http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2020/ ... how-rumor/
May find out at NAMM.
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Wow, maybe cutoff for first run? Interesting sales decision.Kevin Nolan wrote:I've just been informed by a reliable source that only 500 ARP2600s were made. 500 have sold. That's it, and they're not making any more!
Phew - that was fast!!
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I just asked someone over Facebook to go ask Korg at NAMM how many of these are being made. The answer: 400. That's it. No "initial run". 400 in total - no more runs. From the horses mouth - at NAMM!Hooked On Sonics wrote:Wow, maybe cutoff for first run? Interesting sales decision.Kevin Nolan wrote:I've just been informed by a reliable source that only 500 ARP2600s were made. 500 have sold. That's it, and they're not making any more!
Phew - that was fast!!
Since those 400 were preordered by top artists upon invitation from Korg - it means there was never going to be an opportunity for the public to buy it. I know one established composer who was aware of it under NDA and was offered the opportunity from Korg to buy it before it was announced (he did). I checked with Thomann and they have no knowledge of it - it's not an item ever to be sold by them. So this was never 'released'; and all of those demo videos were a ruse.
So I can see where this is headed. Korg are going to announce the MiniKeys version of this shortly - once they've whetter the appetitie for the real thing, and only sell that to the masses.
They're friggin obsessed mini keys, mini everything.
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I ordered the 2600 FS the day it was announced at my local music shop (that advertised it, and still does). So if it's true that the full size was only intended to be an appetizer and marketing ploy for the mini version, I will, as punishment, go for the Behringer, and buy that somewhere other than my local music shop. I just don't like these kind of things, at all!Kevin Nolan wrote:I just asked someone over Facebook to go ask Korg at NAMM how many of these are being made. The answer: 400. That's it. No "initial run". 400 in total - no more runs. From the horses mouth - at NAMM!Hooked On Sonics wrote:Wow, maybe cutoff for first run? Interesting sales decision.Kevin Nolan wrote:I've just been informed by a reliable source that only 500 ARP2600s were made. 500 have sold. That's it, and they're not making any more!
Phew - that was fast!!
Since those 400 were preordered by top artists upon invitation from Korg - it means there was never going to be an opportunity for the public to buy it. I know one established composer who was aware of it under NDA and was offered the opportunity from Korg to buy it before it was announced (he did). I checked with Thomann and they have no knowledge of it - it's not an item ever to be sold by them. So this was never 'released'; and all of those demo videos were a ruse.
So I can see where this is headed. Korg are going to announce the MiniKeys version of this shortly - once they've whetter the appetitie for the real thing, and only sell that to the masses.
They're friggin obsessed mini keys, mini everything.
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Not sure that your local music shop would know this. You can suppose he's in a good faith, don't you think so ?Oldretro wrote:I ordered the 2600 FS the day it was announced at my local music shop (that advertised it, and still does). So if it's true that the full size was only intended to be an appetizer and marketing ploy for the mini version, I will, as punishment, go for the Behringer, and buy that somewhere other than my local music shop. I just don't like these kind of things, at all!Kevin Nolan wrote:I just asked someone over Facebook to go ask Korg at NAMM how many of these are being made. The answer: 400. That's it. No "initial run". 400 in total - no more runs. From the horses mouth - at NAMM!Hooked On Sonics wrote: Wow, maybe cutoff for first run? Interesting sales decision.
Since those 400 were preordered by top artists upon invitation from Korg - it means there was never going to be an opportunity for the public to buy it. I know one established composer who was aware of it under NDA and was offered the opportunity from Korg to buy it before it was announced (he did). I checked with Thomann and they have no knowledge of it - it's not an item ever to be sold by them. So this was never 'released'; and all of those demo videos were a ruse.
So I can see where this is headed. Korg are going to announce the MiniKeys version of this shortly - once they've whetter the appetitie for the real thing, and only sell that to the masses.
They're friggin obsessed mini keys, mini everything.
First Behringer teaser upon the Behringer 2600 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY7WFWQ-Exc
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I ordered the 2600 FS the day it was announced at my local music shop (that advertised it, and still does). So if it's true that the full size was only intended to be an appetizer and marketing ploy for the mini version, I will, as punishment, go for the Behringer, and buy that somewhere other than my local music shop. I just don't like these kind of things, at all!
I doubt it was a marketing ploy,I can't see Korg making a Mini 2600 somehow,otherwise they would surely have introduced that first and then offered a limited run of full size editions,like they did with their MS20 that would be more sensible marketing wise to test the Water.
How would you feel as an owner of an original Vintage ARP2600,suddenly Korg mass produces a 1:1 replication and your machines value suddenly nose dives,after all who's going to by an original with all the risk when you can buy the same machine new with a guarantee,the legacy and appeal of the 2600 is partly in its heritage and also the limited amount of units to go round there was a reason why Korg have only made 500 units and its not to tease people into a Miniversion,it was more to be respectful to the History of the Original.
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I had an original 2600 back in the day, but very much regretted selling it, even more so than my CS-80, believe it or not. I now thought I could buy a new full size (a big deal to me) 2600, and am fortunate enough to be able and willing to pay that high price (can't afford a 9 or 10K second hand one). So if it is really the case, but I hope it's not, that it was already and exclusively(?) offered to pro musicians, Korg would have let the dealers know that there was no chance that us mortals would ever be able to get the full size. And why invest such an amount of money to make only 400 or 500 of them? To make a statement? I think not. Korg is a company that needs to make money to invest in new products, pay their employees, and keep the investors happy. It's not a non profit organisation. That was actually the point I was trying to make. Perhaps I was a bit over the top, but maybe you now understand my frustration a bit. But at least at this time, I haven't got any confirmation that my music dealer is not getting any. So at the moment I still have a glimmer of hope left.Kontrol49 wrote:Oldretro wrote:
I ordered the 2600 FS the day it was announced at my local music shop (that advertised it, and still does). So if it's true that the full size was only intended to be an appetizer and marketing ploy for the mini version, I will, as punishment, go for the Behringer, and buy that somewhere other than my local music shop. I just don't like these kind of things, at all!
I doubt it was a marketing ploy,I can't see Korg making a Mini 2600 somehow,otherwise they would surely have introduced that first and then offered a limited run of full size editions,like they did with their MS20 that would be more sensible marketing wise to test the Water.
How would you feel as an owner of an original Vintage ARP2600,suddenly Korg mass produces a 1:1 replication and your machines value suddenly nose dives,after all who's going to by an original with all the risk when you can buy the same machine new with a guarantee,the legacy and appeal of the 2600 is partly in its heritage and also the limited amount of units to go round there was a reason why Korg have only made 500 units and its not to tease people into a Miniversion,it was more to be respectful to the History of the Original.
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Oldretro wrote:I ordered the 2600 FS the day it was announced at my local music shop (that advertised it, and still does). So if it's true that the full size was only intended to be an appetizer and marketing ploy for the mini version, I will, as punishment, go for the Behringer, and buy that somewhere other than my local music shop. I just don't like these kind of things, at all!Kevin Nolan wrote:I just asked someone over Facebook to go ask Korg at NAMM how many of these are being made. The answer: 400. That's it. No "initial run". 400 in total - no more runs. From the horses mouth - at NAMM!Hooked On Sonics wrote: Wow, maybe cutoff for first run? Interesting sales decision.
Since those 400 were preordered by top artists upon invitation from Korg - it means there was never going to be an opportunity for the public to buy it. I know one established composer who was aware of it under NDA and was offered the opportunity from Korg to buy it before it was announced (he did). I checked with Thomann and they have no knowledge of it - it's not an item ever to be sold by them. So this was never 'released'; and all of those demo videos were a ruse.
So I can see where this is headed. Korg are going to announce the MiniKeys version of this shortly - once they've whetter the appetitie for the real thing, and only sell that to the masses.
They're friggin obsessed mini keys, mini everything.
Very interesting and good to hear - I truly hope I'm wrong - I really want to buy oene !! But not available in Europe - I asked Thomann with a reply that they have no plans to stock it! Perhaps it's a limited run thing, in some countries only? I hope you get yours. Let us know if there's any update on your delivery.
It's just I asked a synthesist at NAMM to ask at th eKorg booth and they said a once off run of 400, so whether available in stores or not, it seems like a very limited run.
Perhaps that's an official line for now and if the demand is there they'll do another run - but this isn't like limited runs of Boutiques - it's more akin to the Moog large modulars where were one off runs.