“This is an original BLACK and GOLD ARP ODYSSEY (1977/78 model).
When I bought this a few years ago the previous owner had done a paint job on it which in my opinion was not very attractive!
However, when I heard the sound a smile immediately came to my face… WOW…
All the funk and disco records I love and admire right up to Ultravox/John Fox etc is in this box… Wonderful sounds.
I used it to death on most of my recordings…
At one point I wanted different ARP sounds with the ease of use of the ODYSSEY. Eventually, I persuaded James Walker (Synth Repair Services) to take one of the filters (the 4035) out of my AVATAR and place it in the ARP ODYSSEY as an experiment!!!
The result was a very angry, spiteful, shocking sound which is meaty and gets into 2600 territory.
This thing bites and hisses like a moody, bitchy cat in heat.
I love it… but as I said I am stripping down.
Apart from paint job the Synth is 100% full working order ad functions as it should.
The modifications on this ODYSSEY and the ARP AVATAR have been done professionally and accurately by James Walker who has immense experience with analogue synthesizers and knows what he is doing. Therefore you can buy with confidence that all my synthesizers (with the exception of Kawai K5000) have been fully serviced by James and are performing as they should!” Click here to visit listing on eBay