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NOVATION BASS STATION KEYBOARD

Post by man-009 » Mon May 03, 2010 3:51 am

are they worth more then what they say on VSE? that is what i meant...:) thanks.
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Re: NOVATION BASS STATION KEYBOARD

Post by sequentialsoftshock » Mon May 03, 2010 4:00 am

man-009 wrote:WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS WHAT A NOVATION BASS STATION KEYBOARD IS WORTH IN EXCELLENT CONDITION? LOOKS AND SOUNDS GREAT! I BOUGHT IT AT A GARAGE SALE FOR $25. THEY HAVE TO BE WORTH MORE...:)

THANKS FOR YOUR HELP HERE. IF THIS IS POSTED IN THE WRONG AREA I DO APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE.

http://www.vintagesynth.com/novation/nov_bsk.php might be a good start...
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Post by th0mas » Mon May 03, 2010 4:05 am

$200-$300.
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Post by man-009 » Mon May 03, 2010 4:08 am

thanks guys.. sorry i worded my post wrong....:) of course i looked at VSE first!!!!..lol. just was wondering if they went for more like those SH-101's go for now. thanks.
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Post by sequentialsoftshock » Mon May 03, 2010 4:52 am

You should also check the eBay completed listings for one.
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Post by cornutt » Mon May 03, 2010 4:15 pm

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Post by krzeppa » Mon May 03, 2010 8:16 pm

In good working order probably no more than about $300ish. I don't think I'd pay more than $350 unless you really, really, really want....but in that case, price wouldn't matter I guess.
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Post by man-009 » Mon May 03, 2010 11:12 pm

thanks guys!
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Post by man-009 » Wed May 05, 2010 4:34 am

paid $25. sold it for $400...:) nice flip!
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Post by redchapterjubilee » Wed May 05, 2010 2:39 pm

I just bought one with the mind to possibly flip it! I got mine for much less than $400 but not quite as low as $25. I am actually thinking of keeping it to play live with a metal band to keep from taking the Little Phatty out. Of course, now I'm thinking some gear restrategizing could get me into a good analog poly, something I've been lacking for awhile...
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Post by man-009 » Wed May 05, 2010 10:42 pm

cool. good luck~
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Re: NOVATION BASS STATION KEYBOARD

Post by smoothcriminal » Thu May 06, 2010 4:07 pm

Is the Bass Station (original or keyboard) an Analog Modeling synth or does it have analog DCOs? The VSE page says it has "VCO's which use analog Sound Modeling (ASM) to generate basic saw and pulse waveforms" which seems contradictory, unless I'm misunderstanding what ASM means...
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Post by steveman » Thu May 06, 2010 6:36 pm

All analogue.
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Post by redchapterjubilee » Thu May 06, 2010 9:07 pm

There was some talk about this on VSE several years back and I guess it's been pushed out of the site's memory. I looked for it recently and couldn't find it. In that discussion it was revealed that the Bass Station series rolls with DCO's, analog filter and digital envelopes/LFO. Which would explain why mine sounds very Juno-esque in the low end.
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Re: NOVATION BASS STATION KEYBOARD

Post by stikygum » Thu May 20, 2010 6:42 am

Ok, I thought I was flipping out. I remember finding out the BS is DCO based too.
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