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[roy_bates]

Korg MS-20 Mini
Finally, finally, after fifteen weeks of waiting, it shipped Wednesday and got here this morning. Totally worth the wait It's well-built, not "Mini" enough to be a problem, and sounds incredible. What a funky little machine! It just naturally lends itself to squelchy, weird, funky basses and leads. It's great for crazy effects stuff, too, thanks to the patch panel. (I do wish it had an option for multi-trigger on the envelopes, though - ah well.) All this and MIDI - quite a deal, certainly better than shelling out the going rate for the original MS-20 on eBay.

I am so stoked

wow,now thats something worth waiting for,its a thing of beauty.

[ColourWheel64]

Grammar Nazis:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4vf8N6GpdM

Awesome. It looks like it's been made like Inglorious Basterds.

I'm looking forward to watching this when I get home.

[Tahoe]

The 2500UX sticker is original. I've seen it myself back in the day. AFAIK it was retrofitted on the machines made in Germany, as Commodore sold them with Unix on it.

I don't believe that particular sticker is authentic. Yes, Commodore did retrofit labels, but they used better labels. If you look closely it looks fuzzy, apart from the fact that the machine did indeed come with a tape drive. This machine however has a 5.25" cover that has exact the same discoloration as the rest of the front cover, which would suggest it has always been there, and was the Original cover supplied with the machine.

Compare it to my label; which is completely identical to two other covers I have from the US; A 2500 and a 2000HD:

[arnljot]

Hmm, I'd say yours is in better shape and still matching the color of the case. But you've got a point on the cover.

I'm still inclined to say it's original. But not as sure as I was at first.

[salaxi54]

Did the actual A2500s have a silver tag at the rear saying A2000, or was it also named A2500 there?

[moijk]

it is quite odd to see a 2500ux that came with tape drive and ethernet card without neither.

I'm sorry to be a grammar nazi here, but I saw this and imagined all the people that might learn from it and make the same mistake.

(I'm really sorry)

Don't be. I was about to ask in the thread if that was the proper use of neither, but felt I shouldn't derail the thread.

[arnljot]

[commodorejohn]

wow,now thats something worth waiting for,its a thing of beauty.

Indeed! Sounds great, plays great. Just wish I weren't so busy at the moment...I'll get to it soon enough

[Paul_s]

The 2500UX sticker is original. I've seen it myself back in the day. AFAIK it was retrofitted on the machines made in Germany, as Commodore sold them with Unix on it.

I don't believe that particular sticker is authentic. Yes, Commodore did retrofit labels, but they used better labels. If you look closely it looks fuzzy, apart from the fact that the machine did indeed come with a tape drive. This machine however has a 5.25" cover that has exact the same discoloration as the rest of the front cover, which would suggest it has always been there, and was the Original cover supplied with the machine.

Compare it to my label; which is completely identical to two other covers I have from the US; A 2500 and a 2000HD:

You're right you know.

The other 2500UX label looks like a sticker on top of the original 2000 badge. Looks like someone has been had!

[Buzzfuzz]

Well, I am already taking Tahoe's offer to have closer look at it.

I know their are fake stickers being made, but these don't have that plastic foil as extra cover.
Mine has got that.

But I think I have got to put it back on the wishlist again and hope to spot one as good as Tahoe has, but I think that will be impossible.

The major problem is serial numbers, these can be completely random, but if we had a list than at least I could verify it.

This one came from Spain around 2008.