# Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...

- Site: Analog Industries
- Author: Chris Randall
- Date: 2006-03-12
- URL: https://analogindustries.com/2006/03/vintage-japanese-gear-porn/

Ethan Callender just sent me these scans from Japanese trade brochures, and I thought they were worth putting up here, as sort of a Hard Core Gear Porn extra. Click each image to be taken to the full-sized scan.

[![Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p01-02sm.gif)](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p01-02.jpg)  
This is an image of pretty much the full Yamaha audio line-up, c. 1984 or so. This would be a pretty brittle studio, were it yours. I forgot about the Yamaha keytar.

[![Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p11sm.gif)](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p11.jpg)  
Another Yamaha brochure, this one a bit earlier. I'd say around 1979-80 or so. I like how the faux-wood endcheeks all match. Notice the endcheek-colored stool. This would make a pretty slick rig, I think.

[![Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p21-22SM.gif)](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p21-22.jpg)  
This is pretty much the same thing, from a bit later, I believe. Note the CS-15 and CS-30, which were not present in the wood panel-thon of the previous brochure.

[![Vintage Japanese Gear Porn...](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p18-19sm.gif)](https://analogindustries.com/images/blog/brochures/p18-19.jpg)  
And the best for last. Here's a classy one, and the image on the left actuall doesn't look that different from the Object Of Desiring for many musicians today. The entire MS lineup is featured, along with a fly monitor stand for the Apple IIe. I don't get the utility lights or the wine glasses, but then again, it was the early 80s. What are you gonna do?

## Comments (4)

**inteliko** (2006-03-13):

asian prOn is always hot...

**penzoil washington** (2006-03-13):

yamaha's 70's gear, including the organs, is highly underrated!

**Black-Man** (2006-03-13):

Rig #2 definitely the coolest. I can spot the obvious, CP70, CS20, CS80, CP30... what's the one with the funky table legs? And the one above the CP30 - is that the funky hybrid organ/synth that nobody bought? The SK-- something?

**inasilentway** (2006-03-13):

If you squint carefully, all the synths are labelled. It is indeed an SK, though why they didn't include something from the YC series instead is beyond me.