What synth / keyboard has been your best bargain?

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What synth / keyboard has been your best bargain?

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... mine was a Roland D-50 for just £15!
I saw it on ebay the minute it was listed and immediately used the Buy It Now option. Right place, right time 8)
The lady selling it was getting rid of her ex-husbands "junk" !! Pity he only had the one synth :)
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EA-1 for £45
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DX7s for £50! Just needed a new battery.
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Post by michelkeijzers »

ScoobyDoo555 wrote:DX7s for £50! Just needed a new battery.
That sounds like a real bargain, some time ago I saw a (normal) DX7 advertised for E 250.
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Triton classic

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I just bought a Triton Classic from a pawn shop for $230.00 us. It had 2 broke black keys which cost me 14 bucks to buy on ebay. Replaced the keys and wiped it down and now im loving it.

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Post by aron »

Before the analog craze hit:

Micro Moog $50
2 Sequential Pro Ones - $100 each.
Oberheim OB-1 FREE!!!!!!
JX-3P with programmer $40.
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Re: Triton classic

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handmarthur wrote:I just bought a Triton Classic from a pawn shop for $230.00 us. It had 2 broke black keys which cost me 14 bucks to buy on ebay. Replaced the keys and wiped it down and now im loving it.

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That's a good deal
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Yamaha Dx21 in mint condition with Yamaha expression pedal and original music holder $75 us dollars also scored Alesis Ion $250 in mint condition also, I sold the Ion for $550, an offer I couldn't refuse.
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Post by synthjoe »

Korg Trinity Plus for £100. OK, I bought it for parts and it needed some caring love and a couple of days of work before booting up again, but now I'm gigging with it... ;) Was too good just for parts.
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Post by Francois »

A few years back, got a TX802 + Matrix 6R for £100 !
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Post by DaniH »

Roland SH-201 for $225 and my R3 for $300. All when they first came out.
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Post by orpheus2006 »

Although not HW gear, but a real bargain:
Animoog for iPad for 0.99$ (introduction offer)
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Post by 49erkid »

Orpheus 2006 I also got the animoog app for my ipad2 for $.99, normal price is $29 I think so yeah it is a great bargain, and the sounds are incredible!
Current gear: Radias, Triton Rack, Fantom XR, Motif ES6, TX81Z, Motu 828 Mk3, Motu Midi Express XT, MV-8800, Alesis M1 Active Monitors, Art Pro VLA II, Mackie 24.8.2 mixer
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Post by apex »

Roland jd990 with sr-jv80-02 orchestral-02 expansion card, 256mb memory card & the jd800 brass section waveform expansion card....all in perfect cosmetic and functional condition.....

$185 shipped...and his aw last week!!!!!!

Beat that!!!!!
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