Hugo Törntorp playing the Yamaha GX-1

[pellebjurman]

bra arpeggio :)

[PantherFox]

I gotta say, I'd prefer listening to the Twin play that beast

[RothHandle]

@PantherFox There must be a way of solving this dilemma.

[MoveOverCasanova]

like the sound from the who´s "baba o´riley"

[RothHandle]

It has some similarities...!

[jolinghuang]

nice 3-manual!

[RothHandle]

Its pretty good...!

[indexppeuc]

The only piece of machinery I would glady insert my penis into.

[RothHandle]

I have to warn you...It gets pretty hot in there...!

[DonJuanDeMarco2]

OH MY GOD !

Wow what a machine. I wonder how many were made ?

I know there must be some churches out there that own one. Time to go hunting !

[RothHandle]

The unofficial count is 13 or 14 but there must have been more made than that...I have a hard time imagining a gx-1 just getting lost somewhere. You usually notice them when you see them...

[DonJuanDeMarco2]

Only 13-14 ! *tears off his clerical collar

So much for that idea. Thats a very low number for something made by Yamaha. But then again, its not exactly your average synth.

Just amazing. I believe if you open it up you will find that it is run on the lost souls of previous owners who lost theirs tweaking it, for a solid month non-stop.

[RothHandle]

I think there is one coming up for sale on Ebay fairly soon. I think the price will be around 30 - 40 000 euros. Start saving. Or sell a kidney.

Maybe I should get another one. One for the studio and one for touring...

[DonJuanDeMarco2]

Oh my kidney is already sold. Lmao.

Hell, im trying to save up just for an hour in your studio ! Lmao.

[RothHandle]

A decent bottle of whiskey would do nicely thank you !

[drkam6]

It sounds awesome, way better than whatever Abba could have done with it. Great playing.

[RothHandle]

I wouldnt go that far...but it is fun to hear the synth being used in a different type of music...

[carlosalbertoteixeir]

Couldn't you have chosen a better piece to demonstrate this awesome hardware?

- c.a.t.

[RothHandle]

The idea was to show the instrument being used by a band I was working with at the time...in a song they were recording..

I am sorry.

[PHAEDRIDER]

Synthzilla!

[RothHandle]

It devours little synths for breakfast

[pellebjurman]

Grym orgel.jag har spelat Yamaha Elorglar hela livet.grymt bra ljud redan då i dom.Är det bennys Gx-1:a?

[RothHandle]

Yep...Jag har två eller tre Yamaha orglar och sen GX--1an och visst det är Bennys...!

[Keijz74]

Oh, Baba O'Reilly. :o)#

[Keijz74]

Nice.

[RothHandle]

You should check out his old band, celestine.

[Keijz74]

I will, I just jotted it down. In this modern age I still like to have a low-tech biro next to the computer. It reminds me of a song, I think by the Who. If I find out I'll let you know.

[iEatCookiez]

It's my uncle. :D

[RothHandle]

Cool uncle.

[Keijz74]

Your uncle knows how to play synthesizer, all right.

[RothHandle]

All uncles should be like that...Softspoken and with a very large analog keyboard that sounds like tuned butterflies to octaves down.

[dergan1471471]

i got a GX-1 hooked on to my M1.

thats how i roll baby.

[RothHandle]

I take it that it would mean very slow and expensive, baby ?

[RothHandle]

It is still Benny Anderssons and as far as I know he has no plans to sell it or ride a motorcycle.

[RothHandle]

The Yamaha GX-1s pricetag in 1974 was 50 000 dollars. I don't know how much a M1 costs...

[silvastomp]

"Richard D. James(Aphex Twin) has one of these synth beauties as well. Such an astounding sound from a vintage instrument." - QFT

The best inviroment for a GX1 is infront of RDJ as he pumps out more Tuss tracs.

[RothHandle]

I think the GX-1 in my studio is in a pretty good environment...

[silvastomp]

i know man, just messin!

[RothHandle]

I know.

[emptyspaces]

Richard D. James(Aphex Twin) has one of these synth beauties as well. Such an astounding sound from a vintage instrument.

[RothHandle]

It really is amazing.

[bush555]

cool