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Roland G-33

Name: Roland G-33
Brand: Roland
Price: 720.70 GBP
Availability: InStock

Discontinued

Electric bass

The Roland G-33 was made left-handed but is discontinued. 1 for sale now, used, from eBay.

What we know

Bass synth controller paired with GR-33B; discontinued vintage, rare left-handed.

Market history

Asking prices from past Leftyland listings; the site never sees the final sale price.

Listings, last 12 months0

Marked sold0

Median sold price—

Yearsearly 1980s

Used elsewhere

eBayRoland g33 Left-hand bass guitar synth controller - very rare item!

£720.70seen 30 Oct 2026

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Specs

Strings4

Constructionsolid

Body woodash

Neckmaple

Fretboardrosewood

Frets21

Scale34"

Pickupssingle-coil

Pickup layoutsingle-P

Electronicsactive

Bridgebass-fixed

Finishnatural, brown

FretlessNo

Made inJapan

Weight2.9 kg

Full detail

Nutpolycarbonate

Notes1980s vintage guitar synth controller bass; used with Roland GR-33B synth driver; two 9V batteries power onboard active EQ (master volume, high/low bands). Manufactured by Fuji Roland (Roland/Fujigen Gakki joint venture).

Body depth1 3/4"

Body width13"

ManufacturerDiscontinued vintage instrument; no current official Roland product page exists for this model.

Overall length45 1/2"

Neck width at nut1 11/16"

Tuning machinesGotoh

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Left-handed Roland G-33: common questions

Is the Roland G-33 available left-handed?

Yes, but it is discontinued. The Roland G-33 was made left-handed, so lefty examples turn up used. There is 1 left-handed listing live right now on Leftyland.