Many good points above… my head is spinning.
If I could get a Matrix 12 for < $2,000 in good shape I would but that’s not going to happen.
If I had $6k, I’d buy a new Rhodes and spend the next few years playing rather than tweaking knobs (ha!).
The Electro gives much of the good ‘dedicated purpose’ sounds and the recommendation to couple a Tetra with it is a fair one. As I may have mentioned, I already have a Hammond w/Leslie.
As always, it’s gear lust and not enough cash or space.
A Fairlight would be nice!! Gotta dig that green monitor it comes with; I remember reading Kbd mag as a teenager and listening to the flex records that they included in the magazine. When I was a kid, my friends dad knew Wendy personally, he was a rep for Synergy, among others and always had interesting people and great equipment through his home studio.
I’m a few mouse clicks away from picking up a Prophet 08 Desktop PE with fancy knobs but did have a look at the Tetra. Despite being 1/2 a P’08 but with SubOSCs and all sorts of fancy multi-timbral beep box capabilities, I don’t think I’m going to be happy playing a 7th chord with even a single bass note and having it drop notes. I also don’t think I’m going to be happy needing a computer to program it.
I have two controllers at the moment; a Novation 25SL MkII that I use to tweak my Taurus pedals while playing leads on my LP Tribute (which is across the room), and an older M-Audio Keystation 61 that I really like the feel of but has zero features.
Growing up in the 80’s I listened to Pet Shop Boys, Flock of Seagulls (don’t laugh!) Thomas Dolby, always liked Tony Banks from Genesis, Level 42 so I think the P’08 will do it. I already have all of the pure analog stuff covered with my Phatty and Old School. We all can’t have what Paul Shaffer has… namely everything.
Thanks again guys.
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