“The original keybed suffered from the infamous red epoxy glue issue. I replaced it myself back in 2016 with a new-old stock JD-800 keybed I purchased directly from Roland the year before, which I was very lucky to get while they still carried them. This new keybed has definitely given this synthesizer a brand new life. It was only used for occasional bar-band gigging from 2016 to February 2020, which was the last time I played live, and it gave me no problems whatsoever. As you can see from the pics, this new keybed correctly has black epoxy glue under the keys.
In addition to this JD-800, the following items are also included:
1 road case made from metal and plywood, with 1/4” lined foam, 1 handle, and 2 briefcase latches. I purchased this many years ago from New York Case Company (formerly Long Island Case Co. and Discount Distributors) in Holbrook, NY
2 Yamaha FC-5 sustain pedals (used, but working)
1 Roland EV-5 expression pedal (used, but working)
1 power supply cable
1 extra power supply cable (which doesn’t seat too well to the back of synth, but it does actually work…it may need to have the metal tabs in the cord spaced further, not sure…the other power cable fits just fine)
1 JD-800 Owner’s Manual I (User’s Guide)
1 JD-800 Owner’s Manual II (Reference)
1 JD-800 Sounds & Basic Operations manual. A very handy book that was originally published at the time the JD’s were first manufactured. I would think this publication is ultra rare nowadays. It’s easy to follow and contains settings for many sounds you can try on your own
1 JD-800 original product brochure. Again, these are probably hard to find also and are very cool and informative
1 JD-800 Turbo Start (from the old Roland “Fax Back” days)
1 JD-800 Service Notes (a copy I printed off the internet)
1 JD-800 keybed (the original I took out when I installed the new one in 2016)
A couple months ago I had this unit serviced by Winston Electronics in St. Louis (an authorized Roland service location). The tech was unable to put the unit in diagnostic mode using the factory button-press combination, so he ran through the tests individually and the unit tested OK. He changed the battery, disassembled the unit to drop the control boards to clean the sliders, boards, jacks, and pots. He reassembled and tested, and it tested OK. I will say he did a really nice job cleaning the boards under the sliders, which tended to accumulate dirt and dust over the years.” Click here to visit listing on eBay