I want an SP 1200 but damn!!

Horseclick wrote:something is really odd.

Definitely.

The UK seller may have had it for sale elsewhere? Clint would probably know. He does correctly say that it's number '89' but mistakenly says 'of 150'. The Berlin seller says it's number '29 of 150'.

Coz wrote:

Horseclick wrote:something is really odd.

Definitely.

The UK seller may have had it for sale elsewhere? Clint would probably know. He does correctly say that it's number '89' but mistakenly says 'of 150'. The Berlin seller says it's number '29 of 150'.

hmmmmmmm

from what I can see the pic shows 59 right? ...

the ebay one was from Italy but shipped worldwide which is why it popped up on my ebay searches.

something is really odd as the german guy correctly states about replacement floppy and shows a recipt etc but how the hell can he take a pic of the floppy and not of the actual unit showing the correct serial that he states in the advert?

Horseclick wrote:from what I can see the pic shows 59 right?

Nope, it's 89. You can see it when you're zoomed in.

Coz wrote:

Horseclick wrote:from what I can see the pic shows 59 right?

Nope, it's 89. You can see it when you're zoomed in.

im getting too old

Lots of poor information in that ad, but not everyone is up on their EMU facts like some of us here. I dont believe EMU went back to linear power supplies once they were replaced.

Early SP's had an all grey finish with 'SP1200' on the back, reissues had black/grey with 'E-mu Systems SP1200' on the back. Early SP's had the blue backlight, later had green. Early SP's had thin fadercaps, later had the chunkier ones. Early SP's had the linear power supply, fuse and voltage selector, later ones didn't.

I didnt see that Final Edition listed anywhere else, but then it wasn't in the UK.

@clint

you think someones been pressing fake final edition sp plaqs?

Dont know about that, but the serial number gives up the date of production, same as on MPC's. I know some guy once tried to get help from us in faking the MPC3000LE gold plaque, so anything is possible...

The number looks stamped on one and printed on the other...

Beastie Boys with the SP1200

Coz wrote:




The number looks stamped on one and printed on the other...

Nah, stamped on both, just more obvious because of the angle/lighting on one.

You can just make out a thin centre line on the numbers that looked like they are printed, which is different to the other printed letters/numbers on the plate, and makes me think they are both stamped.

The word "of" on "31 of 125" is all capitals, while the "of" on "59 of 125" is all lowercase. What's up with that?

Ocular wrote:The word "of" on "31 of 125" is all capitals, while the "of" on "59 of 125" is all lowercase. What's up with that?

thanks for pointing that out, makes me wonder and increase my suspicion of fakes out there.

no way the stamp changed between 20-30 units at the emu factory.

Does look a little suspect.

No way of knowing for sure, or which is the fake, without seeing a few other plates.

SimonInAustralia wrote:Does look a little suspect.

+1

Well if these are the last units produced, surely the documentation verifies this. As does the serial number. The OG grey SP1200 is the original 1987 unit and authentic, no way of faking that.

Clean SP-12 on eBay.co.uk, ends in 48 hours. Not sure if its the Turbo...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/171036942878? ... 1423.l2649



That one sold for £600.