What's your favourite item / items of vintage gear, that you own ?

[The Elf]

I've now pretty much reached the point where I wouldn't part with anything in my studio, but the favourites would be:

MiniMoog
Moog Taurus
Hammond T202
Roland CE1 chorus
MXR Phase 100

Closely followed by:

Oberheim Xpander
Sequential Pro-One
Roland JP-8080
Roland MKS-80

..and I miss my MKS-70, which is still very ill indeed. Maybe time to scour eBay again.

[Zaxx]

My Yamaha CS01, which I bought brand new in the 80s and have loved dearly ever since. Recently brought out of semi-retirement to play bagpipe-like drones in my current band, which is a kind of only-slightly-plugged-electro-folk-rock, er, thing. I get to wear it like a keytar, too, 'cos of its strap buttons and placed-for-this-purpose bender and mod wheels. Actually, this has just inspired another post...

[Peter Conz Connelly]

...and I miss my MKS-70, which is still very ill indeed. Maybe time to scour eBay again.

I miss mine too, but sold it as I had a JX-8P (with PG800) and needed the space. They're VERY similar sounding, but not exact. Of course, the MKS is like having 2x JX-8P's

Cheers,
Peter

[ken long]

Emu SP1200
Roland SH101
Musicaid Claptrap Handclap Synthesizer
Waldorf Miniworks
Yamaha NS10s
Yamaha QY300
Yamaha TX7
DBX 100 "Boom Box" (the original wood panel model)

[fingerpicker]

My Dad

[Vly]

This is vintage favorites from my studio:

1-Fender Vibrosonic Reverb guitar amp from '74,warm,creamy,softly jazzy sound-i love this one!After few chords from it's 15"speaker,i always feel better.

2-Fender Stratocaster '79,very god one,my favorite guitar from young days.I will never sold this one.

3-Studiomaster Trackmix 24-in very good condition,warm,musically eq,I like the sound from.

4-Arp Solus analog synth.What can i say,little toy for big boy,very good condition,WARM,FAT,INSPIRATIVE! I'm happy with it!

[Jumpeyspyder]

Emu SP1200
Roland SH101
Musicaid Claptrap Handclap Synthesizer
Waldorf Miniworks
Yamaha NS10s
Yamaha QY300
Yamaha TX7
DBX 100 "Boom Box" (the original wood panel model)

sounds fun

[Pashmina]

Of the stuff I own, the Fender Chroma. It still sounds great and is still inspiring.

Like a couple of other people, I used to run a Yamaha CX5M, I had the composer software with the music staves, the SFG05 synth board with editor and a floppy disc drive - I got a lot of use out of it. I've thought about picking one up, but haven't because I remember the sequencer having terrible laggy timing, and also because I have a Yamaha FB01, which has the exact same tone generator in it that's in the CX5.

[SunShineState]

Wurlitzer EP200a electric piano
Squier "JV"series jap strat
Roland U220
Casio CZ101
ESP Custom Strat

[fatbenelton]

I love my Pro-one. Having said that I may have voted for my late lamented SH101 if I still had it! Not as much power but arguably more fun ......Pro one makes some amazing sounds though (or should that be noise!)
Just got the Pro-One back this weekend after a bit of TLC from James at Synth Repair Services. I know in this company I hardly need sing his praises but for anybody looking for synth repairs etc, look no further!

[K2K Koos]

didn't realize a K2000R would count as "vintage" already, but if it does, then I have several items of similar age.
Among which:
-K2000RS (and now you know where my username comes from )
-Yamaha SY55
-Alesis Quadrasynth
-Korg Poly 800 (with inverted keyboard)
And of course, although not Vintage, but sounds like: my MOTM modular synth.

[vetsdiggy]

yamaha rev7. love it

rhodes stage mk 1. love it

soundtracs megas studio 40/24. love it

roland 101. squidgy. love it

juno 60. chorusy. love it

i just generally love it all. vintage or not i'd hate to see any of my stuff go, it all gets used!!

[LektroiD]

Roland Juno 1
Roland U220
Jen SX1000
Korg DW8000
Korg M1
Kawai K1r
Casio CZ1000
Casio VZ10m
Yamaha TX81z
Yamaha RY30
Yamaha RX15
Akai XE8
Boss DR550

and my trusty old Seck 24/2 desk

[Original Jambo]

Just got the Pro-One back this weekend after a bit of TLC from James at Synth Repair Services. I know in this company I hardly need sing his praises but for anybody looking for synth repairs etc, look no further!

Good to hear he's got your Pro-One sorted. I hope he's pretty near starting my Polivoks...it's been there since August sometime.

I guess you can't really rely on that damn Soviet technology. Sounds good though.

[fatbenelton]

Yes, James had my Pro-one and Dw8000 for a good few months as well but it was worth the wait!

[Stephen Bennett]

My early 1960's (?) valve Ferrograph reel to reel tape recorder and a harmonium.

Embarrassingly, they are the only pieces of vintage I own - unless you count my '80s Japanese Squire Strat.

Oh, and the KX5 of course........

Regards

Stephen

[The Elf]

Ahhh! The K1r!

If I had just a little more rack space it would be one of the first things I'd re-buy. Sort of a digital Mellotron with grit! I sold it to get rid of all those crappy little external power supplies, but I'll admit I would put up with that inconvenience to have it around again.

Good to see a few Pro-One fans around. Its keyboard is notoriously unreliable - and the clatteriest, most dreadful key action of any keyboard I ever used. But hang a Pro-One from a MIDI-CV it takes some beating. Bass is stunningly powerful, leads are searing and it never fails to impress when something 'special' is needed. I love my MiniMoog, but the Pro-One gets more use. If you want a sequence to cut through a mix, just dial up a Pro-One patch with some oscillator sync and it carves through guitars like a laser.

[out-of-bed]

Roland Juno 1
Roland U220
Jen SX1000
Korg DW8000
Korg M1
Kawai K1r
Casio CZ1000
Casio VZ10m
Yamaha TX81z
Yamaha RY30
Yamaha RX15
Akai XE8
Boss DR550

and my trusty old Seck 24/2 desk

Hooray for Juno 1!

+ Emu SP 1200

[robmcw]

Ahh yes. Synclavier 9600 with 16 tracks Post-Pro and Studer Dyaxis IIi. Yes, old. Yes, still sounds great, and Yes, still works perfect.

[topten]

How old is vintage?
i thought it was fifty years.

[magicdog]

25 I think.

[nathanscribe]

I'd never get rid of my Junos (6 and 60), so they're probably my favourites.

The Mirage is also up there, despite not getting much use these days - I think it sounds fantastic, and if it keels over, I'm getting another.

Thirdly, I think the LinnDrum is great - big and clunky, but has sound that beats other more modern sample-based machines I've tried.

I also think my RS-101 stringer sounds lovely, but it needs some repairs. One day...

[Peter Conz Connelly]

Ahh yes. Synclavier 9600 with 16 tracks Post-Pro and Studer Dyaxis IIi. Yes, old. Yes, still sounds great, and Yes, still works perfect.

gimme gimme gimme

[TTN]

The Mirage is also up there, despite not getting much use these days - I think it sounds fantastic, and if it keels over, I'm getting another.

+1. great machine despite all its faults

[arkieboy]

that's easy

I have a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Signature - I think Gibson only ever made 1500 or so. It's beaten every guitar it's gone one-on-one against for sound hands down. Had it for 25 years.

Looks just like this...


That and my Oberheim Matrix 6R which will soon resume its rightful place rigged up to a guitar synthesiser again.

(edit: d*&n macbook pro keyboard)