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DaniH · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 2:35 pm Post subject: Wooden Panels

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
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Joe Gerardi · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 4:53 pm Post subject:

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
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Sharp · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 7:36 pm Post subject:

Not my cup of tea at all.
Wood just makes things look old. The KORG OASYS and the Pa3X both have very nice ends.

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Sharp

Synthoid · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject:

roblabs · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 8:37 pm Post subject:

im with sharp, ive never found the wood to be attractive at all.

Kontrol49 · Platinum Member Joined: 04 Mar 2006 Posts: 1280

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

jeremykeys · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject:

Of course, now the new Kronos has wooden end caps! Go figure. myself, I'd be worried about termites! Wink

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Timo · Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 6:31 pm Post subject:

I like them but has to be good wood without nasty-looking varnish that's just been haphazardly slapped on.

I like the walnut embelishments of the Virus TI|2 series, for example, very sophisticated.
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