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https://reverb.com/p/baldwin-ds-50-discoverer-49-key-synthesizer - $400 (Chico)
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If you're into unusual analog keyboards, this is one you don't see very often.
The DS-50 occupies that wonderful territory between analog synthesizer, combo organ, rhythm machine and home keyboard. It's unapologetically late-'70s: warm, funky, slightly weird, and full of character. No samples, modeling or digital recreation here — this is the actual vintage circuitry making the noise.
And it looks fantastic. Metal-bodied, compact tabletop design with wonderfully retro Baldwin styling. It's equally at home in a synth collection, recording studio, stage setup, or sitting in your living room looking like you have much better taste than your neighbors.
Hey - here’s a link to Thom Yorke using it for his solo performance of Radiohead's “Weird Fishes/Arpeggi.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWHduMJpEKU
FEATURES / CONDITION
• Vintage Baldwin Discoverer DS-50
• 49-key analog synth/organ
• Built-in rhythm machine
• Automatic accompaniment
• Built-in speaker plus audio output
• Excellent cosmetic condition
• Fully functional
• Rare and increasingly difficult to find
• Approximately 400% funkier than a MIDI controller
$400
Here are some Reverb comps for recently sold and currently listed. As you can see this is priced to sell.
Reverb comps: https://reverb.com/p/baldwin-ds-50-discoverer-49-key-synthesizer?utm_source=chatgpt.com
Local pickup preferred. Happy to demonstrate it for a serious buyer.