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SH-2000
ca. 1973
Roland Corporation, Hamamatsu, Japan
Steve Miller used this Roland keyboard in combination with an Echoplex tape echo to create the psychedelic synthesizer flourishes on his 1976 hit "Fly Like an Eagle." Released in 1973, the SH-1000 and its simpler counterpart, the SH-2000, were the first synthesizers produced by Roland. In contrast to the large, complex modular and semimodular designs by Moog and ARP, the Roland SH series was compact and employed preset sounds. Though the SH-2000 was originally designed to complement home organs and marketed to amateur players, its portability and ease of tweaking and re-creating sounds made it well suited for live and studio performances. |