Yamaha GX-1

The Yamaha Electone GX-1 is probably one of the rarest synths in Pete Townshend’s collection. This analogue beast, released in 1975, was the forerunner to the CS-80.

To give you a head start, here is the original user manual.

From the workbench

Restoration videos

The GX-1’s spares.

Pete Townshend’s ‘spares’ for the Yamaha GX-1

More from the collection in the London College of Music playlist on the Really Nice Audio channel.