if its not a battery issue.

yeah, I wish i would've bought the delay and the flanger and maybe even the fuzz. For $30 I can't make 'em any better.

I am using the battery it came with.

Joined: 27 Feb 2006 Posts: 10202 Location: New Jersey USA

Tried it with a known good battery and an external power. No worries I have lots of pedals.