Ace Tone Rhythm Ace FR 20 - Drum machine

Some pics of the old Ace Tone (Roland) drum.
I think this dates from around 1966.
Its unusual, as its designed to sit on the floor, in a tall, standing upright position.


Ikutaro Kakehashi formed Ace Tone in 1955
He linked up with Hammond in 1964. He then founded Roland in 1972.

He produced lots of drum machines & organs.

There are 4 drum instruments,12 preset pattern buttons and 3 cancel buttons.


You can combine the patterns to make up to 200 variations.









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