1981 Suzuki Omnichord OM-27 Brown Mk1 + Suzuki OCC-2 Wood Carrying Case Works Great Fully Functional
Willowbrook, IL, United States
About this listing
Original model with 27 chord types. More of a quirky collector's item than musical instrument. Works well. No scratchy knobs. All buttons, knobs, strumplate, speaker and output jack work. Tested (on 8 "C" batteries and AC adapter). Has scuffs and scratches (mostly on the bottom). Battery compartment is super clean. No signs of battery leakage. Battery springs are shiny. Foam padding is still in battery door and battery pulling ribbon is still there.This musical relic is the rarer, simpler, more limited, original, Mk1 version with brown plastic, rough strumplate and bump next to strumplate. Unlike subsequent models, you can combine rhythms by pressing multiple buttons at the same time. The output jack is mono. If you insert an instrument cable in the output jack, it does not defeat the internal speakers (like on the OM-27 Mk 2 and other Omnichords). There is no mechanism in the original output jack to disconnect the speaker. Also, the strumplate on the Mk1 is monophonic. If you touch two sections of the strumplate at once, you hear no sound. The knobs are serrated, full-circle, so it's harder to line up the mark on the top. There's no hole in bottom to access the tuning pot. You have to remove the bottom to tune it.Includes:Suzuki OCC-2 wood carrying case with a key. The case is super clean inside. Genuine Suzuki OCA-1 120V AC to 12V DC (negative (-) tip) adapter with super long cord. Rare, Suzuki, conductive rubber pick.First edition, Suzuki Omnichord OM-27 Instruction Manual (United Stated Edition). There are some red ballpoint pen marks on top front. Business Reply Card is attached to the back page."Notice On Sonicstring Touch Plate" (in English only).Used yellow cleaning cloth.Batteries not included.Daniel Lanois used an Omnichord on U2 (The Joshua Tree), Brandon Flowers (Flamingo), Bob Dylan (Oh Mercy), Robbie Robertson (1987) & Willie Nelson (Teatro). "Love Is a Stranger" (1983) by Eurythmics features chords and Sonic Strings from the Omnichord OM-27 as does "This Is The Day" by The The (1983). Swedish music producer Shellback used an Omnichord on Taylor Swift's song "The Fate of Ophelia". See the Wikipedia page on that song.Some other notable Omnichord users: Damon Albarn (Gorillaz), David Byrne, Sharon Van Etten, David Lynch, Harry Styles, Pink, James Mercer (LCD Soundsystem), Jack Antonoff (Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Dixie Chicks), Gene (Ween), Joel Amey (Wolf Alice), Joe Walker (King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard), The Magnetic Fields, John Mayer, Hugo Nicolson (Julian Cope, Father John Misty), Dave Depper (Death Cab For Cutie), Jared Followill (Kings Of Leon), Natasha Khan (Bat For Lashes), Wally De Backer (Gotye), Mike Mogis (Cursive, M. Ward, Bright Eyes, etc.), Danny Kortchmar, Cat Martino (Sufjan Stevens), Derry deBorja (Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit), Jay Joyce (Art Garfunkel, Orville Peck, Emmylou Harris, Eric Church, Shawn Mullins), Joshua Block (White Denim, UNKLE), James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers), Ross Collier (Kaleo, Bon Iver, Robben Ford), Karen O (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), etc.003351
Original Price$750
$65 price drop
New Price$685
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