Vintage 1970s Yamaha SY-2 Synthesizer

The Yamaha SY2 was Yamaha’s second foray into the emerging world of synthesizers in the mid-70s, a world that had previously been dominated (mostly) by American companies Moog and ARP but which was now facing infiltration by Japanese manufacturers such as Korg, Roland, and, of course, Yamaha. The SY2 is monophonic and comes with a variety of presets, selectable from a series of coloured ‘tab’ switches above the keyboard. However, it has enough variable controls to the left of the keyboard to allow extensive modification of the presets. Other ‘tabs’ could be used to further customize the sound. Apart from the change to the casework, the SY2 also offers slightly more functionality in this area than the SY1 making it more versatile than its predecessor.