[A6] Buying an A6...

[Kurt Stengel]

Well if the buttons are wobbly this one was probably an old production unit.
The buttons on those were not made as sturdy as the newer ones.  What is the
serial #?  And the ones made after Alesis went under are exactly the same.
I would make sure as you scroll thru ea voice that there are no glaring diff
betw them.  Make sure all tuning procedures pass.  The A6 is no bed of roses
as far as dependability either.  I have had my share of problems in the
past.  The last one I had was a good one luckily.  But I had some issues w/
a few previous ones.  Albeit they are more dependable than the older analogs
depending on which ones anyways.  I gotta say I have had less trouble w/ my
Mini, SH101, SH2, and Xpander than some of the newer digital synths on the
market (new and used).  The A6 is a great synth but there are many diff betw
them from unit to unit.  What was wrong with this one in the past?

-----Original Message-----
From: a6-bounces at code404.com [mailto:a6-bounces at code404.com]On Behalf Of
Tim J
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 9:00 PM
To: a6 at code404.com
Subject: [A6] Buying an A6...


Hi Group,

Well I've been thinking of picking up and A6 for a while and loe and behold
I found a local one used.  Sounds nice!  All voices seem to tune up just
fine using auto tune.  So what else do I look for that might be of potential
problem?  I've had quite a few analog synths and the my idea behind the A6
purchase is to ditch many of the old and keep a nice poly that was recently
made (serviceable!), I guess I've gotten tired of problem after problem with
my older analogs.  I realize the A6 isn't a substitute for any specific
vintage analog synth but rather a nice one on its own.

So what do I look for that might be of problem?  This is a used unit and a
bit dusty at that.  Many of the knobs (actually pots) seemed a bit wobbly.
Is this normal?  How do you tell the difference between a 1st version and a
second production (after alesis went bankrupt)?  Is there a difference?  I
always got the hint from TGS posts that there might be a difference.

Thanks,
Tim

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