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> Does anybody knows this unit?? itīs a large analog synth attached to a >Les > Paul-like guitar with all kinds of controls for the synth, somebody is > offering me a MINT unit for $400. > the unit is simply gorgeus, but is the price right??? The GR500 is the first guitar synth made by Roland. The main unit is a large somewhat limited analog synth but has some wonderful tones. the Guitar was made by Hoshino (aka Ibanez) and contains the electronics to trigger the synth and tweak a few parameters. the main issue when looking at one of these nowadays is to find out if it has the original 24pin cable that connected the main unit to the guitar. Without the cable you have a nice basic guitar and a doorstop as there are no substitute items and roland ran out of their spare parts cables over a year ago. also to note the cable for the GR300 and GR700 system while also being 24 pin is wired differently than the GR500 so ti won't work with it 100%. If you've got a working synth, cable, and guitar, you've got a nice system for making basic analog synth noises via guitar. it doesn't track as well polyphonically as the GR300 series but it's better than many instruments that came after it. $400 for all three items is a very fair price IMO. I have a web page dedicated to the early Roland analog guitars synth and will be adding the GR500 and other soon. http://www.voicenet.com/~legion/guitsyn.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------ HELP WANTED PRODUCTIONS - Http://www.voicenet.com/~legion "Bringing you the best in Organic Electronic music since we started..." Home of the Unusual Instrument and Recording Gallery with pictures and info of Tube recorders, Omnichords, weird guitars, Casios, and more.