I just got an Oberheim OB12 from eBay. Not that cheap, £360, but it's in perfect condition, and importantly doesn't have any problem with the display, which often goes wrong.
I was hoping it would replace my sold Elka Synthex, Juno 60, Minimoog, ARP Odyssey and Crumar Spirit, and it does - but it looks like it will replace my Yamaha CS60 too. It has velocity and aftertouch sensitivity, an arpeggiator, a ring modulator, polyphonic portamento and an effects unit; it does the lot. It sounds a little harsh and digital for something that's supposed to be virtual analogue, but so what. Viscount being Italian, the manual's a bit garbled, but I think the Viscount contribution to the design is what's given it the Synthex touch. And it's nice to have so many knobs and sliders to play with. So I think I'll sell the Juno 60 now; then my main keyboards will be the Roland D70, Quasimidi Raven Max and Korg DW8000, plus the Oberheim - I think that should be enough to dominate the world.
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