Vintage Analog
Where are the best places for buying vintage analogue synthesizers?
Where are the best places
shops, boot-sales, online?
I am interested to find out because i used to have a few analogue and modular synths, and are greatly missed
the other reason partly is for authenticity. A lot of the software plugins and emulators for the old synths are great, but for some reason just dosen't feel like the real thing.
Any information regarding where to look and what are ideal places to purchase will be greatly appreciated.
Synthesizers i am looking for in particular are roland's and oberheims
Many thanks
Chris S.
That's a tricky one. Despite the availability and comparatively cheap price of emulators compared to the real thing, many enthusiasts feel the same as you when it comes which is best. Hence people are becoming reluctant to sell them on, so they are quite rare and getting increasingly expensive. A good website for analogue synth resources is
www.synthzone.com
Ebay is always a good place to look too. I'd also advise you to look at the adverts in the back of Future Music magazine. A lot of old equipment is sold there. It will be quite expensive though, compared to how it used to be I'm afraid. Like all good things, the price just keeps going up.