Display Name Posted February 19, 2014 Share Posted February 19, 2014 Make your rig famous (and win a $15 Amazon Gift Card!)! Post your Casio rig photo on the Casio Music Gear Facebook Page; you have a chance to be featured on "Fan Friday" and win a $15 Amazon Gift Card. Just upload your photo on their page like you do here:https://www.facebook.com/CasioMusicGear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Chas Posted February 20, 2014 Solution Share Posted February 20, 2014 Inspired by the above post from Scott, I decided to get all my Casios out and into one place for a photo session. Then I could enter the picture into the 'Casio Rig' photo contest. As I brought them all down into the front room I quickly realised that there was no way I could get them all in one place for a photo. I ended up with most of the big/ flagship Casios on stands, a group of smaller Casios on the couch and the rest spilled out into the hallway. Kind of not sure whether I should enter or not now as it looks more like I have an obsessive compulsive disorder to collect Casios... Anyway, here's what they look like. Picture one shows most of what I call the 'King Casios'! 1. XW - G12. XW - P13. VZ-14. CZ-15. CZ 30006. MZ 20007. HT 6000 (working)8. HT 6000 (not working) And note the super cool genuine chrome and black Casio 'Z' stand holding up the CZ3000! Picture 2 shows most of the smaller/ baby Casios: (From left to right, front to back) (back row)9. MT 6510. MT 68 11. MT7012. CZ101 (legendary!)13. HT700 (one the most fun and inspiring Casios I own) 14. CT410V (great fun - onboard analogue filter!)(middle row)15. Casiotone 40316. MT52017. MT750 (with broken keys - it came to me like that)(front row)18. PT8019. M10 (with lovely Casio fabric cover/ carry bag! I bought this one as the M10 was allegedly used by the Human League when writing 'Dare').20. VL1/ VL Tone with original carry case Picture 3 shows most of the mid sized Casios I own: (From left to right) 21. Casiotone 201 (I believe this is the very first Casio keyboard)22. HZ 600 (the 'pro' of the HT series, though the HT3000 had more features and the HT6000 whoops its ass!)23. Casiotone CT6000 - a preset synth using PD sound synthesis and odd drums (with 'super accompaniment')24. CTK1000 - with the iXA sound source. Has some very unusual sounds on it.25. CT7000 - consonant vowel synthesis, a built in sequencer and stereo panning effects.26. CT1000P - sine wave based synth with 1000 possible combinations(at the front)27. FZ20M - the rack version of the FZ1 with the 2MB memory and the SCSI connector.28. HT700 - the 2nd HT700 I own, this one is in pristine condition and boxed, plus it came with the mega rare RA100 Ram Card There you have it. I have 28 Casio keyboards. It would have been 29 a couple of weeks ago as I had another CT403 that I managed to sell! Now Scott, tell me again that one can't have too many Casios.... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted February 20, 2014 Author Share Posted February 20, 2014 Man you could open a museum! Love it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Never sell the MZ-2000. I need someone to relate too. Speaking of, we need to collaborate on something with that board. I don't know what, but we just do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Never sell the MZ-2000. I need someone to relate too. Speaking of, we need to collaborate on something with that board. I don't know what, but we just do. Don't worry Brad, I have no intention of letting the MZ 2000 go. The price I paid for it, and the power it offers, I would be a fool to do so. Actually, out of all the Casios listed above I have no intention of selling any of them bar one. The only one I'm going to let go is the CZ3000. Why? Well, I have a CZ-1 and a CZ101, and the CZ-1 can do everything that the 3000 can do (and more), and the CZ101 does everything too except with half the polyphony. less patch storage and no chorus (but it is so cute in its small package). It did cross my mind that if I sold every one of my Casios I could probably get a MiniMoog Voyager with the proceeds, but then I'd lose out on so many of the unique features of so many of my Casios. Maybe if the proceeds would cover the purchase of a Jupiter 8 (NOT 80!) I may consider, though with J8's fetching £4500+ in the UK I think that is highly unlikely. Besides, I love the uniqueness of my Casios, and with the XW's, CZ's, VZ, MZ, FZ and HT's in my collection I have almost every single sonic area covered P.S. Yes, somehow collaborating with each other with both our MZ2000's could be very interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlenK Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Chas, you could star in a special episode of Hoarders! I am...what's that British expression?...oh, yeah...gobsmacked! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I'm not even gonna try. Chas wins 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 I am...what's that British expression?...oh, yeah...gobsmacked! So was I when I realised just how many Casio beasties I have! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmoovJazzy55 Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 Agreed, Chas wins. Next contest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ReyCreole Posted February 20, 2014 Share Posted February 20, 2014 You still have one Casiotone 403?I think this is yours.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Muscara Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 Yeah, Chas wins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Display Name Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share Posted February 21, 2014 Chas has the best collection I have ever seen. I'm not sure how they pick the winner over on the Casio Facebook page.. it may be random from all entries received. We shall see.Anyway, here's my paltry offering. My kitchen table set-up, aka "Studio B" (the "B" is for breakfast nook.. studio "C" is the couch!).This set-up is small, but fun and pretty much does everything I need. Can also be 100% battery operated if I need it to be. The BR-800 on the G1 is a multitrack and an effects box... The XW's can sound extra funky when run through external effects.. if you have some pedals or effects boxes give it whirl. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted February 21, 2014 Share Posted February 21, 2014 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Null Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Tres chic mon ami! \ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chas Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Tres chic mon ami! \ Et moi? "Le Freak"! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Saucier Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Et moi? "Le Freak"! No.....You are...."Passionate" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badmind36 Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Chas, that is just awesome all i have is the XW-P1 for now, and i like it lots even with all the other synths and toys out there, i seriously think i'll just grab a G1 sometime to go with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gnomo Alegre Posted April 21, 2014 Share Posted April 21, 2014 The temple where reigns the creativity and fun. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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