Offtopic: Cool new synth? - Roland JP-8080

[List, Christopher]

Hmm, obviously I haven't been reading gear magazines or prowling music
shops in a while :). 
I was thinking it'd be priced around $1200 or so, then it might be more
enticing...

thanks,
CList

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	KA4HJH [SMTP:ka4hjh at gte.net]
> Sent:	Tuesday, August 18, 1998 9:42 PM
> To:	synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject:	RE: Offtopic: Cool new synth? - Roland JP-8080
> 
> >The Jp8000/jp8080 are amogst the most useless machines you can come
> >accross. the only nice thing about them is the Feedback Osc and
> euhmmm..
> >euhmmm.. yeah thats it.
> >
> >They are WAY to overpriced (2000$us +/- last time i checked) for what
> >they do. At that price I would expect a synth with more than one type
> of
> >synthesis, multitimbrality and a more 'professional' look to it. The
> >8000/8080 looks and sadly plays like toys.
> >
> >For the same amount of money you can get a k2000 or a MiniWave. IMHO,
> go
> >testdrive it before you even consider saving money to buy it.