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Ace Electronic Industries Inc., or Ace Tone was a manufacturer of musical instruments, including electronic organ

Electronic organ

An electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds....

s and analogue drum machines, and effects pedals. Founded in 1960 by Ikutaro Kakehashi

Ikutaro Kakehashi

is an engineer, an entrepreneur, the founder of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments.-Biography:During the 1950s, Ikutaro Kakehashi, repaired electronic organs and created new prototype organs, all the while running an electrical appliance shop...

with an investment by Sakata Shokai, Ace Tone can be considered an early incarnation of the Roland Corporation

Roland Corporation

is a Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software. It was founded by Ikutaro Kakehashi in Osaka on April 18, 1972, with ¥33 million in capital. In 2005 Roland's headquarters relocated to Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. Today it has factories in Japan,...

, which was also founded by Kakehashi. Ace Tone began manufacturing amplifiers in 1963.

Clavioline

Canary Organ S-2 (1962, exhibited on 1964 Summer NAMM
NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world, founded in 1901. It is held every January in Anaheim, California, USA, at the Anaheim Convention Center...

, but not released) In 1964, Canary S-2 and R-1 Rhythm Ace were exhibited on Summer NAMM
NAMM Show
The NAMM Show is one of the largest music product trade shows in the world, founded in 1901. It is held every January in Anaheim, California, USA, at the Anaheim Convention Center...

, but finally not released.
Canary Organ S-3 (Three legs)

Combo Organ

Top-1 Organ (1968)
Top-3 Organ (Phenix) (1965)
Top-4 Organ (Phenix)
Top-5 Organ (c.1969)
Top-6 Organ (
Top-7 Organ
Top-8 Organ
Top-9 Organ
GT-5 Organ (1971)
GT-7 Organ (1971)

Home Organ

TO-S1 (ca.1966)
A-122 Organ
B-422 Organ

C-422S Organ

Effects

Analog Delay EH-50
Analog Delay EH-100
Echo Chamber EC-1
Echo Chamber EC-10 Professional Echo
Echo Chamber EC-20
FUZZ/BOOSTER
Fuzz Master FM-1 (c.1966-67)
Fuzz Master FM-2 (c.1968-70)
Fuzz Master FM-3 (c.1971)
Graphic Equalizer QH-100
Stereo Phasor LH-100
Twin Ace FW-1
Wah Master WM-1

Elka E30 Electronic Organ

Drum Machines

R1 Rhythm Ace (1964) Precisely, R-1 was not a drum machine, but a hand-operated electronic percussion.
Rhythm Ace R-3 (1966)
Rhythm Ace FR-1 (1967) In 1967, FR-1 was introduced as option of Hammond organ
Hammond organ
The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

.^[A][H]
Rhythm Ace FR-2L
Rhythm Ace FR-3 ^[R]
Rhythm Ace FR-3S
Rhythm Ace FR-4 ^[M]
Rhythm Ace FR-6 (1974 ) ^[A][S]
Rhythm Ace FR-6P
Rhythm Ace FR-6M ^[M]
Rhythm Ace FR-7M
Rhythm Producer FR-7L ^[R]
Rhythm Producer FR-8L ^[A][M]
Rhythm Ace FR-13
Rhythm Producer FR-15 (1975)
Rhythm Ace FR-20
Rhythm Ace FR-30
Rhythm Ace FR-60 (Floor type)
Rhythm Ace FR-70 (Floor type)
Rhythm FEVER FR-106 ^[S]

Note: Rhythm Ace series were known to be shipped under multiple brands:

Since 1967, Hammond Organ Company

Hammond organ

The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934 and manufactured by the Hammond Organ Company. While the Hammond organ was originally sold to churches as a lower-cost alternative to the wind-driven pipe organ, in the 1960s and 1970s it became a standard keyboard...

distributed Rhythm Ace under Hammond brand.

[A][H] Also shipped from Hammond.

In 1970s

1970s

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, some models were also supplied to Multivox

Multivox

Multivox were an American based synthesizer company from the mid-1970s. They specialized in delivering Japanese-designed and built equipment to the American market. They were criticized as having design and circuitry extremely similar to but inferior to designs by Roland...

as OEM products.In 1970s

1970s

, some models were also supplied to Multivox

Multivox

, an OEM brand of Ace Tone's general agency in the United States.

[M] Multivox model

[A][M] Also shipped from Multivox

In mid 1970s, “ACE TONE” brand was taken over by Sakata/Nihon Hammond.

[S] Sakata/Nihhon Hammond model

[A][S] Also shipped from Sakata/Nihhon Hammond.

In 1972, Kakehashi

Ikutaro Kakehashi

left Ace Electronics and established Roland Corporation

Roland Corporation

[R] Roland released improved models in 1972 (Roland Rhythm 33

Roland Rhythm 33

The Roland Rhythm 33 , is a preset drum machine , produced by Roland in 1972....

(TR-33) and Roland Rhythm 77

Roland Rhythm 77

The Roland Rhythm 77 drum machine was Roland's first product - released in 1972. It is actually an updated and relabelled Rhythm Ace FR-8L...

(TR-77))

Guitar Amplifiers

Mini Ace (Combo)
Solid Ace-1 (Combo)
Solid Ace-2 (Combo)
Solid Ace-3 (Head)
Solid Ace-5 (Combo)
Solid Ace-6 (Head)
Solid Ace-7 (Combo)
Solid Ace-8 (Head)
Solid Ace-10 (Head)
Fighter Amplifier
Friend Ace AR-1
Gut's Ace
Duetta
G-15 Guitar Amplifier (1977)
GA-5S Cabinet

Tube Amplifiers

Mighty-5 50Watt (Head)
Rockey 15Watt 1x12 (Combo)
Model-101 1x8 (Combo)
Model-201 (Combo)
Model-301 (Combo)
Model-601 (Head)

Vocal Amplifiers/Channel Mixer

VM-4 Solid State Channel Mixer
VM-30 (Combo)
Channel Mixer VM-80 Professional (Powered Mixer)
VM-150 (Powered Mixer)

External links

ace-tone lh-100 stereo phasor - LH-100 Stereo Phasor photo and audio examples.
effectsdatabase.com: Ace Tone WM-1 Wah Master.
The Dave Howard Singers PAGE - A band that popularized the sound of the Acetone Top 5.

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