Midi Guitar??

fra77x · Post by **fra77x** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 3:14 am

Hello- anyone has experience with any midi guitar controller- what about YAmaha g-50 with g 1d pickup. i 'm planning to get one but haven't tried any yet..

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 9:58 am

I have the first midi guitar roland ever made in the eighties I think.
Its hilarious to play, its going for free as no one would take it seriously.
The tracking take about a year.
But I suppose its useful for those who don't play keyboard but want to play in individual notes.
Any takers?

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paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 10:24 am

I have the Roland GR-30 with the GK-II pick-up mounted on an Ibanez Artist. Tracking is a little weird but I think it's a matter of adjusting the distance of the pick-up to the strings. I use it to play Pulsar synths a lot and I enjoy myself immensely.

Remix, are you talking about the GR-500? Infinite sustain....me drools

Even so, neither the GR-500 or GR-300 were MIDI. That only came about with the GR-700 which was another way of selling JX-3Ps...yuck(ugly guitars too)
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I think I may get the hang of this after all!

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Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 10:46 am

Ill take it! i like playing with old stuff like that

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 10:47 am

I saw it first!

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 10:49 am

i did not think you said you would take it..doh

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paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Fri Apr 05, 2002 11:03 am

Hey remix! Are you serious? Giving it away?

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 11:26 am

Ok guys you can shoot me now,
My first mistake is that it is a casio not a roland, I was exaggerating just a tiny bit when I said it was the first midi guitar ever made. Its a crap throwback from the eighties. Here's a few pics.

And if you still want it now
a) your crazy
b) Its £50 + postage. (£50 is for the effort on my part to ship it!)

Neutron · Post by **Neutron** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 12:12 pm

oh.casio

ill stick with vg8 + no midi for now

remixme · Post by **remixme** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 12:28 pm

I don't blame you!

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 12:33 pm

BANG!

astroman · Post by **astroman** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 4:29 pm

hi remix,

yes, I'm crazy and I want it

seriously, if it's not too expensive to ship to germany

dblbass · Post by **dblbass** » Sun Apr 07, 2002 5:28 pm

gotta love that StarTrek design.

So ugly its beautiful

lifechanger · Post by **lifechanger** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:37 am

Back in the 80's I bought a Roland GR-303, the violin shaped midi guitar that Metheney modified for his synclavier or whatever it was. I used it...and still use it with the Roland GM-70 midi converter...not only as a midified ax, but as a great jazz guitar, along with my Ibanez/whammy-bar solidbody.
Altho later models of Roland have quicker "triggers", I still love to play some of my synths (and girls) with it. You can see all of the above on my website,
http://yuppiemusic.biz
Oh, the guitar is pictured, buy ya know which one I mean!
http://mp3.com/cosmicimpressions

junklight · Post by **junklight** » Mon Apr 08, 2002 6:45 am

Midi guitars must have improved a fair bit - King Crimson use them heavily (both Robert Fripp and Adrian Belew) and they are used in contexts where the tracking is very fast (witness "Oyster Soup.." for example). I guess both players are used to them though and know how to get the best out of them

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