Technics SL-1200 MK2

Technics SL-1200 MK2, Technics
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The turntable that became the standard instrument of DJs.

The SL-1200 MK2 improved on the original SL-1200 with a stronger motor and a damped body. The turntable is stable, has direct drive and can be started quickly.

Disco and hip-hop DJs began to use it to mix and scratch records. It was made until 2010 and has returned in new versions.

Materials: Die-cast zinc body, aluminium platter, direct drive

Manufacture: Made by Matsushita under the Technics brand in Japan from 1979.

The large pitch control at the side of the platter.

The strobe dots along the edge of the platter.

The tone arm with its straight arm tube.