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Subject: Re: [emlsynth] EML Electrocomp 500

From: bill bigrig <billbigrig@...>
Date: 2009-03-23

Howdy,
 
 I have one too. Bought in the early 90s for $20. The only differences are, mine has multi colored slider caps. It has a metal backplate with a large EML 500 label on it, and 4 boltheads instead of the 2 large screw heades on the back of yours. Mine has no apparent serial number either. It also has clips to wind the power coed around. It would seem that yours is either an early model with a more decorative case but uniformly colored control knobs, or, a unit that someone modified to ive a nicer appearance and not advertise the unit while onstage. May have been custom modified for that, or, it's a very early model without the glitz of multicolored buttons and the garish advertisement on the back. Just my $.02
Rig

--- On Sat, 3/21/09, ricky620@... <ricky620@...> wrote:

From: ricky620@... <ricky620@...>
Subject: [emlsynth] EML Electrocomp 500
To: emlsynth@yahoogroups.com
Date: Saturday, March 21, 2009, 6:07 AM

Hi everybody! I joined this group in hopes of finding out more about this EML Electrocomp 500 synthesizer that I've owned since the early 1980's. I've posted some pictures of it in a photo album on this site. There is no company logo or model number screen printed on it, but the controls appear to be the same as on other 500 models that I've seen pictured on the web. Is this a prototype? An early production model? Any information that you can provide will be helpful.

Rich Lawler