Description
Roadhouse USA:
Vintage 80’s Roland G-707 Synth Guitar-Original W/OHSC.
Excellent condition, appears to be all original and comes as pictured with original case.
Features and Specifications:
- Body: Ash
- Finish: Acrylic, silver, red, or black
- Neck: Maple with ABS stabilizer bar
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Bridge: Roland tremolo
- Nut: Polycarbonate
- Tuning machines: Gotoh, 6 in-line
- Pickups: Two Roland Humbuckers
- Scale: 25 1/2″
- Truss Rod: Single, Adjustable
- Neck Width: 1 5/8″
- Body Width:9″
- Body Depth: 1 3/4″
- Overall Length: 39 1/2″
- Weight: 8 lbs 12 oz.
Info:
Introduction to the Roland G-707:
Roland’s commitment to guitar synthesis took a wild and unexpected turn in 1984 with the introduction of the GR-700 guitar synthesizer, and the G-707 guitar. In its previous incarnation, Roland had conservatively leaned on the knowledge and experience of Fujigen to produce guitars with familiar shapes and sounds: the Les Paul like G-303/808 and the familiar Fender designs of the G-202/505.
The G-707 was simply a guitar of the kind no one had ever seen, a strikingly original instrument in the generally derivative guitar market. Its 25 1/2″ scale neck, and dual humbucker pickups, put it in the “super strat” category, but the wild body shape and stabilizer arm went places no major manufacturer had ventured before. I have yet to meet a person who has actually played the G-707 who did not remark on the ease and playability of the G-707 guitar. The ABS stabilizer bar really works to tame the inconsistencies of a guitar neck, if you can get past the visual effects. And much of the G-707 was never seen again: the Roland roller tremolo bridge, the newer, smaller electronics package that did not include the hex fuzz option of the G-202/303/505/808, and of course the ABS stabilizer bar.
The G-707 is really a performance instrument. The striking appearance will elicit remarks from a crowd whether its 1984 or 2017, but understandably it’s nearly impossible to play sitting down without a guitar strap, something it has in common with the similarly forward-thinking Ibanez IMG2010.
