WHY would anyone DO THIS to a Virus Indigo?

[namnibor]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ACCESS-VIRUS-INDIGO-SYNTH-AS-IS-WORKS-GOOD-/271298146305?pt=Keyboards_MIDI&hash=item3f2aa13001

Found this on ebay USA today and almost made me cry! It's one thing to customize something to where it looks really cool, but this makes one wonder just **how much** spray paint, et al, was oozing all down into encoders?

This looks like an Indigo that caught fire and was put out with drain cleaner:confused:

OKAY...it gets better...more info in description now...It *HAS* been in a fire but claims only smoke damage...:rolleyes:


"[Description:
Up for your consideration is a pre-owned ACCESS VIRUS INDIGO SYNTH. Used. AS IS. It's been painted, custom decorated, and it has been in a fire. It lived, with only smoke damage. Cosmetically, it has seen better days, but it's been thoroughly tested and everything works. Come by the store in Beltsville and give it a spin.

LOCAL PICK-UP ONLY!!!]"

[Timo]

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/ACCESS-VIRUS-INDIGO-SYNTH-AS-IS-WORKS-GOOD-/00/s/ODA2WDEyMDA=/z/LVsAAOxyIYhSXEBn/$%28KGrHqF,!lsFI3idZegOBS%28EBmrnU!~~60_57.JPG

One careful lady owner?

"Used. AS IS. It's been painted, custom decorated, and it has been in a fire."

Riiiight.

"$600?" I think not. Not even $60. They'd need luck of stratospheric proportions.

[namnibor]

:p ~~~Per-r-r-fect~~~ for a Hallows Eve or Saturnalia Festival. The Virus From Hell....and back!

[MBTC]

Looks like it was "painted" with a magic marker (especially if you look at some of the eBay pics where you can see the width of the "brush" stroke). Also somewhat visible on the front especially under the Access logo.

That's messed up. Wonder what really happened?

eBay pic of the back does show what could be smoke damage I guess, or something else that really took its toll on the finish, so they probably figured it would look better colored (with whatever they had laying around), then once they realized things weren't going to turn out well with the magic ink bath, it was too late to turn back.

They do need to get realistic on the price. I have to say though, if it was charred/smoke damaged, I would have valued it at about the same as the crap crayon job. It might even be better like that, because at least it doesn't constantly remind you of fire that way.

[MBTC]

:p ~~~Per-r-r-fect~~~ for a Hallows Eve or Saturnalia Festival. The Virus From Hell....and back!

Maybe it was just some musical genius' onstage expression of passion for the song? Kind of like Pete Townshend destroying his guitars :)

[namnibor]

Maybe it was just some musical genius' onstage expression of passion for the song? Kind of like Pete Townshend destroying his guitars :)


OR...Keith Emerson and lighter fluid with Ribbon Controller....gone bad!:p
Here's a great video of a musical genius, Keith Emerson, whom with me officially being 50 years old now, am showing my age but this kind of passion for keyboards/synths is why we are still here...and lest we forget Mr. Rick Wakeman of Yes...Progressive Rock before it had a name for it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQlwDkOhWGc

I would do better as well, as in perhaps taking every type of the color blue existing in a crayon box and go H.R. Geiger on it!!

I can see evidence of original finish bubbling, perhaps the fire was a bit more comprehensive and THIS is ALL they could salvage...would be very fearful of other items sold by this seller as well.

Am SURE some Goth Band would do well with this. It may have "The Lighter Fluid Stage Trick" for another go at "High Way To Hell", by AC/DC (good song) It could also make the huge bell sound before "Hell's Bells":p I am just full of Martha Stewart type uses for your burned out Virus!!!:D

[Berni]

Whats wrong with you guys? Thats the latest custom job from access 'The dark char' Lol.

[namnibor]

Whats wrong with you guys? Thats the latest custom job from access 'The dark char' Lol.
HA!:) :) Nice one!

[namnibor]

I would wager that the slightly yellow-green translucent paint around dials **may** be glow-in-dark paint. It would just be considered yet "another feature" no one else has! HA!
Glad TIMO nabbed and posted pic from ebay post for posterity sake because would guess too this is most atrocious Virus yet. If not, prove it::p

[TweakHead]

I would wager that the slightly yellow-green translucent paint around dials **may** be glow-in-dark paint. It would just be considered yet "another feature" no one else has! HA!
Glad TIMO nabbed and posted pic from ebay post for posterity sake because would guess too this is most atrocious Virus yet. If not, prove it::p

I can make your instruments look like this for 50 bucks! it's like the Virus Kurt Cobain would have if he was still alive, think about it! :twisted:

also available costumized hello kitty paints, skrillex virus without the distortion's intensity knob (always on!), ...

[namnibor]

I can make your instruments look like this for 50 bucks! it's like the Virus Kurt Cobain would have if he was still alive, think about it! :twisted:

also available costumized hello kitty paints, skrillex virus without the distortion's intensity knob (always on!), ...

A hello kitty virus would then be begging for a gallon of petrol and a match!;)

[TweakHead]

A hello kitty virus would then be begging for a gallon of petrol and a match!;)

costumizable trashy paint for your synthesizers, only the worst materials used garanteed! don't loose this oportunity to have a unique, signature instrument that looks like shit! contact us!

[chimney chop]

there are other crazy thing going on in eBay as of late.

anyone see it?

there are 2 Virus B desktops listed for $1000 and a C desktop listed for $1000+

wacky!

[TweakHead]

there are other crazy thing going on in eBay as of late.

anyone see it?

there are 2 Virus B desktops listed for $1000 and a C desktop listed for $1000+

wacky!

yep, noticed that some are going extra cheap on Japan though! and the Virus B must be the second hand market best bang for buck there is out there!

[Berni]

yep, noticed that some are going extra cheap on Japan though! and the Virus B must be the second hand market best bang for buck there is out there!

I got a virus B in mint condition for $480 years ago & a $1000 for a C is about the going price for one in mint condition. I only paid $1500 for my TI over 5-6 years ago so I reckon you could probably pick up one for a lot less now.

[Innovine]

You could sand down the front panel and re-do it with spraypaints or silkscreening. Current looks wouldn't bother me so much since I've done silkscreened panels before. I'd be more concerned that it smells burnt or that the pots are scratchy due to smoke damage.

[Angstwulf]

A hello kitty virus would then be begging for a gallon of petrol and a match!;)

Awww, no! It would match up beautifully with the Fender Hello Kitty Edition Strat...

...seriously, it's so fnarked up that I would dig one.

[TweakHead]

Awww, no! It would match up beautifully with the Fender Hello Kitty Edition Strat...

...seriously, it's so fnarked up that I would dig one.

:twisted: yeah, and a good price to!

[chimney chop]

I'd kind of like it like that too.
of course I'd prefer it whole but this one has its peculiar charm for sure