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Originally Posted by Genteel Death
I recently purchased a Yamaha Portasound PSS-570 for ten pounds off a guy in Brick Lane. It has one of the most stereotypically ''attacked'' range of synth sounds, yet one that I feel most confident playing along with my guitar when I rock it to maximum.
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the 'attacked' sounds you mention (that I'm assuming along with the Rhodes would include a Hammond and a Mellotron) do present a problem in that they undeniably tend to immediately date the piece of music they're used on. It's like you have to constantly battle against their historical associations. I used to love the sound of a the old Korg M1 but I had a go of one again recently and felt trapped by it's uber-80s sound. It's difficult to use them and not evoke or even find yourself slipping into the genres they're most associated with. They're like banjos in a way.