With all new VCM Tonewheel Organs, 8-Operator FM organs, lots of great acoustic and electric pianos, strings, brass, synth leads, pads and lots of great effects, the YC61 is an outstanding instrument for the stage OR studio. Check out Nate and Blake’s tour of the YC61 Stage Keyboard in the latest episode of Behind the Synth. Check it out:
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The YC-45D appeared in 1972 as the flagship of the YC line introduced in 1969 with the YC10. YC is short for “Yamaha Combo” with the The “D” in the name referencing dual manuals. The top manual has 61 keys, the lower has 42 treble keys and 19 bass keys. At 132 lbs/60 kg you might need some help getting it to the gig but once there you had quite the instrument to play. Below is the YC-45D, complete with the tiltable stand and single octave bass pedal unit:
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