Roland SH-101 - Near Mint

Roland SH-101 for sale. A chance to get hold of one of these iconic synths backed by our guarantee of your satisfaction.

This was a very exciting (for us anyway) find - a 101 that is actually the original grey colour, rather than the slightly faded yellow/grey that is the norm for these. Even James had never seen one like this. We can't say it is totally "mint"/un-used because it appears it has a faint trace of battery damage, but nothing visible on the exterior, and nothing that affected the circuitry.

Midi Upgrade: we'd rather not modify this given its exceptional condition. If you want a 101 with Tubbutec midi let us know as we should have one we can supply.

Essentially what you have is an analogue monophonic bass synth with more than a little TB-303 sonic influence; they were (and still are) used by a whole slew of electronic music pioneers from rave purveyors 808 State and The Prodigy to industrial noise-mongers Nitzer Ebb and KMFDM to experimentalists Boards of Canada and Squarepusher.

Everyone who knows synth fans who say "I traded mine in the 80s and always regretted it..."

Requires a 9v or 12v DC Centre Negative power supply (no included). Note that you cannot use a cheap switching supply with these (or you will get interference). If you don't have an old fixed voltage supply then we recommend a new Boss branded one for these.

Condition

Exceptional, near mint. Slight signs of battery leakage in the compartment is the only thing that stops this being completely mint. Please see photos or get in touch if you require more information on condition.

Voltage Information

See description for more information.

Tax

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