Casio Collectors

Hi Joscelyn, Glad you liked our songs! That bass sound was actually a Yamaha TX802, but is very similar to the VZ-10M in sound but more gig-friendly. 

Great that you had a PG380! You've had planty of Casio by the sounds of it. 

Did you use them much in bands?? And at the moment?


Cheers, Graham


--- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, JFlores  wrote:
>
> Hi Graham,
> 
> Veri fine gear you have as well ! Fun you have a Rap Man, a very underrated
> little keyboard I had as well ! Same for the SS-1, which I use with my
> MT-520, that was plain FUN
> Oh, and a DH digital sax and an EG-5, quite uncommon, cool thing is I could
> hear what they sound like thank to some youtube clips made by vintage
> instruments enthusiasts :)
> I also had a PG-380, which I found VERY unique, but also somewhat
> cumbersome (the MIDI cable didn't help) - and playing both audio outputs
> produced somewhat mixed results - what a brilliant idea, however !
> I have seen your website, which is fun, it was already in my bookmarks !
> very good job !!
> 
> I do have a great deal of manuals, although I feel you should have most of
> them as well. I will try to clean my files and do a list, it will be useful
> also to me :)
> ...instead of having a Casio bucket-type folder and just tucking everything
> inside, right :)
> 
> Thanks for the link you gave me, I heard some of the songs of your band,
> hey, great, great job ! I loved listening to them, nice discovery !!
> Reminds me somewhat of B52's, specially the "Washing Machine" song - by the
> way, what instrument did you use for the fat bassline of this song ?
> Overall I find the production of your songs top notch, listening to them
> while I'm writing :)
> 
> Chhers,
> Joscelyn
> 
> 
> 
> 2013/1/20 Graham 
> 
> > **
> >
> >
> > Joscelyn, you sound like a girl after my own heart! You have some great
> > Casio gear! No, my kit isn't the one on the picture, but mine are brand new
> > old stock - never been played. The other 3 pads I bought later are second
> > hand and had a fair bit of use, but cleaned up well. Amazing that you found
> > 2 kits!
> >
> > I actually bought mine from Germany - there was no chance of finding them
> > in Australia. It sounds like from both our experience that the most common
> > place to see them is Europe. It appears that there is a drum rack for them
> > made by Casio (or at least has a Casio logo on it). I have a picture of it
> > in a 1987 Casio brochure somewhere.
> >
> > Here's my list of Casios I have:
> >
> > FZ-1
> > SK-8
> > RAP-1 Rapman
> > DZ drums (6 pads, 2 kicks)
> > DP-1 dual drum pads set (6 of them!)
> > Casio DH100 digital sax
> > EG-5 cassette guitar
> > PG-380 synth guitar
> > VZ-10M rack synth (VZ-1 in a rack)
> > CZ-101
> > SS-1 sound sticks
> > DG20 digital guitar
> > AZ-1
> >
> > And still looking for others!
> >
> > Wow you've had most of the really big ones. I love my FZ-1, it is the
> > center piece of my MIDI setup in my studio, had it for nearly 20 years. I
> > also have the complete set of Casio Shareware Collection samples for it -
> > about 140MB of samples. I'll put them up soon.
> >
> > I have a great deal of manuals, I'm in the process of putting them up
> > here, or at least to links to where they are parked on my bands website:
> >
> > http://www.warningwillrobinson.com.au/index_files/InstrumentManuals.htm
> >
> > I have a lot of them, even what is on my band's website is only a small
> > amount. If you have any requests, just let me know and I'll see if i have
> > them! And if you have any, you're welcome to put them up here!
> >
> > Cheers, Graham
> >
> >
> > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, JFlores wrote:
> > >
> > > Thanks for your warm welcome ! I am from France, that's quite a long way
> > > far :)
> > > You are right, these drumkits are as rare as hen's teeth ! However, I
> > have
> > > found that some places in the world have been better treated than others
> > in
> > > terms of Casio product coverage - Australia is definitely one of them
> > >
> > > Guess what, it is my second one ! The first I found in Italy, and sold it
> > > to a friend in latvia (or estonia, don't remember right now) who just
> > like
> > > lucky you, has the most badass drumkit setup I know of : TWO full sets, i
> > > stopped talking to him when he sent me the picture (joking of course) -
> > > both were used, but well cared units. I assume the picture of the pads on
> > > the forum is your set, they are shiny and beautiful
> > >
> > > I have been lucky enough in finding a second one for myself (one kick
> > > w/legs and 4 pads) and comes from Austria (or Germany), but it also came
> > > without the rack, which I never saw anywhere by the way... not sure if
> > > there even was a Casio reference for it ? It came however without the
> > DZ-1
> > > unit, which I luckily found like a year later on eBay USA
> > >
> > > I really love these vintage synths - I loved them when they came out, but
> > > since I was young I had not enough revenues to buy most of them -
> > > Now that I have grown up (smile), I have owned most of them like CZ-3000
> > ,
> > > FZ-10M and FZ-1 (still have this), VZ-1, two AZ-1 (sold to friends), and
> > > also an RZ-1 which I loved, and a pair of SZ-1 for those CZ keyboards
> > > without included sequencer :)
> > > So from time to time I like snooping around if I see some manuals, both
> > > user- and service-, can become handy one day - and I found your Yahoo
> > > Group, which is great !
> > > Is there any way I can contribute : any needed files or manuals perhaps ?
> > > Just curious : what other Casio stuuf do you own ?
> > > Best regards,
> > > Joscelyn
> > >
> > >
> > > 2013/1/20 Graham
> > >
> > > > **
> >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hey wow, Jocelyn!! That's amazing. I only know of one other Casio drum
> > > > kit, these things are so rare. I recently got another 3 separate pads
> > off
> > > > ebay, so I now have 6 pads and 2 kick pads.
> > > >
> > > > Did you get yours with the real Casio rack frame? Mine was only pads
> > -I'm
> > > > using a Yamaha drum rack frame to mount them. Sure like to get hold of
> > the
> > > > real Casio frame sometime. And also the DZ drum brain. And an RZ-1.
> > > > and....and...
> > > >
> > > > What part of the world are you from? I'm in Australia.
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Graham
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, "casiofp" wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi all,
> > > > >
> > > > > I joined this forum after doing a search on the DZ manual which I
> > found,
> > > > joy !
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks Graham for creating this group and taking the time to scan and
> > > > share this manual - I also own a full Casio Drumkit, and know how it
> > feels:
> > > > great ;)
> > > > >
> > > > > Joscelyn
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, "Graham" wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > They plug into the DZ-1 pad module, which doesn't have any sounds
> > of
> > > > its own - it is a pad to MIDI converter, which you then plug any MIDI
> > drum
> > > > machine/MIDI sound module into to play the sounds.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Cheers, Graham
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, "montequi" wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Do you just have the pads, or does it plug into a sound module?
> > I'm
> > > > curious what it sounds like.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --- In casiocollectors@yahoogroups.com.au, "Graham" wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Well I just scored the buy of the century..not as in cheap
> > bargain
> > > > (it was quite expensive) but in buying something very rare - a full
> > set of
> > > > Casio DZ20/30 drum pads! Never used, brand new condition! The main
> > picture
> > > > on this site is an example of a set (although it actually has a couple
> > more
> > > > toms than my 4 pads + kick). Very pleased - I've dreamed of having a
> > set
> > > > for my collection for a long time!
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Cheers, Graham
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