I recently created another thread about the joys of rediscovery of a specific synth I hadn't used in a while, and Soundquest pointed out that this could be a great topic to share experiences on.
Have you recently rediscovered an old synth or piece of gear that you've stored away because it's too good to let go? Or maybe repurchased something you owned in the past that you realized you shouldn't have let get away?
Talk about it here!
Oh, no... I've been found out!
I'm on my third Micromoog, but I've posted about that one elsewhere.
I grabbed a Casiotone 201 not long back, my second. My dad bought me one when I was 13 and it changed my life. I don't remember letting that one go, but I probably traded it towards one of my early "real" synths. Anyway, mostly out of nostalgia, I bought one for a modest fee a couple years back, while my dad was still alive. He was happy to hear that that thing still meant something to me. And turns out, it's a great sounding keyboard, in its way. Had a rehearsal with a new band the other night... bass, drums, clarinet and me on Casiotone. It held its own... such a basic tone, but the "horn" sounds worked perfectly with the clarinet. Really, a lovely keyboard.
I do have other demons in the closet - a Casiotone SK-1, say - that I'm tempted to sell, just to clear up psychic space, mostly, but digging things out and plugging them in seems to count as a genuine "thing to do" sometimes, no?