RABid Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 As many of you know, I did a big sell off of music equipment. I"m retired. I don"t gig. I don"t need 20 keyboards, 6 trumpets, 12 guitars and a dozen beat boxes. Selling off items has been a nice boost to my early retirement income. For two years everything was going out. Nothing coming in. ⦠⦠⦠But last night. I ordered a Roland MC-707. It really is just what I wanted for sitting on the porch and putting together a song without extra devices and cables. I have most of the Elektron boxes but the truth is, they all need to be connected to something to give me enough polyphony and sounds. The MC-707 has plenty of poly and sounds. I didn"t sleep last night, at all. And this morning I got up and started watching YouTube reviews of the Jupiter X. I want one. ⦠⦠⦠I WANT ONE! ⦠⦠⦠Why did I do it? I was cured. I was clean. I was happy. I was ⦠You know, if I sell my System 8, TR-8S, and a few other little devices maybe I can justify⦠Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightbg Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 You"ve got enough G.A.S. to fill the Goodyear Blimp fleet..........ie; you"re normal. Jake Quote 1967 B-3 w/(2) 122's, Nord C1w/Leslie 2101 top, Nord PedalKeys 27, Nord Electro 4D, IK B3X, QSC K12.2, Yamaha reface YC+CS+CP "It needs a Hammond" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nursers Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 My view is: don't look for logic where there is none Quote The Keyboard Chronicles Podcast Check out your fellow forumites in an Apple Music playlist Check out your fellow forumites in a Spotify playlist My Music: Stainless Fields Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stokely Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Thought this was going to be seller's remorse--something I know quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Being a musician is not a job that you can retire from. It's a big part of who you are. I've quit several times, only to go back. Maybe the retirement and sell off was your subconscious saying it was time to make room for new stuff. Quote "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffincltnc Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I like some things about the Jupiter X and some things I don't. I am thinking about it but don't want to be the first to jump in. Quote Yamaha U1 Upright, Roland Fantom 8, Nord Stage 4 HA73, Nord Wave 2, Korg Nautilus 73, Viscount Legend Live, Lots of Mainstage/VST Libraries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 the Jupiter X. I want one. ⦠⦠⦠I WANT ONE! ⦠⦠⦠of course you do, who doesn't want one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I been wanting a workstation Montage, Fantom, Kronos. What keep my GAS under control is first my apartment is so full of crap until I do a major clearing out of stuff there is no room for another big keyboard. Two I'm still a beginner when it comes to keyboard so all that great workstation abilities would just be a distraction at this point. But at night I keep telling myself, but-but, but I could sequence backing tracks to practice with, I could...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Song80s Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 I can admire keyboards and not buy them. I must be the outlier in that I have patience or self control or slow to toss the plastic, etc etc Also have a theory that new prices on the high end will be dropping due to economic circumstances. 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...
area51recording Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-IkWpm7TS0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Zeger Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 You sold 6 trumpets and I didn"t know about it?ð¤¦ââï¸ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 6, 2020 Author Share Posted May 6, 2020 You sold 6 trumpets and I didn"t know about it?ð¤¦ââï¸ Actually, sold 3 Yamaha's and a Bach, and gave two trumpets to the local junior high. Also sold my alto sax which I was not playing. Still have two trumpets and a flute. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Proof that retirement does not solve GAS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docbop Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Proof that retirement does not solve GAS. First you get SAG Sell All Gear then you see the money and GAS returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KuruPrionz Posted May 6, 2020 Share Posted May 6, 2020 Why? Because stuff!!!! Quote It took a chunk of my life to get here and I am still not sure where "here" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Mike Metlay Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 It happens to us all. I have been very lucky that only one synth has given me uncontrollable GAS in several years, and I am writing about it in the GearLab right now. I am hoping I don't have to sell anything to get it, because I don't own anything that's worth that much any more. Quote Dr. Mike Metlay (PhD in nuclear physics, golly gosh) Musician, Author, Editor, Educator, Impresario, Online Radio Guy, Cut-Rate Polymath, and Kindly Pedant Editor-in-Chief, Bjooks ~ Author of SYNTH GEMS 1 clicky!: more about me ~ my radio station (and my fam) ~ my local tribe ~ my day job ~ my book ~ my music Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Nightime Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 SAG would never work for me. I play my gear until it really needs to be replaced, meaning it has no street value anymore. I can easily resist a Jupiter X. I don't like Roland. Never have, never will. Quote "In the beginning, Adam had the blues, 'cause he was lonesome. So God helped him and created woman. Now everybody's got the blues." Willie Dixon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real MC Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 I can easily resist a Jupiter X. I don't like Roland. Never have, never will. I tried to like Roland's stuff but I don't like them either. The only Roland in my arsenal is a PM-16 drum to MIDI converter, and I'm not entirely happy with that either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElmerJFudd Posted May 7, 2020 Share Posted May 7, 2020 As many of you know, I did a big sell off of music equipment. I"m retired. I don"t gig. I don"t need 20 keyboards, 6 trumpets, 12 guitars and a dozen beat boxes. Selling off items has been a nice boost to my early retirement income. For two years everything was going out. Nothing coming in. ⦠⦠⦠But last night. I ordered a Roland MC-707. It really is just what I wanted for sitting on the porch and putting together a song without extra devices and cables. I have most of the Elektron boxes but the truth is, they all need to be connected to something to give me enough polyphony and sounds. The MC-707 has plenty of poly and sounds. I didn"t sleep last night, at all. And this morning I got up and started watching YouTube reviews of the Jupiter X. I want one. ⦠⦠⦠I WANT ONE! ⦠⦠⦠Why did I do it? I was cured. I was clean. I was happy. I was ⦠You know, if I sell my System 8, TR-8S, and a few other little devices maybe I can justify⦠Money from the sales eating a hole in your pocket. Quote Yamaha CP88, Casio PX-560 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RABid Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share Posted May 8, 2020 Well, the box is in and I love it. The real fun began as I was watching the ARP movie and was inspired to set up 8 channels of synth patterns, pretending that it was a monster modular with 8 channels of sequencing. I really like the Ableton Live type structure of the sequencing blocks and the ability to mix patterns of different lengths. It is the closest thing I have found to the old Emu Command Stations. Quote This post edited for speling. My Sweetwater Gear Exchange Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzpiano88 Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 As many of you know, I did a big sell off of music equipment. I"m retired. I don"t gig. I don"t need 20 keyboards, 6 trumpets, 12 guitars and a dozen beat boxes. Selling off items has been a nice boost to my early retirement income. For two years everything was going out. Nothing coming in. ⦠⦠⦠But last night. I ordered a Roland MC-707. It really is just what I wanted for sitting on the porch and putting together a song without extra devices and cables. I have most of the Elektron boxes but the truth is, they all need to be connected to something to give me enough polyphony and sounds. The MC-707 has plenty of poly and sounds. I didn"t sleep last night, at all. And this morning I got up and started watching YouTube reviews of the Jupiter X. I want one. ⦠⦠⦠I WANT ONE! ⦠⦠⦠Why did I do it? I was cured. I was clean. I was happy. I was ⦠You know, if I sell my System 8, TR-8S, and a few other little devices maybe I can justify⦠I can't imagine selling off electronics these days to pay down any significant debt unless you need the proceeds to keep your house. Everything is depreciated so much that any sale is a minuscule amount unless one has very rare items or hundreds of items to sell. I could be wrong for specific situations but wondering. Quote J a z z P i a n o 8 8 -- Yamaha C7D Montage M8x | CP300 | CP4 | SK1-73 | OB6 | Seven K8.2 | 3300 | CPSv.3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProfD Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Well, the box is in and I love it. Enjoy. There should be enough under the hood to have fun with for a while. GAS resolved. Quote PD "The greatest thing you'll ever learn, is just to love and be loved in return."--E. Ahbez "Nature Boy" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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