The gr55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. If you dont mind the inconvenience of having to install the pickup, this is the best unit which features modeling and tuning capabilities you will not find in any other guitar effects unit. Ive tried the editor and it works perfectly its something ive always wanted to do with my vg 88 control them with my computer. The latest in roland s pioneering vg range could qualify as the best guitar synth ever made. A quick run through of some of the sounds im using on the vg88 v. This update data may destroy the data or system program of other products.
Connect the left and right main outputs of the gr 55 to two channels of the amp or pa. Roland gr 55 guitar synth system features at a glance. The gr55 includes a 20 second looper, and you can change the current patch, while the old patch performance is playing as as a backing loop track. One feature i didnt realize until today is that the gr55 can be driven from either a guitar or a bass.
I chose the vg 99 based on my own personal priorities. Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the roland vg88 v. Born in brooklyn, new york, on may 5, 1959, steve stevens first picked up the guitar when he was only seven years old. Im settling in with a new gr55 and dont think ill be using these in the near future. All of these may be downloaded at no charge and loaded into the user bank of the gr55 using the roland included gr55 librarian software. But the synth tracking on the gr 55 is definitely better if you care about synth stuff. Never poweroff your gr55 while the update is in progress. It is the followup to the roland gr33 guitar synthesizer. View and download roland vg 88 instruction manual online. Provides an overview of key features, functions and operational tips. Yep, you can attach a roland gr3b polyphonic pickup to your bass and control the gr55. You can also find other commonly requested patches like clean, acoustic and alternate tunings. Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control.
How do i sent the midi out to my roland jv1010 synth modual. Now you can buy a much better sounding unit for about of the cost. Vguitar with gr55 demo performed by alex hutchings. It is fantastically powerful the gr 55 is watered down for cosm guitar stuff. I use it with a vg 88 and can pretty much get any kind of sound i want. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches duration. Strat with gk2a, two roland gr500 analog guitar synths.
Roland vg99 advanced dual engine cosm modeling synthesizer. In the future, you can open this library and add or remove patches to keep all of your gr55 patches stored in an order that makes sense to you. One of the advantages of the gr55 is that when you are playing say an organ sounds, you can use the actual organ synth samples and the cosm harmonics organ sounds at the same time, and process them both via the interal amp sim. Patches are grouped in banks, sets of four patches that can be switched by pressing the number pedals 1 through 4. Unfollow roland vg 88 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed.
Other than that, the cosm section looked quite similar to the vg 99. In my mind the gr 55 pretty much covers the two of these in one package. The gr55 does not contain any of the vg 99s poly effects. Essentially a poor mans axe fxkemper imo, but it is especially useful for home demo recording. The roland worldwide social network keeps you connected to the latest products, exciting events, and much more. Before you start, check the system program version of your gr55. The gr 55 s cosm guitar modeling section is not nearly as comprehensive as as the vg 99s. Press exit several times to return to the main menu. The gr 33 also works great in the studio as a midi converter, as mentioned above. Today, the new g5 infuses a coveted fender stratocaster with advanced features realized by roland s cosm technology. View and download roland vg88 owners manual online. Today, the new g5 infuses a coveted fender stratocaster with advanced features realized by rolands cosm technology. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada.
See more of roland gr55 guitar synth users page on facebook. When using patches which the pedalgk ctl ctl or exp sw parameter was set to. If a power failure or similar accident occurs during the update process, the gr55 wont be able to start up in normal operating mode. The gr 55 represents roland s latest breakthrough advances in guitar synthesis, offering playability, features, and sound quality that far surpasses the capabilities of.
I was keeping a gr 33 for the sounds it has that vg99 did not have. Sep 26, 2011 original roland promo vhs demo part 1. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided. Roland gr55 guitar synth, now modified rockbeare guitars. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr 55. Roland gr33, gr55, gi20 and ext synth, or midi guitar.
Roland gr55 guitar synth with gk3 pickup sweetwater. I have been messing about with modelers since the roland vg 8 came out in the 1990s. Roland gr 55 training guide using the value dial, select the sound source you are connecting the gr 55 to. Not only does it feature a good selection of synthesizer sounds, the onboard cosm effect modeling gives it the ability to create some sounds similar to vguitar systems like the vg88, but it isnt a full vguitar system. If you have a keyboard amp, such as a roland kc350 or other pro quality amp, or a pa. It took a while to source one the japanese tsunami allegedly slowed production. Offers 200 preset and 100 user patches, including newlydeveloped factory patches. If youre ready to discover a whole new world of mindblowing guitar sounds, youre ready for the roland gr 55. Rob marcello demos seven of his custom gr55 patches. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. Basic idea is to have patches for all guitar and bass processors at one place and to make it systematic, easy to use and very informative. This is a very good condition roland vg8 that i purchased new in the mid90s and only used in the studio never gigged. This is a compilation of patches made with the roland vg 88 guitar processor designed to. With its direct guitar input, all you need is your electric guitar to plug into the vg 88 s sonic landscape.
I picked up a carvin ae185 a while ago off of cl and it came equipped with a roland gk2a. While i have no previous roland gk experience i do have a fair amount of pitch tracking experience with hardware effects such as boss oc2 analog mono octaver, boss se70 synth effects, boss vf1 synth effects, boss gt10b synth effects, sonuus b2m pitchto. Roland should have included a high pass filter on the input jack to filter out the offending low frequencies which is basically what the rmc modded jacks do, something which i believe the old vg 88 included. Roland gr55 roland vg 8 roland vg 9 roland vg 88 roland vg 99 tc electronic gforce tc electronic gmajor tc electronic g. On top of that, the gr 55 features an onboard usb memory music player with handy foot controls, so you can rock out with your favorite tones long after the rest of the bands packed up. Roland rewrote guitartech history with the debut of cosm technology, which first appeared on the pioneering vg 8 guitarmodeling system. Not only does it feature a good selection of synthesizer sounds, the onboard cosm effect modeling gives it the ability to create some sounds similar to vguitar systems like the vg 88, but it isnt a full vguitar system. Find great deals on ebay for roland vg 99 and roland vg 88. Roland use this same hex pickup to drive their cosm composite object sound modelling guitar and ampmodelling vg series processors, so it seemed inevitable that these two different guitar technologies would eventually be combined.
Roland rewrote guitartech history with the debut of cosm technology, which first appeared on the pioneering vg8 guitarmodeling system. The roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Roland gr55 artist patches guitar multieffects presets. When using the vg 88, various functions can be assigned to the synth vol knob of the gk2a. Roland vg88 ultimate patches guitar multieffects presets. One place for sharing all patches effects and processors. This channel provides information of the roland s best quality electronic musical instruments. Roland grs vguitar space advanced guitar chorus with.
Stay up to date with roland news, artists, promotions, events, and more. Will get the gr 55 to replace the gr 33 but my vg99 is here to stay. Roland vg88 multieffects guitar effect pedal for sale. Roland gr55 gk guitar bass synth plus cosm effector. The vg 88 lacks the memorycard slot found on the vg 8, so its good to know that the vg 88 sends and receives system exclusive to ease offline storage. If you plan to just use your godin, before buying either the vg99 or the gr55 i highly recommend you try your guitar with them in a store. Ever since i began using tube amps back in 1979, i have been frustrated by their idiosyncrasies, their inconsistencies, their unreliability, and most of all their inability to maintain a consistent representation of my tone across different performance venues. The delay and chorus treatments are excellent, with editable parameters that provide a good deal of flexibility. We have emailed you a verification link to to complete your registration. Unlike the more recent roland gr55, the vg 99 does not offer pcm synthesis, such as the ability to reproduce drums, piano, etc. Over the years i was asked questions about roland vg and gr. Honing his craft while playing in manhattan, stevens recorded an unreleased album with his band, fine malibus, and also played as a session guitarist. For sale is a collection of editorlibrarian software and patches for the vg 88 cosm multieffects guitar processor. The vg 88 uses advanced cosm technology to model the most popular guitars and amplifiers in history, as well as produce some very unique guitarmeetssynth sounds of its own.
The vg 99 allows you to use two simultaneous modeled guitars, making possible such things as 12 string sims with altered tunings. Youtube kraft music roland gr55 guitar synth demo with gundy keller namm 2011 high quality. Amazingly enough, ralph benchetrit created a antastic roland vg 88 editor, available free online. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated artist tones and effects. Apr 22, 2015 i considered the gr 55, which is a cool unit. Revolutionaire fusie van gitaarsynthese met onze cosmvgmodelingtechnologie. Fender stellt zum beispiel in kooperation mit roland gkgitarren her. Dial in to some of the biggest tones in rock with this ultimate collection of simulated amp, instrument, and artist tones and effects. Joe demod namm with a roland vg 99, which is a much more expensive pedal but im pretty sure he said tracking is that much better through it.
Roland gr55 ultimate patches guitar multieffects settings presets. This is a compilation of patches made for the roland gr55 guitar processor designed to elevate your creativity and playing experience. They are the astounding roland gr55, and the amazingly innovative boss sy300. The sound of the vg 99, like the classic roland gr300, is closely derived from the guitar strings, resulting in faster and more accurate.
Please check your inbox, and if you cant find it, check your spam folder to make sure it didnt end up there. Gkexpander add guitar input to roland gr55 access cosm. This is a very good condition roland vg 8 that i purchased new in the mid90s and only used in the studio never gigged. The grd and grs stomp boxes are the latest products from roland corporation designed to offer new sonic possibilities to guitarists, and to expand the user base of pin roland guitar synth players these new pedals are similar to boss oc20g poly octave pedal, and boss wp20g wave processor pedal, which were released in 2001. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. Im happy with the modeling on the 88 and the synth patches on the 20, but. Blackbird tenor ukulele through roland guitar synth pedal. The roland vg 88 vguitar system uses advanced modeling technology to put the most popular guitars, amps, mics, pickups, and cab sounds at your fingertips. Although guitar modelling is no longer a novelty, we should remember that roland pioneered this important area of guitar processing some 12 years ago with their vg8 system, which modelled not only amplifiers, effects and speakers but also guitar pickups and pickup position. Today, there are two roland units that bear the guitar synthesizer badge. This contains information on the gr 55 driver compatible with microsoft windows 10. The processor is pretty powerful so the synth sounds and models are excellent.
One is the fasttracking, samplebased sound synthesizer section, the other is cosm guitaramp. Katana mkii takes the acclaimed katana guitar amp series to the next level, turbocharging the core platform with more sounds, more effects, and more features. Unlike the more recent roland gr 55, the vg 99 does not offer pcm synthesis, such as the ability to reproduce drums, piano, etc. One resource for alternate patches or sounds is the gr 55 guitar synthesizer artist patches page with many useful sounds designed by great guitarists like eric johnson, rob marcello and slash. We recommend that you normally leave the select switch in the mix position. Rearranging the order of patches the exchange function. Gr55 james uk roland demonstrator video and patches. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x v10. Page 3 selecting sounds patches the vg 88 features 260 internallystored effect sounds.
If youre ready to discover a whole new era of mindblowing guitar tones, youre ready for the roland gr 55. The gk expander is a breakout box for roland gk2gk3 pin guitar. The roland vg 8 is a breakthrough guitar processor that uses advanced modeling technology to emulate the most popular guitars and amplifiers in music history. Roland vg 99 vguitar system owners manual 204 pages. Gr55rn01documentation for downloaded patches roland. I routinely used this editor for my own vg 88, running in the windows xp environment. Comparision with vintage roland 24pin guitar synthesizer, service manual, rare audio demos. Roland gr55 guitar synth gk3 pickup not included sweetwater. So i recently moved up from rolands gr 20 guitar synth pedal system to the gr 55 recently released from roland. One of the advantages of the gr 55 is that when you are playing say an organ sounds, you can use the actual organ synth samples and the cosm harmonics organ sounds at the same time, and process them both via the interal amp sim. Written and recorded by legendary guitarist steve vai using the roland vg 88 vguitar system and gr33 guitar synthesizer. Others online also recommend getting a used roland vg 88 the older previous model if on a budget, that one also having better latencytracking then the gr55.
Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Roland s gr 55 guitar synthesizer is a revolutionary new product combining pcm synthesis with digital instrument modeling derived from the respected vg 99 vguitar system. The gr55 has zero polyphonic modulation fx the gr55 also functions as wave aiff audio file playback device as it reads files from a usb flash drive. When using the vg 88, you can control the balance between the divided pickup and the normal pickup for each patch.
Remember sam ash for many months refused to carry the gr55 after their purchasing. The unit is hot and ive sent it off for the v2 upgrade. The sound of the vg 99, like the classic roland gr 300, is closely derived from the guitar strings, resulting in faster and more accurate tracking than any synthesizer on the market. While both the gr55 and the sy300 have the guitar synthesizer name, in actual fact, they couldnt be more different. Vg 88 patches comprise models of a guitar body, pickups, effects, amp head, speaker cabinet, and mic placement. Also, the gr 55 has builtin synth sounds so you have a lot of capability in one unit but its all watered down. The gr 33 is definately more programable and expandable than the gr 20. On top of that, the gr 55 features an onboard usb memory music player with handy foot controls, so you can rock out with your favorite tones, long after the rest of the bands packed up. As you would expect of a roland unit at this price, the standard of the vg88s effects is very good. Tico tico roland vg 88 virtual guitar system cover version duration. Trying to decide between vg 99 and gr55 discussion in. I just want to say thank you for the ultimate patch librarian editor patches for the vg 88.
The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. I just bought a roland vg 88 and compatible godin guitar. Shortly thereafter i came across a roland vg 8 ex and have been messing with it for a little over a week. As an avid user on the gr 20, i was excited to see what new levels of sound i could achieve with this new offering.
These are essential roland cosm reference documents all gr55 vg99 vg88 vg8 gtx users can learn from. As with many recent roland products, patch editing on the vg88 can be. Having said that, seeing how much roland was able to put into gr 55 i can only imagine what they will be able to do when they are ready to release vg99s successor. The unit was upgraded using the s1 software so it has the updated version 2. Never apply this update data to any product other than the gr55. In my mind the gr55 pretty much covers the two of these in one package.
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