Yamaha PSS-9 beginner bender

[BiffyNick]

Hey all,

I'm brand new to circuit bending. Complete beginner but very keen to learn and I'm fascinated by circuit bending. I completed my first bend the other day - just some little kids toy. Anyway I just picked up a Yamaha PSS-9 from a charity shop for a fiver which was an absolute steal. I want to bend it but I would greatly appreciate some tips as I'm an absolute novice and I don't want to break what is a fantastic little leyoboard (seriously even the unbent version is so much fun). I know that it is mains powered but I believe it can run on battery. I know you have to be very careful with bending anything mains powered and I don't want to touch it until I know exactly what I'm doing. So does anyone have any tips on how to get started bending it? I'm gonna have a look at a few YouTube videos etc while i wait.

Thanks guys!

Happy bending

[daneelolivaw]

Hi!
Can't remember if I ever bent one of these, but usually with the yamaha PSS you can find some nice and nasty distortion and feedback. If you can put your hands on FM synth by Yamaha of the PSS series, that will give you loads of fun!

Try to avoid messing up with the part of the circuit close to the power supply unless you know what you're doing, and then you should be able to go safe without frying your keyboard.

Good luck and have fun!