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This page: VG-88: Sonic Preview, Vital Stats
VG-88 Sonic Preview
All of the samples below were recorded with the same guitar (a Strat copy), using the GK-2AH pickup to feed the VG-88
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Clean Strat MP3 (110 KB) |
| The VG-88 comes impressively close to the sound of a "real" Stratocaster |
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Fat Les Paul MP3 (127 KB) |
| The VG-88 excelled at producing fat and powerful tones. This sound models a Les Paul-type humbucker through a modern high-gain head. |
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12-String MP3 (164 KB) |
| Because the GK-2AH processes each string individually, it can create some cool pitch effects. On the 12-string model, the lower four strings are octave pairs, the upper two are in unison -- just like the real thing. |
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Open A MP3 (164 KB) |
| This open tuning sound required no retuning of my guitar. The VG-88 and GK-2AH did all the work for me. |
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Nylon String MP3 (137 KB) |
| The VG-88 offers some acoustic guitar-type sounds, including this nylon string model. |
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Synth Brass MP3 (137 KB) |
| One of the VG-88's strengths is its ability to go beyond standard guitar fare, as in this nice synth texture. |
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Guitar/Synth Layer MP3 (137 KB) |
| You can route your guitar's standard pickups through the VG-88 and combine them with the sounds generated with the GK-2AH to create some interesting layers. |
Roland VG-88 Vital Stats
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| Price US: |
US$1,495 (including GK-2H pickup); $1295 for VG-88 only; $275 for GK-2AH |
| Guitar Models: |
Vari Guitar (user selectable pickups, body size and shape, and pitch shift); Acoustic Guitar; Nylon String Guitar; 12-String Guitar; Pedal Pitch Shift Guitar; Open Tune; Poly Dist (Polyphonic Distortion); Poly Comp (Polyphonic Compressor Guitar); Poly Slow Gear (simulates a bowed sound); Poly Oct (Polyphonic Octaver Guitar); Bowed; Dual (adds distortion and pitch-gliding to guitar signal); Filter-Bass; Pipe (Woodwind-type sound); Solo (a soft, synth-like lead instrument); PWM (analog synth-like sound); Crystal (digital synth-like texture); Organ; Brass (Synth brass-type sound) |
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LP (standard humbuckers); Classic-ST (passive Strat-type); Modern-ST (active Strat-type); Tel (Telecaster-type); P-90; Lipstick; P.A.F. (vintage humbuckers); Rick (evokes 60s Rickenbacker sound); Chet (Twangy humbucker sound); S-S-H (active dual single-coil, humbucker combination); Variable (mix and match pickups to taste, including piezo and acoustic pickups)
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| Amp Models:< |
JC-120 (Roland Jazz Chorus); Clean Twin (Fender Twin Reverb); Crunch; Match Drive (Similar to a Matchless amp); Vo Drive (Vox-type sound); Blues (smooth overdrive); BG Lead ('70's era Marshall-type sound); MS1959 (I, II, and III -- three Marshall-type flavors); SLDN Lead (Overdriven tube amp); Metal 5150 (Evocative of Van Halen sound); Metal Drive; AC. Guitar (Full range sound suitable for acoustic guitar) |
| I/O: |
GK-2AH in (20-bit); 1/4" guitar input (24-bit); Guitar Output (for feeding an amp with dry guitar signal), individual 1/4" stereo outs, expression pedal input, MIDI In, MIDI Out |
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Roland: 323-890-3700; www.rolandus.com |
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| Contents |
Introduction
VG-88: Amps, Effects, Setup and Operation, Final Word
VG-88: Sonic Preview, Vital Stats
POD Pro: Amps, Effects, Operation
POD Pro: Computer Connection; Tone and Feel
POD Pro: Sonic Preview, Vital Stats
Johnson J-Station: Guitar Amps, Bass Amps, Effects
Johnson J-Station: Operation and Control, Tone, Feel, Bottom Line
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