Roland SDE-3000A Digital Delay

Roland SDE-3000A Digital Delay for sale in excellent condition and perfect working order.

Supplied unserviced at the base price - tested and working but not had any further work - no warranty.

Can be supplied serviced/recapped at additional cost.

These are very underrated delays - reissued with the same spec as the earlier SDE-3000 in the 90s, this version is sonically identical (but with less ageing).

The SDE-3000 was a big success when it was introduced in 1983 and was quickly adopted as the delay of choice by many leading guitarists (Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai to name but two) for its sound and flexibility.

Designer Yoshi Ikegami was a guitarist so he made sure that the SDE-3000 would sound especially good with guitar:

“Although we say ‘digital delay, the overall circuit design and approach was still very analog. All components, such as resistors and capacitors and so forth, had a different impact on the sound, so we chose each component carefully with a focus on ‘musicality,’ not just noise reduction, for example. We built a delay unit for processing all audio signals. But I love guitar, so it had some special tuning for guitar…of course!”

It wasn't just for guitarists: famed mix engineer Bob Clearmountain still uses his on vocal recordings.

It was so revered that Roland (not a company who usually look back) reissued it as the SDE-3000A in the 90s - the name may have changed but the design remained the same.

Condition

In excellent cosmetic condition with only minor wear. Please see photos or get in touch if you require more information on condition.

Voltage Information

100v Japanese model. Customers on 220/240v supplies, a high quality step-down transformer will be required. On North American mains (115/120v supplies) this unit will run without a transformer (we run all our tests using 120v power); however, a step-down transformer is recommended for extended use. We do not recommend using cheap, generic Chinese mains transformers - please ask if you have any questions about powering this unit.

Tax

For sales in UK the price will include 20% VAT. Buyers elsewhere may incur VAT or other local taxes on import.