Nord User Forum

I was wondering if anyone's selling a Stage 3.

Every listing on craigslist has turned out to be a scam unfortunately, which really sucks because I just sold my Korg SV2 for a fair bit under market value to be able to buy one of the seemingly reasonably priced Nords on Craigslist.
Now I don't have a keyboard anymore, I lost money on the whole transaction, and can't get a new keyboard, which really really sucks for me.

Let me know if you know anyone trying to part with a Nord. I probably won't be able to afford it anyway, as all the ones on Craigslist are listed around $1800-2000, so that's what I budgeted for when selling my Korg.

I don't think you will find a Stage 3 for those prices (If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is). The Stage 2 goes for $2500-$3000 used on Reverb. The Stage 3 is about $1000 more than the Stage 2.

JohnT wrote:I don't think you will find a Stage 3 for those prices (If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is). The Stage 2 goes for $2500-$3000 used on Reverb. The Stage 3 is about $1000 more than the Stage 2.

That's a shame. I'm kinda stuck then.
I got so caught up in the excitement of how good all the deals were on craigslist my decision making never kicked in.

Here's to hoping I find any decent keyboard for what I sold my Korg for. It's only been a few days and I already miss playing.

I would be very careful with those. $1300 and $1350, both in Las Vegas and both worth over $3000 elsewhere!

JohnT wrote:I would be very careful with those. $1300 and $1350, both in Las Vegas and both worth over $3000 elsewhere!

Yes, that is why I removed the post, they were for Stage 2 not Stage 3. You can tell immediately who the scammers are by their responses.

-dj

If you can't afford the extra expense to get a NS3, you could search for a NS2, which is still a little over your price range stated. Perhaps a used Nord Electro of some variation, or consider a Yamaha CP or YC instrument.

Craigslist has scams using the same "home" pictures in quite a few cities.

I'm probably selling my NS3 Compact... but that won't help you because, like the others you've seen, it's not going to be in the price range you want to look in. So the question then is, since you budgeted $1800-$2000 and you need to find something, what are the most important criteria for you?

Is hammer action (like the SV2 you sold) a must?
Is getting a drawbar-controllable organ a priority?
Is getting a virtual analog synth with real-time knob controls a priority?
Are there certain split/layer or other capabilities you'd really like to have?

While you're not going to get all the NS3 features out of something in your price range, once you prioritize what's most important, we could see what might come closest for you.