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DaniH Senior Member
Joined: 14 Sep 2010 Posts: 254 Location: Tampa
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Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: Wooden Panels |
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Never gave much thought into wooden side panels until I saw what this man does to his synths. Now I want to this with mine. Definitely makes the synths look more appealing to me.
http://youtu.be/nF1FdOxgivY _________________ Korg R3, Roland SH-201, Roland MC-909, Novation Mininova, Novation Impulse 49, Korg EMX, and a bunch of VSTi's |
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Joe Gerardi Platinum Member
Joined: 06 Oct 2012 Posts: 534 Location: Savannah, GA
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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One of the really, really nasty things about the Kurzweil K2500 and K2600 synths is the endbells. They are thin plastic, poorly constructed, loose on the synth, and very prone to breakage. Probably the real low point of amazing-sounding synths. My 2500 came with the Sweetwater wood endcaps, and it makes it look like a completely different instrument -far better in my opinion - and a little more sturdy as well.
..Joe _________________ Current setup: Korg Kronos 61, Roland XV-88 Korg Triton-Rack, Motif-Rack, Korg N1r, Roland M-GS64, Alesis QSR, Yamaha KX88 & KX76, Roland Super-JX, Juno-Stage, Kawai K4, Kawai K1II. |
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Sharp Site Admin
Joined: 02 Jan 2002 Posts: 18197 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Not my cup of tea at all.
Wood just makes things look old. The KORG OASYS and the Pa3X both have very nice ends.
Regards
Sharp |
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Synthoid Platinum Member
Joined: 17 Mar 2003 Posts: 3300 Location: PA, USA
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject: |
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Joe Gerardi wrote: | One of the really, really nasty things about the Kurzweil K2500 and K2600 synths is the endbells. |
I've heard end cheeks or end caps before... but not end bells.
I guess that's permissible, since we're talking about musical instruments. _________________ M3, Triton Classic, Radias, Motif XS, Alesis Ion |
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roblabs Platinum Member
Joined: 25 Sep 2011 Posts: 1396 Location: NYC
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Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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im with sharp, ive never found the wood to be attractive at all. |
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Kontrol49 Platinum Member
Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 1280
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Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 1:09 pm Post subject: |
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It depends on the synth,if your changing the side panels on a synth that already has wooden ones for another grade of wood or finish then it can enhance the look.
Most of the synths that don't have them already,just look plain horrible changing the panels for wood,I seen some guy customise a nord lead with wooden ends and it spoilt the look entirely ,but whatever floats your boat to customize your own gear.
It's like some of the forat MPC mods,it add some personalisation,but some designs are great and some are just plain s**t.
There's a guy in the uk who does some cool synth mods
http://www.customsynth.co.uk
My favourite is the Roland JP8080 which has been made to look Jupiter 8 ish |
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jeremykeys Platinum Member
Joined: 19 Jun 2011 Posts: 3092 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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Of course, now the new Kronos has wooden end caps! Go figure. myself, I'd be worried about termites! _________________ If music is the food of love, play on and play loud!
Gear: Kronos 73, Triton Pro-X, Wavestation EX, Polysix, King Korg, Monotron and Monotron Duo, Minikorg, Moog Grandmother, 1 Roland U-20, Hammond M3, 4 acoustic and 6 electric guitars, 1 Ibanez 5 string bass, a bunch of microphones and other very cool toys, 1 wife and 3 cats! |
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Timo Platinum Member
Joined: 24 Jan 2002 Posts: 3109 Location: Kaoss central, England
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