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WHAT YOU CAN’T AFFORD:

Roland TB-303

WHAT YOU CAN:

An original Novation Bass Station

1 You don’t need us to tell you how important the Roland TB-303 Bass Line was/is. It helped define and launch dance music at the end of the ’80s, largely down to a rejection of its intended use as a bass accompaniment tool. This success has seen prices of the original top £3000 – only 10,000 were originally made. Fear not, though, as there are many copies and remakes, like Roland’s Boutique

TB-03. But perhaps the best clone and still a great second-hand bargain, is

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