via this auction
Tons more pics at the auction while up. Note the mini tune knobs.
"The Roland SH-2 is a monophonic analog synthesizer that comes with two individual voltage controlled oscillators and a third sub-bass oscillator, making the SH-2 sound very warm, fat and gritty, especially when the oscillators are detuned. Unlike the SH-101 and its singular oscillator, the SH-2 can sound both "vintage" and modern depending on how the knobs and faders are set, while the SH-101 has a distinctly clean sound in comparison. The SH-2 excels at bass in an organic way that the SH-101 could never compete with, and it performs brilliantly on leads, being upfront and in your face without being harsh.
However, if you're into that vintage 70's sound, and love the sound of raw, dirty bass on vinyl or tape, but the classic Moog sound is a bit too tame for you, then the SH-2 is probably what you're looking for. The SH-2 is capable of being deep and subby, warm and airy, or raw and dirty all at the twist of a knob or a flick of a fader. The SH-2's filter can also be made to self oscillate, just like the SH-101, which gives you that deep hard hitting subby kick, but of the two, I personally prefer the self-oscillation of the SH-2, its dirtier, slightly sweeter and has more chunk, while the SH-101's is more straightforward and to the point. Both will give you a thunderous bowel moving bass kick, but which you prefer ill have more to do with your personal musical inclinations.
For those of you who may be trying to decide between the SH-2 or the SH-101, the sound you're after is more important than the differences in their features. While the SH-101's sequencer and arppegiator is incredibly useful and just stupid amounts of fun both live and in studio, the SH-2 simply sounds fatter, like you've lifted a sample off of a 70's record, warm and raw and full of character. In comparison, the SH-101 can sound plastic and "digital". They both do things that the other cant, but despite being part of the same line, and despite what certain websites may say, their sounds are very different."
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