# Roland TB-303
“RETIREMENT AND AGEISM SADLY FORCES THE SALE OF MY HOME STUDIO
EQUIPMENT MOSTLY BOUGHT DURING THE 70′S AND 80′S AND USED ONLY FOR
RECORDING AND NEVER GIGGED OR HAMMERED!!..
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HERE’S THE BRILLIANT LITTLE HEART AND SOUL OF ANY MINI STUDIO
A MAGICAL ROLAND TB-303 BASS LINE
I DON’T HAVE TO GO INTO EXPLAINING THIS..
I KNOW YOU ALL ARE AWARE OF WHAT THIS LITTLE MONSTER ODDITY
IS CAPABLE OF…AND IT’S HISTORY…BOTH THE BANDS THAT HAVE USED,
AND STILL USE IT, AND IT’S ORIGINAL CONCEPTION..
I BOUGHT THIS NEW, WHEN IT WAS JUST OUT..I TOOK SOME PERSUADING
BY THE SALES TEAM..I COULDN’T REALLY SEE WHERE IT FITTED INTO WHAT
I WAS DOING…TILL I HAD PLAYED WITH IT FOR A FEW HOURS..AND WOW!!
WAS I KNOCKED OUT??..
I’M A BIT SAD TO SEE IT BADLY USED SOMETIMES..THIS IS AN INSTRUMENT.
AND LIKE ANY INSTRUMENT, SHOULD BE PRACTISED ON, TILL A SKILL IS
PROPERLY LEARNED..IT IS AN AMAZING TOOL..WITH THE MOST FANTASTIC
SLURS, RIFFS AND SYNCOPATIONS POSSIBLE..I LOVED TO FADE AN OSTINATO,
A SORT OF FADING REPEATED PHRASE WHICH COULD BE SUDDENLY LEAPT
UP TO THE FRONT AND BACK INTO THE BEAT..LOVELY!!..BUT THERE ARE JUST
SO MANY MANY THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS CRACKIN’ LITTLE BOX
OF TRICKS.. I’LL LEAVE A COUPLE ON AS SAMPLES..
THE GENERAL CONDITION IS NICE.. I HAVE TAKEN A CLOSE UP PIC OF THE 4
MOST USED POTS..YOU WILL SEE WHERE MY FINGERS HAVE RUBBED OFF THE
SILVER FINISH..I ALWAYS MEANT TO GET BIGGER KNOBS FITTED, BUT NEVER
GOT ROUND TO IT..A SIMPLE ENOUGH JOB AND WOULD MAKE IT A LOT EASIER.
MARKS ARE ON THE BOTTOM AND SIDES..I TRIED TO GET A PICTURE OF THESE
BUT IT DIDN’T SHOW UP WELL.. THEY ARE THERE, BUT NOTHING DRASTIC..
COMES WITH SOFT CARRY CASE AND INSTRUCTION BOOK..” Link