Roland Super JD-990 Synth Module, refurbished, #5
Refurbished in our workshop. Fitted with a new backup battery, reinitialised to factory settings and set to 230 Volts for use in the UK / EU. UK power lead supplied, EU or US lead on request
The JD-990 was the final model in the JD series and was an enhanced version of the JD-800 keyboard. It features one SR-JV80 expansion slot plus PCM and Data card slots.
It predated the JV-series synths, but came with a better filter than the later synths. It’s the filter and improved sound quality of the JD-990 that make it desirable and sought-after
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“The expansion boards are totally worth having for two reasons: 1) you get access to some great ROMpler voices, and 2) you gain access to the raw waveforms on the expansion boards for adding into your own custom patches”
“Roland have got just about everything right with the JD990 — it sounds superb straight out of the box and its extensive bag of tricks are under the control of a user interface that anyone can handle” – Sound on Sound
“In a bunch of places JD-990 is called “Best Roland Ever Made” and I agree”
“Worth every penny second hand, esp if a clean unit that’s not been bashed around. The JD filter is like nothing on earth. I have a 990 and an 800 and love them both for different reasons (and same reasons i.e the filter)”
“I use (and have for a long time) many soft synths, but this is one of those bits of hardware that just seems quite unique and feels hard to replace”
“To my ears, the Vintage board sounds best in the JD-990”
Condition
In excellent condition with only very minor marks. 230 Volt. Sold with a figure-of-eight power lead with a new UK plug. EU or US power cable on demand
Tested & working 100%. Photos show the synth for sale
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