bochelli wrote:...EMS gear looks simple to re make not worth the money they go for only a matter of time before China copies flood the market .

I hate to say it but maybe that would be for the better, it worked for boutique guitar pedals (more or less)

Oh yeah I know the V-Synth is still on the decline, but I really think like the 303 in time it will be appreciated much more than it is now. It really is criminally undervalued at the moment, I would't mind getting a second sometime... Yes I've noticed the SQ-80 going up a fair bit recently, which i...

...Interestingly there are other instruments that are also rare and yet are grossly undervalued - it remains to be seen whether these are rediscovered (or indeed discovered at all!) in due course... Yeah I've been thinking a bit about that too, but really apart from newly made stuff I really don't ...

^ Yes, I'm a bit sad I didn't get a Jupiter 8 when they were averaging 4k (AUD) a few years ago, some guy just listed one on Aus eBay for 12k, guess it'll never happen now (and I'm a massive Roland fan) :cry: I guess like with the JP8 and 808 I just don't see the EMS being worth that, and in fact ev...

Blue Monster 65 wrote:I thought it looked like the Syrinx, but I wasn't sure. It's at less than shipping as I type. Would be cool to score for cheap, eh?

Yeah definitely, it's a cool looking thing

Oh ok, that's good to know. Still they definitely seem to have been keeping a lower profile than usual

I've been thinking a bit recently about the whole reissue situation and the impact it's had on the prices of my original MS-20 and Arp Oddysey, and also a bit about why the EMS stuff has gone up so damn much in the past few years. Also looking at the prices of synths in old magazines from 1984 and h...

Apologies if I'm just out of the loop, but what's up with Access and the mighty Virus? They haven't been to Namm or Messe for what seems like an eternity, nor have they done any new releases as far as I know. So does anyone have any idea? Are they dying because of plugs and new analog? Would be a sh...

Thanks for the reply. I'll have to open it up although it works fine via MIDI and if I don't move the 1/4" jack around. One of the repair shops said, he could fix it for $250 ... I'll bet he bloody did, I would definitely advise you don't use him at that price! :shock: With the keys both those meth...

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-qM39XQqV0Rc/URK81__eeVI/AAAAAAAGmp0/kaOpuyiOK0s/s1600/%2524%2528KGrHqR%252C%2521jQFD%2529Q7VMfZBREoC4kbFw%257E%257E60_57.JPG I probably should know, but what is that? ^ Just saw one on ebay, bit of an oddball :) http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-RARE-RARE-E-PRO-MINI-SYNTH-ANALO...

Alex E wrote:Makes me wonder what would have happened if the DX7 were never released.

Lets not forget the D-50 and the M1

Things go in cycles, sooner or later people will move on from vintage stuff only to go back to it again 20yrs later

mpa1104 wrote:Best deal for which I did part with some cash: EMS VCS 3 Mk2 + Random Voltage Generator + Pitch to Voltage Converter = ... let's just say less than $400 AUD

Oh come on man, really? When was this? Hope you still have it

Yep amen to that, I'm thinking the same thing - I have way too much money invested in this stuff to see it get damaged. My rack also has wheels and I don't like to think what rolling it over a bump would do to the mega deep H3000 with it's massive transformer on the back :? So I'm in discussion to g...

Wow and you guys think synth prices are stupid...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/1962-FENDER- ... 2a3221d7bd

White wrote:No, Captive Nuts work just fine, my S3200XL is quite heavy and deep, but sits comfortably at the top of the rack with nothing underneath to support it.

Ok cool thanks, that's good to know. I've had a look and the S3200Xl is indeed massive haha