best bargains you ever found?

Littlefoot · Post by **Littlefoot** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:37 am

I think I just found mine

yamaha dx27 (a stripped down version of the dx7 famous 80s sound synth) for 26 quid on ebay!

abstractsound · Post by **abstractsound** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 12:23 pm

nothing that spectacular but i got an electrix filter factory for 150 USD.. seem to be going for more than 200 lately

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 1:14 pm

Roland SH101 for 280 euro

Missing battery cover OH NOOOOOOO!

subindex · Post by **subindex** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 2:08 pm

12" vim :maggies last party (beasts n bass mix) £50p

addict · Post by **addict** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:22 pm

technics 1200's, original needles & covers. £200 ono!!!! and i fucking bought mine 2 days before.

le_hardcore_chiefus · Post by **le_hardcore_chiefus** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:10 pm

mala - misty winter for 5-7 quid...going by the prices it goes 4 today...and it was only bout 6 months ago...maybe b4 the dubstep explosion

grimmy · Post by **grimmy** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:16 pm

Technics M3's dual set for £200 on eBay. Ohhh yeahhh

spencertron · Post by **spencertron** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:27 pm

Native Instruments Electronic Instruments 2 £34.99

Metaphysical Function is worth it alone.

tec-ho · Post by **tec-ho** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 5:44 pm

I’ve had some good ones! A couple of years ago, found a Novation K station in a second hand shop for £40… knocked him down to £30! Also got a Korg Es1 for £20. I paid £400 when they first came out. Got an MS-10 off of ebay for £140, but had to sell it a year or so later because I was well skint. got £280 for it! Also bought an ADAT and DAT machine for £30 each. Sold the DAT for £70 and the ADAT for 120!
The best one of all (I think)… Got a TR909 about 4 years ago for £501. Last time I looked on ebay, they were going for around £800-£1000. I’d never sell that though.

John Locke · Post by **John Locke** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:01 pm

ikeaboy wrote:Roland SH101 for 280 euro

Missing battery cover OH NOOOOOOO!

shit? thats a bargain? what do they cost normally now? I had 1 of them years back, cost nothing cos a mate robbed it out of the school music room. fuck knows what happened to it tho. had a korg ms10 as well, didnt cost much. but aint got that anymore either. 2much of a nomad lifestyle 2b lugging hardware around anyway. monitors and cats already a ball and chain as it is...

ikeaboy · Post by **ikeaboy** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 6:22 pm

Battle Gong wrote:
ikeaboy wrote:Roland SH101 for 280 euro

Missing battery cover OH NOOOOOOO!

shit? thats a bargain? what do they cost normally now? I had 1 of them years back, cost nothing cos a mate robbed it out of the school music room. fuck knows what happened to it tho. had a korg ms10 as well, didnt cost much. but aint got that anymore either. 2much of a nomad lifestyle 2b lugging hardware around anyway. monitors and cats already a ball and chain as it is...

The next one that came available on ebay went for about 350 euros theres one up there now for 350 (3fiddy) with 2 days to go..so about 450euroish. Thats still some bargain cause they aint making no more. Some synth..I can imagine staring at one in a school cupboard while hatching plans. It does classic acid and has a sub oscillator that makes the air hum in a way nothing else I own does. Those Korgs are beasts if there anything like the MS-20.

__________ · Post by **__________** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:42 pm

bought a mexican strat for £200 when i was seven...pretty cheap.
got a 1970's allen & heath mixer off my mate too...mine for £60 when i've got the spare cash. this mixer is so rare allen & heath couldn't believe someone still has one!

will post a pic sometime, she is beautiful and in perfect condition!

alphacat · Post by **alphacat** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:51 pm

About 12 years ago, was walking down Haight with a couple friends and saw a yard sale just off on a side street with some musical gear - went over, saw this beast of an old synth with fake woodgrain and everything. I knew nothing about analog synths at the time but thought it might be fun to play with anyway.

The seller wanted $35, and like an asshole, I tried to talk him down to $30 but he held firm.

Turned out what I'd bought was a pristine Roland Juno-60 (with a hardcase no less!)... and it taught me everything I know about synthesis. Still the most fun instrument to play that I own, including several guitars and drum machines.

xthewiddler · Post by **xthewiddler** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:23 pm

3 bags of ganja for 50 dollars

deadly_habit · Post by **deadly_habit** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:58 pm

pawn shops sometimes are a goldmine for vintage synths and kit
ebay too
think i paid 60-70$ for my akai s2000

Sub Shifter · Post by **Sub Shifter** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 11:08 pm

Alphacat wrote:About 12 years ago, was walking down Haight with a couple friends and saw a yard sale just off on a side street with some musical gear - went over, saw this beast of an old synth with fake woodgrain and everything. I knew nothing about analog synths at the time but thought it might be fun to play with anyway.

The seller wanted $35, and like an asshole, I tried to talk him down to $30 but he held firm.

Turned out what I'd bought was a pristine Roland Juno-60 (with a hardcase no less!)... and it taught me everything I know about synthesis. Still the most fun instrument to play that I own, including several guitars and drum machines.

Nice

alphacat · Post by **alphacat** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:35 pm

blaze wrote:Nice

I can't go off about this enough, even 12 years later. All my musician friends who play it offer to buy it off me... to this day! A local indie band that I'm friends with basically kinda got together around the thing when I loaned it to them. It's got powerful mojo and the sickest, fattest square wave tone you've ever heard - more "sweet spots" than a multiorgasmic nympho.

My gyal, who is learning to play piano, played 'Fur Elise' on it yesterday and it sounded like Wendy Carlos Williams. Heh!

OK. Me shut up now.

relik · Post by **relik** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 6:53 pm

I got this MG-1 in practically brand new condition for FREE. Opened it up and the rubber shit they put on the circuit board wasn't even melted like a lot of people say happens over time. I don't think it was played at all.

Was at a party and was talking about djing and producing with this guy. He was like...you know, I got this thing, but all I can do is make siren sounds with it. So I was thinking he had some analog synth with oscillators and shit. We hooked it up to an amp and I was jamming out on it and he said I could have it. I didn't want to take it and even told him the value of an analog Moog synth, but he insisted I take it, so I did. I haven't really played with it in awhile. Fun for wobble madness.

cixxxj · Post by **cixxxj** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 7:18 pm

xTheWiddler wrote:3 bags of ganja for 50 dollars

you win!

habitualbeatscamp · Post by **habitualbeatscamp** » Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:55 pm

relik wrote:

I got this MG-1 in practically brand new condition for FREE. Opened it up and the rubber shit they put on the circuit board wasn't even melted like a lot of people say happens over time. I don't think it was played at all.

Was at a party and was talking about djing and producing with this guy. He was like...you know, I got this thing, but all I can do is make siren sounds with it. So I was thinking he had some analog synth with oscillators and shit. We hooked it up to an amp and I was jamming out on it and he said I could have it. I didn't want to take it and even told him the value of an analog Moog synth, but he insisted I take it, so I did. I haven't really played with it in awhile. Fun for wobble madness.

Thats pretty nasty deal.. I ran into a cat that says he's got some kind of drum machine he said I could have.. Haven't seen it yet though.

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