Thanks for the info and stopping by!

Wow your dad was a fantastic composer and arranger too! I have some of his stuff with Cal Tjader! I’m a fan!

That album brought me here. Unbelievable sound and playing. Your father was a genius

Excellent album! I have it!

carpa72 Thanks for sharing, Christopher. It would be great to watch your father's video and listen to his playing. Best wishes

Aquí en Chile es muy famoso tu padre y admiro su Yamaha electone

@@MiguelKertsman Here is the video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/prVjlqdira-Xg2w.html

thanks

Those instruments, like the classic Hammonds remain fantastic and are timeless...

Thanks, Martin. The D-85 is fantastic! You can do a lot of sonic experimentation by combining the registers, pre-sets, and custom voices -- the solo keyboard is a pretty cool mono synth, and arpeggiator is fun... enjoy!

Thank you! Cheers

It is indeed a fantastic instrument!

Thanks for stopping by. I've used many keyboards on a myriad of projects across decades and the EX-42 has got to be one of the most unique, beautiful sounding instruments I've ever encountered. If you find one, grab it... Sometimes one may show up here and there.

Indeed

where is Part 2 of this demo btw?

@@dadautube Thank you, Sir! It seems you have already found Part 2...

@@MiguelKertsman yes, did, thanks! :-)

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Yeap, those analog beauties are worth a lot these days... Yes, the FX series marked the end of Yamaha's amazing early analog line... Cheers

Yes, it is heavy, especially when adding the two large tone cabinets. Over 600 Lbs... The bells of course are not FM generated... pure analog. The EX42 preceded the GX1 which sprouted great Yamaha analog synths such as SY1/2, CS60/80, etc. The YC45D is pretty much a much smaller, portable combo version of the EX42 (not as many features and registers.) The Hammonds are always the Hammonds... B3s, C3s (basically the same intrument in different casings) you've gotta love them -- awesome, legendary instruments

What's the point if you dont play them. Let people who know how to play keys buy they you moron.

'Touch vibrato' is included in some of the Yamaha YC series combo organs of that period (or slightly later) too. I own a Yamaha YC-45D & this has it (on the upper keyboard only) & I've heard that it's included in the YC-30, YC-25D & YC-20 too.

The EX-42 has a wide variety of registers similarly to a pipe organ (its stops). The sound comprises those stops (flutes, reeds, "strings", etc.) however yes, with coupling some of the lower manual registers with those of the upper manual. The upper and lower manual voices are fed through the two cabinets creating a rich, cross-stereo sound in addition to rotary speaker modulation at different ratios emanating from them. Another awesome feature of the EX, you can detune some of the voices between the sound generators for each manual. That adds a slightly chorused effect ("celeste" in pipe organ terminology) which brings to sound up another notch. It would be difficult to reproduce something like this digitally. The combination of the EX-s tone generators, mechanical loudspeakers, filters, and detuning plus... the room... all add to it. Thanks for stopping by

Gracias por su visita y su pregunta. Este instrumento data de 1973 y fue lanzado por primera vez por Yamaha en 1970. La única opción es buscar anuncios o publicaciones online. Es muy poco probable que esté disponible en las tiendas de música.

Rotary loudspeakers, similar to the Leslie speaker.

Search on Leslie speaker. This is a variation on it.

Yamaha's R60-B -- with rotating horns following a cylindrical pattern

The EX 42 and the EX 2 are two very, very different instruments... cheers

you can, but it's expensive.

Simple but ingenious technology... a photoelectric sensor underneath the keys sensing changes and modifying voltage / sound parameters... too expensive of a construct for today's light plastic keyboard controllers or digital boxes...

Thanks for stopping by -- yes, the cabinets sound fantastic

Definitely... soft synths can give you an approximation of the sound but those simply won't sound like the real deal! Real acoustic waves transduced from electricity out of cool loudspeakers!!

Merle Doughty The EX42 is a fantastic "Electone", Yamaha's legendary electronic organ line, including a couple of synth features such as broad-band noise generation, portamento, as well as a touch sensitive solo keyboard. It is an incredibly sophisticated, especially for its time! The EX42 was the top model in its time and remains hard to beat to this day when it comes to sound. And beautiful sounding machine. The GX1 was a bulky and rather impractical synthesizer prototype shaped like an electronic organ (Electone) featuring the early PASS synthesis technology which would migrate to legendary Yamaha synths such as the CS-80 and later Electone models: E70, etc. It has a couple of organ features as well, but mostly it is a very cool early analog polyphonic synthesizer shaped like a large Electone. Both are great. I have passed on a GX-1 which was available in Japan a coiple of years ago. Too cumbersome and hard to maintain. The EX42 is more manageable and the sound is just amazing. There is a portable derivative of the EX42 called the YC45D. However the 45D does not come with the two rotary speaker cabinets. Thanks for asking, cheers

Correction, I got my dates incorrectly... the GX1 still used Yamaha's original potted analog filters, and the PASS technology appeared in the market a bit later in around '77 / 78. Other than that, the evolution of those instruments is accurate as described in the previous reply

I see it's shown later on. Cool!!!

Cool, thanks!

+alexhippie2 no idea... the range can be wide depending on condition, and if the person really understands the amazingly rare and great instrument he or she may be getting

+Miguel Kertsman my uncle has one that someone gave him for free, most of it works, he has both rotating speakers, as far as I know the only thing that doesn't work is the knee thing

+alexhippie2 That's awesome, the knee lever can control certain features, for instance, reverb in and out, but is not a critical part of the instrument

It depends a lot on how the seller values it. One important thing to remember is that it is NOT - I repeat NOT - a GX-1. It is basically advanced home organ technology in a fancy case. But fancy cases can mean a lot when it comes to putting a value on things. I can't help thinking of the Wersi Delta DX-500T in acrylic case. It was sold for an enormous amount of money, and rumour has it that it now recides in Daft Punk's ivory tower.

The GX-1 was released about the same time as the EX-42. In fact they shared the brochure's cover. I don't get all the fuss about the GX -- a massive synthesizer prototype dressed as a stage Electone (same fiber glass case and metal coated pedals approach as with the EX-42) for R&D which would yield the SY and CS synth series. Bulky, unreliable, clumsy. I had one offered to me from Japan back in 2012 and frankly I took a pass. The price was actually reasonable and it was in excellent condition.The reason for the hype on the GX is the fact Led Zep, ELP, ABBA and a couple of other major 70's acts used it, but not for long given its impracticality. That is not to say the GX iisn't awesome, it is. The EX-42 is essentially an organ with some very basic synth features. Also bulky, massive and hard to take on stage. However, it provides for a more practical "rounder" playing experience. Also, more reliable. Both machines are fantastic and VERY different -- like comparing apples and oranges. Therefore, those comparisons do not make any sense. The synths released out of the GX-1's R&D especially the CS-80 were fantastic. Again, the EX is essentially an organ and not a poly synth. @@organfairy

+Paul TheSkeptic The Yamaha YC45D had a lot in common with the EX42 -- essentially the same tone generator in a smaller scale. Thanks for checking out the video.

Had a chance to buy a YC45D some years back for under $1000 .. prob shoulda! They sound great. Nice vid. cheers

I love the YC series.

Hey Paul, thanks for stopping by. Actually, the YC combo organs, especially the YC-45D has a lot of the same features as the EX-42 -- like an Ex in the box... yes, same tone generator, "drawbar" keys, portamento strip, etc. awesome machine... have fun with it! Cheers

Miguel Kertsman I don't own one but I sure wish I did. Thanks though. Cheers.

Portamento strip is the same thing, if combined with the volume pedal.

@@PointyTailofSatan thanks

Yes... very cool when you mix that with live drums kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8qWpKdjzNqpink.html

Following the EX42 release in 1970 Yamaha developed the GX707 (aka GX1) as a massively bulky test bed prototype for its analog synthesis technology. Out of that research came the small SY series synths, and in the late 70's the CS series synths: CS 5, 15, 30, 30L (monophonic) and CS 50,60, and 80 (polyphonic). So, you could say the EX42 was an older cousin of the GX1 --> (the EX 42 already included features such as touch sensitivity, the portamento felt strip, pre-set potted filters, etc which were part of the GX's DNA) --> which was the CS 80's Mom or Dad.

@@MiguelKertsman hi Miguel, at 5:30 the toe pistons are excellent 👍 was this the only electone that had those?

Thanks for stopping by. Indeed... vast amounts of sounds and possibilities on the more recent digital and soft instruments. Must say however, they don't feel nor sound quite the same. Which is totally fine! Very much depends on what one is looking for... I've used many digital and soft synths / keyboards on records and soundtracks throught he years. 1. going through endless menus got really tiresome, as 2. making music in front of a screen as well... then again, a matter of what one needs and wants. Nothing like tubes, circuits and drives projecting those sounds into actual space, with a little hum and all if need be :-) Thanks again. Cheers