Also just occurred to me. Oberheim has been filing patents/trademarks lately sooooo would it be too much to hope that we may see a new OB-8?
Fingers crossed for another awesome thing I’m too poor to buy! Haha
Nope Gibson screwed Tom Oberheim over. It didn’t make a lot of press but that “gesture of goodwill” giving Tom the Oberheim brand back was banana oil. Behringer already trademarked it so Gibson gave Tom a brand name they didn’t even own as a PR stunt. I honestly think Tom is done making anything sadly.
But he just trademarked "OB-Xa" a few weeks back. Why couldn't he release one in a collab with Dave like the OB-6?
That’s my fear. Do we really need another reissue?
If I can get a true reissue, with warranty, for a third of what the repair-risk original is going for then I say hell yes, bring me as many as I can afford and have space for. I won't be able buy all of them probably, but a Prophet-5 and OB-X reissue? If it took 40 years to get something comparable, what are these new re-issue synths going to be worth 3 decades from now?
An ARP 2600 is something I don't see myself buying... because I don't think the sound itself brought as much to the music scene as all of the weird creative things that were done with it thanks to the drugs of the 70's 
... it might be a great synth but it's not getting my dollars.
Back to your original point though, you said you don't think there will be any more Oberheims, but then you said you're worried there will be. Not needling you here, I'm genuinely interested in your position on this. Can you clarify what you think will realistically happen and why and constrast it for what you would like (or not like) to happen and why?
I’m not going to get into the Oberheim situation with myself here. My original post was removed and honestly the situation was a headache for both parties involved. If you wish to know more you can DM me.
The reason I don’t want to see an Oberheim OBX reissue or even OBXa reissue is because if you look at the history of Sequential’s instruments it’s constantly improving and evolving. From the Prophet 5 to the Prophet 10 to the Prophet T8 it just keeps moving forward...I don’t want to see them suddenly start reissuing classics for the sake of it. As heartwarming as it is it doesn’t move things forward.
Let me put it this way....as much as I would love a reissue of the Prophet 10 in its double keyboard form.....I’d rather see a double keyboard version with two Prophet 6 engines.
PM'd you on the Obie story.
Also, thanks for clarification. I can definitely understand each of us having an interest in where Sequential is going next... they are a small company and focus in one area takes away from focus in other.
But I have to say, for those wanting an evolution of the Prophet-5, the Prophet-6 is already that, and since you own one, you know what a special instrument it really is. So as I see it, Dave has already moved things forward in the analog poly space, but realized there is an increasing market for the sound of vintage gear, and is addressing that market in addition to the advancements that have already been made.
Some could say the increase in popularity of synthwave itself (which is driving a lot of the demand for analog) is in some ways "going backwards"... but others who enjoy retro-inspired synth music are saying "thank god that good music is happening again" because it was something tragically knocked off the map for so many decades.
A LOT of people have dreamed of owning a P5 for its signature sound but couldn't justify it. For that crowd, the ability to switch filter types (Rev 1/2 or 3) and have the option of aftertouch and velocity are huge advancements. But like music itself, what's desirable in an instrument is always subjective, and pleasing everyone is an impossible goal (and a goal that I hope Dave never tries to pursue, because then such a small company really would lose their focus).
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