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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Jabberwalky » Mon Feb 09, 2015 7:28 pm

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Virgule » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:38 am

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Broadwave » Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:08 am

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Pro5 » Tue Feb 10, 2015 8:57 am

Roland JD-800

And the new Prophet 6 is none too shabby looking either! :)
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by sigment » Tue Feb 10, 2015 2:52 pm

I love the look of the EML PolyBox, but would like to add...
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Instantly recognizable, aesthetically balanced, beautiful (i wish i had one, i'd even take a reissue... even with minikeys)
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by synthroom » Tue Feb 10, 2015 3:15 pm

sigment wrote:I love the look of the EML PolyBox, but would like to add...
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by alex_mauer » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:25 pm

everyone already said all of the ones i think are coolest looking... so i'm gonna throw an oddball into the mix

TBH i have never used one... it's not my top pick... that blue tho

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by ppg_wavecomputer » Tue Feb 10, 2015 5:39 pm

alex_mauer wrote:everyone already said all of the ones i think are coolest looking... so i'm gonna throw an oddball into the mix

TBH i have never used one... it's not my top pick... that blue tho

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by jonasbjarki » Tue Feb 10, 2015 6:50 pm

Maybe not the sexiest but I gave my MEK a makeover that is sure to pop up a few tittyboners.

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by joeboy » Wed Feb 11, 2015 8:17 am

I prefer gray/white synths. They seem more "scientific" that way. The more it resembles hospital equipment, the better.

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Percivale » Wed Feb 11, 2015 12:03 pm

This looks pretty good.

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by ppg_wavecomputer » Wed Feb 11, 2015 7:53 pm

Percivale wrote:This looks pretty good.

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It's an invisible synth, then?

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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by phineus_ii » Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:57 am

lol I'm the thread starter and I just thought but I never actually put my opinion on this yet! I'd probably go with the DX1!
Looks like a spaceship control panel or something! love it. Don't own it sadly haha.

also +1 on the 80s and 90s Akai white/cream/grey whatever colour you want to call it. It always stands out! big fan of the 950 here even though to public joe bloggs it probably looks like something that should be in a science lab but to me that's cool!
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Re: What is the sexiest looking synth of all time?

Post by Daniele Spadavecchia » Thu Feb 12, 2015 2:10 am

1) Roland Jupiter 8
2) Roland Juno 60 or 106
3) Moog Mini Voyager
4) Novation KS4 or 5

By the way, MOOG logo is the coolest!!!
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