ARP PRO SOLOIST SYNTHESIZER **** VGC *** no ODYSSEY

	€		699
	$		813

e © AP6.0

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Up for sale here is a vintage ARP PRO SOLOIST analog preset synthesizer. In very good condition considering it's age! The slidercap from the Touch/Sensitive slider is a bit loose but with some glue that's a very easy fix. What's more important is that it has been fully serviced and is guaranteed 100% working ! The pictures shown are all from the actual item. I can give no better physical description. No manual but that's not necessary. Internally, it really is a great piece of engineering. The low pass filter is a slightly modified 4-pole Moog-type ladder filter, one of the best ever made!

HARD TO FIND IN THIS CONDITION !

INFORMATION > The Pro-Soloist is a single oscillator, monophonic synth and so had limited creative possibilities compared with the Odyssey and the MiniMoog. However, it was a popular synth for live work (as you can imagine with those instant presets) and found favour with a wide range of keyboard players that included Herbie Hancock, Billy Preston, The Enid (who used the Pro-Soloist to great effect in their synthesised orchestrations), Vangelis and also Tony Banks of Genesis who first introduced the synth to the band on the album 'Selling England By The Pound'... in fact, you can begin to understand the appeal of the Pro-Soloist when you listen to the lengthy keyboard solo in 'The Cinema Show' where Banks flicks from preset to preset - such a performance would have been impossible on any other synth of the time, especially live. The Pro-Soloist remained a mainstay of the Genesis sound for many years despite Banks acquiring an ARP 2600 and a host of other synths.

The Pro-Soloist is a thirty preset monophonic analog synth from the early 1970's, originally designed to sit on-top of, and accompany a large Organ. It had 30 preset sounds to choose from, including Flute, Bassoon, Brass, Fuzz Guitar etc. Other features included pitch, portamento, vibrato, growl and wow effects. The keyboard has 37 keys with aftertouch sensitivity for volume, brilliance, vibrato, wow, and even bend effects. A few basic filter (brilliance), envelope and LFO controls allow some tweaking of the preset sounds, however there is no memory to store your settings.

The Pro-Soloist is a compact and basic monosynth best suited to leads. Because of its aftertouch feature, it's simply one of the most playable and expressive solo instruments Arp ever made. It was later followed up by the Pro/DGX in 1977. The Pro-Soloist has been used by Tangerine Dream, Tony Banks (Genesis), Coldcut, Gary Numan, Herbie Hancock, Patrick Moraz, Billy Preston, John Entwistle, Billy Preston, and Vangelis.

SERIAL NUMBER : -

VOLTAGE : 220                                

WEIGHT : - KILO (without packing!)

PAYMENT > must be received within 7 days after ending of this auction or item will be relisted and negative feedback will be posted + bad karma! (communication is the best thing to avoid misunderstandings or problems). I prefer banktransfer (less expensive and very safe) but I also accept PAYPAL, money order, cash, ... . Cheques are welcome too but it takes time to get those cleared!!

SHIPPING > I ship worldwide >contact me for the exact shipping costs. I love local pick-up ;-) Item will be shipped immediatly after your payment is cleared. I pack very carefully. The fact that this is vintage gear I can not give any guarantee and so it is sold "as-is". Shipping cost, insurance, taxes, ... come on top of the selling price and are to be paid by the buyer. I asure you that the item is described as best as possible and has no hidden defects or malfunctionings. I can not held responsible for damage during transport or if the package(-s) got lost. I'm a serious seller and I expect to deal with serious buyers.

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I'm always happy to help !!! This item is for sale elsewhere so I reserve myself the right to end this auction earlier. I have lots of other vintage synthesizers, drumcomputers and interesting gadgets for sale. Visit my shop weekly!

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