The Yamaha YC45D was the ultimate combo organ and the last hurrah for combo organs before synthesizers took over and Hammond organs became the preferred organ sound. The flagship Yamaha YC45D organ was exceptionally feature-rich for the early 70's and incorporated the very best of all other combo organs including YC series. Yamaha engineers were clearly inspired and hit it out of the ballpark. Its core organ sound was essentially a clone of the Vox Continental. The addition of the brassier tone switches (brass, trombone, trumpet, etc...) gave it features and sounds of the Farfisa Combo Compact. Its piano sound (which the reviewer maligns) was actually the sound of the desired RMI Electrapiano at the time (the first electronic means piano sound) that was quite popular with progressive groups. The instrument also had the RMI Electrapiano harpsichord sound that combined with the incredible ability to adjust the shape and duration of the note could produce Beatles sounds and other progressive sounds of the late-60's. The YC45D also had the marimba and vibraphone sounds that were quite popular in the late Sixties as well. The addition of the incredible "fuzz" switch brought it in line with distorted guitars and overdriven Hammond organs of the day. The wah-wah effects and others were all quite relevant for the times. The instrument also allowed direct plug in to a Leslie speaker and this was used to amazing effect by groups of the day. The reviewer while quite good did not exploit the great sound of the organ to full effect (he seemed more amused by the special effects like the felt portamento strip) which was capable of sounding quite full and jazzy if needed or reedy like the Vox Continental aka The Animals and The Doors. What the Yamaha YC series did much better than its peers, aside from build quality, tour-ability, and reliability, was the vibrato had full speed and depth control (Vox Continental had fabulous vibrato, for example, but it was an on-off switch). The reviewer also missed reviewing the incredible "Touch Vibrato" effect which allows you to manually create expressive vibrato by shaking the top keyboard with your hand side to side!! Never done before on other keyboards. Finally, the reviewer does not mention that this organ actually had an early and effective preset section (note the tiny little button tab drawbars on the top side of the organ). You could set a preset for both the top and bottom keyboards saving you the time adjusting the drawbars manually during a performance! Incredible. The instrument also had pedals like a Hammond organ optionally. The stand was adjustable for tilt angle (something Vox and Farfisa did not allow for). One look under the hood of the YC45D reveals a dizzying array of wires and circuit boards. You will need a manual if this needs to be fixed! Finally the YC series came in color and finish options from red, white, black, blue, and wood grain (as shown). It has taken nearly 40 years for manufacturers to jump back on the vintage vibe of cool looking keyboard instruments with funky colors and reverse keyboards. The Yamaha YC series organs were absolutely superb and they have held up incredibly well with age. The YC45D was and is the Steinway of combo organs. It would later morph into the classic Yamaha CS80 synthesizer which would in its own right go on to change the music world.
@@mrttripz3236 Off the cuff, the Yamaha YC-25D is also a fantastic organ. The YC organ I use(d) the most was the YC-20 which has all the important features of the YC series and it is very cool looking (a Vox Continental copy of sorts visually and sonically). The YC-25D is basically a double manual YC-20 (the YC-30 is the single manual version of the YC-45D). The YC-25D has a few extra little features but nothing like the YC-45D. While the feature rich YC-45D has it all functionally and with the larger key range, I would say the YC-25D gets the vote in looks on stage! With all of the tabs and colors on the YC-45D it looks a little like a Yamaha console organ of that era (and all those tabs are at the expense of flat top space where wonderful colored tops helped give the YC series their looks). The YC-25D maintains a slicker profile and has what you really need. Sometimes features are cluttering and many are not going to be used on recordings or live. The YC-45D is worth much more than the other YC series, probably because fewer were sold and most combo organ/vintage keyboard aficionados know it as the Rolls Royce of combo organs. All of the YC series are great organs and you will use the core sound and drawbars more than the gimmicky sounds. So if you can pick one up I would. Note that the entry level YC-10 and its predecessor A-3 series Yamaha organs are fairly rare. They lacked the higher registers (only 16', 8', and 4') but you can find some fantastic performances here on youtube of those organs being put to fantastic use. Confused yet?
Great info/input you provide here, @ClearMindedOne. I recently was able to pick up a YC-45D with pedals and everything - needs a little love (working on that now), but it's in pretty good condition all things considered. It's increadibly heavy (60kg) and bigger than expected, but really really cool. Looking forward to playing it with some added effects (chorus, lesley, delay, reverb etc will do wonders) and jam/record with other instruments in Bitwig etc. I will regard this as my CS-80 (though sounds are not comparable), since the CS80 is like unobtainium (..well.. Behringer have announced they're working on a clone..) The key vibrato is definately one of the key features (haha) with this one to be able to play with more feel, some of the core sounds even have velocity sensitivity on the upper deck too for dynamics. And it's just awesome to have one of the coolest organs from the 70's for that authentic sound and look. It'a a fantastic beast, and the perspective you share about it makes me feel even better about having gotten one, thanks :)
I owned one of these from 1977 to 1982 and gigged with it. I even had the optional bass pedalboard! (which wasn't very useful because it was only one octave). I played it through a Leslie 770. It was a monster. Dan, you forgot one of the coolest features, which is the two "preset" panels at the top. It was I think the first combo keyboard that you could have two custom preset settings that you could call them up instantly. Before the days of computers, it was accomplished with those tiny sliders at the top which were miniature duplicates of the bigger controllers. Just flip a switch and it would switch to those tiny controls. Also, it did not just have keyboard touch sensitivity, which as you correctly pointed out was very rare in those days. It also had key vibrato, so if you pressed a key then moved it back and forth sideways you got a manually controlled vibrato like a violin. I wish you would have opened it up so we could see the millions of tiny shielded wires in that thing running all over the place, all hand wired and soldered. It was a super complex and extremely well engineered and assembled instrument. In some ways it was way ahead of its time. For example, it was the first combo instrument I recall that used a photoresistor rather than a potentiometer for the volume pedal, making it noiseless and linear and smooth like no other organ. I think I paid $2,800 for it, new, which was a lot of money for a college kid in those days.
Unfortunately the touch vibrato has come unglued! The LDR at the end works though: if I cover the bulb the circuit works, but I’ll have to take the mechanicals to bits! Yes: the presets are useful and sorry I forgot those! I pretty much just twiddle and use the main bit. Thanks for watching and hope it brought back good memories..
I think the bird and the trombone effect from the strip were used as special effects right in the beginning of Pink Floyd´s "Shine on you crazy diamond"
Very interesting device. In some reference The neighing effect in Osmonds' Crazy Horses was made with the slide trombone. Quite versatile instrument with vast variety of timbres. And I just love the fuzz tone.
Chick Corea used the shit out of this on RTF Romantic Warrior. The opening marimba/harmonic sounds on the Magician, the opening seqence of Medival Overture and much more.
There are also a couple of Weather Report tunes that sound like they have a combo organ. I always wondered if 1: it was a combo organ, and 2: if it was a YC45D.
Marvelous. Thanks for the demo. I wonder what settings Miles Davis was using to get the truly evil sounds he was getting back in ‘73 on one of these. It’s funny though how absolutely none of the instrument sounds really sound like the instrument they are supposed to be emulating. Fun stuff nonetheless.
Thanks so much for this instructional vid to this beast. I have one (bought it awhile back from out-of-state) but alas, I think some of the resistors/transistors are going out because it only plays sounds for so long--then fades out entirely.
There are huge numbers of connectors between circuit boards, but there's also a volume adjustment on the output board which can be a bit temperamental. Circuit failure itself is rare, but the interface is most often the culprit (switches, pots, etc...)
@@DanBakerMusic Thanks, Dan. I guess I have no choice but to take it into my local electronics repair shop here in SoCal, USA. They said that they're familiar with this machine. Now it's a matter of hauling it out of my basement. Love your vid!
@@glowfly5314 yes which Paul Mc owns ..he grabbed it before the Abbey Road studio 'old gear' gear purge in about 1980 ... a lot of stuff was actually put in skips and also sold off... if you google you can find the advert they published , probably in music magazines...
Are those the original knob caps? I've never seen Yamaha use that shape before. I used to play Electone organs in the 70s, and the pots always had either tapered black knobs with a white dot on top, or knobs with a restricted travel and a long lever sticking out at the bottom, which were fantastic for quick adjustments (I really wish they'd make a comeback)
I've seen one of these instruments, the one I encountered had a 13Note Pedalboard built into what looked like a modified Yamaha Trumpet Case. The instrument belonged to a Blues-Rock singer that went by the name Trikki Vikki (and the Mississippi Leg Hounds, the band's name). Occasionally when Vikki started acting like too much of a Diva, I'd use the Portamento Strip to make what Vikki dubbed "Toilet Sounds."
Very cool. What are the switches in the back? Behind the stops. Is that like an equalizer? I was going to say that if I designed a combo organ, I'd add some kind of simple filter. That would allow you to modify your tone and get some really nice timbres, and you could use it as an effect.
Hi Paul-yes: sorry I forgot those. They're actually storable presets, that can be called up from the front panel. Nothing as exciting as an equaliser I'm afraid!
@@DanBakerMusic more exciting actually because you can buy an equaliser for peanuts ...the pre-set programmer however you cant buy and is similar style to the two on CS80
Oh yes! Forgot those. Two sets of switches for two memory locations, with the two large black switches on the left of the lower manual to actually bring them into service.
I have often mused about being born in 1980 and wishing that I was born at least 20 years sooner. If that of been the case, I would’ve likely been 15 years old in New York City, shopping for my first keyboard or synthesizer and wanting to find a niche between Pink Floyd (that killer Farfisa Compact of Rick Wright’s), Blondie (Jimmy Destri used a different Farfisa), Chick Correa (same thing), Garth Hudson (who used a Lowery horseshoe organ with The Band) & Zeppelin (who didn’t use a combo organ but did cut loose with a wide sound pallet). This baby would’ve been my weapon of choice.
i've got one of these with the bass pedals which is surplus to requirements.... if anyone one is interested please get in touch... Cheers, Cool Sax ...in the UK
Ha! Hope you find a buyer, but if not, there's tons of sounds to carry on with.. Yes - the bass pedals, though seldom used by anyone, would affect the price.
I have one of these I bought new in 1977. There's issues with it now and I would like to purchase another one if anyone has one available I will buy it!
Well, if you want I could price out the shipping and you can decide. It’s been sitting in my basement for years I had the organ for well over 30 years bought it from a guy that played in a band I always wanted to learn how to play it but never learned. What do you want me to do. I can answer any questions for you.
I've got one of these… if there's anyone in SoCal interested in buying it, drop me a line. I say SoCal, because shipping would just cost way too much. I've also got a YC 30…awesome combo organ.
To begin with, YAMAHA YC-45D is 52-year-old product manufactured in 1972. Calling instruments by their nicknames is a Western culture, and it is wrong to expect the same from Japanese Musical instruments maker (YAMAHA). Your common sense is your own common sense, not the common sense of the whole world.
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The Yamaha YC45D was the ultimate combo organ and the last hurrah for combo organs before synthesizers took over and Hammond organs became the preferred organ sound. The flagship Yamaha YC45D organ was exceptionally feature-rich for the early 70's and incorporated the very best of all other combo organs including YC series. Yamaha engineers were clearly inspired and hit it out of the ballpark. Its core organ sound was essentially a clone of the Vox Continental. The addition of the brassier tone switches (brass, trombone, trumpet, etc...) gave it features and sounds of the Farfisa Combo Compact. Its piano sound (which the reviewer maligns) was actually the sound of the desired RMI Electrapiano at the time (the first electronic means piano sound) that was quite popular with progressive groups. The instrument also had the RMI Electrapiano harpsichord sound that combined with the incredible ability to adjust the shape and duration of the note could produce Beatles sounds and other progressive sounds of the late-60's. The YC45D also had the marimba and vibraphone sounds that were quite popular in the late Sixties as well. The addition of the incredible "fuzz" switch brought it in line with distorted guitars and overdriven Hammond organs of the day. The wah-wah effects and others were all quite relevant for the times. The instrument also allowed direct plug in to a Leslie speaker and this was used to amazing effect by groups of the day. The reviewer while quite good did not exploit the great sound of the organ to full effect (he seemed more amused by the special effects like the felt portamento strip) which was capable of sounding quite full and jazzy if needed or reedy like the Vox Continental aka The Animals and The Doors. What the Yamaha YC series did much better than its peers, aside from build quality, tour-ability, and reliability, was the vibrato had full speed and depth control (Vox Continental had fabulous vibrato, for example, but it was an on-off switch). The reviewer also missed reviewing the incredible "Touch Vibrato" effect which allows you to manually create expressive vibrato by shaking the top keyboard with your hand side to side!! Never done before on other keyboards. Finally, the reviewer does not mention that this organ actually had an early and effective preset section (note the tiny little button tab drawbars on the top side of the organ). You could set a preset for both the top and bottom keyboards saving you the time adjusting the drawbars manually during a performance! Incredible. The instrument also had pedals like a Hammond organ optionally. The stand was adjustable for tilt angle (something Vox and Farfisa did not allow for). One look under the hood of the YC45D reveals a dizzying array of wires and circuit boards. You will need a manual if this needs to be fixed! Finally the YC series came in color and finish options from red, white, black, blue, and wood grain (as shown). It has taken nearly 40 years for manufacturers to jump back on the vintage vibe of cool looking keyboard instruments with funky colors and reverse keyboards. The Yamaha YC series organs were absolutely superb and they have held up incredibly well with age. The YC45D was and is the Steinway of combo organs. It would later morph into the classic Yamaha CS80 synthesizer which would in its own right go on to change the music world.
What's your opinion on the yc25d?
@@mrttripz3236 Off the cuff, the Yamaha YC-25D is also a fantastic organ. The YC organ I use(d) the most was the YC-20 which has all the important features of the YC series and it is very cool looking (a Vox Continental copy of sorts visually and sonically). The YC-25D is basically a double manual YC-20 (the YC-30 is the single manual version of the YC-45D). The YC-25D has a few extra little features but nothing like the YC-45D. While the feature rich YC-45D has it all functionally and with the larger key range, I would say the YC-25D gets the vote in looks on stage! With all of the tabs and colors on the YC-45D it looks a little like a Yamaha console organ of that era (and all those tabs are at the expense of flat top space where wonderful colored tops helped give the YC series their looks). The YC-25D maintains a slicker profile and has what you really need. Sometimes features are cluttering and many are not going to be used on recordings or live. The YC-45D is worth much more than the other YC series, probably because fewer were sold and most combo organ/vintage keyboard aficionados know it as the Rolls Royce of combo organs. All of the YC series are great organs and you will use the core sound and drawbars more than the gimmicky sounds. So if you can pick one up I would. Note that the entry level YC-10 and its predecessor A-3 series Yamaha organs are fairly rare. They lacked the higher registers (only 16', 8', and 4') but you can find some fantastic performances here on youtube of those organs being put to fantastic use. Confused yet?
Great info/input you provide here, @ClearMindedOne. I recently was able to pick up a YC-45D with pedals and everything - needs a little love (working on that now), but it's in pretty good condition all things considered. It's increadibly heavy (60kg) and bigger than expected, but really really cool. Looking forward to playing it with some added effects (chorus, lesley, delay, reverb etc will do wonders) and jam/record with other instruments in Bitwig etc. I will regard this as my CS-80 (though sounds are not comparable), since the CS80 is like unobtainium (..well.. Behringer have announced they're working on a clone..)
The key vibrato is definately one of the key features (haha) with this one to be able to play with more feel, some of the core sounds even have velocity sensitivity on the upper deck too for dynamics. And it's just awesome to have one of the coolest organs from the 70's for that authentic sound and look. It'a a fantastic beast, and the perspective you share about it makes me feel even better about having gotten one, thanks :)
wonderful intricate review - the review we all needed! thank you! just got my hands on one! cant wait to record
This organ was actually used by the minimalist composer terry Riley.
I owned one of these from 1977 to 1982 and gigged with it. I even had the optional bass pedalboard! (which wasn't very useful because it was only one octave). I played it through a Leslie 770. It was a monster. Dan, you forgot one of the coolest features, which is the two "preset" panels at the top. It was I think the first combo keyboard that you could have two custom preset settings that you could call them up instantly. Before the days of computers, it was accomplished with those tiny sliders at the top which were miniature duplicates of the bigger controllers. Just flip a switch and it would switch to those tiny controls. Also, it did not just have keyboard touch sensitivity, which as you correctly pointed out was very rare in those days. It also had key vibrato, so if you pressed a key then moved it back and forth sideways you got a manually controlled vibrato like a violin. I wish you would have opened it up so we could see the millions of tiny shielded wires in that thing running all over the place, all hand wired and soldered. It was a super complex and extremely well engineered and assembled instrument. In some ways it was way ahead of its time. For example, it was the first combo instrument I recall that used a photoresistor rather than a potentiometer for the volume pedal, making it noiseless and linear and smooth like no other organ. I think I paid $2,800 for it, new, which was a lot of money for a college kid in those days.
Unfortunately the touch vibrato has come unglued! The LDR at the end works though: if I cover the bulb the circuit works, but I’ll have to take the mechanicals to bits!
Yes: the presets are useful and sorry I forgot those! I pretty much just twiddle and use the main bit. Thanks for watching and hope it brought back good memories..
I think the bird and the trombone effect from the strip were used as special effects right in the beginning of Pink Floyd´s "Shine on you crazy diamond"
Anton Hosinsky I think you're right it sounds so similar
Anton Hosinsky yeah, on Shine On it was the Yamaha GX1, witch had the same ribbon
Absolutely!! :-) Didn't know Richard Wright owned this beast. Or was is an organ like this?
After research, the Gx1 hadn't theses ´bird' and ´squark' presets. It was definively the YC45D used on Shine On...
As someone who worked at Maplin, YC45 was a product code for an aerial connector, I think haha
Very interesting device. In some reference The neighing effect in Osmonds' Crazy Horses was made with the slide trombone. Quite versatile instrument with vast variety of timbres. And I just love the fuzz tone.
Chick Corea used the shit out of this on RTF Romantic Warrior. The opening marimba/harmonic sounds on the Magician, the opening seqence of Medival Overture and much more.
There are also a couple of Weather Report tunes that sound like they have a combo organ. I always wondered if 1: it was a combo organ, and 2: if it was a YC45D.
@@mcmike100 Zawinul was using a badass 8 voice Oberheim SEM setup.
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Amazing demo, thanks for the effort!
big up this is a great video! love your demo brah
Waay ahead of its time! cool features !
This thing is definitely amazing. You can have a distortion, delay, and reverb pedal sitting on top and you're on your way.
Marvelous. Thanks for the demo. I wonder what settings Miles Davis was using to get the truly evil sounds he was getting back in ‘73 on one of these.
It’s funny though how absolutely none of the instrument sounds really sound like the instrument they are supposed to be emulating. Fun stuff nonetheless.
Not explained, but explained at 6:50 lol
Thanks so much for this instructional vid to this beast. I have one (bought it awhile back from out-of-state) but alas, I think some of the resistors/transistors are going out because it only plays sounds for so long--then fades out entirely.
There are huge numbers of connectors between circuit boards, but there's also a volume adjustment on the output board which can be a bit temperamental. Circuit failure itself is rare, but the interface is most often the culprit (switches, pots, etc...)
@@DanBakerMusic
Thanks, Dan. I guess I have no choice but to take it into my local electronics repair shop here in SoCal, USA. They said that they're familiar with this machine. Now it's a matter of hauling it out of my basement. Love your vid!
You can hear this organ and the portamento at the beginning of shine on you crazy diamond
That bass guitar at 1:59 sounds like with a bit of stereo reverb you could do the 2nd half of Oxygene 5 with it.
I owned one in 75, also had bass pedals.
Cool! And what are those little sliders at the very top?
Portomento ribbon became the pitch ribbon on the CS-80
This is actually a hell of a synthesizer, for what’s shown here
I enjoyed the sounds of this organ. Thanks Dan.
What was the actual keyboard used for Lucy in the sky with diamonds ?
That was a mellotron
I think it was a Lowrey but I'll have to double check.
@@glowfly5314 yes which Paul Mc owns ..he grabbed it before the Abbey Road studio 'old gear' gear purge in about 1980 ... a lot of stuff was actually put in skips and also sold off... if you google you can find the advert they published , probably in music magazines...
Are those the original knob caps? I've never seen Yamaha use that shape before. I used to play Electone organs in the 70s, and the pots always had either tapered black knobs with a white dot on top, or knobs with a restricted travel and a long lever sticking out at the bottom, which were fantastic for quick adjustments (I really wish they'd make a comeback)
Massively entertaining.
I've seen one of these instruments, the one I encountered had a 13Note Pedalboard built into what looked like a modified Yamaha Trumpet Case.
The instrument belonged to a Blues-Rock singer that went by the name Trikki Vikki (and the Mississippi Leg Hounds, the band's name).
Occasionally when Vikki started acting like too much of a Diva, I'd use the Portamento Strip to make what Vikki dubbed "Toilet Sounds."
Excellent! I do have the pedalboard with it...
7:05 Anakin in episode III be like
Anyone know how to repair the pitch ribbon? Or where to buy the replacement part?
Very cool. What are the switches in the back? Behind the stops. Is that like an equalizer? I was going to say that if I designed a combo organ, I'd add some kind of simple filter. That would allow you to modify your tone and get some really nice timbres, and you could use it as an effect.
Hi Paul-yes: sorry I forgot those. They're actually storable presets, that can be called up from the front panel. Nothing as exciting as an equaliser I'm afraid!
Dan Baker I see. Thanks.
@@DanBakerMusic more exciting actually because you can buy an equaliser for peanuts ...the pre-set programmer however you cant buy and is similar style to the two on CS80
Great video! Thank you. Those small switches on top, are just for memory?
Oh yes! Forgot those. Two sets of switches for two memory locations, with the two large black switches on the left of the lower manual to actually bring them into service.
Is the memory function available for both of the manuals or is it just for the upper manual?
Two memories for upper manual, one memory for lower manual
All Yamaha Classic YC comes up in my feed because newer YC... 😂
I wish it would have the ensemble and chorus effects from the later Electones and SK-series.
my dad had one of these with the matching tone cabinet
Could you dreckly do a demo with the "Midsomer Murder" instrument for us in Falmouth? Cheers
You needn’t have mentioned Falmouth or any other Cornish town - as only a Cornishman would use “dreckly” in a YT comment!
I love bendy strips!
Where would I be able to buy one? Thanks.
Đàn yamaha YC 45D rất hay. Tôi ở Việt Nam nếu muốn mua. Hiện bán ở đâu và giá tiền bao nhiêu
Was this the keyboard used for the Crazy Horses sound?
That was a YC30
Doesn't it have touch vibrato that you didn't mention?
Bah!! I've been rumbled. My touch vibrato doesn't work-the glue has dried out! I have to take the entire manual to pieces to get to it....
I used to have this!! But I think it was just one manual
The YC-25 was the single manual version, but just as cool...
How can I buy on of those? Want yc30 or yc45 let me know if you have one for sale
@José Rodriguez i have my 45d for sale,how much do you want to buy it whatsapp me +59996823556
Can you show me where the input power is?
Input for the power is on the bottom of the keyboard, where the pedal connector also is, under a hinged panel.
excuse my ignorance, those are faders or on-off controls?
Faders
Wood is in good shape
I have often mused about being born in 1980 and wishing that I was born at least 20 years sooner. If that of been the case, I would’ve likely been 15 years old in New York City, shopping for my first keyboard or synthesizer and wanting to find a niche between Pink Floyd (that killer Farfisa Compact of Rick Wright’s), Blondie (Jimmy Destri used a different Farfisa), Chick Correa (same thing), Garth Hudson (who used a Lowery horseshoe organ with The Band) & Zeppelin (who didn’t use a combo organ but did cut loose with a wide sound pallet). This baby would’ve been my weapon of choice.
i've got one of these with the bass pedals which is surplus to requirements.... if anyone one is interested please get in touch... Cheers, Cool Sax ...in the UK
It's a shame that ribbon strip doesn't have its own output. That things sounds mean! This is an organ with some CS80 DNA.
Killer!
Osmond synth!!!
You have any of those for sale?
Hi there, no I’m afraid not! Keep looking though-they do appear from time to time on ebay
@@DanBakerMusic Thanks
Gentle giant used a yc45d
Do you have any like that for sale?
Thanks
I do..
How much cost?
@@MrMicraphone @José Rodriguez i have my 45d for sale,how much do you want to buy it whatsapp me +59996823556
@@eg1171 @José Rodriguez i have my 45d for sale,how much do you want to buy it whatsapp me +59996823556
Otamatone!
a question sold organ?
Gerardo Tolentino I’ll never sell this!
@José Rodriguez i have my 45d for sale,how much do you want to buy it whatsapp me +59996823556
cudowny instrument
Miles Davis' organ from 1973 to 1975
What's the price in 2019?
Hi there-these don’t come up for sale very often but I saw one for sale in Australia last year for $1000 AUD.
There’s one on eBay at the moment (in Greece) for £850...
@@DanBakerMusic Thanks Dan. Lol this it's mine! I decided to sell it at £850. The bass pedal is missing so I couldn't go for more.
Ha! Hope you find a buyer, but if not, there's tons of sounds to carry on with..
Yes - the bass pedals, though seldom used by anyone, would affect the price.
나이스 인데 일본도 아니고 어디서 구 했습니까 ?감사합니다.
Yamaha engineers and R&D were pretty interesting and far ahead
I have one of these I bought new in 1977. There's issues with it now and I would like to purchase another one if anyone has one available I will buy it!
What issues do you have with it? The only issue I have is that the touch vibrato strip has come unglued..
I have one available that I had for years no stand ,Shipping cost would be a monster asking $400.00.
@@rodneymoore2911 I have the stand, very interested!!!
Well, if you want I could price out the shipping and you can decide. It’s been sitting in my basement for years I had the organ for well over 30 years bought it from a guy that played in a band I always wanted to learn how to play it but never learned. What do you want me to do. I can answer any questions for you.
@@rodneymoore2911 what state are you in?
Upvote this if you're one of the 3 people here because of Mates of State.
Vendes tu Yamaha y c 45d
I've got one of these… if there's anyone in SoCal interested in buying it, drop me a line. I say SoCal, because shipping would just cost way too much.
I've also got a YC 30…awesome combo organ.
whats your asking price for it?
What’s the price on each one?
If you want an organ with a cool name why not pick a Wersi Comet or an Elgam Talisman? They were from the same era as the Yamaha.
I think the Yamahas have by far the better build quality.
To begin with, YAMAHA YC-45D is 52-year-old product manufactured in 1972. Calling instruments by their nicknames is a Western culture, and it is wrong to expect the same from Japanese Musical instruments maker (YAMAHA). Your common sense is your own common sense, not the common sense of the whole world.
Fair play. I suppose it’s the same with Russian cars, having names like VAZ 32 or whatever…
I only questioned it as guitars had names!