mate stubb Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Neither of the 2 B-3s I own now sound as great as my old blonde C-3 that I let get away. Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I gave my oldest son a pristine Hohner Pianet T that I found for $100 with the original stand and a small amp. Such a bargain. I don't think he ever played it. When I asked for it back, he had sold it. My youngest son got a new Ovation six string with case that he begged for and then quickly got tired of. I don't know what ever happened to that. My stepdaughter got a new Yamaha clarinet so she could join the band. She never joined the band and eventually she pawned the thing without telling me. None of my kids ever learned how to play anything and they all tell me now they regret it. I should've bought them kazoos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 It "IS"? Tell me where I can get a 1952-53 Fender bass? ha, this bass was uncommon back then! A chopped Leslie? Only have seen this one. A Killer B3? Not just a good one, a killer one. Know what I'm saying? Never heard a B3 like this one. Fact is, most of the gear mentioned in this thread isn't so rare or unique that it isn't replaceable. RIF, chief. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Should have kept my old Korg Delta because it was modified by Tom Imperato (he was a bench tech back then). Tom added two knobs for waveform modulation and selection. It was killer. Sold it in 1989 because money was needed to buy a printer. Big regret. I donated the Korg EPS-1 and ARP 4-Voice to a local community college, which I regretted later on. Upon visiting the college a year later, I saw how badly students treated my babies (keys broken, knobs and sliders missing). Broke my heart. Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
area51recording Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Back in the 80's when it was synths, synths and more synths I let a couple of Leslie 145's go in trades. I'd kill to have one of 'em back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philip Clark Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I moved to San Luis Obispo for a girl when I was 24. Things didn't work out, and I was forced to hock a shitload of my gear to get back to Denver, where I lived previously. In order of most-to-least regret: Roland Juno-106 Fender Rhodes MK-1 88 Suitcase Korg 01w Roland U220 Soul, R&B, Pop from Los Angeles http://philipclark.com Cannonball Gerald Albright Signature Alto, Yamaha YC73, Fender Rhodes, Roland Juno-106, Yamaha MX61, Roland VR-09, MicroKorg XL, Maschine Mikro, Yamaha Reface CP, Roland MKS-50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 in your mind, what keyboards do you regret getting rid of? My first synth, a Roland JX-8P with PG-800 programmer. I also had a JX-8P with the programmer. And yes, it was a great synth, especially with the programmer. Without it, there was way too much menu diving. The strings and pads were amazing for sure. I still enjoy listening to old tapes of my recordings. Anyway, I gave it away back in the 90's to the son of a friend of mine who was learning keyboards, but kept the programmer... just in case I'd replace the JX someday. I never regretted selling my old Korg Poly-800. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherScott Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 The PG-800 can now be replaced with a $5 iPad app! http://kentai.ch/portfolio/ipg-800/ Maybe this is the best place for a shameless plug! Our now not-so-new new video at https://youtu.be/3ZRC3b4p4EI is a 40 minute adaptation of T. S. Eliot's "Prufrock" - check it out! And hopefully I'll have something new here this year. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmp Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 No regrets. ... and the horse you rode in on.Yeah, it would be very costly to replace some of these instruments, but it *is* possible. As with everything, YMMV with regard to the relationship between possible and very costly. --wmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burningbusch Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Had a beautiful 73 Rhodes Suitcase which I bought new in maybe '74. Loved it but thought I needed an 88 (which ended up sounding not nearly as nice). I sold it to a woman musician I knew and told her if she ever wanted to sell it, I'd buy it back from her. Several years later I tracked her down and bought it back. But then, new family and needed all the money I could come up with for the down payment on a house, I sold it cheap to a music store. It was gone forever. Bought a Minimoog sight unseen/unheard in 1972. You couldn't find them in stores at the time. Clear wheels, bad-ass sound. Sold a few years later to finance a grand piano purchase. Sold it to a local musician WHO STILL HAS IT. It would probably take $4,000 - $5,000 to pry it from him if I could track him down. Those two instruments were special. They are my only regrets. Busch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Anyone who says they have no regrets is not being honest imo - we ALL have regrets. Some folks refuse to acknowledge mistakes is all. OK - If you say so From my spreadsheet here's every keyboard I ever sold - I have no regrets and never did after selling them (Of course I've made plenty of other misteaks): Yamaha CP-30, DX7, DX7II, TX802, S90ES, fs1r(x2) (FM-7/8 now) Roland A-80, SH-101(replaced with minimoog for $450.00) AKAI S1000 Oberheim/Viscount MC3000 (broken) Korg CX-3(Broken), Wavestation EX Novation 25SL,49SL PEK (flipped) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana. Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 As with everything, YMMV with regard to the relationship between possible and very costly. I hear what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Wright Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I gave my oldest son a pristine Hohner Pianet T that I found for $100 with the original stand and a small amp. Such a bargain. I don't think he ever played it. When I asked for it back, he had sold it.I give the kids stuff with the attached caveat if your going to sell this......dont "I cried when I wrote this song Sue me if I play too long" Walter Becker Donald Fagan 1977 Deacon Blues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I-missRichardTee Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 in your mind, what keyboards do you regret getting rid of? My first synth, a Roland JX-8P with PG-800 programmer. I also had a JX-8P with the programmer. And yes, it was a great synth, especially with the programmer. Without it, there was way too much menu diving. The strings and pads were amazing for sure. I still enjoy listening to old tapes of my recordings. Anyway, I gave it away back in the 90's to the son of a friend of mine who was learning keyboards, but kept the programmer... just in case I'd replace the JX someday. I never regretted selling my old Korg Poly-800. Is the programmer still with us? You don't have ideas, ideas have you We see the world, not as it is, but as we are. "One mans food is another mans poison". I defend your right to speak hate. Tolerance to a point, not agreement Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've owned a lot of different keyboards and modules, and I do miss some of those on occasion. But there are only two pieces I regret selling: MKS-80 w/MPG-80, and an EX-5R. In the early 2000's I downsized a lot, selling off most of the modules within a 20 space rack; that's when the Super Jupiter and programmer were sold. The EX-5R lasted until 2009; but I decided to move it - as I was building up my software instrument library at the time (the EX-5R sale financed the purchase of Omnisphere). The MKS-80 was the most stable analog instrument I've owned; and it had a particular sound that I've come close to covering, but not quite. When the chain starts with real VCO's, it's a little tough to replicate the whole, electro-organic vibe. The EX-5R was unique, too; though I've been able to cover that lost ground pretty well. Still, very cool piece; nothing quite like it. Almost picked up Kanker's FS-1R a few years back. That's a piece that is - from what I've checked out so far - not quite covered by software instruments. Perhaps once the dust settles from moving, I'll look into an FS-1R again; though prices appear to be on the upswing.. 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 I've never sold any boards, but I also haven't bought many. Gear loses it's value so fast that it's seldom worth it to sell. I would never part with my D-20 for sentimental reasons, but if I were to sell it, what would I get? Maybe $200? It's just not worth it. My mint W/S might be worth a bit more, but it's still not going to top $400, and that's just not worth it. Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonglow Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 My pristine OB8. Wish I never sold it. Yeesh. +1 Miss my Prophet 5 a little too.... "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ksoper Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I regretted selling a Model D. But if I hadn't sold the Mini I wouldn't have gotten a Voyager. And if I hadn't gotten the Voyager there are a number of absolutely amazing things that wouldn't have happened. Regret turned into gold. 9 Moog things, 3 Roland things, 2 Hammond things and a computer with stuff on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary75 Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Can't think of anything over 20 years. What I have now is what I coveted since I started. The only piece I sold I wish I still had was the 1972 Mini D I bought in '94 after asking the shop if I could return the Hammond XB2 they had just sent and get that instead (they dealt in vintage gear too). Sold it to get a C3. Best move I made to progress my playing. Way way overpriced now to ever contemplate getting one again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosendorphen Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I regretted selling my Polysix back in 1988. But I was fortunate that I found it 11 years later at a local GC (same patches in it I'd programmed). So it's not going ANYWHERE!!! I bought another DW8000 12 years ago having sold mine in 1988 to buy a Kawai K1. But that's on loan to our sax player. Now that I'm borrowing my old Kawai K4 I'd sold to our guitarist I'm sorta regretting that - it's so much fun. I have nostalgia for my MiniKorg and Roland MP600 and old Crumar Performer (sold to our bassist) but don't regret selling them. "The devil take the poets who dare to sing the pleasures of an artist's life." - Gottschalk Soundcloud Aethellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveCoscia Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I bought another DW8000 12 years ago having sold mine in 1988 to buy a Kawai K1. But that's on loan to our sax player. Korg came out with the DW8000 after I went to Ensoniq. The DW8000 intrigued me - it had a warm sound and a basic interface. It seemed to fit that niche just right. I regret not getting one back then. Steve Coscia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I also had a JX-8P with the programmer. And yes, it was a great synth, especially with the programmer. Without it, there was way too much menu diving. The strings and pads were amazing for sure. I still enjoy listening to old tapes of my recordings. Anyway, I gave it away back in the 90's to the son of a friend of mine who was learning keyboards, but kept the programmer... just in case I'd replace the JX someday. I never regretted selling my old Korg Poly-800. Is the programmer still with us? Yes sir... somewhere. When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewImprov Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 I have a few things I regret selling. There was a Matrix 6R That I didn't think I liked that much at the time, then I listen back to stuff I recorded while I had it and shake my head. I had a small Doepfer Modular system that I sold to go all MOTM, and now kind of regret because it packed a lot of features into a little space. Also, I sold a Doepfer MAQ for significantly more than I paid for it, but I still miss it, it was a fun controller for my modular. My biggest regrets are things I could have bought and didn't. I'm sure I have recounted the story here of the mint rev 3 Prophet 5, which had actually lived in my studio for 2 years, that I could have bought for $75, and the clusterf*ck of a story that followed that sale. There was also an OB Xpander I could have bought for $800 in the '90's. Oh well. Turn up the speaker Hop, flop, squawk It's a keeper -Captain Beefheart, Ice Cream for Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v8pete Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Back in about 2000 I sold my OBXa (complete with Cliff Richard band flight case!!) to fund the purchase of a.... ... Korg SG Rack piano module :( ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan_evett Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Back in about 2000 I sold my OBXa (complete with Cliff Richard band flight case!!) to fund the purchase of a.... ... Korg SG Rack piano module :( ... Ouch.... My OB-Xa sold for around $800 - considering what those are worth now. 'Someday, we'll look back on these days and laugh; likely a maniacal laugh from our padded cells, but a laugh nonetheless' - Mr. Boffo. We need a barfing cat emoticon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundown Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I regretted selling my Polysix back in 1988. But I was fortunate that I found it 11 years later at a local GC (same patches in it I'd programmed). WOW.... Now that's luck... Sundown Working on: The Jupiter Bluff; Driven Away Main axes: Kawai MP11 and Kurz PC361 DAW Platform: Cubase Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Heslop Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 For the ones I had years ago, the complication is that most were traded in for something else, and in some cases I wish I still had both the item I traded, and the item I traded it for! But still...Roland sh1000, Maxikorg, wurlie, Yamaha cs-50 Roland mkb something midi controller are the ones I miss most from back in the day. More recently, I let my wife sell one of my mono/poly's on ebay about 5 years ago. I also gave my Hammond m to a friend who has a recording studio. I just don't have the space and so it was more or less in storage for years. Still I'm kind of kicking myself for it now. Stage: Korg Krome 88. Home: Korg Kross 61, Yamaha reface CS, Korg SP250, Korg mono/poly Kawai ep 608, Korg m1, Yamaha KX-5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITGITC Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 I've never sold any boards, but I also haven't bought many. Gear loses it's value so fast that it's seldom worth it to sell. I would never part with my D-20 for sentimental reasons, but if I were to sell it, what would I get? Maybe $200? It's just not worth it. My mint W/S might be worth a bit more, but it's still not going to top $400, and that's just not worth it. I'm a hoarder too. Also - does it surprise anyone here that Markyboard keeps a spreadsheet, including detailed metadata on a nanoscopic scale level, of all the keyboards he has ever touched in his life? No. Of course not. "Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent." - Victor Hugo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markyboard Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Also - does it surprise anyone here that Markyboard keeps a spreadsheet, including detailed metadata on a nanoscopic scale level, of all the keyboards he has ever touched in his life? No. Of course not. Likewise, it shouldn't surprise you that I have a similarly detailed spreadsheet with your name on it as well. And now...so does the NSA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthoid Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 http://themojocompany.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/MEN-IN-BLACK.jpg When an eel hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that's a Moray. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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