Members OPEN OCEAN Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 hi all just wondering which is the current price for an Arp Odyssey mk II in good/vg shape with mods... cheers P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChromaLord Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 $500-$700 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted February 28, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 f... i was about to trade one with my brand new looking mv 8000 !!!..thanks i wont do it anyway even if it costed a lot more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 $500-$700 Whoa??? That doesn't sound right. One just sold on eBay here in Australia - didn't work at all internally and was cosmetically average. Went for $1500 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ChromaLord Posted February 28, 2008 Members Share Posted February 28, 2008 They were cheaper than that new.Maybe they have gone up in price. I could only get $700 for PPC Odyssey about 6 years ago and it was in triple mint condition and in original box w/manual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stikygum Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Prices always fluctuate. Sometimes high, other times low. I won't buy any of those retro analogs unless they're cheap. Some people think they're worth top dollar when actually it's all about how trendy something is and will go back down once the sound passes by and a new sound arises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ARP Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 A quick check of completed e@ay auctions shows an average price over $1000 ... one that was described as needing service and not capable of producing any sound went for $800:freak: another modified oddy went for over $3000 , finding good deals on these synths is not as easy as it was a few years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members -groovatious- Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 A quick check of completed e@ay auctions shows an average price over $1000 ... one that was described as needing service and not capable of producing any sound went for $800:freak: another modified oddy went for over $3000 , finding good deals on these synths is not as easy as it was a few years ago. That's why I'm hanging onto mine Now to get it working 100% ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members OPEN OCEAN Posted February 29, 2008 Author Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 nah just a waste of time for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members tspit74 Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Well, they are cool and nobody's making them anymore. And no, software versions aren't any substitute. I've never had an Odyssey, but my Explorer I sounds really Arpy. Much prettier than the Pro-One. It sucks that great synths, many of which are due for the scrap heep, are fetching thousands of $$$$ now. I never paid more than $150 for any of my analogue stuff. Actually, that was my rule in the early 90's. If it's old and $150, I'll take it. I almost walked away from my Rhodes because it was $160 and the store wouldn't go down any more. My friend gave me $10 just to shut me up. Ah, the wonderful early 90's... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 Groove, still interested in yours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 If people are paying more for an Odyssey than a new MEK (what... around $1100), a vastly superior mono analog synth in every area, that's vintage insanity. I have played Odysseys when they were current (a good friend had one), and I found it to be a very mediocre synth. The only reason some players had them back in the 1970s was because it could do sync-sweeps and pwm, and had sample and hold (things not on a Minimoog). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted February 29, 2008 Members Share Posted February 29, 2008 mediocre ?? [YOUTUBE]bacxgzseUvo[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I figured I'd take some heat for that. But even after watching that video I still feel that there are better choice for that much money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gilwe Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 Might be. We all know that vintage synth prices are way overrated. But that doesn't make a killer monosynth "mediocre"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ARP Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 The only reason some players had them back in the 1970s was because it could do sync-sweeps and pwm, and had sample and hold (things not on a Minimoog). I always thought the reason so many Oddys were sold was due to the fact that they sound so good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Texas Noise Factory Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I have fond memories of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrcpro Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I always thought the reason so many Oddys were sold was due to the fact that they sound so good ARP sold about 3000 of them according to Keyfax. 14,000 Minimoogs were sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members chetwesley Posted March 1, 2008 Members Share Posted March 1, 2008 I bought my first one for about $350 - very good condition, totally functional, sliders moved well, etc. I bought my second one for about $225 I think and sold it for about the same - functional, but with 2 broken slider tabs and some were kinda scratchy. These were both personal or music store sales. Moral: ebay is crazy... It is a cool synth though. My favorite analog monosynth that fits a whole lot into a size that is actually managable and can be carried around. I would take it over a minimoog 100 times over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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