The brand behind your purchase

Roland

Electronic instruments and music tools created by a Japanese technology company.

Official website documentedCompany background available

These are brand facts. They do not certify the quality or authenticity of an individual listing.

01 / Buying facts

What you can check.

Official website

Visit Roland ↗

Sources · checked 2026-08-31

Official website verification ↗

Warranty & support

Official warranty or guarantee information; confirm the exact product, region and purchase date on the linked page.

Sources · checked 2026-08-31

Warranty information ↗

History on record

1972 — Roland is founded

Sources · checked 2026-08-31

Company history ↗

02 / Company & ownership

Behind the brand.

Ikutaro Kakehashi founded Roland in Osaka in 1972. Its drum machines, synthesizers, guitar products and digital instruments have shaped decades of popular music.

Sources · previous brand research

Roland — official source ↗

1972
Ikutaro Kakehashi establishes the electronic-instrument company in Osaka.
1980
A rhythm machine goes on to reshape popular music.
Today
Synthesizers, drums, guitar products and digital pianos share the range.

03 / Design & manufacturing

What happens where?

Designed in

Shizuoka, Japan

Sources · previous brand research

Roland — official company and origin information ↗

Manufacturing scope

Malaysia and other locations, depending on product

Sources · previous brand research

Roland — official company and origin information ↗

Design and production process

Ikutaro Kakehashi founded Roland in Osaka in 1972. Its drum machines, synthesizers, guitar products and digital instruments have shaped decades of popular music.
Current production spans Malaysia and other locations, depending on product.
Roland is Japanese-designed; current manufacturing is international and model-specific.

Sources · previous brand research