Roland has partnered with the American fashion brand Supreme to release special white versions of the JU-06A synth and TR-08 drum machine.
Companies often use special or limited editions to return older products to the music tech’s actuality. Arturia, for example, likes to do this with the black versions, and Elektron recently did this with the all-silver remix versions.
Roland likes to do that too. New white versions of the Roland JU-06A and TR-08 recently appeared on the website of the American fashion label Supreme in its Spring/Summer collection preview for 2024.
Roland Supreme JU-06A TR-08
The news is not yet official from Roland’s side. I didn’t get any press release under embargo or so. But you can find it on the Supreme website. So the news is public. Funnily enough, I didn’t spot the news there first, but in the Synth Memes Facebook group from Jim Heywood.
There will be two white editions. Probably super limited and only available in Supreme stores. First, the Roland JU-06 A. It brings the best of the legendary Roland Juno-60 and Juno-106 in one portable digital Boutique Synthesizer together.
Whether you like the big red logo on the interface or not is debatable. I find the design ugly but as I said, everyone has their own taste in what they find beautiful or not.
The Roland TR-08 in the Supreme Edition, on the other hand, is more beautiful and discreetly designed. This is a white edition of the TR-08, a drum machine that emulates the legendary TR-808.
Here the name of the fashion brands is very small on the device at the top right. This looks significantly better than the big layout on the JU-06A.
I am almost certain that both devices will only come onto the market in very limited quantities. Only in designated Supreme shops or online.
First Impression
For collectors, an interesting release. The regular versions should be sufficient for musicians unless you want something exclusive and limited in white.
Roland Supreme JU-06A and TR-08 white editions availability and price are TBA.
More information here: Supreme Roland
Available at my partner
Why?
Sales. Just like every company.
I want that TR-08 so I can really bea fvckboi in every aspect of my life
Because it’s Roland.
Meanwhile, Behringer has released purple drum machines…
Roland Supreme MC-707 and TR-8S would be aesthetically more appealing!
well its groundhog day! …. again!
Overheard at a recent Roland extreme monetisation and modulation seminar, well if Arty Touring Gear are doing it -then it’s worth a rimshot I guess. Any other ideas anyone? Juno something I don’t – sorry
Juno that’s quite clever – give yourself a slow handclap
“But why…” 😀
but really… why?
The TR-08 looks killer, they just absolutely butchered the JU-06A, can’t see most of the front panel.
I just want the D-05 reissued so I don’t have to pay insane scalper prices.
😂😂😂
Jesus….that JU-06a is incredibly ugly. Who on earth thought that was a good idea?
Should have done the Juno like the TR with a small Supreme logo in the top right. The large logo is literally an eyesore.
My refrigerators and dishwashers are made of stainless steel, they don’t do maching with these special editions
Who in the world would want this?
wow. credit where credit is due – the JU-06 is not only the single ugliest piece of music gear i’ve ever seen, but the giant, hideous supreme logo also seems to make it extremely difficult to read the (already too small) text on the panel/controls! if i didn’t violently hate everything about this i would be impressed!
lol — well said.
I didn’t even realize at first that’s the actual object – I thought it was white but that the image for an ad had the logo superimposed.
Who could possibly think this is cool?
IA job… ;D