TAC SCORPION 32/8/2 (?) (S#: SC1985) GOOD (7-8)
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TAC SCORPION 32/8/2 (?) (S#: SC1985) GOOD (7-8)

THIS 43-MODULE CLASSIC MID-80S BRITISH SPLIT CONSOLE IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. 4 AUX SENDS; INPUT SECTION HAS 4-BAND PARAMETRIC EQ, SUBGROUP/TAPE RETURN SECTION HAS 3-BAND FIXED EQ, AND AUX SECTION HAS 2-BAND FIXED EQ. IT IS CONFIGURED WITH 32 INPUT MODULES (S1000), 2 AUX MODULES (S2000), 8 SUBGROUPS/TAPE RETURN MODULES (S3300), AND A MASTER/STEREO BUSS MODULE (S4000). TWO OF THE INPUTS HAVE S1001 MODULES FROM A SCORPION II THAT I PURCHASED NEW FROM AMEK. COMES WITH A FULL INVENTORY OF SPARE PARTS! THE SPARE PARTS ARE MOSTLY FROM A SECOND SCORPION CONSOLE I PURCHASED, WHICH I STRIPPED BEFORE DISCARDING THE FRAME. I ALSO ORDERED VARIOUS KNOBS AND POTS NEW FROM AMEK. WITH THE SPARE PARTS YOU CAN RECONFIGURE THE CONSOLE (E.G. AS A 24 INPUT/16 BUSS/TAPE RETURN). YOU WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SPARE LEDS (WE ALL KNOW HOW THEY BURN OUT OCCASIONALLY). IF YOU HAVE A BAD MODULE, JUST REPLACE IT! 11 LED BAR METERS (8 BUSSES, STEREO BUSS, PFL BUSS).

INCLUDES:
2 POWER SUPPLIES
TALKBACK MIC
WOOD STAND
CUSTOM SHELF FOR TOP OF METER BRIDGE (WORTH $160)
TWO ORIGINAL MANUALS WITH SCHEMATICS
INTERNAL "EXPANDER" CARD
LARGE INVENTORY OF SPARE PARTS

SPARE PARTS INVENTORY:
S1000 INPUT MODULE (10)
S2000 AUX MODULE (2)
S3300 BUSS/TAPE MONITOR MODULE (16)
S4000 MASTER MODULE (1)
FADERS (44)
RIBBON CONNECTORS FOR ALL MODULES (SEE PHOTO)
ASSORTED EXTRA POTS (SEE PHOTO)
ASSORTED EXTRA KNOBS, COLORED CAPS, SCREWS ETC. (SEE PHOTO)
METER ASSEMBLY WITH LEDS (2)
POWER SUPPLY (1)

THIS CONSOLE HAS BEEN USED IN MY SMOKE-FREE PROJECT STUDIO SINCE THE EARLY 90S (I AM A FILM COMPOSER) & SONGWRITER, WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM VENERABLE NYC RECORDING STUDIO THE MAGIC SHOP.

THIS CONSOLE IS IN GREAT SHAPE FOR ITS VINTAGE, I HAVE USED IT EXTENSIVELY OVER THE YEARS AND EVERYTHING WORKS. VARIOUS CRACKLING POTS, BUT ALL THEY NEED IS A LITTLE CONTACT CLEANER TO BRING THEM BACK TO LIFE. SOME LED SEGMENTS ON THE BAR METERS ARE OUT, BUT THERE ARE REPLACEMENTS FOR THEM IN THE INVENTORY OF SPARE PARTS.

A MOD WAS MADE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALLOWING YOU TO MIX SIGNALS FROM THE RETURN PART OF THE BUSS/SUBGROUP INSERTS TO THE TAPE RETURNS (USEFUL FOR FX RETURNS, ETC.).

THIS UNIT WAS NEVER TOURED