Condition is used. 10% of purchase supports Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

This instrument has been fully disassembled and cleaned.

The micro switches on the circuit board have been replaced.

New rubber feet installed.

Battery tests OK. It is not original.

All functions including foot switch control and MIDI Program Change have been tested.

Application notes:

- I have never heard a REX50 that didn’t have an audible noise floor. Including this one. Using an expander or noise gate might be a good idea depending on your musical goals.

- When using the Distortion effects, edit the threshold to taste and store it in one of the 60 user memories. That’s the way the all work.

- The REX50 is pretty simple, but its interface was designed in an earlier era. Print out a copy of the manual. Or you can shoot me a message, I’ve got a couple of years experience with them…there’s one in my permanent collection.

Condition notes:

- Moderate cosmetic wear consistent with a period of regular use…basically it was in someone’s rig until the buttons stopped working (Now they are new).

- Typical looseness to case. Yamaha used fragile plastic tabs to attach the top cover to the internal metal subframe. In theory it is probably possible to disassemble a REX50 without breaking some of them. I’ve never been the first one inside a REX50, so they are always already broken.

It has no effect on function because there are lots of screws and the aforementioned metal subframe. It’s just an aesthetic when handling the instrument.

- At some point the original power cord was replaced with a short power cord. See pictures. I used a power strip to get the reach I needed.

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Why would you want it?

The REX50 has stereo in so it can sit in a stereo signal chain.

You can read the LED display in the dark.

You can change presets with a foot switch or MIDI.

You can activate bypass with a foot switch.

The desktop formfactor means its designed for control with your hands.

The effects can sit well in a mix or live set. Or not, they’re effects and it’s your music.

Looks mature sounds great.