Selling a Fantom upgraded to EX

13 Oct 2024, 15:27

I'm sorry if this topic has already addressed.

What happens, when an upgraded Fantom to version EX, changes its owner? In other words, what happens if I wanted to sell my Fantom 7 EX to another person? Will the all expansions be erased from the instrument unless the new owner buys them again? Are the expansions linked to my Roland Cloud account? Please shed some light about this (annoying) situation. Thanks

Re: Selling a Fantom upgraded to EX

13 Oct 2024, 15:50

wave wrote:
What happens, when an upgraded Fantom to version EX, changes its owner? In other words, what happens if I wanted to sell my Fantom 7 EX to another person? Will the all expansions be erased from the instrument unless the new owner buys them again? Are the expansions linked to my Roland Cloud account?

See the following article in the Roland knowledge base: https://support.roland.com/hc/en-us/articles/20554947892763-FANTOM-6-FANTOM-7-FANTOM-8-How-to-prepare-the-FANTOM-for-sale-to-another-user

The summary is: You should delete all expansion, and perform a factory reset. The EX upgrade remains. The new owner can reinstall all expansions. All currently existing expansions are free.

Re: Selling a Fantom upgraded to EX

8 Dec 2024, 11:57

Sorry for my unforgivable delayed reply. In the end I realised that once Fantom is upgraded to EX, it can be sold and the next owner will be able to add all the expansions for free.
On the other hand, electronic instruments undergo incredible depreciation such that those who buy them used always get a bargain, not those who sell them. That's why I'm still uncertain wheter to sell it or not.