A little like the Digitone as well with that key arrangement
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Iâve got a QY-10 that I canât recommend in good conscience but itâs wonderfully wretched sounding, especially if you play the sounds a few octaves below their intended range so they degrade into grainy, 12 bit ambience.
One of the best cases of all time, though.
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Thatâs awesome. Iâm wanting to get my hands on a terrible piece of gear known as the Yamaha CX5M. I had one for a couple of years but I got rid of it because I wasnât a masochist at the time. Now I think I want to play this thing again.
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This thread is making me GAS for this EMU Proteus 2000 for sale in my area. $110 , but not sure if it has any roms loaded. Ugh. Hate gasâŚ
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Easy enough to check / can be done from the front panel. Each rom has a code, e.g.
- CMPSR : Composer Rom (Proteus 2000 Standard)
- BEAT: Beat Garden
- TSCY: Techno Synth Construction Yard
- etc.
Or open her up; only a couple of screws, and youâll see the four rom slots in the front left hand corner (if the front is facing you)
As per post #2; Proteus-2000 is a Turbo version; so gives you 6 outs, 4 slots etc.
Iâd skip it if it had no roms at all thoughâŚ
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Iâm a little annoyed I never picked up a Proteus 2500 and gained all of the extra pots.
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A little bit as well⌠but a Command Station can ease that pain for you 
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It was a mistake, though. Iâm glad I have it, but I got it an hour before closing time at the last day of a local guitar shop chainâs going out of business sale back in like 2011 and what I really should have done was put everything toward getting the flawless, early 80s, USA made Fender âThe STRATâ in fake granite finish with a genuine Floyd Rose and a hot pink logo on the headstock, that they were selling for $175(!!!). I didnât know what it was at the time (a factory-hotrodded stratocaster model that failed after a couple years because they were too expensive to manufacture at a good profit margin), and it looked so 80s glam that I kind of wanted it just because it was funny but assumed it was some kind of pre-Squier budget line.
Big mistake.
Not to derail the thread but I have that Same Fender HM Strat and it RULES
Really wanna see a pic of this strat now
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I have always, always wanted a HM Strat.
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Whatâs a HM Strat? Never heard of that in 40 years of guitar playingâŚ
Meh, I would rather go for a high-quality Jackson or Ibanez. But that Proteus 2500 looks and sounds great!
At normal market prices I agree, but $175 for that thing was a steal and the custom finish was hilarious in a good way.
A very 80s-looking strat that Fender made that had a locking trem, a shorter scale and a hotter humbucker. HM = heavy metal.
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Ah OK, that one never crossed the Atlantic, I guess⌠looks more like a Charvel to me! But if I come across one for 175⌠might be fun.
Oh, that was actually the variety I saw, I wasnât actually aware of that series. So it wasnât a The STRAT and wasnât nearly as big a miss. It was one of those but with a fake granite finish from what I remember (but Iâm probably misremembering, I bet it was one of those standard marble finishes Iâm seeing when I search, although they donât look familiar).
Definitely a Jackson knockoff, itâs almsot identical to the more affordable, bolt-on Jacksons from the late 80s.
I agree with @Rusty, if it doesnât have a ROM, I wouldnât buy it. But if it has a ROM & is in good condition, thatâs a good price.
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messing with the Kawai K1 that i got for literally 50 bucks
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Love the K1.
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