via this auction
"This is the original monster synth, being replicated now in the iMono/Poly format, but, why have the reproduction, when you can have the real machine? Price? Seriously, you'd pay $50,000 for a new truck, but balk at the price of the Korg? So, buy the iMono/Poly, and leave this one for the pro's, or the studio, looking to have one in their stable, for serious musicians.
Background on this synth... I bought this from a fellow guitar player, in the mid '80's. He bought it because his favorite band, Zebra, played a couple tunes (Who's Behind The Door & Tell Me What You Want) using the Korg EPS-1 and the Korg Mono/Poly, and he thought he'd learn how to play those songs on his new Korgs. Well, he played lead, and I played rhythm, and he sucked at keyboards, so I purchased both boards from him, nearly brand new, and learned both songs, so he could play along on guitar. We had some fun, but he moved, and I moved, so I set it up in my home studio, and mostly just messed around with the keyboards once in awhile, keeping them covered, in between. Check the photos, and you can tell, this unit never hit the stage, ever, and I fairly quickly bought a custom case, to protect it, and it's been living in the custom case (included) ever since."
