The Roland TR-707 is the 707: a clean, punchy digital rhythm composer with that unmistakable 80s click and snap, the classic step-sequencer grid, and a sound that built house, techno and electro from the ground up. Easy to program, impossible to dislike, and increasingly collectible as the analog TRs spiral out of reach.

FEATURES & PROS:

• Iconic 707 Sound: Crisp digital kicks, snaps and that classic cowbell.
• Step Grid: The classic Roland step-sequencer everyone learned on.
• House and Techno DNA: Heard across decades of dance music.
• DIN Sync + MIDI: Locks tight with other vintage and modern gear.
• Fully Modded!

AS USED BY

• INXS, "Need You Tonight"
• Marshall Jefferson, "Move Your Body" (the house anthem)
• Mr. Fingers (Larry Heard), "Washing Machine"
• Phuture, "Acid Tracks"
• The Jesus and Mary Chain, the "Darklands" album (a 707 across the record)
• Aphex Twin on the Analord series, plus Squarepusher and Luke Vibert
• Frankie Knuckles, Adonis and the Chicago house pioneers

THE WORD: Perfect Circuit notes the all-digital 707 had a huge impact on early Chicago and acid house, its snare, claps and hats shaping house's grooving sound, with a cowbell still ringing out across tracks and sample packs today. Read more at Perfect Circuit.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Type: digital rhythm composer (drum machine)
• Brand: Roland
• Model: TR-707
• Era: 1985
• Condition: used, functional