It's terrible to know that the second variation of ELP (Emerson, Lake and Powell) is completely gone now. First losing Cozy Powell to a car accident, then Keith Emerson to suicide and finally Greg Lake to cancer- one of my favorite three-piece progressive bands is totally gone forever. The most tragic part of that loss is of course Keith Emerson's suicide. He was a giant in the world of synthesized sound and he left a huge void that will never be filled. Though he was a Korg and Moog guy mostly and I'm not sure if he ever owned a DX7, he could make any synthesizer do amazing things with his talent. RIP, Keith. You are sorely missed by your fans.

I have only owned a few bits Yamaha gear over the years, but the one I miss most is my SHS-10 'keytar' style FM synth. It was more of a toy and I got it really cheap, but I never really liked keytars as they are not comfortable to play. I gave it to a friend 20 years ago but now I wish I hadn't because it's fairly rare and unique these days. I'd also kill to get another Casio HT-700 as that was my favorite non-pro keyboard/synth from the 80s. Mine died an un-repairable death and I can't find any on the used market that aren't overpriced or broken. Both Casio and Yamaha did some pretty good things with their non-pro lines, but they also had some really terrible keyboards too. Still part of synth history though.

That's pretty cool. From your user name I reckon you were swimming in poontang with that sweet V50 layering played live. Everyone knows the keyboard player gets all the chicks because they really know how to use their fingers.

Yes, but it also goes aaaaaaah, weeeyarn, vewhooop, weuweuweu, vootvootvoot and tiiiiiing. Please don't confuse the DX7 with the machine that goes 'Ping!' though.