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Post by ninworks on Mar 10, 2021 11:31:55 GMT -5
I am struggling with the decision to sell my old 1974 Minimoog Model D synthesizer. It's in tip-top condition, looks and works almost like a brand new one. I refurbished it many years ago. I never use it and it stays in its Anvil road case in the closet. Every time I need something in there I have to move the case out of the way and that annoys me. The only reason I've kept it this long is that it was the first 'REAL' synthesizer I ever bought and it has sentimental value. If I had a big enough room to leave it out on a stand and set up all the time I might keep it but, I don't. If I ever wanted to use it I'd have to get it out and clear out a spot to set it up. When I'm in the middle of a recording project that's the LAST thing I want to take the time to do. I have plugins that do the Minimoog thing very well that don't require any effort to utilize. They're all in the computer. All I have to do is call it up and it is there. The real one sounds just a smidge better than the plugin but they are so close in sound you would never know the difference in a mix with other instruments. The software version also has features the real one doesn't. On-board effects, preset storage and retrieval, it's polyphonic, and it has MIDI capability.
It would fetch a substantial price but, since Moog has begun re-issuing that model I don't know if their value will keep increasing. The re-issues are $10k. I have seen the vintage ones like I have sell from $4k to $7k. I could do a LOT with that money in my gear fund.
Somebody talk me into it....PLEASE!! Selling it would almost be like parting with my 62 SG Custom although that's NEVER going to happen. It going to hurt me a little to sell it.
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Post by langford on Mar 20, 2021 18:39:58 GMT -5
First question: Do you play in a Devo tribute band? If the answer is "no," you don't *need* Minimoog.
Second question: Do you hope to one day play in a Devo tribute band? If the answer is still "no," sell the Minimoog. You'll get over it. Cuddle up to the SG instead.
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Post by ninworks on Mar 21, 2021 21:17:10 GMT -5
I decided to sell it. I put it up on Reverb.com this week. I don't know if anyone will want to pay what I'm asking though.
I pulled it out of the case, plugged it in and played it for awhile, Man, that thing STILL sounds good. I took a bunch of pictures and posted it for sale.
The SG is the only piece of gear I have that's older than the Minimoog. It's a keeper for certain!
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Post by langford on Mar 22, 2021 14:49:16 GMT -5
Good luck with sale, nin. It may be hard, but those feelings will pass. And it could be worse. My dad, fan of electronic music and modern composition, bought an EML 101 synthesizer in 1972. (Talk about being the first kid on your block! See link.) It could even play two notes at time. By the late '70s, it was pretty obsolete, but by then it was starting to become something close to a family heirloom. Sadly, it got stolen during a break-in at my parents in the early '80s. Better a sale to another muso than having it disappear into the night. www.vintagesynth.com/eml/eml101.php
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Post by ninworks on May 4, 2021 5:36:50 GMT -5
I finally sold the Minimoog. Didn't get as much as I wanted but still got more than most of them are selling for.
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Post by oldfartbassplayrwalt on Jun 10, 2021 18:33:42 GMT -5
"I never use it" should be the give away.
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF IF IN DOUBT ABOUT SELLING: When was the last time I really needed it or played it?
BONUS: QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF IF IN DOUBT ABOUT BUYING: In three weeks after I get it how much will I be playing it?
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Post by ninworks on Jun 11, 2021 9:56:37 GMT -5
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOURSELF IF IN DOUBT ABOUT BUYING: In three weeks after I get it how much will I be playing it? That is a good consideration but doesn't necessarily apply to my situation. I occasionally do playing and recording for other people and get paid for it. I may not use something very often but when I need it I need it now and not later. Anytime I think I have a need for a piece of gear I may buy it so I'll have it for a later project. For instance I have a number of guitars. Many of them don't get played much but there are times when I need a particular sound for something so I'll go to the closet and retrieve it, use it, and put it away until the next time I need it. It may sit for a couple years before I need it again. I have many different microphones for tonal considerations when recording. Not all songs use the same microphones for the same instruments. Sometimes a different sound is needed to work in the mix. If the one I'm using at the time doesn't sound right I'll go pick another one from the closet and use it. If I didn't have it I couldn't use it and may not get used very often. The Minimoog was something I still needed but didn't have to have anymore due to me having a virtual synthesizer version of it that works very very well. It was taking up space and worth too much money to keep it any longer. Mostly I needed the storage space it was occupying.
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