Discussion thread to the KORG PME-40X report

[Pepe]

This is the discussion thread to my extensive KORG PME-40X report. If you have anything to contribute, please share it here.

[laurie]

Nice writeup pepe!

[BearBoy]

Very interesting read, Pepe. Looking forward to the rest of it!

[Pepe]

Thank you! Since I don't have original pictures of many of the effects mentioned in the chronology of Japanese multi-effects, it looks a bit sterile, though.

So if anyone can supply own pictures, I would be very grateful!

Things can be edited and added anytime.

[bigtone23]

Very nice, thank you for posting all the cool info!

I still have a UE305. I used to have two, bought them years apart from each other in the 90s. One was very clean and the other pretty played and a little rough. When I went to sell the rough one, I noticed that they had consecutive serial numbers! Wanted to keep it just because of that, but having $$ for other pedals won.

[Pepe]

Consecutive serial numbers are fun, indeed! I think I have two KORG PME modules with consecutive numbers ...

[chromandre]

very cool! I'm reading through all of this, excited to hear more about the PME40x units. it has occurred to me the pme40x system is affordable I might have to get into it!

[Pepe]

It is still affordable. It is one of those vintage systems that is flying under the radar for many years now.

[Pepe]

I am working on the documentation in the background, always trying to collect as much information as possible. Yesterday I bought one of the last two remaining manuals that I haven't had as a physical copy yet, the KPH-401 Phaser manual, which will arrive with the post in the next days.

Should someone own an original KDW-301 Dist Wah manual, I'm willing to buy it off for 20 EUR plus shipping!

I don't have any decent pictures of the original box of the PME-40X pedalboard, and neither of that of a Yamaha PSE-40A or any manuals or packages of the Yamaha-branded effect modules. I would be grateful for any photo that I am allowed to use. Thank you very much in advance!

[bigtone23]

very cool! I'm reading through all of this, excited to hear more about the PME40x units. it has occurred to me the pme40x system is affordable I might have to get into it!

I'm 100% positive that the Korg units are really killer, because... Korg.
I'm 100% positive that I don't need another rabbit hole of pedals to go down...