Prophet 5

“For sale is a rare vintage Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 2 61-Key 5-Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer. The Rev 2’s tend to be the most coveted holy grail version of the Prophet 5 due to the design implementing SSM chips rather than later Prophet 5 Rev 3’s Curtis chips. The Rev 2’s have a more raw, bold aggressive sound that some consider to be the real classic tone that a P5 should have. This one is tested and fully functional. Previous owner bought it from a synth shop that tends to refurbish all their items for sale so it’s likely been gone through as needed in the past. Includes high quality dust cover. It’s in excellent shape for its age, with most of the wear as expected on the bottom surface. The top and sides are in great shape with minor signs of wear. This example has been well taken care of.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Prophet 5 rev 2, late1970s or early1980s synth keyboard that needs repair. An untouched project. Currently, it has no internal power supply and a couple of the actual plastic keys need attention. There are online places that sell components for this model, Also, there is a chip and a few scratches on the woodwork, as you can see in the main photo. A lovely project to work on if you have the skill, time, and space. A house move means it has to go. UK Sale only” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“We are happy to offer the following Original Prophet 5 that was a key ingredient to the sound , tone of many classic Dire Straits Tracks, Albums throughout the 80’s, please find details as follows:

Sequential Circuits Prophet 5

1980s

Polyphonic

Original Dire Straits Sound Settings/Programs

Fully Checked/Serviced

Original “Dire Straits” Touring , Road Case

History

The above was used for both stage, touring and recording purposes within the Classic Dire Straits Era which included Love Over Gold , Brothers in Arms Etc Etc

Verification

The above comes both pictorial and writen verification from Dire Straits Original Keyboard Technician confirming use , ownership ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“I have owned this iconic keyboard for over fifteen years. It’s been kept in a dry studio environment as part of my private collection. In 2018 had a total professional rebuild to keep it in full running condition. The sound is fantastic as it should be. There are some small age related scratches here and there but overall the P5 is in good condition. The operation manual is present and some of the rescue kit. ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Prophet 5 Rev 3.2

Original vintage synth

Fully serviced by Cyberwave and not used since.

In very nice original condition all round

UK 240 volt model” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 3.3

Classic analog poly synth. Everything works perfect with no issues at all.

Has been upgraded with Kenton MIDI, a new Fatar keyboard, and modern internal PSU, which runs cool, and allowed for IEC socket to be fitted to the rear.

At the same time as the mods were fitted, the Prophet was recapped.

The new keyboard plays like a dream, no more having to clean the contacts for double triggered notes.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“PHYSICAL CONDITION: Excellent – A few barely visible abrasions can be found around the chassis of the synth, one of the back bottom corners is dinged. See pics. Otherwise, everything is solidly built with each key, knob, and button perfectly intact. Overall, the physical condition is excellent.

INVENTORY #50612

BRAND: Sequential Circuits

MODEL: Prophet-5

FUNCTION: Synthesizer

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: This listing is for a Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 61-Key 5-Voice Polyphonic Synthesizer

SPECS:

Serial #1645

ACCESSORIES INCLUDED: This item includes a power cable. This item comes only as seen in photos and does not include any other accessories.”
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“This is the legendary Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 (Rev3.3) analog synthesizer. I am theoriginal owner, bought it brand spanking new in 1981. It originally had one bank of 40 sounds, thena few months later, I got a call from Dave Smith, from Sequential Circuits, askingif I could bring my Prophet 5 in for a “FREE upgrade to rev 3.3”. They would add another 80 patches, (for atotal of 120 sounds), and a MIDI interface. I asked “What’s MIDI?” Heexplained that it was a new communication device they were working on thatwould allow synthesizers to talk to one another. So I said OK, even though I only had 1 synthat the time. Then, almost overnight, there was a plethora of MIDI devices – andI had one of the very first ones, direct from the guy who invented it. So, I bought another Prophet 5 and MIDI’d themtogether for the fattest live sound you could imagine. The Prophet’s unique sounds definitely propelledmy retro-band (Papa Doo Run Run) right up into the eighties.

In the early 80’s you couldn’t hear a song on the radio or see a band on MTVthat didn’t have a Prophet 5. TheProphet 5 defined the sound of the 80’s.

I retired both of my Prophet 5’s from the road to the studioin 1990, and since I only really needed one, I kept the original, and tradedthe other one for a Korg Triton (I should have kept the Prophet). In 2000, I moved on to all digital, and putthe Prophet in its case – there it would sleep for the next 23 years!

Jump ahead to 2023, I have a warehouse full of vintage bandgear, in immaculate shape, and it’s time to say goodbye to some of my oldanalog friends. I immediately got outthe Prophet 5 and fired it up. But alas,after a couple of decades the battery that was keeping the sounds alive wasdead. So I did some research and took themachine to a tech in Oakland, who specializes in Sequential Circuitsinstruments. He not only replaced thebattery, and reloaded all 120 factory sounds, but cleaned, tweaked, andreplaced other aging components, to make my Prophet like new again!

This is a very special instrument, that requires a very special owner. There aren’t many original 40+ year old PERFECTLYWORKING analog synths out there. If youare a collector, or you have an “Eighties” band, you’re gonna want this Prophet5. I’m asking $8900 for the machine,anvil case, and original Performance/Tech manual. (Make me an offer). I amlocal to the SF Bay Area, but can safely ship it about anywhere in the lower 48states for around $300. ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 rev3.2 original with MIDI and flight case.

Fully working order, recently re-bushed and serviced by Tiny at HammondHire.
Bought from Rodney Stepp (The Spinners, Michael Jackson, Babyface) in 2009 and imported from The States. Used lightly since then, in no smoking professional recording studio. With extremely robust Star flight case. Could do with re-foaming if to be used regularly. Some light cosmetic wear to the keyboard, see photos. ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“A classic I’ve had for over 40 years. I’m reaching the age where I feel I should pass it on. Everything works, all keys, all knobs, sounds great as expected. This has been with me my whole musical career, my first advance from a publisher (taken instead of cash). It’s been on various hits, lots of commercials/films and taught me how to programme analog synths. I won’t be sad if it doesn’t sell, but if I get a fair price I will. For a number of years it was stored as we went through the crazt DX7 D50 period where anything analog sucked! Little did we know….” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Up for auction is a Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 – Rev 3.2 Analog Synthesizer, Original Model 1000 from San Jose, CA .

It is in great cosmetic shape, except for one or two scuffs on the backside of the synth and works 100%. It was last serviced approximately Ten years ago here in Los Angeles. The synth does need a new servicing, as there are a few scratchy pots when turning certain knobs as well as the occasion key, hence the lower starting bid price. I hate to get rid of this beauty of a Synth, but times have forced me to sell my favorite Synth sadly.

One of the first fully programmable polyphonic analog synths, the Prophet 5 is the most classic synthesizer of the eighties! It is capable of a delightful analog sound unique to Sequential’s Prophet series in which the P5 was King! Five voice polyphony – two oscillators per voice and a white noise generator. The analog filters, envelope and LFO all sound great and are extremely flexible. The P5 had patch memory storage as well, which scanned and memorized every knob setting for storing and recalling your sounds – a desperately needed feature at the time! If you know the power of this synth, then you know how amazing the sounds that can be made on this beauty.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Rare Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 rev. 2 (with the SSM chips) from the late 1970s / early 1980s – the classic, vintage analog polyphonic synthesizer.

This model is one of the most sought-after vintage analog poly synthesizers on the market, which sounds noticeably better / fatter than the later revisions.

Professionally gone through by tech in February 2020, who replaced power supply and a few components that were not working properly, and brought it back up to full specs. Tested everything, including full synth & voice operation, all buttons / switches / keys , cv/gate and tape save/load, etc. all working perfectly.

Everything works great on it and of course it sound absolutely and incredibly marvelous.”
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” I have owned and loved this machine since 2015 when I purchased it in a specialist auction. I had Kenton add their midi retrofit to it which works perfectly. I have also had it serviced professionally in 2018.

If you are reading this then I assume you know how good these synths are. The rev 4 is good, but this is the original and there’s no beating that.

The synth is really beautiful looking with no blemishes or marks on the wood. It looks almost brand new. There is a small nick just above the logo, please see pictures. Importantly, there are no scratchy pots and the keyboard plays beautifully. It sounds stunning. Note that, although the digital display looks difficult to read in the photos, I think it just clocks slowly. It looks fine to human eyes!

Like all the earlier models, it does suffer from tuning issues and can take some time to settle down and tune well. It will take some time to warm up and may need to be auto-tuned several times. After it auto-tunes sometimes you still need to manually adjust the tuning pot for it to be spot on. I have also recently noticed that adjusting the cutoff can cause the tuning to go out if you have a lot of resonance dialled in. I spoke to my tech about this recently, and he suggested that it might need the pitch wheel replacing, so please bear in mind that it may need another service. It has also not had much use in the last 3 years hence the sale.”
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“Vintage Prophet 5 Rev 3.3 Flawless Storage. ”
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“Vintage Prophet 5 Rev 3.3 Flawless.

This is a beautifully preserved vintage Prophet 5 from a collector (me). It’s likely the best Prophet you’ll find available. It’s been in storage for two decades and will need a checkup for calibration etc. I’m including a brand new midi kit for installation from Kenton, which is IMO the best midi kit available. It’s working fine, however some of the key contacts will need cleaning, and at the same time it will need the usual maintenance such a new battery, calibration, etc.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Vintage Prophet 5 Rev 3.3 Flawless W Case storage find

I am a collector over decades; only kept best condition gear. I have decided to sell part of my collection.Anyone interested in a classic Prophet 5 in the best possible/ridiculous condition pls take a close look at pics… All of my gear including this has been in storage for decades and looks similar to the day it was originally bought. No issues whatsoever; tuning is very stable.

I wasn’t actually planning on ever selling this but life changes. It’s absolutely flawless physically, is the last rev which means it’s the most stable and yet sounds incredible. It does not have midi but I also have the best possible Kenton midi kit available to install on it if that’s of interest.”
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“I am a veteran collector over decades only kept the best condition stuff. I have now decided to sell part of my collection.Anyone interested in a classic Prophet 5 in the best possible/ridiculous condition should take a close look at pics… As a long time collector I *only* kept the best condition stuff over decades of collecting. All of my gear including this has been in storage for decades and looks similar to the day it was originally sold. No issues whatsoever.

I wasn’t actually planning on ever selling this but life changes. It’s absolutely flawless physically, is the last rev which means it’s the most stable and yet sounds incredible. It does not have midi but I also have the best possible Kenton midi kit available to install on it. ” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Classic reissue of the Prophet 5. Hardly used and less than one year old. Excellent condition a few light cosmetic marks from lugging it around the house. Comes with original box and PSU.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Vintage Prophet 5 rev 3.3. Works perfectly, was restored by Wine Country. Has new key bushings. A little bit of screen print is rubbed off, a few of the keys are starting to yellow. Condition is 9.5 out of 10. Comes with spare original NOS pots, and original NOS chips- 3 types of cem’s and ca3280’s, original manual and service manual, restoration certificate, and a road case for storage.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Sequential Prophet 5 Analog Synthesizer Vintage Model 1000 For Parts Restoration.

Serial #1000-5599

Stored for several years. Does power on. Lights up. No sound.

Hopefully, someone can restore it to original working condition, or at the last use the parts.”
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“Cosmetically, this Prophet is stunning in its presentation and studio-worthy, and all of the original knobs are intact. The Prophet 5 and Sequential Circuits badges shine line new, and there’s barely a scratch on the hardwood paneling.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Purchased new from Sweetwater Nov, 2021. Like new condition. I turn it on once in a while and fiddle with the presets and then move on, so time to move it out. Epic sound but it’s just over my head. Comes in the original box with all paperwork.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Prophet 5 Rev 3.2 with midi, foot pedal and original manual. Bought from original owner over 20 years ago and used sporadically over that time. Keyboard bushings replaced a few years ago and recently had all the pots cleaned, mains transformer replaced and factory sounds reloaded by Gareth at Sound Control in Castleford. Only imperfection is one of the keys slightly raised but does not effect the performance or playability.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“sequential circuits prophet 5.

Prophet 5 Rev 3.2 with midi, foot pedal and original manual. Bought from original owner over 20 years ago and used sporadically over that time. Keyboard bushings replaced a few years ago and recently had all the pots cleaned, mains transformer replaced and factory sounds reloaded by Gareth at Sound Control in Castleford. Only imperfection is one of the keys slightly raised but does not effect the performance or playability.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“sequential circuits prophet 5 vintage analogue synth.

I’ve had the synth 15 years and for 10 years it worked perfectly then one day it wouldn’t power up.

It has been stored for the last 5 years in that state.

The physical condition is good, comes with flight case and original operation manual.

It has midi.

Check photos.

The synth now powers up but still no sound and the display is stuck as shown in the picture, none of the buttons have any effect on the display.”
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” Sequential Circuits Prophet-5 Rev3.3 #11″ Click here to visit listing on eBay

“This particular unit is in very good condition, withsome signs of use and wear throughout(please see photos), including some scratches and cracks on the wood paneling. The unit has been completely professionally serviced. This synth in its entirety has been tested by our professional technician and is working perfectly. All keys, buttons, and lights are working perfectly.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“here im selling my prophet 5 rev 3.3 with factory midi 120 programs in ridiculous preserved condition

it has been fully serviced in the past and just had a pre sale service £250 to make sure and it is in tip top working order

the wood is nearly immaculate on this one and the front panel is gorgeous see pics

i was told by tech that internally its also surprising good condition

might be the best one in the country

its the uk 240v version

the original classic unmistakable sound

reluctant sale but needs to be moved on

the rebuilts are nice but simply not the same

this suits a collector or someone whos looking for the orignal sounding machine

priced accordingly for condition but i do of course consider serious offers :)” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Vintage Prophet 5 rev 3.3. Works perfectly, was restored in by Wine Country. Has new key bushings. A little bit of screen print is rubbed off, a few of the keys are starting to yellow. Condition is 9.5 out of 10. Comes with spare original NOS pots, and original NOS chips- , original manual and service manual, restoration certificate, and a road case for storage.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Rev 3.3 museum piece , collectors grade condition. Looks new , hard to find a scratch upon it. In July 2019 the synth had a major service and midi refit with the synth professor ( costing £1000 ) the buyer will receive the paperwork. Since then the prophet has had very little home use , and so she sounds and plays as new as well as looking as new.

Included in the sale is a comprehensive survival kit of spare parts , several 1982 nos unused cem 3340 , cem 3320 and cem 3310 , lots of other important chips including a dac , full set of new bushings , set of new j wires , full set of replacement nameplates , 2 original cassettes with the factory programmes , 2 memory cards containing audio files of the 3 banks of factory programmes and additional commercially bought programmes , pitch bend pots , front panel pots , switches , panel knobs etc etc. I worked out what the kit cost me and it came to £1035 !

Also included in the sale is a new Prophet 5 dust cover , a custom made padded bag and an original manual.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 Rev 3 Signed by Greg Hawkes.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“New power supply installed.
All tantalum capacitors replaced
Pots cleaned
New key brushes
New battery
NVRam IC sockets replaced
Replaced Logic gates for NVram

The power outlet has always been like that. I forgot to put the screw back in before taking pics.
Also I used the worse lighting possible looks a lot cleaner in person. ”
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” Sequential Circuits Prophet 5 rev3.2 with MIDI + new key OEM Bushings + spare DAC 71 Chip. Excellent condition. Fully functional. Serial Number 3069

Includes original manual, power cord, spare authentic Burr Brown DAC 71 chip, and all replaced components completed throughout its maintenance. All maintenance receipts included for your records as well.

All buttons, knobs, wheels, display, and inputs work. Some pots have slightly more resistance than others – but all work completely. This is the original wood of course, which looks great. Keyboard action is wonderful and responsive. All badges are original. Underside has some scratches, which is cosmetic and how it looked when I originally purchased it in 2001.

Maintenance Record:
2009 = performed major overhaul of all controls by Davidson Electronics. Replaced missing screws. Resoldered numerous poor and weak connections.
2010 = Prophet 5 Factory MIDI Kit from Wine Country purchased.
2010 = Spare Burr Brown DAC-71-CSB-I D/A Converter chip purchased to ensure longevity and future proof.
2013 = Installed MIDI kit, tested all functions, installed and configured all NEW key OEM bushings. Fully tested. All work by Davidson Electronics.

Prophet will be shipped in a double wall cardboard box internally wrapped in bubble wrap plus peanuts for ultimate protection.
Double wall cardboard box was purchased locally from Packing Supply Depot (https://www.packagingsupplydepot.com/48x24x12-DoubleWallBox.aspx). If you are in/close to the 11803 area code I am happy to do local pickup.” Click here to visit listing on eBay

“PHYSICAL CONDITION: Very Good – There are some minor scuffs and dings around the device. The Prophet-5 logo on the front of the device has slightly faded as well. Otherwise, everything is intact, looking nice, and ready for action. The overall physical condition is very good.

WORKING CONDITION: Very Good – Just serviced and given new key bushings. All keys and controls are in fine working order. Each parameter is fully functional and the presets sound great. Overall, the working condition is very good.” Click here to visit listing on eBay