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Tymon · 06-04-2008, 02:47 PM

I've owned all big guitar synths (roland gr33, axon, yamaha) and always got fed up by its tracking issues. A device I really love is Roland's VG-88 (or VG-8 and VG-99 for that matter). If you're unfamiliar with the concept: it also uses the GK pickup but it doesn't translate the audio to MIDI, instead it uses the 6 independent audio signals (each string) to process the sound. It gives you a bunch of synthy sounds but without any tracking issues and (very important to me) it keeps your playing nuances intact. Of course it doesn't have as many sounds as a "real" synth coud give you, but for me this is definitely worth the penalty!

06-04-2008, 02:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
Tymon ss.org Regular Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: netherlands Posts: 131 Real Name: Tymon Thanked: 0	I've owned all big guitar synths (roland gr33, axon, yamaha) and always got fed up by its tracking issues. A device I really love is Roland's VG-88 (or VG-8 and VG-99 for that matter). If you're unfamiliar with the concept: it also uses the GK pickup but it doesn't translate the audio to MIDI, instead it uses the 6 independent audio signals (each string) to process the sound. It gives you a bunch of synthy sounds but without any tracking issues and (very important to me) it keeps your playing nuances intact. Of course it doesn't have as many sounds as a "real" synth coud give you, but for me this is definitely worth the penalty!