who the f*** modifies a tb-303????

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:23 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ROLAND-TB-303-BASS- ... 0087348975

thats upsetting and discusting to me.

jbuonacc · Post by **jbuonacc** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:28 am

huh? Richie Hawtin (Plastikman) for one...

the Devil Fish mod is quite popular, and for a reason.

Johnisfaster · Post by **Johnisfaster** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:30 am

I'm sure it sounds awesome, I guess I'm just shocked that someone would deface a machine like that. I've never seen it before so it's kinda like seeing a really really old car thats had it's top chopped and hydrolics installed or something.

nuperspective · Post by **nuperspective** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:32 am

easy tiger its not that bad. you get the best of both worlds. the sound plus the functions a lot of users can only get in software.

whats the difference in that and midi moding an other classic synth?

Ted 3000 · Post by **Ted 3000** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 2:58 am

Except that the 303 isn't really a classic car. It's a cheap plastic and aluminum box from the 1980s. And it's Roland!

Sure, the thing sounds fantastic - those nice envelopes and that squeaky 3-pole filter, but it's not like defacing once-of-a-kind art. There's thousands of those things out there, some pristine, some junked. If the designer knew they'd be adopted by the electronic crowd years later, he might have added those mods himself.

After all, it was supposed to provide bass guitar loops to jam along with.

I'd rather have a Future Retro Revolution anytime.

Tarekith · Post by **Tarekith** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:07 am

Dude, the Devilfish mod is awesome, still debating getting mine done. Just makes it better. Some of the custom aluminum cases are really cool too.

anti-banausic · Post by **anti-banausic** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:09 am

Doesn't the Devilfish mod just add MIDI capability to the TB-303? I would take that in half a second. It must seriously increase workflow.

Or at least changing the flow.

rbmonosylabik · Post by **rbmonosylabik** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:16 am

I'd get mine midified.

That's if I had one.

FaX-01 · Post by **FaX-01** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:02 am

http://www.firstpr.com.au/rwi/dfish/index.html

Synthbuilder · Post by **Synthbuilder** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 9:14 am

If anyone is going to seriously mod a TB303 and take the best care, its Robin Whittle. The Devil Fish is a classic mod on a classic instrument.

I'm sometimes asked to do a copy of this mod, but I always say 'send it to Robin'.

Having said that, I will do smaller mods on 303s, but I tend to do my stuff inside and leave the hole cutting to someone else.

mike holiday · Post by **mike holiday** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:53 pm

i wish mine was mod-ed

SubFunk · Post by **SubFunk** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 3:58 pm

Tarekith wrote:Dude, the Devilfish mod is awesome, still debating getting mine done. Just makes it better. Some of the custom aluminum cases are really cool too.

+1 for the devilfish, i think it's the best modification you can get.

blakbeltjonez · Post by **blakbeltjonez** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:16 pm

i would be aghast at some retard modding a decent 303, but the Devilfish is cat's ass.... it's the sound of Plastikman.

Robin Whittle does a damn good job. i don't have the ching to get mine done, but if i did, i'd do it.

elemental · Post by **elemental** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:31 pm

I've wanted a Devilfish for years... but its not quite worth the money, getting a 303 and then the mod. The sound examples are sick.

laurence · Post by **laurence** » Thu Feb 01, 2007 6:02 pm

oh my god that first sound sample made me wet my pants