What’s the crown jewel of your gear collection?

I had a continuum before the pandemic hit and I had to sell almost all my gear…

Now the throne is waiting for an osmose if it ever get released…

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Two great looking synths. Very jealous.

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•Rickenbacker 330 / Midnight Blue
•Mantis Case with Mutable Instruments ONLY
•Genelec 8030 RAW

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Oh yes they are and they just Sound fantastic.

Don’t be.

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Furman Power Conditioner

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+1 this thing is a masterpiece

1971 Martin D35. My dad bought it 2 years out of high school. A really important reminder of him, and also a beautiful sounding instrument.

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three working Command Stations.

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Guild Starfire IV and Sequential Take 5

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Could sound a little weird but for me is the Micromonsta2.

It’s one of the first pieces of gear I acquired when I was starting (1 year ago), patiently waiting months for audiothingies email about a new production batch.

I have other gear that’s more expansive, more characterful, more fashionable, but the MM2 is the only single box I didn’t ever think for a second to get rid of. Never. I just can’t see why I should sell it, because for the money there’s nothing you can compare with.

Maybe when I’ll get my Avalon and/or a Vermona I could put those up there in the untouchables shelf, we’ll see.

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The last Medusa ever made.

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My favorite is the Dreadbox Murmux v.2

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My first synth. I bought it for €150 back when nobody wanted it. It’s such an oddball machine. Screaming, glassy, rubbery, otherworldly, unstable.

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Bit of a stretch maybe but we bought a house this year which unusually for london has a basement which has become my dream studio. It’s kind of ratty, low ceiling, david lynch pipe work everywhere and suits me down to the ground. Acoustically shite but I’ll get a lot done down there. My crown jewel.

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My gear is a socialist collective. From each according to their (synthesis) abilities, to each according to their (power) needs.

Seriously, I don’t think I can single one out! I like them in different ways and they all seem pretty miraculous.

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Whoa, what is this?

Like it says on its front panel: Oxford Synthesiser Company OSCar
https://www.vintagesynth.com/misc/oscar.php

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My taste in music!

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What Peter wrote. OSCar is a digital/analog hybrid monosynth from 1983, with both subtractive and programmable additive synthesis. It was designed by Chris Huggett who also designed the Wasp, and a lot of Novation products.

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Definitely my Rytm for gear that gets consistent use. Runner up would be my Fender 2000 D10 pedal steel from 1969 which I need to spend a lot more time learning to play.

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