@@annother3350 I agree. Can't see the point of simply talking about musical instruments. James Pavel Shawcross is another one who can't shut up. His YT channel is here: ruclips.net/user/ThePianoforevervideos
I was doing a key replacement on a Yamaha Motif and while inside, I noticed the key assembly/technology was identical to the Yamaha DX7 !!! They haven’t changed much throughout the years and they’re still one of the best keyboard makers, hands down !!!
I loved this!! Saw several of my vintage Yamaha synths in here. DX7 and CS01 to name a couple. Also at 6:10, Looks like an Electone E75 organ. I have a D85 which is its little brother. Very impressive for their vintage of late 70s to early 80s. I believe the D85 was introduced in 1980. Mine was made in 1982. They will do some very lush string sounds. Really nice when ran through a phaser.
The GX1 was like a halo synth, a brilliant idea from Yamaha. The technology eventually filtered down to their more affordable CS synths that took them to 1983, when the DX7 changed everything!
Very mixed feelings about the DX7 and its brethren....personally, I think its layout with the abandonment of knobs and sliders, resulting in over-conplex ways of sound-sculpting set synthesis back by about 15 years.....as well as helping to kill off the Amercan synth manufacturers...
If i would be the boss of yamaha museum and i knew Nick Batt's coming to shoot a video i'd get every synth hooked up and ready to play. I'd have the best presets loaded on them and a guy who's a great keys player just in case Nick's tired of noodling himself. But here it's more like: "Oh right, Nick's here. Let's give him the standard tour. We don't need to let him play the synths. He'll leave after a few minutes anyway. Let's show him our Refaces again!" Seems a bit lazy to me. :)
John Paul Jones used his Yamaha GX-1 #5076 during the recording sessions of "In Through the Out Door" (November/December 1978) at the then newly opened Polar Studios. Benny Andersson caught wind of Johns GX-1 and when ABBA went on a promo tour to Japan later that year, he visited Yamaha HQ and requested a demo of the GX-1 and the rest, as they say, is history. Benny's GX-1 #5088 was the last one to be delivered from Yamaha (in early 1979) and it was subsequently first used on "Does Your Mother Know" (recorded February 1979). Here is a picture of the GX-1 #5076 from november 1978 at Polar Studios: minfil.com/k2f9T789n3/Yamaha_GX-1_5076_1978_jpg. Note the absence of the P BRI, L BRI, U BRI, S BRI, L RAN and U RAN switches found on the GX-1 #5088: minfil.com/s7i1T98fn1/Yamaha_GX-1_5088_2017_jpg
I don't know why Yamaha abandoned their grooveboxes. I managed to get my hands on a RS7000, and it's midi controls are better (more expressive) compared to my Digitakt, Akai Force, TR8s, Pioneer SP16, etc. A smaller lighter RS7000 with better build quality and I'd be all over it. With Roland releasing their new grooveboxes, I hope Yamaha launches one with a modern workflow and with an FM drum engine and sampler.
I still use mine rs 7000 as a midi controller with my d.a.w, its absolutely fantastic for it, i use the step record function on the rs to input note data etc etc, both the rs sequencer and my d.a.w's sequencer work great together, the step record function on the rs has all the musical time signatures and note value's, so its so easy to copy sheet music into it, it also has some weird note value's of 1ms and other strange classical music note values that no daw has. it also has that fantastic midi delay that you can change the notes of the delay to any note you desire, so you can come up with some musical delay effects etc etc. The sequencer on the rs and the record function can do stuff that no DAW on the market can, its so handy and makes editing on a DAW fast and easy
I own a lot of gear but nothing Yamaha. This video makes me want to start looking! Also was the VP-1 never released? I mean it seems rare r than the GX-1 (if that's possible)
Only a handful were ever made. It was built to order...except for the demo unit and possibly a prototype unit. I think they sold 3.....so the demo unit would be a fourth and maybe a hand-built prototype (if one exists) would be a fifth.
GX-1....My dad had one...Until we moved house and he decided not to lug it around anymore...sadly...(we tended to move a lot those days) At the time it was the only one in Europe in private possesion...
2:55 Yes, transistors, apparently, apart from the power amp. Remember, the Japanese were pioneers in using the transistor in electronic equipment, back when the US electronics giants were still firmly committed to their investments in vacuum tubes.
I was born in 1973, I remember our first Australian made TV, maybe made in the late 60s/early 70s, all vacuum tube. The tubes regularly went out, and there was a whole bunch of them in there, I Guess for both audio and video functions. T.V repairmen were a common sight then, and they made lots of money! We then got a transistorized Sanyo colour TV in 1976 or '77, it proudly had "Solid state" badges on the front, most audio/video gear did back then. Funny enough the Sanyo was Australian made too, due to high import taxes. People back then were jealous of our "huge" 63cm (24") TV and said it was too big for our living room, lol.
As an official yamaha drums promotor, and instrument geek in general, I always found it a sham that I have never visited the factories and the custim centres. What an experience!!! Just sold the YC-45D. what a killer instrument that was.
to my ears the yamaha grand piano emulation found in high end yamaha arrangement keyboards is the best there is to be found in those types of equipments but I've never heard or had the chance to compare actual grand pianos, wouldn't know which brand is best. I know yamaha being so widely stretched in the marketplace of gear and stuff they do not capture the heart and minds of most synthesizer fanatics,. maybe in the future, I wouldn't count on it,. they are mostly pop music with arrangement keyboards playing 80's style music.
Very cool, i have owned or played close to a majority of the synths they showed. Wish i could have got to play the GX but alas no luck. ELP used it on Fanfare for The Common Man, and Jon Paul Jones used it for Kashmir at Knebworth. And from what i understand it was the same exact unit used on both songs. I was a student at Berklee College of Music in 1985 at the beginning of midi, Mac and sampling. We had the Dx7, which i also owned. We also had the RX7, I think, an early digital drum machine. I also had the TX816 which was up on the wall. I created close to 1000 patches for the DX7, that i still have. We had an SY77 and EX5 here at Berklee to use, along with the VL01, we also had the 07. Some great memories. I always wanted a CP70 but couldn't afford it. We have Yamaha Pianos everywhere at Berklee as well (Acoustic). Definitely have to visit this place and play around.
You may be better going to visit Riksmixningsverket studio in Stockholm if you want to play a GX-1 (ABBA's), as it seems, at least according to this video, Yamaha's GX-1 at this showroom isn't in working order (a bit disappointing!)
@@Wagoo Thanks for the info, i didn't notice but you are right they didn't play it. Yeah, the place in Stockholm and the place in NY are also on my list as places that have tons of synths to play around on
I’ve often wondered whether or not the touch sensitivity technology in the CS-80 synthesizer (not including the polyphonic aftertouch) was of the same type which made its way into the GS1 and DX1 models during the 80s (ultimately evolving into the garden-variety digital piano touch). The way it was written that piano players found it a joy to play would suggest that it bolstered proto hammer action.
The Yamaha GX-1 main unit is 300kg, the normal bench is 60kg and the motorized "music school" bench featured in this video is even heavier, the pedal board is 27kg and the TX-II speakers are 140kg each - up to 6 of those can be connected at once.
@8:35 That's a Yamaha E70 organ behind them. Bought one in near mint condition for 130 euro's 2 years ago. Same filters and envelopes as the GX1 and CS80. And with the knee lever everyone seems to drool about in the comments :).
Oh chips.... I'm getting old, I know almost all the stuff from the time when it came out. Should I thank you for this reminder? Yeah I guess should. Anyway :-)
Ah..good to see their grooveboxes at the end, which i still love to this day. The RM1X AND RS2000 (which would always remind me of the rip snorting ford coupe) had fantastic sequencers; powerful, precise (480 ppqn if i remember correctly) and quick to set up and use. I think the time is right for an RM1X remix (ahem). Come on Yamaha, let's have some shiny new grooveboxes...you know it makes sense! 😎
For those of you wondering how the Yamaha GX-1 actually sounds like, here is a recent recording straight from the outputs using various factory tone presets: soundcloud.com/ulf-soderlund/yamaha-gx-1-5041-upper-and-lower-rank-test/s-1WI90
So, stupid question here: This video seems to be old and all references to this museum are from almost a decade ago on google(2013-14). Is there any new 2022 info on this museum? Prices to enter, location, etc? Not liking Google USA right now..
I saw Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead the GS1 live in the spring of 1983. The sound was stunning. I think he may have been the first to tour with one.
according to some other resources, the first Yamaha (possibly not an Electone) organ made in 1959 was a B1 not a D1 ... B1 had two tiers of keyboards but only 1 single voice ... and not much more controls and other stuff on it either ... have seen its picture online but couldn't find it right now ...
Camarographer failed the assigment horribly, for this type of content you need somebody that also knows what he is filming and there are cameras now that have great shake control
But still Nick didn't ask the hard questions, why isn't Yamaha joining in making analog/FM/digital synths with knobs or CS80 reissues instead of just Re releasing the Montage again and again..?
Thanks! Interesting. I wonder why they didn't use the standard organ compass, given that they have pulled all stops (pun intended) otherwise. Still an amazing synth.
Sorry to say, but the camera work on this is _awful_ most of the time. For many of the exhibits, there are simply no points to pause that are _not_ drowned in shake so there is no way of _seeing_ many of the pieces featured here.
Buenos días srs asesores en que lugar del mundo están ubicados estos almacenes de los instrumentos musicales maravillosos? Favor publicar la dirección de esta empresa fabricantes de estos instrumentos musicales
16:33 - The keyboard on the top of this stand is the Japanese version of the excellent QS300 workstation released in 1995. Exactly the same just different looks and should really have been named W300 as it is part of the W range technology-wise and in case design.
Now I remember the ORIGINAL reason for wanting to visit Japan lol! To think, I have amassed a collection of Yamaha electronic musical instruments worthy of small limited Museum I can/will build soon. Sadly, my stuff is NOT new and pristine so it is a Yamaha pauper Museum lol. Oh how I do love Yamaha pianokey baby!!
The GX1 was the ultimate synth of the 70s. Keith emerson went through TWO of them, and i think Richard D James had one (or still has one). Apart from the aforementioned, and Benny from ABBA, there may well be a handful of them somewhere in storage or even in a church, which are probably in good condition. Remember folks, that they're not only heavy,but so physically big that people have had to remove fences, doors and even brick walls, in order to get them into their set ups.
Don't forget (as per the clips of it with Keith Emerson, JPJ and Benny of ABBA), to dress to match the particular colour finish of your synth. ruclips.net/video/dSEClIembvU/видео.html Note how John Paul Jones is dressed in a white suite. The 1970s style telephone resting on top of it, is of course, optional.
What a row! I have a mid-70's red and black combo organ (purchased new!) and the design language is consistant on many later instruments...paddle switches etc...fascinating
Sorry to be a party-pooper, but that idea goes back to (at least) "pump" organs; you know the kind that are powered by bellows and pedals where you pump air with your feet. The local priest, whose son i went to school with, had one of those.
Oh! I thought those red hands said "do not touch" but they actually say "try playing for yourself". How awesome :)
It would be awesome if the video contained some playing!!!
@@annother3350 I think Nick would still be weeks later
Some are please play and some are do not touch.
@@tonycowin if its the hand with the music note its "play" and if its hand with cross over it it's "dont touch"
@@annother3350 I agree. Can't see the point of simply talking about musical instruments. James Pavel Shawcross is another one who can't shut up. His YT channel is here: ruclips.net/user/ThePianoforevervideos
I was doing a key replacement on a Yamaha Motif and while inside, I noticed the key assembly/technology was identical to the Yamaha DX7 !!! They haven’t changed much throughout the years and they’re still one of the best keyboard makers, hands down !!!
I loved this!! Saw several of my vintage Yamaha synths in here. DX7 and CS01 to name a couple. Also at 6:10, Looks like an Electone E75 organ. I have a D85 which is its little brother. Very impressive for their vintage of late 70s to early 80s. I believe the D85 was introduced in 1980. Mine was made in 1982. They will do some very lush string sounds. Really nice when ran through a phaser.
Ah, so THAT'S what Heaven looks like!
Best part is you don't have to die to go there :))))
now I NEED a COLD SHOWER!!!
We're in the Good Place!
The GX1 was like a halo synth, a brilliant idea from Yamaha. The technology eventually filtered down to their more affordable CS synths that took them to 1983, when the DX7 changed everything!
Yamaha feels like the Nintendo of instrument companies.
I love how Yamaha over the years has been pretty consistent with their simple design language.
Wow! The GX-1 looks like something that Darth Vader might have somewhere off in the corner of his living room...
lol @ "That's quite jazzy"
So much amazing stuff there.
Kind of a sad video in my opinion, this is obviously a music related video, but no sounds from any instrument, what's the point?
And what did Yamaha reveal... A WHITE MONTAGE SO STUPID. Bring back the CS-80 man! Come on.
They really should bring out a new Jupiter 8.
Production Plan yes... Yamaha... should make a new... Jupiter 8... Yamaha should do that... Yamaha
@@andrewnibbi Err, that was in jest, not earnest.
@Production Plan Right, Yamaha should release a new Jupiter 8 and Roland a new CS 80. It makes perfect sense :D
Production Plan yamaha???
Very mixed feelings about the DX7 and its brethren....personally, I think its layout with the abandonment of knobs and sliders, resulting in over-conplex ways of sound-sculpting set synthesis back by about 15 years.....as well as helping to kill off the Amercan synth manufacturers...
Yep. Thank Goodness for DIGITONE.
My favorite Yamaha Electone is the FX-1. I sure wished that Yamaha would bring the Electone Stegea to America.
FX-1 is actually a pre-DX7 FM technology, FX-1 sounds far warmer and richer than DX7.
If Yamaha ever makes an airplane then I'll get a pilots license. Everything they make is plus good.
If i would be the boss of yamaha museum and i knew Nick Batt's coming to shoot a video i'd get every synth hooked up and ready to play. I'd have the best presets loaded on them and a guy who's a great keys player just in case Nick's tired of noodling himself. But here it's more like: "Oh right, Nick's here. Let's give him the standard tour. We don't need to let him play the synths. He'll leave after a few minutes anyway. Let's show him our Refaces again!" Seems a bit lazy to me. :)
John Paul Jones actually used Bennys GX1 when they recorded Led Zeppelin
John Paul Jones used his Yamaha GX-1 #5076 during the recording sessions of "In Through the Out Door" (November/December 1978) at the then newly opened Polar Studios. Benny Andersson caught wind of Johns GX-1 and when ABBA went on a promo tour to Japan later that year, he visited Yamaha HQ and requested a demo of the GX-1 and the rest, as they say, is history. Benny's GX-1 #5088 was the last one to be delivered from Yamaha (in early 1979) and it was subsequently first used on "Does Your Mother Know" (recorded February 1979).
Here is a picture of the GX-1 #5076 from november 1978 at Polar Studios: minfil.com/k2f9T789n3/Yamaha_GX-1_5076_1978_jpg. Note the absence of the P BRI, L BRI, U BRI, S BRI, L RAN and U RAN switches found on the GX-1 #5088: minfil.com/s7i1T98fn1/Yamaha_GX-1_5088_2017_jpg
seriously crap playing in the background... by the robots.
Let's sincerely hope these ultimate Yamaha buildings are built on solid ground/none of these technological miracles should ever fade away in time.
My first keyboard besides an acoustic piano was a Yamaha CP-30 and my first dirt bike was a Yamaha YZ-100. Yamaha.
I don't know why Yamaha abandoned their grooveboxes. I managed to get my hands on a RS7000, and it's midi controls are better (more expressive) compared to my Digitakt, Akai Force, TR8s, Pioneer SP16, etc. A smaller lighter RS7000 with better build quality and I'd be all over it. With Roland releasing their new grooveboxes, I hope Yamaha launches one with a modern workflow and with an FM drum engine and sampler.
I still use mine rs 7000 as a midi controller with my d.a.w, its absolutely fantastic for it, i use the step record function on the rs to
input note data etc etc, both the rs sequencer and my d.a.w's sequencer work great together, the step record function on the rs has all the musical time signatures and note value's, so its so easy to copy sheet music into it, it also has some weird note value's of 1ms and other strange classical music note values that no daw has. it also has that fantastic midi delay that you can change the notes of the delay to any note you desire, so you can come up with some musical delay effects etc etc.
The sequencer on the rs and the record function can do stuff that no DAW on the market can, its so handy and makes editing on a DAW fast and easy
good boid Digitone
Strange how little interest Nick showed in the Yamaha DX7 ?! But his eyes lit up when he saw a TX7 !
Mr. Yamaha I salute you. The Yamaha GX-1 is proud of his great great great grand son The MONTAGE
I own a lot of gear but nothing Yamaha. This video makes me want to start looking!
Also was the VP-1 never released? I mean it seems rare r than the GX-1 (if that's possible)
Only a handful were ever made. It was built to order...except for the demo unit and possibly a prototype unit. I think they sold 3.....so the demo unit would be a fourth and maybe a hand-built prototype (if one exists) would be a fifth.
GX-1....My dad had one...Until we moved house and he decided not to lug it around anymore...sadly...(we tended to move a lot those days)
At the time it was the only one in Europe in private possesion...
2:55 Yes, transistors, apparently, apart from the power amp.
Remember, the Japanese were pioneers in using the transistor in electronic equipment, back when the US electronics giants were still firmly committed to their investments in vacuum tubes.
I was born in 1973, I remember our first Australian made TV, maybe made in the late 60s/early 70s, all vacuum tube. The tubes regularly went out, and there was a whole bunch of them in there, I Guess for both audio and video functions. T.V repairmen were a common sight then, and they made lots of money!
We then got a transistorized Sanyo colour TV in 1976 or '77, it proudly had "Solid state" badges on the front, most audio/video gear did back then. Funny enough the Sanyo was Australian made too, due to high import taxes.
People back then were jealous of our "huge" 63cm (24") TV and said it was too big for our living room, lol.
Lovely. If I could make one comment......cameraman, please don't be afraid to not have the presenters in the shot. Thank you.
As an official yamaha drums promotor, and instrument geek in general, I always found it a sham that I have never visited the factories and the custim centres.
What an experience!!!
Just sold the YC-45D. what a killer instrument that was.
Worth it just to see the GX-1 in the flesh (so to speak).
to my ears the yamaha grand piano emulation found in high end yamaha arrangement keyboards is the best there is to be found in those types of equipments but I've never heard or had the chance to compare actual grand pianos, wouldn't know which brand is best. I know yamaha being so widely stretched in the marketplace of gear and stuff they do not capture the heart and minds of most synthesizer fanatics,. maybe in the future, I wouldn't count on it,. they are mostly pop music with arrangement keyboards playing 80's style music.
Very cool, i have owned or played close to a majority of the synths they showed. Wish i could have got to play the GX but alas no luck. ELP used it on Fanfare for The Common Man, and Jon Paul Jones used it for Kashmir at Knebworth. And from what i understand it was the same exact unit used on both songs. I was a student at Berklee College of Music in 1985 at the beginning of midi, Mac and sampling. We had the Dx7, which i also owned. We also had the RX7, I think, an early digital drum machine. I also had the TX816 which was up on the wall. I created close to 1000 patches for the DX7, that i still have. We had an SY77 and EX5 here at Berklee to use, along with the VL01, we also had the 07. Some great memories. I always wanted a CP70 but couldn't afford it. We have Yamaha Pianos everywhere at Berklee as well (Acoustic). Definitely have to visit this place and play around.
You may be better going to visit Riksmixningsverket studio in Stockholm if you want to play a GX-1 (ABBA's), as it seems, at least according to this video, Yamaha's GX-1 at this showroom isn't in working order (a bit disappointing!)
@@Wagoo Thanks for the info, i didn't notice but you are right they didn't play it. Yeah, the place in Stockholm and the place in NY are also on my list as places that have tons of synths to play around on
I’ve often wondered whether or not the touch sensitivity technology in the CS-80 synthesizer (not including the polyphonic aftertouch) was of the same type which made its way into the GS1 and DX1 models during the 80s (ultimately evolving into the garden-variety digital piano touch). The way it was written that piano players found it a joy to play would suggest that it bolstered proto hammer action.
03:18 that synth with accessories is 7kg heavier than my first car.
...and probably 100 times more expensive :p
@@Marius-vw9hp ... and more fun....
The Yamaha GX-1 main unit is 300kg, the normal bench is 60kg and the motorized "music school" bench featured in this video is even heavier, the pedal board is 27kg and the TX-II speakers are 140kg each - up to 6 of those can be connected at once.
@8:35 That's a Yamaha E70 organ behind them. Bought one in near mint condition for 130 euro's 2 years ago. Same filters and envelopes as the GX1 and CS80. And with the knee lever everyone seems to drool about in the comments :).
Blake and Dom Sighting! Love the CFX on my MODX. My family had a Steinway built in 1863 and got to say, Yamaha has a competitive sound board.
Even though you're mostly doing keyboards, fantastic!
Oh chips.... I'm getting old, I know almost all the stuff from the time when it came out. Should I thank you for this reminder?
Yeah I guess should. Anyway :-)
Such a shame the camerawork is so terrible. I don't want to look at old blokes- I want to look at old gear. An opportunity missed.
Ah..good to see their grooveboxes at the end, which i still love to this day. The RM1X AND RS2000 (which would always remind me of the rip snorting ford coupe) had fantastic sequencers; powerful, precise (480 ppqn if i remember correctly) and quick to set up and use.
I think the time is right for an RM1X remix (ahem). Come on Yamaha, let's have some shiny new grooveboxes...you know it makes sense! 😎
the master sequencer of the 90s was QY700 by Yamaha of course
For those of you wondering how the Yamaha GX-1 actually sounds like, here is a recent recording straight from the outputs using various factory tone presets: soundcloud.com/ulf-soderlund/yamaha-gx-1-5041-upper-and-lower-rank-test/s-1WI90
wow! it was such journey into history and back! Thank you n I just added it to my "watch Laters".
22:23 legends qx3 sequencer rx ...drum machine on the left and qy 70 and qy100 on the right
Looking forward to listen that promised Yamaha VP1 cause there is nothing on net and information about it at all . Cheers!!!
I have an older Yamaha PSR 5700. Would you know any facility that can take care of servicing this model?
Yes, the Reface DX is a very intuitive programmable FM synth. Anyone who wishes to dive into FM sound design should own one....I do.
Digitone
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That GX-1.......drool.
Knee modulation and levels on the seat... that makes any current MIDI controller look like a toy ;)
Too bad we can't hear the massive organ
It's actually rosewood .
I've been playing Electone organs since 1980. Currently own a FX-20, HS-8 and EL-90.
So, stupid question here: This video seems to be old and all references to this museum are from almost a decade ago on google(2013-14). Is there any new 2022 info on this museum? Prices to enter, location, etc? Not liking Google USA right now..
Too bad they went backwards innovation wise
Great video, a place I would love to visit. Nick Batt is slowly becoming a British national treasure. Very different enjoyable video. Thanks
I saw Brent Mydland of the Grateful Dead the GS1 live in the spring of 1983. The sound was stunning. I think he may have been the first to tour with one.
according to some other resources, the first Yamaha (possibly not an Electone) organ made in 1959 was a B1 not a D1 ... B1 had two tiers of keyboards but only 1 single voice ... and not much more controls and other stuff on it either ... have seen its picture online but couldn't find it right now ...
Wow absolutely fascinating! Is this museum open to the public?
yes apparently so, if you can get to Hamamastu, I think you need to book though
@@sonicstate That booking requirement seems quite prudent; otherwise they might have hordes of uncontrollable people all over the place.
GX-1 only has "horizontal" aftertouch on 61 keyed lower bed. and on the "portamento"37 keyed bed..
Good visting in the Museum but why were is two Yamaha DX7 ?
The both 1984 DX7 are a clones ?
ELP Fanfare for Common Man was all GX1... check out the You Tube Vid ... unreal.
Batt gives the guy a Batt'rin' about the DX7. He's bloody vicious you can hear him grunting! /joking
Camarographer failed the assigment horribly, for this type of content you need somebody that also knows what he is filming and there are cameras now that have great shake control
This museum looks like it's from 2001: A Space Odyssey
I have three Yamaha keyboards but only cheap ones. The DJX and PSS 680 are great fun 👍
But still Nick didn't ask the hard questions, why isn't Yamaha joining in making analog/FM/digital synths with knobs or CS80 reissues instead of just Re releasing the Montage again and again..?
Yamaha & Roland are not interested in that market.
4:46 Whatis the compass of the pedalboard? It's never shown properly in the video. Normal organ compass is 2 1/2 octaves (32 notes).
The Yamaha GX-1 Pedal rank has a two octave (25 keys) C-C span.
Thanks! Interesting. I wonder why they didn't use the standard organ compass, given that they have pulled all stops (pun intended) otherwise. Still an amazing synth.
Great walkthrough. Looks like a super cool place to visit.
I really find funny how that guy always says: "we made those ...". I don't think he was there as the first Yamaha Electone was made 🙂
Sorry to say, but the camera work on this is _awful_ most of the time. For many of the exhibits, there are simply no points to pause that are _not_ drowned in shake so there is no way of _seeing_ many of the pieces featured here.
No reed organs? Back in junior high, our music room was filled with Yamaha DS-49C's, one for every student, while the teacher had an Electone.
Buenos días srs asesores en que lugar del mundo están ubicados estos almacenes de los instrumentos musicales maravillosos? Favor publicar la dirección de esta empresa fabricantes de estos instrumentos musicales
I inhereted the CFX 2 yrs ago(satin finish) , sadly had to sell....no place for it...
I know another older model with tabs. I’m surprise that you don’t present it! I can send it to you if you want to buy
The VP1 and DX1 are he most exciting to me. But I’m odd!
Mind-blowing. Was there a PS-6100 or wss it the PSR6300?
I like the triangle under the GX1. Ting!
IT'S A MODULATION CONTROLLER NOT A TRIANGLE
@@chloedevereaux1801 If you don't get the joke, you shouldn't shout about it 🤦
Yamaha should show the photos of the engineers and innovators that invented these instruments
yamaha is the best instrument/motorcycle comapny ever ! change my mind ! xD
Wish they update the yamaha su700
the GX-1 was a ton of fun :)
I think, I don't know. I think ..... does that guy even work for Yahama ?
RM1x/RS7000/QY700... wish they'd release another either dedicated master sequencer or flagship sampling sequencer again.
So here we are with a guide who doesn’t know anything about the first Electone organ 🙄
right now Yamaha are making some high quality instruments but theyre soooo bland
I want to go. But too bad too expensive for me to travel there. Don't mind working there as housekeeper😀
Don’t mean to be rude- who are the two guys here? I seem to recognise the interviewer but don’t know how?
Nate has the best job in the world. I work in a factory that make control units for valves ffs.
No se tocar organo pero tengo tremenda voz Tenor Bajo ja ja herencia de los Marins segun dicen
let behringer have a look around
16:33 - The keyboard on the top of this stand is the Japanese version of the excellent QS300 workstation released in 1995. Exactly the same just different looks and should really have been named W300 as it is part of the W range technology-wise and in case design.
Timmy Thomas’ ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’ brought me here.
Now I remember the ORIGINAL reason for wanting to visit Japan lol! To think, I have amassed a collection of Yamaha electronic musical instruments worthy of small limited Museum I can/will build soon. Sadly, my stuff is NOT new and pristine so it is a Yamaha pauper Museum lol. Oh how I do love Yamaha pianokey baby!!
The GX1 was the ultimate synth of the 70s. Keith emerson went through TWO of them, and i think Richard D James had one (or still has one).
Apart from the aforementioned, and Benny from ABBA, there may well be a handful of them somewhere in storage or even in a church, which are probably in good condition. Remember folks, that they're not only heavy,but so physically big that people have had to remove fences, doors and even brick walls, in order to get them into their set ups.
There's a GX1 thread on gearslutz showing Benny's synth and tries to index the location of all known GX1s
@@Wagoo And here it is: www.gearslutz.com/board/electronic-music-instruments-and-electronic-music-production/1042036-yamaha-gx-1-alive.html
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Don't forget (as per the clips of it with Keith Emerson, JPJ and Benny of ABBA), to dress to match the particular colour finish of your synth.
ruclips.net/video/dSEClIembvU/видео.html
Note how John Paul Jones is dressed in a white suite. The 1970s style telephone resting on top of it, is of course, optional.
JPJ recently got one (again?) I saw on a clip here
Shit. Keyboards and Drum machines that I used to own are now in a museum.
Its a shame the room went full NAMM mode when you got to the drum machines lol
2:54 Transistors yes. No tone wheels in a D-1, hence the name Electone…
Okay this video had me melting
What a row! I have a mid-70's red and black combo organ (purchased new!) and the design language is consistant on many later instruments...paddle switches etc...fascinating
This brought back a lot of memory’s...damn seeing a lot of gear that I didn’t realized I owned at some time...KX5..CS01...RX11...DX100...KX88...
Bald with glasses x2
Nick, will you play on CS80 there?
The GX-1 knee trembler technology looks really interesting!
The Yamaha GX-1 knee controller: ruclips.net/video/DrO80vlBpQY/видео.html
Sorry to be a party-pooper, but that idea goes back to (at least) "pump" organs; you know the kind that are powered by bellows and pedals where you pump air with your feet. The local priest, whose son i went to school with, had one of those.