Eden WP100 Navigator for $199?

[wespaul]

Musicians Friend is offering the Eden WP100 Navigator for $199. I still see it everywhere else for $600 or more. What am I missing? Too good to be true is usually hiding a gotcha. Only thing I see so far is a 42 day lead time. Thoughts?

[wespaul]

Hate to be rude or pushy, but I'll bump my own post just once to see if I can get some feedback before it's too late to back out of my order placed on this:

Buy Eden WP-100 Navigator Bass Preamp | Tube Preamps | Musician's Friend

Why is this so much cheaper here than I can find anywhere else? Some kind of imitation? Not quite the item I believe it is?

[FuzzBoxVoodoo]

I would do it and be paitent if I was in the market for one.
Funny that the MSRP is so low also.
Have you tried to call them and place the order?

[John Bigboote]

I can only imagine a) it's a typo (which they'll almost certainly honor) or b) you're seeing the direct results of Chinese manufacture. The American ones are going for $450+ used. That's really cheap.

-jb

[wespaul]

Yeah the low MSRP was weird, too. I haven't called, but I really don't know what to say. "Why is the price so low" doesn't seem like it would get a straight answer, but then maybe they will give a forthright explanation.

If it's a foreign knockoff, that might be part of an explanation, but maybe it still sounds good.

Anyway, thanks for the responses.

[mark roberts]

Looks like a pretty good April Fools day joke! Some pretty creative people out there.

[gazman_res]

unless they made a mistake and are referring to the DI/preamp?

[3506string]

I just called them and sales lady said it was the right price.

I'm guessing they screwed up item numbers. If it was in stock I might order it but 42 days is plenty of time to realize the mistake.

[4Mal]

What the hell. I hit it just to see what they'll do. I can always stuff it into my recording rack if it happens.

[My name is Mudd]

I just now looked...it's up to $699.99.

[perfektspace6]

Nope it's still $199.00. If I didn't already have one that works great I would buy it.

[Richard G]

i was going to buy it i looked at the price yesterday ..but the reviews were real bad on it so i passed....

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by My name is Mudd

I just now looked...it's up to $699.99.

Well, I just paid $199.99 for one....that doesn't mean I'll necessarily get the thing but it's worth a shot. The website still had it listed as initially stated.

Buy Eden WP-100 Navigator Bass Preamp | Tube Preamps | Musician's Friend

Riis

[My name is Mudd]

I've hit both of the links posted...they both take me to a $699.99 page.

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by My name is Mudd

I've hit both of the links posted...they both take me to a $699.99 page.

Oh, that's the California emissions-compliant model.

Riis

[My name is Mudd]

Win!

[4Mal]

I didn't use the link. I went to MF and searched.

[4Mal]

Originally Posted by Richard G

i was going to buy it i looked at the price yesterday ..but the reviews were real bad on it so i passed....

I take it you haven't actually played through one ? Certainly you haven't read my review... The Nav is a stellar pre. Now how the import version version holds up next to the MIA is an open question. What will be real interesting is to see if MF actually honors the sale.

[Zooberwerx]

Originally Posted by 4Mal

I take it you haven't actually played through one ? Certainly you haven't read my review... The Nav is a stellar pre. Now how the import version version holds up next to the MIA is an open question. What will be real interesting is to see if MF actually honors the sale.

This is the first time I've dealt with MF. Should the deal "go south" (wrong item, denied due to incorrect pricing, defective item, etc.), how's the customer service when it comes to resolution?

Riis

[Richard G]

keep us updated zoober.....when i hit the link at the start of this thread it automacially says 199 .....copy and pasted it below


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The exciting Eden WP-100 Navigator Bass Preamp features a tube input stage, compressor with variable threshold and rate controls, tube character control, enhance control, and Eden's famous semi-parametric EQ. The WP-100 Bass Preamp also features D.I. output control on the front of the unit, a mono pre-EQ loop, stereo post-EQ, side-chain loop with front panel blend pot, variable crossover, stereo LED ouptut meters, tuner out, stereo and mono XLR ouptuts, and a defeatable limiter. Eden duplicates front-panel controls for compressor defeat, enhance, mute-to-tune, and turbo boost on a footswitch with lighted indicators that you connect to the WP-100 Navigator Bass Preamp via a standard MIDI cable.

Eden WP-100 Navigator Bass Preamp Features:

Tube input stage
Compressor with variable threshold and rate controls
Tube character control
Enhance control
Semi-parametric EQ
DI output control on the front of the unit
Mono pre-EQ loop,
Stereo post-EQ
Side-chain loop with front panel blend pot
Variable crossover
Stereo LED output meters
Tuner out
Stereo and mono XLR ouptuts
Defeatable limiter
Footswitch control for compressor defeat, enhance, mute-to-tune, and turbo boost
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You Don't Always Get What You Pay For Posted by CTStorm from Connecticut on May 17, 2010Experience w/product: I own itReviewer's Background: Musician / EngineerReviewer's Play Style: Pop / RockI bought the Eden Navigator Pre Amp from Musician's Friend in 2005 and have only used it lightly in my home studio. Up until recently it has worked ok, but I can't say that I have ever really been WOWED by the sound. A few months ago, however, I started noticing that my DI output would just cut out during recording. It got progressively worse untl now the unit doesn't work at all. Eden has a 2 year waranty. Overall, this unit is not what I expected from such a high end boutique company.Overall

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Great pre-amp Posted by Tunaman from Boston on Jan 10, 2008Experience w/product: I own itReviewer's Background: Active MusicianReviewer's Play Style: RockHad this preamp for 2 years after long searching for the perfect tone. The Navigator has so many EQ controls you have tons of tone options. It will change the tone of your bass if you want it to. Sounds way better than my Sansamp NYC. Highly recommend trying this one out on your search for what works for you. Check out the Direct out though, I've had 2 that had tons of hiss. Overall

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Losing Faith Posted by Boogiefingers from Atlanta on Dec 10, 2006Experience w/product: I own itReviewer's Background: Active MusicianReviewer's Play Style: Rock, Pop, Funk, Blues, Country, R&BBecame worried when I first purchased this over a a year and a half ago, when out of the box, the main outputs were not funtioning properly. Was quickly impressed with Eden's customer service when I called for help and spoke with David Eden himself! Since then, I've had a few issues: all of the XLR outputs do not provide a snug/tight fit. (ie: plug your mic cable in and it "clicks', but is very loose in the socket). This has caused poor connection and sound when my DI cable works loose during performance. Last night both the XLR and main outputs lost significant output level to the mixer and my amp. Checked all cables and settings and all are ok. I'm gonna have to send it in. My two cents: For the cost of this product, the sound is average, the construction is solid other than the XLR outputs, the electronics have now failed me twice. Not what I expect of a product of the price. Especially for the amount I perform. I've had MUCH more appreciation for the Ampeg gear I've used over the past 20 year. Sorry Eden, but I'm getting this fixed and will then keep as a back-up pre-amp.
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Every feature you could want. Posted by Mr. I. Buytoomuchgear from San Francisco, CA on Jun 4, 2004Experience w/product: I own itReviewer's Background: amateurReviewer's Play Style: rockThis incorporates a great compressor, an enhancer which quickly becomes addictive, real tube tone, and too many d.i. options to count. It sounds great. Very light, too.Overall

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