EscapeRocks Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 While we were discussing the possible 25K price, Prince's DX7 sold for $73K and change. His Emulator sampler and disks fetched around $9500 Quote David Gig Rig:Depends on the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAJUSCULE Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The money some people have... someone just bought a Connor McDavid rookie card for north of $100K this week. In this economy? Quote Eric Website Gear page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 While we were discussing the possible 25K price, Prince's DX7 sold for $73K and change. His Emulator sampler and disks fetched around $9500 The Emulator and his disks would be more interesting to me... Do you know who acquired them? It would be really cool if they were headed to a museum. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biggles Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Still a way to go to get close to John Lennon"s Imagine piano which auctioned for $2.1 M Quote Col Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threadslayer Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Still a way to go to get close to John Lennon"s Imagine piano which auctioned for $2.1 M Or Kurt Cobain's guitar going for $6M FFS. Quote Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 A DX7 is the same as any other. 73k for failing membrane switches and old ic chips seems silly. Now Princes odd shaped guitars that match his "formerly known as name" are unique and should be iconic. Not a factory dx7. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowboyNQ Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 The successful bidder may have been disappointed at missing out on Belle Delphine"s bath water at a mere USD30 a jar. They weren"t going to be left behind this time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobadohshe Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Gross Quote Kawai C-60 Grand Piano : Hammond A-100 : Hammond SK2 : Yamaha CP4 : Yamaha Montage 7 : Moog Sub 37 My latest album: Funky organ, huge horn section https://bobbycressey.bandcamp.com/album/cali-native Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRW Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Yeah the E-MU disks would"ve been more interesting, or his LinnDrum. Maybe the DX had 'his' patches on it...but that is unlikely since Prince was supposedly mostly a 'preset guy'. You can hear it easily from the late 80"s onwards, when he got into stuff like the D-50 and ROMplers. During that time he also got heavily into sampling and all that stuff would be cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TommyRude Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 If Prince's DX-7 fetched a price, then his Purpleaxxe should be worth a whole lot more. Keytars are worth much more than any regular board. Quote Some music I've recorded and played over the years with a few different bands Tommy Rude Soundcloud Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I figured that was you, that won the auction Quote Why fit in, when you were born to stand out ? My Soundcloud with many originals: [70's Songwriter] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 I dunno....it would be like buying Jimmy Page's ES335. He's not known for it, never appeared even in a photo with one, much less recorded with it. $75k would be astonishing for his original OBX, but at least it would make sense. And regarding comment about this kind of money being spent in this economy: um.....the rich got richer by all accounts, from this pandemic. party like its 1999 Garth! Quote Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Paxton Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 A few years back I did the tour of Paisley Park, so I got to see a lot of his instruments up close â the purple CP-80, various famous guitars, the Purpleaxxe, a crazy grand piano that looked like it had been designed by Lamborghini, the clear plexiglass B3 and Leslie, etc. But the moment when I was really overcome with awe was when I saw the LinnDrum. I said to the tour guide, "Wait a minute... is that *THE* LinnDrum?" She knew what I meant, and assured me that it was. And that, of all things, was what made me feel like I was in the presence of something sacred. Conclusion: we humans are weird, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonysounds Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Woah.....his blue "cloud" guitar got $573k!!!! https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/06/prince-blue-angel-cloud-guitar-auction-sells/?fbclid=IwAR1f97Vq7AMCOvbk965KQsNNCGS7o1MwzdvMsToMeiXTdHywGl7_Fno1yoA Quote Hitting "Play" does NOT constitute live performance. -Me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldwin Funster Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Too bad he had to die to get half a million bucks for his used guitar. Quote FunMachine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABECK Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 Can't really compare it to buying any old DX7. It's just historical and collector value at this point. Even if it was just used for the Marimba part in Kiss, that's still cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 A fool and his money... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Motif Max Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 Hey, bumping this thread. I just found out that my favorite music store (from the town I grew up in) actually sold Prince that DX7! Great people and I still shop there as much as I can. Personally sold and delivered by the owner, who I"ve known for years. Great guy. From Facebook: I sold this to Prince and delivered it to him during rehearsal for The Purple Rain Tour in October of 1984. He bought it from Music Connection in Forest Lake since we agreed to deliver it to The Met Sports Center, where they were rehearsing, and spend some time going through the new FM operating system and voices with him, which I did.( I actually spent more time at The Met Sports Center playing HORSE with his body guard, Big Chick, while we waited for Prince to arrive.) Oh yes-the original price $1895. Music Connection is still around today. Connectwithmusiconline.com https://www.facebook.com/105205060990/posts/10158232033265991/ Quote Yamaha: Motif XF8, MODX7, YS200, CVP-305, CLP-130, YPG-235, PSR-295, PSS-470 | Roland: Fantom 7, JV-1000 Kurzweil: PC3-76, PC4 (88) | Hammond: SK Pro 73 | Korg: Triton LE 76, N1R, X5DR | Emu: Proteus/1 | Casio: CT-370 | Novation: Launchkey 37 MK3 | Technics: WSA1R Former: Emu Proformance Plus & Mo'Phatt, Korg Krome 61, Roland Fantom XR & JV-1010, Yamaha MX61, Behringer CAT Assorted electric & acoustic guitars and electric basses | Roland TD-17 KVX | Alesis SamplePad Pro | Assorted organs, accordions, other instruments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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