Just received. A call from my Sweetwater Rep - OP Z will be shipping in May. Officially $599. I was the first preorder several months ago so I’ll be among the first to receive.
Odd they didn’t bring anything to NAMM with this news! He said they just got an email from TE earlier this afternoon. EXCITING STUFF!
The Helsinki-based store verkkokauppa.com will have it, but how soon, depends on the final release date. However, for warranty reasons, perhaps it’s more prudent to buy directly from TE. Dunno. One alternative is that you could use my Helsinki address for ordering from TE, and then pick it up from me when you’re here. But let’s see first when it actually gets released. TE is notoriously bad with these things. =)
600 euros/USD is not cheap. Let’s see what the final spec list will be.
I hope they don’t do the usual dollars -> pounds conversion in the UK (£599). I was hoping it would be cheap enough to be an easy decision but you could also get a Digitakt or Digitone for around that price.
OP-Z seems cooler in some ways, but I’m a bit worried about the ‘modular effects’ thing meaning they will sell you more effects. I think there was also a hint at selling you new sounds as well in one of the preview videos, that almost made it sound like a preset machine. For that price, everything should be included.
The Helsinki-based store verkkokauppa.com will have it, but how soon, depends on the final release date. However, for warranty reasons, perhaps it's more prudent to buy directly from TE. Dunno. One alternative is that you could use my Helsinki address for ordering from TE, and then pick it up from me when you're here. But let's see first when it actually gets released. TE is notoriously bad with these things. =)
600 euros/USD is not cheap. Let's see what the final spec list will be.
Thanks Vehka! I’m 100% buying, so if they actually ship in May, then that seems like a good op! I’d love to be an early adopter. I don’t actually care about the spec, it just looks really fun.
Btw googled the price speculation thread, and @millbastard nailed it:
> I reckon it’ll be $599 US. If it is any less than that I will be extremely surprised
As far as stateside, my rep at a sweetwater said I was the first to preorder and that first batch is now full. $599 is close to a Digitone but this seems to have so many possibilities that have never been explored on one portable device. I’m very much looking forward to it!
Ouch! For that sort of money I would definitely wait for perhaps 2 or 3 firmware updates etc before joining in the fun.
I remember when TE first released the OP1 list price I pulled out of being a beta tester as it seemed a lot but with the benefit of hindsight it was well worth the cash. Maybe its the same this time.
@ghostly606 yeah I’m thinking the same… might pick up a digitone though. Think it will pair nice with the op1, especially because the inputs can have fx on them