How long have you got?
The first "keyboard" I played was a Waldner upright piano that my parents inherited from my grandfather after he died in 1978, and is what I learned to play piano on. I've long been a Hammond player above all else and the Nord Electro was the first keyboard I felt comfortable leaving the "real things" at home. Things are slightly complicated as I haven't played keys in every band I've been in - in others I've been the guitarist or bass player; though when I've played another instrument I'm surprised how often the keys player is using a Nord! I believe the following is correct:
1988 - Yamaha PSS-680 (first keyboard)
1990 - Roland D5 (first gigging keyboard, also first use of multi-track demoing using an Atari ST sequencer - threw out around 2007)
1994 - Hammond L100 (never gigged, just sat in the lounge while I worked out how to play it)
1997 - Hammond M100 split + Sharma Leslie cabinet (retaining the Roland D5 for piano sounds)
1998 - Wurlitzer EP200A (replacing Roland D5), Crumar Organizer (spare organ when I didn't have enough friends to help cart the Hammond to gigs)
2002 - Nord Electro (the Hammond and Wurlitzer were immediately retired and after some years of deliberation I sold them in 2005)
2006 - Alesis Nanosynth (bought cheaply on eBay after getting asked "whaddya mean you can't play a string sound" on the Electro too many times)
2007 - M Audio ProKeys 88 (to play piano and organ at the same time)
.... which brings me onto my current rig:
2011 - Nord Stage 2
2012 - Fatar Studiologic SL 990 (replacing the ProKeys which I sold in 2018)
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Well, way less buy and sold than you:
Hammond L100 + Leslie 147
Cruman Multiman S string machine
Yamaha CS15
Roland SH 101 + MC202
All sold to get D50 and Yamaha Tx802, still have them
Piano Korg C3500
All sold, not the D50 and TX802
Then,
Stage 2
C2'etc....
All listed in the signature...
So, as a conclusion, I keep instead of letting it go... When my wife challenges me with all my stuff I told her she's lucky I'm "conservative", I keep my stuff when I'm "attached to it"...
Hammond L100 + Leslie 147
Cruman Multiman S string machine
Yamaha CS15
Roland SH 101 + MC202
All sold to get D50 and Yamaha Tx802, still have them
Piano Korg C3500
All sold, not the D50 and TX802
Then,
Stage 2
C2'etc....
All listed in the signature...
So, as a conclusion, I keep instead of letting it go... When my wife challenges me with all my stuff I told her she's lucky I'm "conservative", I keep my stuff when I'm "attached to it"...
Stage 2/C2/NL2X+TC Pedals, 2XMatrix, EMU P2K, TX802, DSI P8/Tetra+H9, P12+TC HoF, D50+PG1000, XV5080,AX keytar, Streichfett, Drumbrute.Ibanez SR1200 & 2605 basses, Artstar AS153,G&L L2000,Legacy HSS,Asat Blueboys,Asat Deluxe Savanna.genelec 8040A.
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Bolded are the ones I currently have.
Arturia MicroBrute
Behringer Model D
Casio CTR-something
Casio CZ-3000
Casio PT-10
Casio PT-10
Casio PT-10 (I really did have 3)
Korg M1
Korg MicroKorg
Korg Monologue
Nord Electro 2 61
Nord Electro 5D 61
Nord Lead 2X
Roland Fantom-Xa
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha PSR-6
Yamaha PSR-something (2000s 'student' keyboard)
Damn I miss that Casio CZ. I'm still on the lookout for one or maybe they'll have a new one for NAMM???
Arturia MicroBrute
Behringer Model D
Casio CTR-something
Casio CZ-3000
Casio PT-10
Casio PT-10
Casio PT-10 (I really did have 3)
Korg M1
Korg MicroKorg
Korg Monologue
Nord Electro 2 61
Nord Electro 5D 61
Nord Lead 2X
Roland Fantom-Xa
Yamaha DX7
Yamaha PSR-6
Yamaha PSR-something (2000s 'student' keyboard)
Damn I miss that Casio CZ. I'm still on the lookout for one or maybe they'll have a new one for NAMM???
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Rippen upright piano
Yamaha YC-20 combo organ
Korg X5
Roland RS-5
Novation X-Station
Nord Electro 2
Nord Electro 6D
A short list of rather affordable instruments. There are years in between without a keyboard, playing the guitar. Thanks to Nord I'm now a "new-born keyboardist".
Yamaha YC-20 combo organ
Korg X5
Roland RS-5
Novation X-Station
Nord Electro 2
Nord Electro 6D
A short list of rather affordable instruments. There are years in between without a keyboard, playing the guitar. Thanks to Nord I'm now a "new-born keyboardist".
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Not as big as some:
Howard Combo Organ
Farfisa Combo Compact Deluxe
Fender Contempo Organ
Fender Rhodes Stage 73
ARP Pro Soloist
Instapiano
Casio 202
Hammond M3
ARP 2600
ARP Omni
Oberheim OB-X
Oberheim OB-8
Korg MS-20
Roland JX-3P
Casio VL-tone
Yamaha DX-7
Rhodes 660
Roland A-90
Nord E2
Nord C1
Estey reed organ
Weltmeister Claviset
Unknown brand 1887 full size reed organ
Hammond A-100 with 251 Leslie
Roland U-220, JV-880, JV 2080 fully loaded
Howard Combo Organ
Farfisa Combo Compact Deluxe
Fender Contempo Organ
Fender Rhodes Stage 73
ARP Pro Soloist
Instapiano
Casio 202
Hammond M3
ARP 2600
ARP Omni
Oberheim OB-X
Oberheim OB-8
Korg MS-20
Roland JX-3P
Casio VL-tone
Yamaha DX-7
Rhodes 660
Roland A-90
Nord E2
Nord C1
Estey reed organ
Weltmeister Claviset
Unknown brand 1887 full size reed organ
Hammond A-100 with 251 Leslie
Roland U-220, JV-880, JV 2080 fully loaded
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
OK, I'm playing. *=still owned
My 'original' rig (1973-76ish)
Farfisa Professional organ
Elka electronic piano
Yamaha SK-2 synth
Yamaha CP-30 electronic piano
Yamaha PF-15 electronic piano (later added MIDI to this)
Kawai CX-5 upright piano
Hammond H100 organ
B3 module (can't remember the name!)
Alesis piano module
Roland VK7
Leslie 760 x 2
Leslie 925
Nord Electro
Fender Rhodes Mark 1 Stage 73
Yamaha CP-70 #1
Yamaha CP-70 #2*
Yamaha CP-60M*
Yamaha CP-70 #3*
Nord Stage 76*
Nord Electro 5*
Kawai No. 500 grand piano*
My 'original' rig (1973-76ish)
Farfisa Professional organ
Elka electronic piano
Yamaha SK-2 synth
Yamaha CP-30 electronic piano
Yamaha PF-15 electronic piano (later added MIDI to this)
Kawai CX-5 upright piano
Hammond H100 organ
B3 module (can't remember the name!)
Alesis piano module
Roland VK7
Leslie 760 x 2
Leslie 925
Nord Electro
Fender Rhodes Mark 1 Stage 73
Yamaha CP-70 #1
Yamaha CP-70 #2*
Yamaha CP-60M*
Yamaha CP-70 #3*
Nord Stage 76*
Nord Electro 5*
Kawai No. 500 grand piano*
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Just stumbled upon this thread, quite interesting...
My history, especially the past is quite simple and, except the Nord, not that interesting
One may see why I love the Nord so much and made such a big leap in sound quality for myself
Past...
Yamaha PSR-350 (2003, at my age of 5)
Yamaha PSR-S550 (2012 or 2013)
Current...
Nord Stage 2 EX 88 (my go-to live keyboard since 2015)
Doepfer d3m MIDI controller (with custom walnut chassis, built in 2017)
Novation SL-61 mkIII MIDI controller (it would be 300% perfect, if it had waterfall keys!!, since 2020)
Yamaha DX7 IIFD (2020)
My history, especially the past is quite simple and, except the Nord, not that interesting
One may see why I love the Nord so much and made such a big leap in sound quality for myself
Past...
Yamaha PSR-350 (2003, at my age of 5)
Yamaha PSR-S550 (2012 or 2013)
Current...
Nord Stage 2 EX 88 (my go-to live keyboard since 2015)
Doepfer d3m MIDI controller (with custom walnut chassis, built in 2017)
Novation SL-61 mkIII MIDI controller (it would be 300% perfect, if it had waterfall keys!!, since 2020)
Yamaha DX7 IIFD (2020)
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Nord Stage 4 88 | Stage 2 EX 88
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Numa Organ 2 | DX7 IIFD | JX-08
SL 61mk3 | opsix | UB-Xa
Live Musician since 2010
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
I just have one dick all my life, but it was sufficent.
Bragging with gear.
Kurzweil PC361, PC3k6, PC4-7, K2, Yam Motif7+ES6, SY77, MM6, DX7 II, ProphetREV2, Polybrute, Roland V-Synth, Waldorf Q, Bgr.Model D, Novation Ultranova, 2xNova Desktop, Mininova, Modal Argon8, UnoSynthPro, Dbox Nymphes, Akai MPC One
Kurzweil PC361, PC3k6, PC4-7, K2, Yam Motif7+ES6, SY77, MM6, DX7 II, ProphetREV2, Polybrute, Roland V-Synth, Waldorf Q, Bgr.Model D, Novation Ultranova, 2xNova Desktop, Mininova, Modal Argon8, UnoSynthPro, Dbox Nymphes, Akai MPC One
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Re: Your Lifetime Of Keyboards
Sure, one gets by with 61 keys, but once you go to 88, you can never go back.
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