I Found a $500 Mixer in a GUITAR CENTER DUMPSTER...and it WORKS??? | Pioneer DJM800
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- In this vid, we'll follow up on something I pulled out of Guitar Center's dumpster about a year ago. This is a Pioneer DJM800 DJ Mixer. I also got several other things out of the dumpster at that time - lots of stands, cables, a Kurzweil keyboard, and two Stanton turntables. I already determined that a delay pedal I pulled out worked and just needed a battery, but will this Pioneer mixer work?
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Something you might find helpful. Hold down harmonic, fader start 1 and channel 1 Que buttons then power it up while holding then down. Will start up in diagnostic mode and you can test all switches, buttons, faders and pots.
Have fun.
No wonder GC was in Chapter 11 !! If they would stop throwing out good gear and actually discount it, maybe they'd be in better shape financially.
Right? Don't throw away stuff so easily.
The trim pots are well used since all vinyl records has different levels so... constant trim.
/Former pro DJ
Thanks for clarifying!
@@TheGuitologist Oh, and you tend to use them when mixing as well since Pioneer don't have a fader style cue for headphones. It's either on or off for the channels, and when cuing (beatmatching and lining up two playing tracks in your headphones) you often need to raise the volume on the track above your actual mix target (that is set with the fader). The gear I prefer can assign cue channels to a crossfader, so I forgot about this little quirk. :)
Love the repair vids. I was a terror as a kid and my mom said she found me in a dumpster. Ironically, I grew up to be a guitar and garbage picker.
I remember that dumpster dive video! Always having repairable gear on hand is similar to having tangible investments! Free gear is always the best though.
Every piece of equipment needs to find a owner. Reminds me of the island of misfit toys from the Rudolph reindeer specials.
Man, I can't say how much I love seeing you save this old gem of a mixer. I have some pretty extensive experience with these things (Pioneer DJM 4-channel mixers), the 800 in particular is a really fascinating and storied piece of gear of the recent past. I remember so distinctly when I started DJing around 12 years ago now, going to a Guitar Center of all places and being recommended the DJM-800 or 900 above literally every other DJ mixer they had in the store, even above some very nice Rane mixers which at that time at least were even a little more expensive than the Pioneer mixers. Regardless I was recounted a story by the guy working there about being at Burning Man sometime in the previous year or 2 prior, where he had witnessed a DJ friend of his basically 'field strip' and clean his DJM-800 of the sand which had infiltrated many parts of it after a long set which took place in part during a sandstorm. Allegedly this other DJ pulled all the knobs and faders off of the mixer, pulled the faceplate, and proceeded to blast out the mixer with a hose before wrapping it in a towel to let it dry. According to the story after being allowed a day or so to drain and dry out, the faceplate, knobs, and faders were reinstalled, the mixer re-powered, and it continued to function as if it had never encountered any sand, or water. I personally can recount a time where I had not a DJM-800, but a DJM-700 (essentially a stripped down version of the 800), become partially soaked in icy, salty snowmelt, at a show during the Spring in Salt Lake City, remembering what I had heard before at the Guitar Center, and this mixer being only slightly wet, I used the hour or so I had before my set that night drying out the mixer, and just like in legend, it too powered up and functioned perfectly for the next hour I played on it, and continued to indefinitely before I sold it to a friend who most recently I'd spoken with, said the mixer was still working just fine. In very recent memory and just before you acquired this DJM-800, I bought a similarly used DJM-800 from an audio engineer friend of mine, he acquired the mixer on my behalf from the then recently defunct Club Bricks or 'In The Venue' in Salt Lake City, also the same place where snowmelt from the patio above had leaked onto my older DJM-700. Like all others I'd seen before it, this DJM-800 had been through some shit, yet had somehow invariable come out, functionally at least, unscathed. The build quality of these mixers are just, second to none, no question about it, the DJM's of the late 2000's in particular, are among the finest pieces of audio equipment ever devised.
One of the reasons I stopped volunteering at charities. We used to throw hifi amps & home theater systems worth thousands (accumulatively) straight into the bin just because the paid staff couldn't be bothered testing them or they we missing a 3 prong cable
The green glowing "TAP" button is a beat per minute (BPM) counter. It's used for beat matching! The microphone switch that was labeled "1,2, and Talkover" is a selector switch for 1, or 2 proprietary mics (without music), and the "Talkover" is to be able to talk while music is playing.
@Dearly Diane NOT sure what you mean, but beat matching is where you're matching the beat of 2 songs... like at a club where one song goes into another one without the beat stopping.
It doesn't have anything to do with the loudness of a car driving through your neighborhood! Lol
@Dearly Diane I don't think I can respond to you, as we are talking about 2 different things... I'm talking about a piece of DJ equipment and you're talking about the loudness of a car with a "Boomer" system...
Kids, DRUGS ARE BAD!!! 😆🤣😆
@Dearly Diane It's not a type of music... it's a piece of musical equipment.
Sometimes, if you don't fully know what you're talking about, you should just not comment at all! I'm done with this stupid-as-shit conversation...
this could be the thing that jump start your dj career MC Brad
In the last year I've found enough stuff at my town dump to start a studio. All working.
Amazing. Send me video clips getting the stuff and I’ll publish it.
@@TheGuitologist I don't record anything, hell, I barely use my phone. And I'd rather not start. That would be like Bill Dance showing people his favorite lunker spot. SONNNN!!
There was a Marshall 4x12 cab marked as "Input jack broken" at my local GC. For $199, I can put a nut back on the input jack so it works. Apparently, their "techs" aren't qualified for such in-depth repairs.
In late 40's i finally have favorite YT guitar chanel, as usually always super HQ topics. I can't donate from my country but i have spread the word and will do it again. Long Live The Guitologist.
Wow man, if nothing else give it to an underprivileged kid. G.C should go out. Good job brad.
love you bro
When you start feeling the flashbacks and aren't sure if the effects are on the screen or in your mind
I remember that dive. Awesome fun. Love the mix overlays lol.
People have been putting stuff in dumpsters forever. Lowes tosses perfectly new XMAS seasonals out in January every year. You just have to keep an eye out or know an employee so they can tell you when they make the dump. Brad, you do some cool videos.
I've heard about Lowe's and Home Depot's throwing away of MASSIVE amounts of stuff, including lumber. Employees say wood trim gets trashed daily.
I found that exact one about 6 months ago down the back alley, it works and is as heavy as he'll. I need to give it someone, I have no use for it.
I just checked mine, it's the 600 version, but it's soooo heavy. Why the hell someone threw it out is beyond me. You need a degree to work out how to use it properly.
Man I've been saying for years I'm going to go look in my Guitar Centers dumpster I might have to actually do it LOL
Dude...go look! Take your camera and send me clips if you find anything. Email is in the description. I'll publish it if you find stuff.
Same here!!
@@TheGuitologist will do definitely going to wait until it's not a rainy day we got such crap weather lately I hope I find a hammer beaten Les Paul that I can Crazy Glue back together LOL
It is one of the coolest budget Mixer I ever worked with as a DJ. I love the effects!
You NAILED it.
@The Guitoloist behind a DJM800, now i have seen everything! - btw, it was the industry standard, newer models have taken that spot. I know that cus i have been the audio engineer at countless dj shows in the past, and just LOVED when djs clip the inputs on that thing, geez.. not pleasant, i'll tell you that much..
Oh yeah, the clean shaven, short hair Guitologist. Dig the retro footage. Don't ever stop dumspter diving amigo.
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Another find... can't wait to watch and see what you have to do on this....
Brad, you need to build Billy a amp. That guitar he built you is sweet. Can’t wait for the review. Stay safe Brad
ahhhh theres the flashbacks they warned me of,,,,thought I was trippin for a second there
The dumpster diver in me rejoices!! And the hoarder in me also rejoices!!
Good 'ol Surplus America, Wow mannn..Way to go
Hi Brad, hope all’s well my friend, have a wonderful evening.
Go DJ! That’s my DJ! Go DJ! That’s my DJ!
The ending fabulous 🙂. Brad the DJ
I keep looking in my local GC dumpster, and while a few months ago, there was really great stuff, now it's just filled with half-eaten sandwiches and dirty wipes.
Well if you think about all the stuff that was thrown away together, it may appear you beat the attended recipient, The guitar center near my home, sends unsold equipment to an outlet store, plus there is a lock on the dumpster, which just happened to not be when you went. Employees can be sneeky like that.
I found a 1975 era Big Muff Pi dumped at the end of someone's driveway during lockdown. Made a decent amount for it on eBay. One man's trash and all that - lol!
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Dude, I love your vids man. Much appreciated brad.
basically its for 4 record decks or cd djs the combination is up to you, 2 microphone inputs onboard fx then master out into recording device or pa and away you go, these mixers are like the industry standard for djing, nice find if fully working
"this came out of a dumpster" good audio clip
Running around £900-£1000 used I the uk in used condition so great score
Brad goes radio head was pretty cool..
The mixer sounds great! Integrate it into your video gear!!
Cool find!
I’ve repaired a few of these in the past.
They are an arse to work on. Lots of sub boards and millions of screws to undo.....
Also The ones I get are usually covered in beer and vomit😂
Trim and cross fader are used the most. Recorded material is all over the place on levels, so every single track that’s cued up needs to have its input level set to blend with the output mix.
Hahaha… you had me laughing my ass off towards the end there. 😂
Hey,Brad you can be a DJ now KOOL!!looks like someones dog was chewing those knobs!lol,Cheers!
I remember going through that stuff when Tom and I were there.
I have a lot of fun playing with that mixer I'm not a DJ but I see that would be cool
He's going lo-fi!
The Talk Over will lower the gain on your non-mic input so you can make announcements or whatever.
If he knew what he was doing, he'd be dangerous! Go Brad!
Getting all trippy at the end . Good find .
This video gets a hell yeah from me!!
Maybe I should start looking into garbage bins to get gear. I've heard stories about amazing finds in the dumpster, but I always thought people were exaggerating.
I love you dude!
Sweet!! So cool that it works, hopefully you can get some use out of it.
never thought id see Brad going full on Radiohead towards the end ha ha ha, great find brother
How come? I love Radiohead.
I expect a follow up video demo'ing your DJ skills as I'm sure you've been practicing a bunch.
Pioneer made good stuff.
The ReeeeeMix was great
MIDNIGHT DUMPSTER PARTY!
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Thanks for watching!
Very cool indeed. Great find bud.
Well this is for certain if GC keeps conducting business the way they are those dumpsters behind the stores will have more equity worth than GC itself
That’s a good find!
I have a friend with a bigger Yamaha version these those things are cool
Cool old mixer
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OMG TURN IT ON!
At my GC the employees split the stuff from the dumpster. I know a guy who works there .
@Dearly Diane that’s funny!😃
You are Freakin Out Man ! Brad makes music with Garbage 🤟😎 Where's Shirley Manson ?
Very cool!! Great find!
You may not want to low ball the power to a SMPS because it tries it's best to maintain the correct output and heats up a lot when there's inadequate power supplied. Then again this is only a suggestion, those things are pretty robust.
Thanks for the tip. SS power supplies aren’t my forte. Still learning.
Nice that you can take things out of dumpsters in your country, since this is seen as an illegal action in Germany for instance (same for food "waste"). I know from other sectors where fully functional, worthy stuff (like doors, windows, carpets, various surfaces) is dumped and goes finally into the waste "recycling" or rather into the waste burning facilities. Such a shame
And government makes such things illegal, while at the same time trying to shame all of us for our "carbon footprint". Hypocrites!
What a find🎶
You should put the model in the title. This is the industry club mixer owned by pretty much every EDM Dj (who can’t battle, scratch or juggle), can guarantee there’s thousands of people looking how to fix them up.
Lol, ok I guess you knew that.
Trim worn out because every song is mastered to different level. So it needs setting every single track.
That’s so cool.
Man I want to run down to the Guitar Center see if they can sneak back to their dumpster
You should check a couple times a week. Right before trash truck day is the night to go.
7:57 "put it into clipping" why yes, that would be the way most DJ's use these.... lol
Ya, you found this right after the hemi cuda barn find right?
I actually know where a Hemi Cuda is in unrestored state in an old man's garage...covered in junk. No lie.
Gotta lock up our dumpster! Wouldn't want all that working gear, go to good use 🤦♂️
Techo DJ The Guitologist? 🎧🎚️
You need to make another reaction to restoration and metal. Those southeastern Asian guys who screwed that guitar a few years ago.
The GC 's in Birmingham Al. are compactors. Dumpster dive denied.
they just toss stuff out like that huh. crazy
The power supply is most likely a switcher and doesn't have a transformer, rectifier, and filter caps for 60Hz. Just a guess by gosh. Small and light. What's up with the Kurzweil? (Drool)
Nice! What a trip!
That is really nice for free. I don't like what Guitar Center does. And if they put a lock on the dumpster why didn't they take the stuff to the Salvation Army or Goodwill so somebody could have it instead of trashing it? Especially if they're going to write it off. They don't like because you find free stuff. What they did to those guitars I will never forget.
Can you do more in-promptu dj-ing with strange ambient cd music?
Probably.
The hinges on those pushbuttons are designed to break after a given time. Pioneer makes huge profits on spare parts, because they are designed to break. I have serviced a lot of those and the CDJ players.
I work at guitar center and we would never throw this kind of stuff away. It totally baffles me why other guitar centers do this. We have ways to get around the “destroy at store” policy, we can scratch and dent items and discount them very easily and most of the time people will buy that stuff as long as we tell them what they’re getting into. Like why in the hell would you throw away mic stands?! If they’re slightly broken sell them off for 10 bucks! Not that hard!!!
I genuinely cannot remember a time we’ve thrown something away at my gc that was even remotely functional.
Why I only found papers and plastics into dumpsters ? T-T
You're a lucky man Brad, don't forget that !
turning into a dub legend as an alternative career path?i say dont get rid of the mixer
Maybe worth a Channel 3? My adventure learning to DJ...
@@TheGuitologist *Scratchy B* ... 🍻😎
Fucking lol, the cd cover's painting is from my local cathedral. Just went to see it last year. Hugo Simberg's Wounded angel. Recommend checking out The garden of death as well.
cool rig thou for free.
Man I never find anything in my GCs dumpster. The manager of the one in San Antonio here is a drunk old pervert that absolutely SUCKS. I love pioneer stuff, I have their “most powerful AVR they ever built”, a VSX-D1S and I fuckin love it.
Crazy 🤪🤪🤪
Hey I don't need no ACID man.....
I easily could have watched you goof around with this for another half hour.