Jakob BC wrote:jarrekid wrote:I know this would be classed as new equipment, but it won't be in 20 years time:
I'm keeping at least my Alesis Ion and Elektron Machinedrum forever, probably at least one Yamaha DX11 too. I love them. Ooh and my microKorg. Yeah I'll just keep everything.
I see what you mean. It's kind of the same here. I don't have a buy and sell mentality like some have. If you go to the VSE forum, you will see some with a range of gear one day and a whole changed setup a few months after. To me synths are like biological family members, I can't get rid of it
I'm sort of in between,I have bought and sold loads of different synths etc,partly because I got some cheap or broken and fixed them up and sold on for profit or kept them and some to just try out and sold on after I disliked or kept them if I liked them,Each has there own strengths and Downsides,I've slimmed down to the Most important machines I like and use and also know inside out,as well as added a few newer bits of kit in the last 12 months,I'm pretty much comfortable with the gear I have now and even more so than I have been for the past 3 years,I don't really intend to sell anything else on,each machine has a part to play,I couldn't just simply revamp my setup overnight like some,It takes a while to get into a system where your totally in control and comfortable
I've used loads of gear over the Years that I'm up to the point where I'm totally happy with the different equipment I have now and they all work well together.and I like having a smaller setup,some have nostalgic values as well as Musical values,but pretty much all in all I have no desire to sell them on or completely change the setup.
I don't think any of the synths of nowadays will become collectors pieces in the same way the Vintage gear became,irrespective of the advances of software,the digital era doesn't hold a antique Phenomenon or legacy,as there are far too many of the Instruments produced,a few interesting synths Like perhaps the Andromeda or Moog Voyager and LP or Hartman Neuron or Maybe the Oasys will have a rare following,because these are the sort of machines that weren't commonly sold to every man and his dog but all the VA of today will only become like Past name badges like say the D50 or M1,everyone has heard of the various names/Brands but only a few people have a desire for them
The real analogs don't really have any appeal to me,I could invest in some decent ones,but personally I don't want to have to play technician or be taking them or a trip to the Synth vet every few months,I want something that can be switched on time and time again with little or no Maintenance,thats why I have a completely Digital studio,and hope that everything I have now will last me for a long time yet,But I'm not holding onto them in the hope they maybe worth something in the future,I doubt they would be anyway,they do have a nostalgic value,but not for the reason they maybe a nice pension fund in years to come,even if they were I would hold onto to most of the gear providing it was still working,
Shoud be great have a synthesizer that was of an famous electronic music. Who knows have some JMJ synths? 
