Re: Midi Guitars and Guitar Synths

["Greg S" <g716@hotmail.com>]

For midi guitar info, check out these news groups and websites:

http://www.eGroups.com/list/midiguitar/info.html
http://www.onelist.com/community/GR-30
http://www.egroups.com/group/digital-guitar/info.html
also see
http://www.vg-8.com

A number of manufacturers participate on some of these lists and are quite
helpful.

The VG-8 is NOT a guitar synth, but the pickup technology used to drive a
VG-8 is the exact same thing used for guitar synths.  There's a good deal 
of
cross-over in the 2 areas.

My recommendation: the Roland GR-30 with a Roland GK-2A pickup mounted on
your favorite electric guitar (or backup if you have 2) is a great way to
get into midi guitar.  It's a pretty good combination of price and
performance.  There are arguably better pickups and synths, but they cost
more of course.  Watch ebay for a few weeks and you'll surely see a GR-30
and/or a GK-2a pop up for auction.

Good luck!


----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin <kevin@minds-eye.org>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 01, 2000 5:15 PM
Subject: Midi Guitars and Guitar Synths


> Venerable loopers,
>
> Does anyone have any information they would care to share with a neophyte
> regarding Midi guitars and/or guitar synths?  I really like the concept 
>of
> the guitar synth, but know next to nothing about them (models, types,
> known problems, etc., etc.).
>
> If anyone has any opinions or information they'd like to pass on about 
>the
> topic I'd be most grateful.
>
> Thanks
>
> Kevin
>
>
>