ABOUT US:

If you're into vintage gear, you've probably seen our website before.
We've been buying, refurbishing & selling vintage synths and electronic musical instruments for 30 years. We're perfectionists and take our business, our gear, and our customers very seriously, so buy with full confidence - we won't let you down.

Our prices here may seem high, but we are a legitimate business with real business expenses, not your typical amateur seller disguised as a Reverb store. Please click on our user name to read more about our shop so you better understand our high standards and prices. You get what you pay for.

Reverb and merchant fees are high and have been factored into our prices here.

This item is also for sale on our website, so please message us to make sure it’s still available.

ITEM DETAILS:

There were reportedly only 700 of these made, though that number may be inaccurate. This is one of the only ones you’ll find in this exceptional condition though… 

Meticulously refurbished sparing no expense, working perfectly and sounding great. This is not your usual vintage synth sale where the seller cuts corners. If you've wanted a Solus, this is the one to buy, and yes, it's pricey, because we paid our tech for all the time plus new parts it takes to make these better than the rest.

In addition to necessary repairs, we did the usual stuff we do to ARPs to this particular unit: 

Cleaned unit inside and out
Replaced jack nuts
Cleaned all jacks
Cleaned and lubed all faders and switches
Rebuilt power supply 
Replaced all tantalum capacitors
Replaced all electrolytic capacitors
Recalibrated 
Rebuilt keyboard:
Cleaned bus bars
Cleaned j-wires
Replaced bushings
Aligned keys
Multiple systematic tests passed with flying colors

This Solus should make anyone looking for a really nice fully functional example very happy.

We also spotted a design flaw in this model that we confirmed was present in another technician's refurbished Solus as well (thanks, Tony!), so it's not a malfunction, but we wanted to mention it here so it's documented on the web and hopefully other people won't think their Solus is broken if they notice this - it only occurs under certain settings, so most people probably won't... when the VCO2 FM fader is all the way up and the modulation source is set to ADSR, the envelope will also pitch modulate VCO1. It happens less towards the bottom of the keyboard and doesn't always happen every time a key is played. VCO1 modulation stops once the fader is positioned slightly lower than at maximum. 

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GENERAL TERMS:

-Please read our store shipping policy & terms before buying. They are firm.

-International customers please contact us before buying and wait to hear back to make sure shipping quote is accurate.

-***WE NEED APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS TO PACK AND SHIP ITEMS, AND DELAYS CAN OCCUR. Please don't message us to ask if your item shipped. We will let you know once it ships. If you can’t wait patiently, please don’t buy from us as we can’t rush things.***

-We are an online-only store and are unable to offer local pickups.

-Quality control and customer satisfaction are our top priorities. We go to great lengths to test, service and even future-proof most of the items we sell so they’re better than others you may find. We test most items multiple times and overlook nothing. When items are not working perfectly, they are accurately described. Physical imperfections can be seen in the detailed photos present here. This sale includes only what's shown in the photos (or itemized in this listing), nothing more and nothing less. Please search our website for additional photos.

-All sales are final. We do not accept returns or issue refunds, so please be sure you know you want this item before buying it.

-Due to the vintage and electronic nature of our items, we sell all items strictly as is, only because we cannot control what other people do to our items once they leave here, we cannot offer warranties on parts that are decades out of their original warranties, and we don’t want to be scammed or inconvenienced by people who abuse return policies or have buyer's remorse.

-In the extremely unlikely event that there’s a problem with an item we sell you, please contact us immediately so we can try to help.

-Thank you so much for your time, interest, and support. We look forward to doing business with you! If you need anything, please don’t hesitate to ask.

-Any date of manufacture shown here is just a guess.

-We generally set our condition ratings to "excellent", but please refer to the photos and writeup so you can have a better understanding of this items condition.