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puremusic · Post by **puremusic** » Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:43 pm

For those of you with Seaboards and Blocks, who have had them for awhile, how do they hold up longterm? How is the wear and tear after months of regular use, do they hold up well in how they perform and their looks?

What do you clean them with, will anything do?

K-Bee · Post by **K-Bee** » Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:03 pm

I've had mine for a little over a year and it has no wear and tear whatsoever. The build quality is top notch. I just use a clen anddry dust free cloth. The seaboard doesn't get as dusty as I thought it would. Ordinary keyboards seem to attract way more. My V-synth is a hell to dust off!

ChamomileShark · Post by **ChamomileShark** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:15 pm

K-Bee wrote: ↑Tue Dec 04, 2018 3:03 pm I've had mine for a little over a year and it has no wear and tear whatsoever. The build quality is top notch. I just use a clen anddry dust free cloth. The seaboard doesn't get as dusty as I thought it would. Ordinary keyboards seem to attract way more. My V-synth is a hell to dust off!

My rise is fine too. I use one of the fluffy duster things. I hadn't thought about them attracting less dust but you are right. My Nektar P6 gets dusy - maybe the plastic holds a static charge that the Rise's silicone doesn't do?

EvilDragon · Post by **EvilDragon** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 12:38 pm

I am returning mine for a replacement after a few days. It had some downward "play" of the silicone surface in the upper regions, as if the surface wasn't glued properly.

https://www.gearslutz.com/board/electro ... yours.html

Other than that, it IS built very well, for such a small unit it is remarkably heavy (over 5 kg), it feels very solid and premium.

sprnva · Post by **sprnva** » Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:02 pm

Are people with the Seaboard Block putting them on some kind of mat? I tried one at a show and it slid all around the place when I applied any pressure to it. Too light with no grip on the base.

Straight2Vinyl · Post by **Straight2Vinyl** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:33 pm

I picked up a Seaboard block used at a good price a week ago. Definitely feels sturdy and well built. Haven't figured out the best place on my desk to keep it from sliding around without holding it with one hand.
It definitely plays great with SWAM instruments which actually have a present for the Seaboard, but I'm not too thrilled using it with anything else.

mgw38 · Post by **mgw38** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:45 pm

Had a very negative experience with a Lightblock M although that was most likely a statistical outlier. Was sent two defective units in a row and decided to give up. General built quality felt ok although I have to say it did not seem quite as high end as the price indicates. But it should hold up just fine (if it works

).

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 8:46 pm

Mine has held up quite well. But let’s face it, you’ll want to replace it with a shiny new model in 2-3 years anyway.

aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:35 pm

sprnva wrote: ↑Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:02 pm Are people with the Seaboard Block putting them on some kind of mat? I tried one at a show and it slid all around the place when I applied any pressure to it. Too light with no grip on the base.

Yes I have mine on a grippy rubber mat.

Seaboards and Blocks Longterm