Korg EM-1

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Here’s another vintage piece of gear I am obsessed with and I have a chance to pick one up for next to nothing

HOWEVER! A former owner has removed the output jacks and the headphone jacks. WTF!? The current owner seems like kind of a noob and has no idea why the person did it. He says however that it works as a MIDI controller, all the buttons and knobs send MIDI so that would indicate that it has some usable functionality - so my idea is I could solder in some jacks!?

Any idea why on earth anyone would ever remove those jacks? I cant imagine a scenario!? If the MIDI is intact, would it follow that the synth engines would be intact?

Anyway, I’m going to look at it tomorrow

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You said it right there - sounds like it’s worth a go!

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I recently ordered an EM-1 from Japan. The listing says it comes with a 100-240V PSU. The pics corroborate this - Input is 240V AC, 50/60 Hz. I only really know the bare minimum about power supplies (enough not to fry a pedal), but I believe this means it works in most countries and it should work in the US. Is that correct?

In the meantime, I’m super stoked. I love my EA-1 and it’ll be fun (if sometimes frustrating) to pair them up. I’ve watched a few incredible YT vids showcasing the device:

Have any fellow 'nauts used an EM-1? I know it gets overshadowed by the more capable EMX-1 but I’d love to hear examples of what some of you have done with it.

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Funny, I just got one today! It’s really fun and immediate!

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A 100-240V PSU is not the same as a 240V PSU.

The former will work anywhere, the latter will not work in the US.

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Mine arrived today (that was weirdly fast). I’m stoked to dig in!

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Are you all buying these after watching bad gear by any chance?

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When people call electribes ‘vintage gear’ it really tickles me. Vintage indeed.

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Actually, yes. I really enjoyed something about the sound in his video, and then after looking up more videos, I was hooked.

The barrel of the provided power supply is an awkward fit. I might need to get a different one. The thing works well otherwise though and I’d pretty damn fun.

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I didn’t know he featured this on his channel. I just like the look and charm of these boxes!

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That’s just what I was about to say xD

Bad Gear certainly generates some proper GASes all around. It just can’t be mere coincidence that the post activates after 4 years of inactivity and some weeks after appearing on Bad Gear there are many people interested on that machine again :wink:

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