Thanks, Paul, for that good info.
It makes me wonder what might be the general serial number range
for the Matrix-1000s produced by Oberheim. Any guesses
I'm just wondering because If and when I buy a Matrix-1000 again, I want it to be one of the ones made by Oberheim, not Gibson.

--- In oberheim@yahoogroups.com , "Paul J. White" <pjwhite@...> wrote:
>
> I can't really help with Oberheim's history beyond when I left
> Oberheim in July 1986, but I remember they were starting to produce
> black-face Matrix-1000s around that time. So there would have been
> about 6 months of production going on before 1987.
>
> -- Paul White

> At 09:11 PM 4/22/09, you wrote:
> >Hi, I would like to know if this is correct...
> >When Oberheim was still in business, they made the Matrix-1000 with
> >the black face.
> >Then Gibson Guitar bought Oberheim in 1986 and from then on all
> >Matrix-1000 had the white face.
> >It was Gibson's idea to make the face white and any white
> >Matrix-1000 were manufactured by Gibson Guitar.
> >Is this correct
> >
> >I have checked wikipedia and vintagesynth.com and there seems to be some
> >date errors like, if Oberheim closed in 1986 when gibson bought them
> >(wiki) and vintagesynth.com
> >sates matrix-1000 production was from 1987 to
> >1994 then there would be never any black face units.
> >
> >If any one could help to know when the white face started I'd really
> >appreciate it.