TR-808 with blue step buttons 1-4?

Alex E · Post by **Alex E** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:29 am

Like this:

I've seen this in a couple different places. Is this something that appeared on early units? It's kind of interesting.

Post by **space6oy** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:03 pm

huh, i've never seen that before. if you hadn't already seen it more than once i'd have guessed they were replacements.

Post by **Cumulus** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:30 pm

It's my understanding that some early prototypes had blue buttons. Having said that, it would certainly be easy to replace the buttons . In fact, I have thought about putting some different colored buttons on mine.

If you see one of these for sale, I would check the serial number. A very early one might mean you must buy it.

sam · Post by **sam** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 10:43 pm

I also hear that that there are Brown face and black face models....?

Alex E · Post by **Alex E** » Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:15 pm

sam wrote:I also hear that that there are Brown face and black face models....?

Eh, never heard of that.

Roland gear was consistently black around that time anyway.

Post by **Cumulus** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 3:41 am

The brown/black thing sounds familiar. I looked at a few web pages when I first got mine but I have barely looked at any thing since then. I also have barely touched the 808 either, for some reason.

themilford · Post by **themilford** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:34 am

I assumed it was a joke...

like a reference to the Fender "blackface" "silverface" thing.

tekkentool · Post by **tekkentool** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:54 am

Cumulus wrote: I also have barely touched the 808 either, for some reason.

I have a theory.

Post by **Stab Frenzy** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 6:25 am

sam wrote:I also hear that that there are Brown face and black face models....?

Is that from the people who think there are green SH-101s and Juno 106s with green printing on them instead of blue?

sam · Post by **sam** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:48 am

I replied to a guy wanting to buy a TR808...I was thinking of selling mine (not now) and he asked if it was a black face or brown ect....Mine is more black than brown....

Kind of the usual strange questions you get asked these days...

sneakthief · Post by **sneakthief** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:07 am

kuroichi · Post by **kuroichi** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:03 pm

From the comments:

(7 months ago)
Check out the BLUE buttons on this girl here.

JKG II (7 months ago | reply)
from a Jupiter 8

Sir Ruff · Post by **Sir Ruff** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:36 pm

I heard the brown-faced, blue button models sounded better...

Post by **Blue Monster 65** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 1:10 am

Sir Ruff wrote:I heard the brown-faced, blue button models sounded better...

I can't wait to pop back in here a couple of years from now - there will be entire threads devoted to this!

hyphen nation · Post by **hyphen nation** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:20 am

nothing beats the sound of the original tweed ones though...

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