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Roland VG88 V-Guitar System

Self-contained guitar processing/modeling system. GK-Ready 13-pin input plus 1/4 in. guitar input. Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control. (Does not include GK2AH.) 146 People rated this product:

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The Roland VG88 presents guitarists with the next generation of revolutionary V-Guitar technology. This futuristic guitar system uses advanced COSM technology to "model" the most popular guitars and amplifiers in history, as well as produce some very unique "guitar-meets-synth" sounds of its own. New sounds and features include more natural tube and overdriven amp sounds, new polyphonic and guitar-oriented effects, pickup and amplifier variations, new brass sounds, an onboard expression pedal, and a 1/4 in. direct guitar input.

Features
Self-contained guitar processing/modeling system which recreates a wide variety of guitar, pickup, amp, speaker cabinet, and microphone sounds using a standard electric guitar equipped with GK-2A or compatible pickup (sold separately).

GK-Ready 13-pin input plus 1/4 in. guitar input for direct access to amp/speaker modeling sections Hollow-body and acoustic guitar models including new nylon string guitar.

Extremely natural tube amp models and overdriven sounds. HRM (Harmonic Restructure Modeling) creates synth-type sounds - including new brass sounds - with natural playing nuances and without delay.

Combination guitar output/GK pickup output for completely new types of sounds.

Polyphonic Intelligent Pitch Shifter for instant open tunings, 12-string guitars, bass guitar, string-assignable octave, slow gear, and more.

Effects include reverb, chorus, hexa-pan, delay, flanger, and parametric EQ.

Extremely intuitive operation with helpful operational graphics and icons.

Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control.

Output Select switch for connection to conventional guitar amps or power amps.

Offers 200 Preset and 100 User Patches, including newly-developed factory Patches.

About Roland
Roland Corporation U.S. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments including keyboards and synthesizers, guitar products, electronic percussion kits, digital recording equipment, amplifiers, and audio processing devices. With over 25 years of musical instrument development, Roland sets the standards in music technology for the world to follow. Check out your favorite musicians' gear - chances are they're using Roland. zZounds is an authorized dealer of Roland products.

Signal Processing:
AD Conversion: 24-bit AF Method (Normal Input), 20-bit (GK Input)
D/A Conversion: 20-bit 128x oversampling

Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz

Patches: Total 260 (Preset: 160, User: 100)

Nominal Input Level: -10dBm

Input Impedance: 1M

Nominal Output Level:
OUTPUT: +4dBm
GUITAR OUTPUT: -10dBm

Output Impedance:
OUTPUT: 2 k
GUITAR OUTPUT: 2 k

Dynamic Range: 100dB or greater (IHF-A)

Display: 160 x 64 dots Backlit LCD, 8-segment 2-line LED

Connectors:
GK IN
GUITAR IN
GUITAR OUTPUT
OUTPUT (L, R)
PHONES
SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL (1, 2)
MIDI (IN, OUT)

Power Supply: AC 117/230/240V

Dimensions (H x W x D): 101 x 504 x 303mm (4 x 19-7/8 x 11-15/16 in.)

Weight: 4.9 kg (10 lbs., 13 oz.)

Accessories: GK Connecting Cable C13-A (5m)

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Roland Warranty

If you have additional warranty questions, please call the manufacturer at 323-890-3700

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"This Rocks - Cover Band Heaven!"

Sound: If you play Top 40, this is the unit. Shift from Metal to Acoustic 12 String with one button. I play through a Roland Cube 60 - clean channel only, line out of amp to the PA, and it kills on everything. Only downside is the harmonizer/pitch shifter - I think my previous GT-3 did a better job. On the other thousand sounds, this is as good as it gets for versatility. Feature: Hook up a 2-button footpedal to this and you're set for live action - control every potential effect between this, the CTL button, and the onboard pedal, and you can do some very crazy things, totally alter the sound within a patch to cover a given song. Ease of Use: Not a 10, as it takes a while to get used to this - but once you're there... Wish Roland promoted more trading of patches on their own site - they're missing a big opportunity here that most of their competitors are exploiting. Tweakability is huge on this, I've had it 5 years and never got to all the features...I go there by necessity, but am rarely disappointed. Quality: Roland makes solid stuff. Period. The only weak link in the chain is the 13-pin cable, make sure you put some strain relief in there. Manufacturer Support: I like these guys. Just blew a speaker on my Cube 60, just out of warranty, they replaced it in 2 days no problem, no charge. Overall: Hope Roland comes out with a successor, leveraging the best of their newer COSM models, and maybe a MIDI output from this unit.

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"If you want a bad boy metal distortion or just infinate crazy FX this is the shiznets!"

Manufacturer Support: awesome friendly customer service. actually bothered to write to me and tell me i could get a free upgrade. then paid for it to be picked up and delivered back to me. Overall: I've been using this pedal for 5 years and I'm about to buy another one as a spare. I recently tried the new Line 6 pod xt pro. but it didn't come close to the vg 88 in terms of features and high gain output essential for metal guitar distortion. so im gonna trade in the pod for another vg 88

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