Absolutely brilliant review/demo, thank you! Awesome tunes you play there too :) I stumbled over a YC-45D for sale online a few days ago and started to research this thing, but didn't find too many good videos or sound demos of it. Anyways, I suddenly got a chance to buy it, but had to decide today and thought it wise to have another search first - and there it was, this perfect video of yours - published yesterday? What timing! Definately helped in knowing it was the right choise for me to make the deal, so thank you very much indeed. I also intend to explore my old guitar pedals with this beauty, cant wait for it to arrive, it's gonna be amazing :)
Great video! I have a vintage YC 25D that I bought new back in 1977. It still plays great and the sound is great. Have the bass pedals and its built like a tank. Very underrated organs that compete well against the Vox and Farfisa organs!
When I was in Canada as a teenager, a friend of mine had a YC 45D and I used to play it all the time. It was black on black, like your picture from Australia.
Thank you SO MUCH! I purchased a YC45-D several years ago with some electronic issues, but this helps me troubleshoot in order to determine what is/isn't working.
3:33 On mine, I was able to confirm what that Yamaha literature points out: "Each lever slides from off to full with three easy-to-remember click-stops along the way, but each has continuous control for an infinite variety of possible tonal shadings."
60s tranny organs sound sublime. 1977 was an odd time to decide to discontinue this, just when the New Wave was at its peak. Sales would have jumped x100 at any moment, and Yamaha would have had to scramble to keep up with the demand. Whatever cigar-chomping CEO was in charge then wasn't very hip, was he.
thanks for this! you have videos on both my dream boards, the yc30 and the prophet 5. i’ll be going back and forth between the videos while i save up for one or the other lol.
Unique sounds. Chick Corea had these sounds all over the Romantic Warrior album. It was almost more of a poly synth than an organ. He really didn't use the typical organ sound much. I'd love to find one.
I listened to this album and spotted the YC-30 on track 1 Medieval Overture and track 5 the magician. Cool. Never heard of it before. Thanks for the tip.
The reference to the SK50D and the bass pedals. YC series used the BP-1 pedals. SK50D used the BP-2 pedals, which had a different pin out, but the connector was not compatible. I didn't find any info on whether later YC's used BP-2. I was looking around for BP-2 pedals for years for my SK50D, and considered looking for the BP-1 pedals until I found what the difference was. If you haven't, come visit my radlers channel for the SK50D demos. Overdue for newer ones.
Hi Rob, thanks for the info. Last I checked, the connectors can be used, but the PIN assignment has to be changed. But if that doesn't work either, that's good to know. In the meantime I also have a SK50D, of course also without pedal ;-) Otherwise I could have checked it.
I own the YC-45D with black top as shown in the video. I bought it brand new some time mid seventies. I lived in Newcastle Australia at the time. I used to lift this thing on my own. It is no longer working and since I am no longer strong enugh to move it I don't see the point in trying to repair it even though I own the full Yamaha service manual. It is big, heavy and doesn't sound that great by comparison with my more modern instruments.
If anyone's curious, here are the 1972 brand new prices adjusted for inflation and converted to Euro. YC-30: 3990 DM (72) = 8,026.40 € (2023) YC-45D: 6770 DM (72) = 13,618.73 € (2023)
does anyone knows where i can get the yamaha yc45d portamento spring replacement?? or get the specs to make one?, i have a 45d with no portamento, and the one who "fixed it" throw the spring to the trash can that was aleready very rusty and broken.
Coole Orgeln, bin schon etwas länger auf der Suche nach einer "günstigen" YC45D. Bist Du in der Technik drin? Haben die YC's ähnlich wie die Hammond bis zu 9 Tastenkontakte oder eher das mit einem geregelt wie bei der Crumar T1 mit einem Schalter per Taste? Echt Wahnsinn, was die damals schon bauen konnten - beiendruckend!
Hallo Reiner, leider habe ich überhaupt keine Ahnung von der Technik. Sorry. Ich kann nur sagen, das die YC´s sehr stabil laufen. Hatte noch nie Probleme mit Tastenkontakten. Ab und zu ist das Touch Vibrato bei einigen nicht mehr funktional. Das ist aber meistens nur ein Lampe die getauscht werden muss. Das war dann aber auch schon mein technische know-how ;-)
@@knobsswitches ach ich hatte auch nur an Midi gedacht, wobei ist das ja schon ein Frevel. Ein original Odessey oder moog one würde man ja auch nicht zermurksen. Mal sehen wieviele Elkos ich tauschen darf, ich bekomme meine YC45D am Freitag
This is a great demonstration. Thank you! I just bought one of these, but can’t figure out the stand. Any chance you can share how the stand is put together? The two top cross beams seam like they should nest together but on mine they are exact same size so don’t fit together. Maybe missing a connector part? Thanks!
hey i just managed to get a YC30 but it's old and dusty. however it does turn on and looks functionable but i dont have a clue what audio cable the Audio Output needs can anyone help me out?
I'm afraid that all old electronic organs need a lot of maintenance. To get the deep sounds, old dryed out elco's need to be replaced. A good amplifier is also needed. I have 3 45Ds and a RA100 and RA200. I don't think it sounded poor when new ;)
