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“This synth has a problem.
That problem is called “not working”.
It will power up, but there is no audio output at all.
It is missing one of it’s wooden sides and the keyboard cheek blocks are damaged.
Keys are all unbroken and physically working well.
All switches and controls are intact and move well.
No missing electronic components or repairs to them.
There is general scuffing to the various surfaces as you can see in the photos.
Wooden housing parts will require some strengthening, metal parts are in good structural shape.
This unit is for auction as-is for parts or repair.
Please be aware that this unit might never function on it’s own might be usable only for parts.
In any case, an experienced tech will certainly need to be involved.

Such a great synth!
Preset waveforms, and all of the performance controls you could ever need!
Theremin, brass, bass, sounds effects!
FUZZ SOUNDS!

Get the parts to repair your other vintage Roland gear!
Those knobs, switches, and fader tips could be worth it alone.
That elusive high F key could really bring that project you’ve been sitting on together.” Link

“Excellent condition / Worldwide shipping available” Link

“This is it! A friggin crazy keytar controller. As seen in Revenge of the Nerds and dozens of cheestastic 80′s videos. DO YOU WANT YOUR MTV???? Well you can’t have it, because MTV doesn’t play videos anymore. But if you want to relive the days when they did then put away your air-keytar and pick up this bad boy. On a serious note, it works as well as I can figure it out. It’s used but in good shape, no major cosmetic wear as you can tell by the pictures. I never used it as a serious controller, just screwing around and controlling other synths that also had their own keyboards. On my Nord Wave the mod and pitchbend worked like a champ but on my older stuff (FS1R and K5000) I didn’t get any response, probably had something to do with MIDI CC, but I’m not sure. It runs great off batteries, but I’m also including the power supply, sorry no manual. ” Link

“You are bidding on a nice keyboard by ROLAND model AX-7. This unit is in excellent & working condition. There are a couple of small scuffs & scrathes they are minor and almost unoticeable. This auction comes as pictured. Unfortunately no power cord or manual.” Link

“Roland Svc-350 Vocoder. Many say its best vocoder of all tIme! Works perfect! Cosmetically face is near perfect, a couple very minor scratches on handles. serial 534388 ” Link

“Hi, and Welcome to My Auction

Roland AX-7 Keytar Serial # ZQ32895.

Works and Looks Great.

It’s Used however Everything work Fine.

It comes as seen on the Photos with Original Roland Strap and Power Cord.

It has just a few light scratches, (see photos) you will receive what you see here…

This unit can be Used with battery’s as well.” Link

“Up for the auction is the heavyweight champion modular system in synthesizer history Roland system 100,this one is in complete full set format and just fully serviced,tuning,restored,recalibrated by tech to make sure everythings work 100% perfectly fine and in tip-top condition,guarantee to last for another 20+years!!
This whole full system contain 5 module components:the Synthesizer 101, Expander 102, Mixer 103, Sequencer 104, and Monitor Speakers 109.” Link
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“WORKS PERFECT.. AMAZING SOUNDING RARE DRUM MACHINE.. THIS IS THE ONE USED ON JOE JACKSONS STEPPING OUT
A LIL DIRTY COSMETICALLY BUT THAT MAKES IT COOLER!!!” Link

Listed as “Vintage Korg Synthesizer Synth KILLER TONES !!!!” nowhere inside the auction does it state that it’s a MS-10. May go cheap.

“Here is a very sought after piece. You just dont see these everyday. It has some scuffs and cig burns but its all functional and all analog. Very cool tones just ooze from this sweet little thing. Just check the pics, Im not an authority on these but its way cool. ” Link

“Korg K-770 in very good condition for is age…

Goog working order…

Cosmetic is good.

Only thing is the switch button for the LFO controle is not original the tip was broken and fix…Work fine but prefere advise as pictured in picture #4.” Link

“Up for bids is a Korg Poly-800 Programmable Polyphonic Synthesizer made in Tokyo, Japan in the mid 1980s. The serial number is 011389. It has some minor scratches on the corners. It comes complete with a non-original power supply and photocopied version of the owner’s manual. It can run on “C” size batteries or with the power cable. Powers on and works great.” Link

“Vintage Korg Poly-800 programmable synthesizer keyboard. In good shape, has some scratches and scuffs from being used. Has the battery cover etc. In good working order when tested.

The batteries have not in it so lost some the programming. You will need t load some the programs in it. Here a site that helps http://www.frontiernet.net/~rlsnuffy/poly800/index.html Comes with a printed out manual. Doesn’t come with strap, and no power cord.

The case is made by Anvil. Need a new liner of foam put in it. As you can see it doesn’t have any foam in it.” Link

“# This unit was pulled from a functioning studio environment. There is minor surface scratching and scuffing to the exterior in several spots but this is a 100% working unit. All dials are present, the jacks could use a special cleaning but everything is functional, and working
# Please note that as well as the scratches / scuffs there are some small chips to the underside of three of the keys (see picture)” Link

“Original authentic not a reissue korg ms-20 analog synth normal over the years scratches certainly no abuse tested and works some scratchy pots.” Link

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“Excellent condition, no marks of any misuse to the exterior.

All buttons and keys work as they should.” Link

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This version of the Keytar in silver finish, it also has original strap.
Full working order, in good condition.
Quarter Inch Output Jack,
MIDI Out,
DC 9-12v power in. ” Link

“The Keyboard is in full working order.
A few scratches here and there, nothing major.
Check close up photos.
All photos are the actual items being sold.” Link

“This is the well-known Yamaha SHS-10R (R is for Red) keytar. I tested it out thoroughly and it works perfectly. The strap is included as shown. It has a fair amount of scuffs and scratches (probably more than “average” for this instrument) but this is just cosmetic of course.

I guarantee that this item works as described or I will provide a full refund should you choose to return it.” Link

“amazing vintage yamaha shs 10 keytar in excellent condition..play th hits w this midi classic ” Link

“Yamaha SHS-200 Digital Fm w/ Midi Keytar Synth keyboard . In great shape and all functions work. Comes with original Yamaha strap. Body is good with no scratches, chips, cracks, etc… Some slight yellowing on the upper keys. Has some awesome 80s sounds. ” Link

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“When I got this synth it had lost its internal memory due to battery failure. I replaced it with a new Swiss made Renata lithium battery so its memory will be good for years. I have not loaded new sounds into this unit. I will leave it up to the new owner to load up their own favorite Yamaha 4op FM sounds.
It has been fully tested as a MIDI controller. All keys sound and
and pitch and mod wheels work as they should. All buttons and controls appear to work as they should with the exception of the
data slider. Not much of an issue unless you prefer to program FM synths from the front panel….personally I prefer a computer!” Link

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“You are bidding on a flawlessly used Yamaha DX-7 synthesizer with two voice ROMS and a book containing patches called “600 voices for the DX-7″

I’ve picked this up from an auction myself, but am moving and hoping to lighten the load. The synthesizer works great, sounds great. Referenced by Plaid, Brian Eno, and all kinds of other electronic musicians for it’s buzzy, 80′s style basslines and warm tone.” Link

“Yamaha DX7. Works well. No issues. Cosmetic condition is good. Comes with a Hard Case, and one DX7 voice ROM (A: orchestral and percussive group, B: Complex and effects group). ” Link

“You are bidding on a Vintage Yamaha DX7 W/Calzone Hard shell Case. In excellent working condition.Come with ROM Card. ” Link

“Vintage Yamaha CS-01 analog synth in great shape.
These are really hard to find.
It works and looks perfect.
No ac adapter.
Work with 6 double A batteries.” Link

“This is a monster of a synth. It is a version 2 Prophet 5 and was bought by myself from the company Music Control in 2003. I have only ever used it for home recording but have now got to the stage where I simply want to move on to other things. The synth is in good cosmetic condition, considering its age, and is in full working order. There are some minor blemishes/scratches on the front panel and the metal logo on the back has minor blemishes. I am selling the synth with an operation manual (copy) and it will be available for collection from my home.” Link

“Classic 12 Bit sampler with Analogue Filters!! Excellent Condition!!

This was bought from America from a guy who had 5 of these from new and i agreed to buy the one he least used and this is it. I have used this maybe 5-6 times in the last year and it works perfectly. I use an sp1200 so regretably i need to sell this baby….

With Original manual, Cable and Voltage Converter, Floppy Drive Protector Card and a set of DSDD Disks.

The spare midi port switch is broken( i did it while trying to clean the back of the unit!) but luckily it is on ‘midi thru’ but this spare port is barely used anyway. ” Link

“This machine was owned by a fairly well known touring musician who has had some hard times. His rig caught fire and he came back to find he’d lost a Les paul and some really valuable stuff. FORTUNATELY this machine wasn’t in there. He’s trying to raise some money to get things on the mend and had this really fabulous SCI Prophet 600 and a SCI Prelude also.(already sold, sorry).

The front panel multiplexers have been replaced in this one by me and some sockets cleaned and that sort of thing and it all works great now. Well the memory was dumped but the battery looks good. We can load sounds or you can just keep building on the ones I started. These do bulk dumps fine from my old spg universal librarian even! I have a prophet 600 in my studio and it’s a very useful analog tool as it sets above my Korg Karma. I love the lead sounds these things make (Go to sounddoctorin.com and take the sdstudio link for a virtual tour but also for song samples. The tune ‘A tree planted’ uses a prophet 600 solo in the middle of it. ) partly because you can swing the mix all the way left before you save a unison sound and it will stack all 12VCO’s.

As you may know these use the Curtiss CEM3340 VCO and the CEM 3372 VCF for 6 voices of 2vco/voice analog sound. This is a later serial ( number 5899 or like that I think it was. Close enough..) so I assume it already has the EPROM version with omni off option (hold record and hit ’8′. and Hold record and 9 then hit ‘tune’ to bump midi channels up). Otherwise this thing is pretty simple to use and tons of fun to play with in real time.

Also you may or may not know this is the original MIDI synthesizer from ’82 and was first attached to a Jupiter 6 I’ve heard at the NAMM show following to demonstrate MIDI to the world. So a real piece of history.

Now LET US TALK ABOUT..the KEYBOARD! My studio one has some keys that I have to whack to get them to play which is common on these and the polysix which use the same panasonic movement. (see other auction for details of how I’ve developed a solution for refacing all these old contacts and making them like new if there ever IS a problem! MANY people are looking at these instruments as a risky investment because of this. Well..not more. I totally refaced the contacts on that polysix in my other auction and this material is amazing! Check out the details there.) . HOWEVER THIS keyboard was perfect from the first time we played it. If problems ever arise it’s super easy now to deal with it though just to lay your mind at rest.

Cosmetically I’m struggling to see anything I’d consider significant. There are a few very tiny touchups on the wood it seems in the picture..hehe..I didn’t notice that looking at it. That camera brings out any small flaw. The bottom has a lot of scratches but nothing looks like it went through to rust or anything. So if a person wanted to make this thing museum quality they wouldn’t have a very difficult road for sure. Sand/pain the bottom and get out your microscope and go looking for anything else that needs it. This one is in really excellent shape having been kept in the case obviously a good portion of it’s life. The case is missing the handle but one can be easily attached to the hoops that are still there I suppose.” Link

“Excellent working condition. Only flaw is that 2nd-from-bottom LED (Copy/Append to) is blown. The functions all work, just the LED is dead.
- Shipment will contain (i) TOM, (ii) power supply, (iii) “Contemporary” cartridge containing Simmons-like kick, snare, tom, rim sounds, and an assortment of synth effects, and (iv) complete users manual and MIDI guide.” Link

“Im selling a Prophet VS, its Sequential’s only and last digital synth. It uses analog filters, tons of wavetables, 4 oscillators, tons of modulation, one of the finest keyboards ever made. Its in good cosmetic condition, but it has some issues. There are some missing screws on the bottom, which contributes to somehting loose inside, but it works 100%, this can easily be fixed. There is also a dead key which can probably be fixed just by opening the VS and adjusting it, if not, send it to wine country to just service it overall. It works 100% and is in good cosmetic shape. It comes with a VS Catridge full of cool sounds. I pack everything i sell carefully and i have pretty good feedback. Its being sold as is, please be aware of this. Please dont bother me if your not interested. This is cheaper then usual, they usually go for 1700 bucks, its 500 less so you can send it to wine country if you want to get it professionally fixed, i dont have the money to do so, or you can just play it the way it is, its not a big deal. This has been gigged out in this condition, never had a problem.” Link