Hi Graham,
Well my band years are pretty over, I used to play bass at that time - and I had no casio gear at all at that time (well maybe a VL-1, but unless you're german, you just don't have the idea to gig with it, right ? ;)
So it's a mix between playing at home on an irregular basis and collecting for fun and trying out all these wonderful models. I have always found that Casio had something special, cutting edge, but they has a bad image because of their "toy like" keyboards. Too bad it compelled them to withdraw from the pro market in the 90s (Roland, Korg and Yamaha were already huge to compete with) - fun thing is they reentered that pro market in mid 2012, which I find is great
Until fairly recently I was living in an apartment and did not have the space either, so when a new gear came in, another had to go out. It's much easier in a house now !
by the way, I wanted to send you a BIG thanks, on your forum I read you told a member there was someone in germany with a Symhonytron available !
It is a keyboard I have been searching for YEARS without success - I have since made contact with Biggi, who is a very nice person - she has made lots of pictures and we should have a deal in the coming weeks !
Casio manuals, nice music and a Symphonytron seller : I owe you one ;)
cheers,
Joscelyn
2013/1/21 Graham <gmeredith1@...>
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?> > **> 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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