This is a proper old school drum machine. It’s not just an instrument, it’s an experience. It harkens back a bygone era, simpler machine for a simpler time. It may look like an answering machine, but it does everything a drum machine should. There’s 13 pads, 26 12-bit sounds, MIDI in out & thru, storage space for 100 patterns & 10 songs, quantization, and stereo panning for a crude form of individual outputs for external processing. If you need a basic drum machine to bang out authentic 80’s beats on, you could do way worse than an RX17!

I’m a pro gear tech. I went over this drum machine thoroughly. I replaced the battery, refreshed the solder joints & keypad contacts, tested every function, cleaned it outside & out. This drum machine works like new and will continue to do so for another handful of decades.

This sale comes with the drum machine, a power adapter, and my guarantee as a trained gear tech.

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Listed3 months ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • RX-17 Digital Rhythm Programmer
Finish
  • Black
Categories
Year
  • 1986
Made In
  • Japan
Number of Pads
  • 13 Pads
MIDI I/O
  • MIDI Input
  • MIDI Output
Analog / Digital
  • Digital

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The Music Mechanic (gear repairs)

Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Joined Reverb:2016

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