Wow!  The XF looks awesome!  I have pre-ordered my XF8 from Guitar Center.  Can’t wait until September! Best part about getting this Yamaha workstation will be having Yamaha and Bad_Mister offering their expertise. I’m not sure every one realizes the incredible forum we have here. ONe of those..."count your blessings” kind of thing with a half full cup.

Is Guitar Center discounting them?

Will not know until it arrives, but I am hoping for the listed discounted price of $3499, that was posted on the forum

I did better with Sweetwater on my XS-7 but maybe I just got lucky.

I think it rather rash to commit yourself to a price at this time. If you’ve shopped Guitar Center at all you know that Labor Day is fast approaching. And they really push product on Labor Day. I bought my XS 8 on Labor Day a few years ago for what I consider an ungodly price- several hundred dollars less than it’s list price.

Patience would really serve you well…

If it’s not released by Labor Day, I’d wait for the next big holiday- Thanksgiving or the December Observance of the Lord’s Birthday…

ps- they regularly give discounts of 10% to 20% or more. That could be close to $700 dollars off… Think about it!

drraw - 08 August 2010 06:59 PM

Wow!  The XF looks awesome!  I have pre-ordered my XF8 from Guitar Center.  Can’t wait until September! Best part about getting this Yamaha workstation will be having Yamaha and Bad_Mister offering their expertise. I’m not sure every one realizes the incredible forum we have here. ONe of those..."count your blessings” kind of thing with a half full cup.

mmmm mmm I can’t wait either.. I missed out on the mlan for the es, I can’t wait to get into *direct daw intergration*..
cancelling my december planned africa trip for this hehe

salsa

drraw - 08 August 2010 06:59 PM

Wow!  The XF looks awesome!  I have pre-ordered my XF8 from Guitar Center.  Can’t wait until September! Best part about getting this Yamaha workstation will be having Yamaha and Bad_Mister offering their expertise. I’m not sure every one realizes the incredible forum we have here. ONe of those..."count your blessings” kind of thing with a half full cup.

Well a few people are rich :sigh:

U.K Price: Motif XF8: £2,921

http://www.bonnersmusic.co.uk/buy/Yamaha/Motif_XF8_Synth_Workstation

XF6: £2,105.

XF7: £2,449.

512Mb Flash Ram = extra £43

Paul...MO6 + MM6...;)...!

Which translates to what in us dollars?  Just ten days ago the xs8 was going for $3200.  I figure that $3500 is probably within a couple of hundred of the best price & it is right by my house.  Anyway, the last keyboard that I bought was 20 years ago, an Ensoniq. KS32’ the one 10 years before that was Rhodes and before that a Farfisa 600 double manual w/bass pedals.  Can’t wait to hear that Farfisa voice on the XF!

At today’s exchange rate, using the prices quoted below:

XF8: £2,921 = $4,656.60
XF7: £2,449 = $3,904.15
XF6: £2,105 = $3,355.75

It’s pretty expensive, but don’t forget though that this includes the VAT (which I suspect is higher than the US sales tax)

Df.

New XF6/7/8 also needs [CATEGORY SEARCH] added to [VOICE] [F5] and [PERFORMANCE] [F2] [F5]

HHNET

What does this mean?

Hey!  After using my excellent SY99 since 1992, which I bought new for $4000, I just preordered my new Motif XF7 yesterday at Andy’s music in Mobile AL.  (I live in TN).

Can’t wait for delivery!!!!!!!!!!  Wah-hoo!!!!!

BTW- I’m still using the SY99 in the recording studio here as we speak, Look for a You Tube vid on it soon!

TB

Don;t forget the XF8 does not come with the FW option which will cost a couple hundred more if you are using MLan.

motif8mine - 09 August 2010 12:37 AM

ps- they regularly give discounts of 10% to 20% or more. That could be close to $700 dollars off… Think about it!

Case in point

$500 cash money in your pocket.

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