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Original Message 1/15 30-May-02 @ 09:10 AM - Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

Isham

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Some people say that the future 777 is better and could do the same job as a 303 (for same or less price with a better midi connection...) ?
Any experience ??

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Message 2/15 30-May-02 @ 09:55 AM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

Maarten

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Personnaly my motto is if you really want the tb sound get a TB-303... I'd like to have a 777 though, heard much praise. (It's more diverse than the 303- doh)

-M-

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Message 3/15 30-May-02 @ 09:41 PM Edit: 30-May-02 | 09:41 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

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I don't own a 777, but I've borrowed one for a month from a mate and no way is it better than a 303 at sounding like a 303!!!

True, you can get similar results using the 303ish patches and tweeking (Sounds better through distortion and such) but it just isn't 'bubbly' enough or 'round' enough when running dry and the sequencer just isn't as much fun to (randomly) program. I hate the 777 sequencer, personally.

It is better at sounding like other things.

It's a nice box to fart around with, but it's not the 303 beater that it's hyped to be.

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Message 4/15 31-May-02 @ 05:00 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

isham

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Thanks very much for your answer !
I've just bought for 800 $ (as new, found in Canada in an accordeon shop !) and I wonder if it was the good choice...
So I'll try !

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Message 5/15 06-Jun-02 @ 11:01 AM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

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please mean $800 canadian. I assume so

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Message 6/15 06-Jun-02 @ 09:49 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

boo_meister

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Heh...

He's only been ripped off $23 if not...

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Message 7/15 06-Jun-02 @ 10:10 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

isham

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ahaha ! nice boo !

Yes it was in us $, I hadn't the chance to get it for 50 $ from a poor guy in singapour (I read something like this in a forum: ). It will be my new passion : go to places where sellers doesn't know a clue about his value in a far country...

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Message 8/15 06-Jun-02 @ 10:14 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

boo_meister

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You paid $800?

They are $777 us brand new. That's how much my friend paid. And he had it custom painted and signed by the makers.

Where are you isham? Not in the US, I take it...

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Message 9/15 06-Jun-02 @ 11:16 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

milan

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switzerland, no?

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Message 10/15 06-Jun-02 @ 11:28 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

boo_meister

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Was it $800 including shipping?

(You still shoulda got a 303!!!)

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Message 11/15 09-Jun-02 @ 10:57 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

isham

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I think there is a confusion due certainly to my bad english : what I bought is a tb-303 for 800 $ us from canada.
Even I don't have experience with this toy I think it's working well (I'm gonna change the switches cause some of them are a lilte tricky to program). I received it yesterday...

Does anyone know where to find working pots and a new case (cosmetic defaults...)
I already know www.acid.ch but the price it's too expensive...
Thanks to all and sorry for confusion!

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Message 12/15 11-Jun-02 @ 12:32 AM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

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Oh, not a 777.

A 303 is actually pretty good for $800 usd. They can go for well over a thousand, esp on ebay. Mine was $900.

Don't know about a new case apart from the cheesy cases you've already found. Maybe the Devilfish or Borg peeps could hook you up with new pots and such?

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Message 13/15 11-Jun-02 @ 10:59 AM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

isham

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I found this link maybe it could usefull :
http://www.angelfire.com/il/cyborgzerotech/knobs.html

If someone has experience with this person, don't hesitate to share !

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Message 14/15 13-Jun-02 @ 10:50 PM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

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Yeah Cyborg zer0 seems to be a good guy, he does mods and plastics for old gear, looks like he can do some pretty trick stuff. I am on a mailing list that he is on (AH) and he seems like a sound dude, I asked him before if he could make cases and he said yes. Email him.

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Message 15/15 21-Jun-02 @ 03:37 AM - RE: Future retro 777 better than 303 ??

Brett

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devilfish is the shit, midi to cv, filter in,distortion, memory upgrade, and colored led's. I saw one go for $2200 on ebay last summer. The mod runs anywhere from $900 to $1500 plus takes two months and there is a waiting list. But it makes the 303 one little nasty machine. There was a Novamod for the 101 which was similar but I missed the cutoff date when he stopped offering it.

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