Korg's Synthe-Bass (model SB-100) is a small 2-octave monophonic bass synth that had a very fat sound. It has one oscillator, an AD Envelope and a low-pass filter. No LFO, no arpeggiators or sequencers and certainly no memory. Small and portable, it came in a brief-case design. Unlike many portable synths of the time, it featured full size keys.

Pete Brough

October 8, 2010 @ 3:54 am

This wonderful synth was used for quite a few songs on various albums of 12 Drummers Drumming and the debut album of Dead Guitars "Airplanes". Kurt Schmidt of both bands is the proud owner.....lucky chap he is ; )

aceyriot

May 26, 2010 @ 1:50 pm

this is the only synth that adam bravin from she wants revenge even uses on stage anymore

dv

September 12, 2009 @ 10:36 pm

Lou Barlow said this is his favorite synth in a documentary about the making of a recent album.

iProg

March 25, 2009 @ 3:00 am

This is the synth seen on the recent photos of Röyksopp. Some of the bass lines on "The Understanding" is made with the SB-100.

Roger "R.L" Hurtubise

November 3, 2008 @ 5:35 pm

This synthesizer was also used on one rare video by Benjamin Orr the bassist from the cars on the Song Think It Over from the Shake It Up!! Album, live you see him playing it inplace of his usual Steinberger Bass, while singing the song as well.

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