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fuzzjunkie wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 17, 2023 7:07 pm

I should abandon the idea of buying gear from the perspective of playing in public.

I highly recommend the Sub25!
Aside from vintage gear, I pick new gear with live performance in mind. The simpler the better for me. I mainly wanted the Sub Phatty cuz it has presets and midi. Plus I liked the interface and sound better than the Novation Bass Station II (which is still great). I use the Sub Phatty just for bass so I'm fine with the little keybed. Also it's being controlled by the MPC Live 2 most of the time where it can change presets mid song for me while I play piano & synth pads.

For recording, I mainly use modular for bass so that's def not something I want to play out with. I know people do and I've tried it but it's not practical for me.

I use a Roland rd-88 stage piano for 99% of my piano stuff.
It has everything I’d want from presets for fm pads, synth leads, etc.
I had a minilogue that was great to learn on but ended selling it and got a monologue that I’ve used mostly as a bass synth.
Recently purchased a Korg opsix hoping to learn fm synthesis. So far I’ve messed around with it a couple times and now it sits on the shelf except when use the presets, which it works well for but doesn’t have the classic fm presets.

pawnzito wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 18, 2023 11:11 am

but doesn’t have the classic fm presets.

That's what's great about the Opsix, you can put all the classic DX7 patches on it.
I have all my favorite patches from the Dave Benson DX7 site.
here.
There's some great ones including the set that Suzanne Ciani did back in the day and a few 'Analog' series that sound CS80-ish.

Then, once you get them in there, you can add the great onboard effects and Filters to shape them into something new. I think the Opsix is a genius idea for a synthesizer. Does it sound as huge as my old Yamaha TX816? No but it's got a great sound and sounds 'now'.

Yesterday I bought a dead mk1 DX7 for $200. I would've rather died than pay $200 for a dead DX7 just a few years ago but here I am

I just repaired one for a friend and he had the Hypersynth Hcard. It's real game changer for the DX7. It's a bit expensive but kinda worth it.
Hcard

Samplers/drum machines:
Modor DR-2
Behringer RD-8
Elektron Machinedrum
Elektron Analog Rytm Mk2
Isla S2400

Synths:
Elektron Monomachine
Groove Synths 3rd Wave
Waldorf M
Udo Super 6
Roland Juno 6
MFB Dominion 1
Vermona Perfourmer Mk2
Behringer Model D
KARP 2600M

Assorted Eurorack stuff that's being cleansed to be primarily manipulation and effects that I can't (easily) get elsewhere

Fender Pedal Bass

Synths:

Roland XP-80 (with several expansion cards)
Roland VR-09
Roland Alpha Juno 2 (2, in fact, although one needs some TLC)
E-Mu Proteus PK-6 (needs its shuttle wheel replacing)
W Bell and Co. reed organ (needs a bit of repair, made in the 1860s, mostly still works!)
Kawai baby grand piano (as soon as we figure out how to get it from my parents and where it'll fit)
Casio electronic piano
Accordion of unknown make

Controllers:

M-Audio Oxygen 25 MkIV
M-Audio Oxygen 61 MkIV
M-Audio Keystation 88 MkIII

Used to have:

Roland U-110 rack
Cazio CZ-3000
Korg CX-3 (the old analogue one)
Hohner Pianet-T
Yamaha CP-70B
Yamaka SK-10
Moog Prodigy (wish I'd not sold THAT!)

invisible man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:51 am

Fender Pedal Bass

Wow, now that is something really special. How does it sound?

invisible man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:51 am

Fender Pedal Bass

Wow, I've never even heard about these, WTH? It looks like a rebadged Eko (as used by The Cure circa Pornography)

1976 Rhodes Mark 1 Stage
Vox Continental 61
Yamaha Reface CP

OffYourFace wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:33 am

invisible man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:51 am

Fender Pedal Bass

Wow, I've never even heard about these, WTH? It looks like a rebadged Eko (as used by The Cure circa Pornography)

Absolutely amazing!!! When did Fender built these? Late 70s?

i added a pic of my 5U system on the OP

Twang Deluxe wrote: ↑

Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:37 pm

OffYourFace wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:33 am

invisible man wrote: ↑

Thu Apr 13, 2023 8:51 am

Fender Pedal Bass

Wow, I've never even heard about these, WTH? It looks like a rebadged Eko (as used by The Cure circa Pornography)

Absolutely amazing!!! When did Fender built these? Late 70s?

Approximately late 60s early 70s. There is a brief shot of JPJones playing one in Led Zep Song Remains The Same film which came out in 76. Been meaning to do a demo into an interface.

I've had a couple since the late 90's when they could be found for a few hundred each:

Juno-106
Juno-60

I just fully serviced both and they sound great.

A Korg Polysix with midi retrofit
Behringer Odyssey
Behringer wasp
Ik uno
Modified Transcendent 2000 (on loan)
Cyclone tt-78 drum machine
Moog Dfam
Akai S950 sampler (used a lot)
Akai S2800i sampler