Ace Electronic Industries Inc., or Ace Tone was a manufacturer of musical instruments, including electronic organs and analogue drum machines, and effects pedals. Founded in 1960 by Ikutaro Kakehashi, Ace Tone can be considered an early incarnation of the Roland Corporation, which was also founded by Kakehashi. Ace Tone began manufacturing amplifiers in 1963.

Products

Organs

• A-122 Organ
• B-422 Organ
• C-422S Organ
• GT7 Organ
• Multistrings SY-5
• PS-1000 Monosynth
• Top-1 Organ (1969)
• Top-3 Organ (1965)(Phenix)
• Top-5 Organ
• Top-6 Organ
• Top-7 Organ
• Top-8 Organ
• Top-9 Organ (1968)
• Top-4 Organ (Phenix)
• Canary Organ (Three legs)

Effects

• Analog Delay System EH-50
• Echo Chamber EC-1
• Echo Chamber EC-10 Professional Echo
• FUZZ/BOOSTER
• Fuzz Master FM-1
• Fuzz Master FM-2
• Fuzz Master FM-3
• Graphic Equalizer QH-100
• Stereo Phasor LH-100
• Twin Ace FW-1
• Wah Master WM-1

Drum Machines

• Rhythm Ace R1
• Rhythm Ace FR-1
• Rhythm Ace FR-2L (1974)
• Rhythm Ace FR-3 (1973)
• Rhythm Ace FR-4
• Rhythm Ace FR-6 (1974)
• Rhythm Ace FR-6p
• Rhythm Ace FR-7m
• Rhythm Ace FR-7L
• Rhythm Ace FR-8L
• Rhythm Ace FR-13
• Rhythm Ace FR-15 (1975)
• Rhythm Ace FR-30
• Rhythm Producer

Amplifiers

• B-50 Bass Amplifier
• Bass-3 Solid State Bass Amplifier
• Bass-6 Solid State Bass Amplifier
• Solid Ace-6 (Head) Guitar Amplifier
• Fighter Amplifier
• Friend Ace AR-1
• G-15 Guitar Amplifier (1977)
• GA-5S Cabinet
• Mighty-5 50Watt (Head) Tube Amplifier
• Rockey 15Watt 1x12 (Combo) Tube Amplifier
• Model-101 1x8 (Combo) Tube Amplifier
• Model-201 (Combo) Tube Amplifier
• Model-301 (Combo) Amplifier
• Model-601 (Head) Tube Amplifier

Other

• Channel Mixer VM-80 Professional
• Tuning Gun

External links

• ACE-TONE ARCHIVE PAGE - List of products and some corporate history.
• Combo Organ Heaven: Ace Tone - Profiles of organs and corporate history.
• Harmony Central: The Effects Database: Acetone - Reviews of Ace Tone effects pedals.
• ace-tone lh-100 stereo phasor - LH-100 Stereo Phasor photo and audio examples.
• effectsdatabase.com: Ace Tone WM-1 Wah Master

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