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Post by ninworks on Feb 1, 2024 8:02:33 GMT -6
I love that sound but it's not something I would ever be interested in even if I had the money and space, but what do I know? I'm a guitar player........who plays a little keyboards. Even my ancient-original DX7 gets a pretty good Wurli sound. The Arturia stuff is good enough for me if I want the sound of the real thing. Then there's the numerous sample libraries of that. I have it covered well enough for me. The only instrument I would ever consider spending that much money, or more, on would be a nice piano. I can rent a LOT of studio time, many times, in a great studio with a great piano and mikes for what it would cost to buy one.
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Post by drumsound on Feb 1, 2024 9:01:06 GMT -6
50 units annually seems lofty, but maybe I just don't hang with the right crowd to see that as viable.  I know probably 10 people back in the SF Bay Area that would jump on these regardless of the price, I think you would be surprised. I’m with you, at face value it seems like a stretch, but there’s a lot of people on this rock  True enough |
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Post by jacobamerritt on Feb 1, 2024 14:33:09 GMT -6
Companies that are making a niche product know EXACTLY who they are selling to - a tiny handful of folks with lots of expendable income, with a handful of mega brand loyalists thrown in. They likely don't care about volume at all. The new Rhodes is over $13,000! For them, if they sell 50 a year, 2-3 employees can make a decent income. They aren't trying to be the next Warm Audio or whatever. 50 units annually seems lofty, but maybe I just don't hang with the right crowd to see that as viable. Relatively speaking, there are not as many millionaires and non-millionaires on earth. But there's definitely enough to sell 50  Especially if factoring in the 500,000aires too. |
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Post by crillemannen on Feb 1, 2024 15:00:09 GMT -6
They're aiming for the doctors and lawyers ha! I mean if Telefunken can sell clones for 15k$ I'm sure the new Wurlitzer will be a success at 10k haha
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Post by sirthought on Feb 1, 2024 15:08:30 GMT -6
My Yamaha YC-73 has incredible sounding Rhodes, Wurly, Vox, etc electric pianos. And the quality on-board effects make it such a package. Price has gone up since I bought it, but currently $2600.
A band I work with has a vintage Wurly, Rhodes, and Yamaha. I thought we were in for a treat. After tracking several times with various issues in the keybeds, hiss, hum and whatnot, they decided the YC-73 was a pretty awesome option. Theirs had been serviced too.
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Post by drbill on Feb 1, 2024 17:49:33 GMT -6
There's no doubt that the original Wurly's are special, but the constantly dying tines annoy the crap out of me. Where you have a beautiful sounding line with one tine in the middle that basically goes "thunk" and quickly dies out. They are always in a state of decaying unless you replace all of them, or the keyboard has only been lightly used by someone with a very light touch. (NOT supertramp - haha). I would never buy a used wurly from Supertramp. LOL
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Post by drumsound on Feb 1, 2024 18:28:17 GMT -6
50 units annually seems lofty, but maybe I just don't hang with the right crowd to see that as viable. Relatively speaking, there are not as many millionaires and non-millionaires on earth. But there's definitely enough to sell 50 Especially if factoring in the 500,000aires too. True They're aiming for the doctors and lawyers ha! I mean if Telefunken can sell clones for 15k$ I'm sure the new Wurlitzer will be a success at 10k haha THIS^^^^^ There's no doubt that the original Wurly's are special, but the constantly dying tines annoy the crap out of me. Where you have a beautiful sounding line with one tine in the middle that basically goes "thunk" and quickly dies out. They are always in a state of decaying unless you replace all of them, or the keyboard has only been lightly used by someone with a very light touch. (NOT supertramp - haha). I would never buy a used wurly from Supertramp. LOL ROFL |
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Post by ab101 on Feb 1, 2024 19:08:21 GMT -6
My Yamaha YC-73 has incredible sounding Rhodes, Wurly, Vox, etc electric pianos. And the quality on-board effects make it such a package. Price has gone up since I bought it, but currently $2600. A band I work with has a vintage Wurly, Rhodes, and Yamaha. I thought we were in for a treat. After tracking several times with various issues in the keybeds, hiss, hum and whatnot, they decided the YC-73 was a pretty awesome option. Theirs had been serviced too. Good info. Thank you! Glad you tined in (I mean chimed in ) |
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