Nord Modular G2 worth the money or is G1 good enough?

[jaystainbrook]

I'm in the market for a Clavia Nord Modular G2. They don't seem come up for sale too often these days so I've been tempted a lot to buy a G1 or even a Micromodular.

My question is, how much am I missing if I get a G1 instead of a G2? A quick search of completed auctions on ebay makes me think the G2 keys are going for a little over $2000 US these days, while the G1s are in the $500 range. Is the G2 4X better? could I spend 1/4 as much and get almost as much synth?

Any input appreciated.

[edfunction]

I use the G1 modular a lot and can say that for the price it's a fantastic synth (probably my desert island synth). I would love to have a G2 but they are always too expensive.
What I am missing in the G1 is:
- Midi out (for sequencers etc)
- Delay fx
- Snapshots
- cool randomize patch feature
- easy fm

That said there's so much that you can do with the G1 that it doesn't really matter. It has a very nice sound (supposedly better than G2).
I really wish someone would just make a native version of it with sampling.

[Bitexion]

Even the micromodular is fun. If you don't mind patching on the computer of course, but then you wouldn't be considering the G1/G2 anyway.