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According to the listing, only four exist. There have been a total of only three posts here on MATRIXSYNTH to feature the Stinger before this one. All three were auction posts.
"LAST VERSION DOUBLE WASP SYNTHESIZER IN RACK NIDI VERSION - EDP =STINGER= BY GROOVE ELECTRONICS.THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE UNIT, MUSICAL STARS USED - DURAN-DURAN, MARK JENKINS, VINCE CLARK AND ETC.
EXTREMELY POWERFUL SOUND DOUBLE WASP!
" is a very rare synthesizer, the Groove Electronics Stinger, it is also
sometimes refered to as an EDP Stinger. It is basically two EDP Wasps under one hood,
but with midi control. It comes with a fixed 220v power cable, Stinger.
History:-Only 4 of these synths are known to be in existence.
-This synth has the most amount of buttons on it than the other units.
-Groove Electronics was a samll company, each unit was custom built for the client.
-It was originally owned by The Shamen. On the underside of the synth is a service sticker that shows their name, this was also confirmed by the person I bought it from.
In one of my pics you can see the service tag with The Shamens name on it. In the other pic, you can see the Stinger to the left, behind one of the Shamen band members.Specs:
Very little is known about these synths so I will do my best to cover all the main features.
-Built in 1989
-Two synth sections; Synth A and Synth B (each of the two synths is essentially one Wasp)
-Two 1/4" Audio Outputs (1 for synth A and 1 for synth B)
-Two 1/4" External Audio Inputs (1 for synth A and 1 for synth B)
- Midi In/Thru
-For more information on the EDP Wasp go to and read their review of the Wasp synthesizer.
Condition
The synth is in very good condition overall.
The theory behind the Stinger is, both synths should be able to be set to the same midi channel, so that they can both be played at the same time, or used as individual synths set to seperate midi channels."
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