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3rd February 2006
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Not sure
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Thread Starter | Current Neumann U47 Fet Prices I am looking to buy a U47 fet. Just wondering if any of you guys (especially in the UK) know what sort of prices they are going for nowdays. |
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3rd February 2006
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: England
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| http://www.mjq.co.uk/sales/latest-list.html - give'em a call |
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3rd February 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: London
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| Around £1200-1300 ish..... give or take is about right. That would be from a dealer who's properly tested it, and would give a month or two guarantee...(MJQ or Funky Junk) All the ones from the Whitfield Street sale went for over £1500..... but then everything in that sale went for above market value! Vintage King in the US usually has them for roughly the equivalent of £1200 (again give or take.) |
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3rd February 2006
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| Moderator  Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in a low orbit
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| there is a tube one on ebay right now (germany) |
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4th February 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: West Coast Central Florida
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A tube FET47? | |
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4th February 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2005
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4th February 2006
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| Moderator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in a low orbit
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| *sigh* that's what you get when you try to help someone... http://cgi.ebay.de/Neumann-U47-Konde...QQcmdZViewItem fuuck  
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7th February 2006
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| Gear addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Not sure
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Thread Starter | Does anyone here know roughly how the serial numbers worked on the U47 Fet mics, i am just trying to find out if i have just brought an early example or a later one. |
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7th February 2006
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7th February 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA
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| FET 47s in good shape are fetching $3K to $3500 USD these days. Hard to find. Harder to find than tube 47s. 
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7th February 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Richmond Hill, Ontario (Canada)
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| I was following a few ebay Fet47's the middle of last year and they were generally selling for about $2000 to $2400 USD. I can't imagine that the pricing would have changed that dramatically since then. This one went for $2350 on Ebay not too long ago http://cgi.ebay.com/Neumann-Vintage-...QQcmdZViewItem
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7th February 2006
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA
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The problem with a lot of those mics is that they were either used for kick drum a lot, and the diaphragms are tired/beat/shot, OR they were in radio stations in an era when smoking was allowed. You might get lucky buying one from EBay, or you might get one of the thrashed ones, in which case, the refurb cost will certainly push the price up above the market-value. | |
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8th February 2006
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| Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dallas
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| I have a great condition U47 Fet that's been modded by Klaus Heynes. If anyone wants to offer me $3500, I'd sell it in a heartbeat. Since I've gotten it back from Klaus, It's been used twice on kick drum, Steve |
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8th February 2006
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Boston, MA
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The problem is that I think the marketplace wants non-modded ones. I know it's weird, but I have seen stock U67s sell like hot-cakes -- more people looking for them than there are mics for sale -- while Stephen Paul modded ones sat there with no takers. And those were expensive mods! So the mod thing may or may NOT be an advantage when selling the classic mics. At the very least, when you do sell a modded one, you can rarely get the money back out of it that you spent on the mod. | |
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8th February 2006
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| Gear nut Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dallas
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| Here's the deal, I bought a very used and dented u47 fet for $200 I sent it to Klaus for him to bring it back to life. He recommended doing some mods to it. To tell you the truth, I am not very technical and I don't really know what he did to it. I think mostly circuit stuff. I got it back and it looks great. More importantly, it sounds fantastic. I think I spent about $1100 for Klaus to do his thing. That was a year and a half ago. I've only used it a handful of times since then. Some voice-over, upright bass, room mic. Compared to what it sounded like before, It's magical. To be fair, I've not heard a stock U47fet in excellent condition. Most of my clientel is rap/r&b Almost all of the bands I get are the nu-metal and I just use a D6 on the kick. I personally wouldn't pay $3500 for a 47fet. I am not really looking to sell it. But I would take $3500. thumbsup Hope that helps, Steve |
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8th February 2006
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| Lives for gear  | I have a FET47 in close to perfect condition, it has only been used for classical recording since it´s birth and as a front of kict mic about 5 times during the past year. I am also in some financial trouble, so if someone is interested PM me! I can shoot photos and send a sound snippet! Rock on! Pat |
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13th February 2008
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| Gear interested Join Date: Feb 2008
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I have a FET 47 I bought in 1990 from Warner Bros Studios in LA. It's in perfect condition, and rarely used. Are you still interested in purchasing? | |
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13th February 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Dec 2004
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everything except the big consoles, tape machines and big speakers. I picked up the SSL 9k 80 channel for £50k. But have sold it since... | |
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13th February 2008
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas
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| ^That's a smokin deal on a 9k! I've got a pair that was stereo matched/ refurbed by Neumann a few years back, if anyone wants to offer me $7k, I'd probably do that.  gear pimpin happening on this thread. |
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14th February 2008
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| Gear maniac Join Date: Apr 2005
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Klaus doesn't do much to U47 FETs. I had him work on mine, and the only real "mod" he did to it was remove some type of pad in the circuit that he said was only added for the ones to be sold in the US. This internal pad is not to be confused with the two switchable ones on the outside of the body which I can still use. | |
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14th February 2008
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| member no 666  Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Durham, NC
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| The tuning of the "el diablo" is very "47 FET esque"... there was a serious reason for that. The idea was to have a 47 FET with a bit more "point"... all done with a pretty much indestructable ribbon... go figure.
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14th February 2008
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: South Windsor, CT
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| I've seen them go as high as $4k, but i would say that these days the market price is $3-3.5k. |
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14th February 2008
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| Lives for gear | When I tried to sell mine about two years ago it was hard to find a buyer for 1.500.- euros, which I thought was a ridiculously low price, especially because it was in pristine condition and had never used for rock and roll...I regret having sold it, not that I could not live without it´s sound (I have a Gefell M71 that sounds just like it) but it is nice to have an original....anyway, I needed the money.... rock on! pat |
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19th February 2008
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: May 2006
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| i think the 47fet is an ok mic, but i wouldnt buy one - too much $! now a tube 47 in great shape - that would rokk. |
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19th February 2008
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3rd April 2008
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| Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2008
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| You still looking for a U47 Fet? Hey Studio king!!! My studio has "gone under" and I just happen to have a U47fet i.....I've never used it cause I don't have a shockmount for it. But I plugged it in today and, by eck...If I didn't need the cash....Anyhoo.. Let me know if you are still interested. Cheers P.s. Also selling my AKG C415B |
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3rd April 2008
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| Gear addict  Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Boss Angeles
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| Hey LSDD, it would be nice if you filled out your profile to at least include your location. A lot of people are justifiably leery of sending money to people with one post and no point of origin... That said, whaddya want for the FET?
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3rd April 2008
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| Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Miami, FL/Boston, MA
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| I think up to $4,000 sounds about right, $3,000 would be a great deal. Any less than that, come talk to me first!  Ed |
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3rd April 2008
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| Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2008
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| location Sorry bout that....I'm in London SW14....I'm new on here . I would like at least £1100, but would rather you have a listen and haggle.... It was my grandfathers and hate to let it go , but....I'm sure he would understand. It's not got a shockmount , but I've seen them on Ebay.... Are you in he UK? xxlsdd |
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3rd April 2008
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| Gear interested Join Date: Apr 2008
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| Opps..You're in BOss Angeles!! Ugh........ |
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