Black Friday + Equipboard?

Given Equipboard houses all of our wishlists, will there ever come a day when EB could inform us of the best Black Friday deals for things in said wishlists?

Would anyone else here appreciate alerts on wishlist items that happen to go on sale?

... or would this just be one more source of noise none of us have time for?

@nycsynth... oh man, you've got me so curious about this Kawai percussion module.

Was just listening to this:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33v89EnfH9Q

Seems kinda special if you ask me.

Cheers!

I'm pretty spoiled by the craigslist synth market here in LA. If I decide to go for one, it will have rack ears, it will be tested and working, and I will pick it up from the owner and have a nice socially-distanced synth conversation to boot.

I'm sure you enjoy similar good fortune in NYC :D

Update: THIS is what I'm talking about, right here:

https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/msg/d/buena-park-kawai-xd-drum-percussion/7226197722.html

I think that sounds like a pretty good idea *´ . .. and would actually save time!

my best friend has an XD5

my best friend has an XD5

we await your personal verdict on said module.

I think that sounds like a pretty good idea *´ . .. and would actually save time!

Even something like a "price alert" for items in our wishlist might be cool. So if I'm looking for (example) a Polyend Tracker and I want to know when the price drops below like $540/10% off, EB could shoot me a notification.

I know implementing anything like this is non-trivial, assuming some version of it is even possible... but there is a lot of power in housing our "to buy" lists, and the APIs for Reverb and others probably allow for some cool ways to make this feature more valuable to us, EB, and retailers all at the same time.

honestly we've never used it LOL, but when we've fired it up it makes some cool, idiosyncratic sounds.... we've just never fit it into anything. He has another similar kawai drum machine that's more of a traditional beat box with pads too, can't remember the model. I feel like when the coronavirus dies down again and I'm back at that studio we should fire them up and try to use them.

EDIT: but I think if you have $150 to spare its a solid investment because its really not like anything else... it kinda has elements of the K series sound and I am a huge fan of the K synths

EDIT: but I think if you have $150 to spare its a solid investment because its really not like anything else... it kinda has elements of the K series sound and I am a huge fan of the K synths

What about $250 in unused NIB condition?

What about $250 in unused NIB condition?

yup

It definitely has elements of the K4. It is basically exactly the same unit with a different waveform ROM. I am sure there are other differences, but more more or less, the architecture is the same. It's a synth with drum waveforms (and some tone waveforms, just not as many.)

I don't own a k4 though I've been considering it, its so similar to my yami sy35 without the 2nd FM engine though... I have a 5 and have been seeking a 5000S to replace it with

I think that sounds like a pretty good idea *´ . .. and would actually save time!

Even something like a "price alert" for items in our wishlist might be cool. So if I'm looking for (example) a Polyend Tracker and I want to know when the price drops below like $540/10% off, EB could shoot me a notification.

I know implementing anything like this is non-trivial, assuming some version of it is even possible... but there is a lot of power in housing our "to buy" lists, and the APIs for Reverb and others probably allow for some cool ways to make this feature more valuable to us, EB, and retailers all at the same time.

You guys nailed it. This is such a no-brainer in terms of a feature Equipboard should have. Not revolutionary, but definitely a necessary evolution.

As you probably see in your wishlists, the primary New sources are Sweetwater and Amazon, and the primary Used source is Reverb. We're able to update prices often - nightly for instance - so I think price alerts based on a threshold you are able to set makes so much sense.

I have a pretty solid wishlist at the moment, but inevitably I get busy and I don't go back often enough to comb through it for deals/price drops. That's definitely something Equipboard could and should do for me (i.e. email me), we have the tech to make it happen.

It's in the works. Open to more discussion around what would make curating your Equipboard wishlist better. What features would you need to be able to email it out to your friends & family during the holidays and feel good about doing so?

What features would you need to be able to email it out to your friends & family during the holidays and feel good about doing so?

The ability to hide the expensive and/or vintage items when sending it out. I wouldn't be at all comfortable with anyone in my life spending big $$$ on some shiny new thing and I wouldn't want anyone other than me dealing with buying a 30 year old drum machine off Reverb... so many questions one must ask about condition, service history, etc.

and I wouldn't want anyone other than me dealing with buying a 30 year old drum machine off Reverb... so many questions one must ask about condition, service history, etc.

YES

The ability to hide the expensive and/or vintage items when sending it out. I wouldn't be at all comfortable with anyone in my life spending big $$$ on some shiny new thing and I wouldn't want anyone other than me dealing with buying a 30 year old drum machine off Reverb... so many questions one must ask about condition, service history, etc.

That's a really great idea. A "hide this when sharing" flag for each item in your wishlist. It shall be implemented!