Roland TB - 303 Vintage Analog Bass Line Synth
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:489497 | Brand: Roland |
MPN: Does Not Apply | Modified Item: Yes |
Features: Battery Powered Option | Modification Description: Memory Bank Expansion |
UPC: Does not apply |
Item is used but works perfectly. Cutoff pot recently replaced. All other functions are working. The battery cover is broken but easily replaced (check Google for replacement battery cover price + shipping)
Slight cosmetic ware and tare (Scratches, Fading etc)
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The Roland TB-303 is an analog bass synthesizer made between 1982 and ...1984 and capable of producing sequenced bass lines. Originally intended to accompany studio musicians in place of a bassist, it soon found a different use providing the squelching bass lines of acid house music, particularly due to its transistor-based resonant low-pass filter.
The TB-303 has become one of the most sought after vintage synths ever! It has helped develop and stylize many forms of electronic music including House, Acid, Trance and Ambient. If ever there was a need for a repetitive bassline/groove or an extremely resonant and bubbly sound, the 303 is KING. Truly a unique machine with a very identifiable sound! It has spun off several imitators as well: Novation Bass Station, ReBirth, Doepfer MS-404, MAM MB-33, Syntecno TeeBee, and more (see Related & Alternative Gear sidebar).
Ironically, these days it's become trendy to dislike the 303 again, now because of over-use. But I don't and you shouldn't either because it is one-of-a-kind and it's just got that sound that everyone loves! Fatboy Slim says it best in his song "Everybody Needs A 303!"
Condition is Used. Sent with Australia Post Standard Service.