HELP! What vintage KORG synth is this?

vetlevg · Post by **vetlevg** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 3:56 pm

Anyone? I have absolutely no idea!

Z · Post by Z » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:07 pm

http://www.vintagesynth.com/korg/900ps.php

paugui · Post by **paugui** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:37 pm

It is not that one, or if it is, it is a different version from the photo, cause that one does not have any knobs on it.

paugui · Post by **paugui** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:39 pm

This is my guess: Yamaha SY1

I think the Korg label is only a sticker.

vetlevg · Post by **vetlevg** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 4:49 pm

Thanks! Yeah, it looks like an SY-1 or 2.

So, how is this synth? Any good? How much could it be worth?

Sir Ruff · Post by **Sir Ruff** » Sun Jan 17, 2010 6:10 pm

vetlevg wrote:Thanks! Yeah, it looks like an SY-1 or 2.

So, how is this synth? Any good? How much could it be worth?

it's a terrible synth, but very very rare (I think maybe only 30 made?), so it's probably worth about $5000 on a bad day. $7k on a good one.

michael stein · Post by **michael stein** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 5:49 pm

You mean 500 - 700?

hfinn · Post by **hfinn** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:32 pm

its not that rare. I would say maybe $500

paugui · Post by **paugui** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:35 pm

According to VSE it is between 50$ and 100$

hfinn · Post by **hfinn** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 6:40 pm

The VSE prices are not accurate at this point. They are very outdated.

Micke · Post by **Micke** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 8:17 pm

Yeah that's definitely a SY-1, Yamaha's first synthesizer introduced in 1974.

Garth Hudson of THE BAND used to use one of these back in the '70s, as did Swedish prog-rockers KAIPA and
the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (SY-2). BBC composers Peter Howell, Elizabeth Parker and, above all, Paddy Kingsland
used the SY-2 on lots of BBC productions like Doctor Who, Hitchikers Guide To The Galaxy (TV-series) etc.
FWIW it apparently has the same filter as in the mighty GX-1 (which appeared a year later) .

You can listen to a nice 'orchestral' demo of the SY-1 here (scroll down to the bottom of the page):
http://www.soundofmusic.se/synthsandmore/sy1.htm

Some demos of the SY-2:

JJQ · Post by **JJQ** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 9:27 pm

Sounds great.

But i DONT think the SY-1 has the resonant High-pass as the sy-2.

AstroDan · Post by **AstroDan** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:26 pm

hfinn wrote:The VSE prices are not accurate at this point. They are very outdated.

With the economy the way it is, it appears the VSE price guide is coming full circle.

Sir Ruff · Post by **Sir Ruff** » Mon Jan 18, 2010 10:29 pm

michael stein wrote:You mean 500 - 700?

(x10) yes.

tyrannosaurus mark · Post by **tyrannosaurus mark** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 5:31 pm

I owned an SY-1 and I think it's a fantastic synth, sounds great to me! Has it's place for sure

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