Is my Damage Control Womanizer worth more now?

[KevinFinn]

Since the company no longer functions in the Damage Control capacity anymore, I was wondering if the value on their units has increased.

I've been wanting to sell the Womanizer for a long time anyway.

 

[Agreed]

So... you don't like the sound, and you've wanted to unload it for awhile, but you think maybe now that people can't just buy it from DC (who probably discontinued it due to a lack of demand and enormous success in the Strymon switchover) they'll pay more for one you've had your feet and hands all over?

I think it's a quality preamp, but I think you're reaching, too. I have two Damage Control pedals. I love them, won't be selling them, but I doubt I'd make a profit if I did.

 

[DemoColorScheme]

I guess the prices will definitely go up and they will kinda become collectible.
In theory: if the new Strymon TimeLine Mk2 (it probably is gonna be called something else though) is inferior to the Damage Control TimeLine, then it will be highly coveted, I'm sure! But I have the feeling this isn't going to happen.

 

[Agreed]

I have a Hafler Hellrazor tube preamp from 1993, anyone want to pay a super inflated price? No? What do you mean it's worth less now than when it came out? I thought everything became more expensive when they stopped making them It sounds really good, what's the deal guys?

Edit: Of course it'll come down to the whims of the market as it always does. These days there is a profound "collector" mentality, a product can jump in value by 300% immediately upon being discontinued even when it's known that it's only temporarily discontinued. If people decide they want to pay a bunch extra for pedals they didn't have a desire to buy before, that's their business, but I find it kind of funny - especially when the pitch is "I've had this thing sitting around for awhile, I've wanted to get rid of it, maybe now that it's discontinued someone will pay me more money and I can finally get rid of it."

 

[peridot1]

I think maybe it'll be hard to sell at standard price for the Wmz. Timeline/Nexus another story... maybe. Was thinking the same thing now that I find myself out of work.

 

[78deluxe]

Since the company no longer functions in the Damage Control capacity anymore, I was wondering if the value on their units has increased.

I've been wanting to sell the Womanizer for a long time anyway.

Comparable units such as the Demonizer are selling for $200 or less on ebay it seems. One unit only received $142 in bids.

So as of right now, I think the answer to your question is probably not.

 

[Solideogloria]

It just comes down to supply and demand. Is your womanizer high in demand? I doubt it...

 

[imaguy2]

I'm guessing you will need to wait a while longer before you would see an appreciation in value. Especially if the Strymon line continues to do so well, it will become a collectible.

 

[JVIOLIN]

It is possible... I have a feeling that strymon is going to release a Timeline type product that will surpass the DC Timeline. I however amm not sure they will produce a Glass Nexus type product, but I hope I am wrong. I love my Glass Nexus and can see it going up in value myself. I wish I had a Timeline. I saved up, looked online and saw Timelines were back in stock, a few hours later, out of stock.... And forever this time. Talk about bad timing! Wow...

 

[KevinFinn]

So... you don't like the sound, and you've wanted to unload it for awhile, but you think maybe now that people can't just buy it from DC (who probably discontinued it due to a lack of demand and enormous success in the Strymon switchover) they'll pay more for one you've had your feet and hands all over?

I think it's a quality preamp, but I think you're reaching, too. I have two Damage Control pedals. I love them, won't be selling them, but I doubt I'd make a profit if I did.

Please. There's no need for the attitude. I don't need anyone looking for a place to assume the worst about me. I have no desire to extort anyone - I just had a basic curiosity to how the market was responding to the news (if anyone knew).

The thing is barely used at all. Never gigged, let alone toured. I tried to use it in the studio once and didn't even like it for that. It's not something "I've had my hands and feet all over" but now want to sell just because I think I can charge a bunch for it... I never liked it. Not ever.

I just never got around to unloading it and DC's announcement reminded me.

 

[Agreed]

Attitude? Not exactly, I just think it's kind of funny that your question is basically "I don't like this pedal and never have, can I sell it for a profit now that they've discontinued it?" The DC line was axed for a lot of reasons, who knows exactly what happened behind the scenes but I do know that not a lot of people have Damage Control pedals. The initial distribution deal with Peavey was kind of a disaster, and then they had to do ... damage control ... and strike out on their own to make and sell them directly. But they never were very popular because of their extremely large size. I'm not saying that they aren't good pedals, remember, I own two of them and love them (mine are the Liquid Blues and Solid Metal, I bought them new when they first came out and don't regret them at all, even though they eventually got clearanced direct for $99). The trouble with the preamps especially is that not a lot of people ever had them on their radar in the first place because they were expensive, really big, and kind of an unknown quantity after the initial, problematic launch and difficulty keeping up supply. I remember them being out of stock for a really long time before Damage Control split from Peavey again and started doing their own thing.

And now DC is Strymon, with a highly successful and much more compact pedal line, and more pedals coming out. I'd imagine none of them are going to have the huge footprint that the old DC pedals had. That's the hardest part about using them, they're just doubly board-unfriendly because of their large size and the necessity of using the included 9V/2A adapter since none of the pedal power units could feed them that much juice.

If you want a statement completely devoid of my personal feelings, put it to the market. As others have noted, they haven't been doing so well, and I don't think yours will be an exception, but you never know. Maybe if you mention that it's "Now Discontinued, Collectible" and leave off the bit about you never liking it in the first place you'll get luckier than others have been.

 

[echoSE7EN]

Too funny. I tried trading one into the local GC. They didn't even know what it was...offered me $30.00. I sold it through C-list for a whooping $125.00. Which was $125.00 of gold compared to the inch of dust that had collected on that thing. Best of luck.

 

[Panacea]

"I don't like this pedal and never have, can I sell it for a profit now that they've discontinued it?"

He never said 'profit', so yea there is some 'tude.

 

[Solideogloria]

I tried trading one into the local GC. They didn't even know what it was...offered me $30.00.

HAHA GC always cracks me up

 

[Agreed]

He never said 'profit', so yea there is some 'tude.

Ah, I misinterpreted his post then. With the crazy prices the Klon's hit lately, and everything Skreddy stops making going up by several %s, I guess I read more into his post than he was saying. Still, where does "increase in value" come from? In this case I don't think the factors are there for that to happen. My opinion. Others have contributed their experiences with the market directly, and it seems to confirm that the market isn't going to go wild for these just because they're not making new ones. I think a lot of the factors which kept people from buying them in the first place are still salient, and will keep people from buying them now. But it is, of course, up to him if he wants to put it up for sale now and see if he can bring in more than he could have before they shut down.

 

[Panacea]

Ah, I misinterpreted his post then. With the crazy prices the Klon's hit lately, and everything Skreddy stops making going up by several %s, I guess I read more into his post than he was saying. Still, where does "increase in value" come from? In this case I don't think the factors are there for that to happen. My opinion. Others have contributed their experiences with the market directly, and it seems to confirm that the market isn't going to go wild for these just because they're not making new ones. I think a lot of the factors which kept people from buying them in the first place are still salient, and will keep people from buying them now. But it is, of course, up to him if he wants to put it up for sale now and see if he can bring in more than he could have before they shut down.

It's cool, I'm still waiting for someone to sell me a D*A*M 1966 for the original price.

 

[silky_sam]

My womanizer's on the Fritz as well...but it's hardly cutting edge

 

[Panacea]

My womanizer's on the Fritz as well...but it's hardly cutting edge

Funny. I just posted this same pic on my Faceboook this morning...now off to twist some knobs.

 

[peridot1]

Just remembered I saw a DC demonizer at GC awhile back selling for around $100. It was there for a long time. Months.

Their gain pedals are more of a cult following rather than popular. Pretty certain you'll have a tough time.

Kinda curious what you didn't like about it. It's higher gains I know leave something to be desired but I felt the mids to cleans were right on. EQ function I've yet to see on another preamp like this.