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DrJustice
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Gibson SG Standard 3SC LTD + Roland VG-99  :
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Stylin, DJ, Stylin'!
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| DrJustice wrote: | Gibson SG Standard 3SC LTD + Roland VG-99 :
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How are you getting on with the VG-99?
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DrJustice
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| BobTheDog wrote: | | How are you getting on with the VG-99? |
I've only had the kit for less than 24 hours. Never had anything like this before, only a steel stringed acoustic.
For me, the VG is exactly what the doctor ordered  It was in fact what pushed me to finally go for that guitar I've always wanted. There's no way I could/would stack up amps and cabinets, and to my ears the VG sounds very good so far. Maybe not like real cabinets and stuff, but I don't have that reference and so I'm more than happy. It seems to have endless possibilities. To you tell the truth I'm totally stoked!!!
I must get the GK-3 hex pickup mounted, that's half the point of the VG of course - just need to gather enough courage to take off the strings and the bridge...
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DrJustice
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Hmmm... why don't we have a guitar sub forum 
Perhaps there are good reasons...
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There do seem to be enough posts to create a reasonably active guitar sub-forum.
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As long as I don't have to play fast, I'm in!
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BobTheDog
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| DrJustice wrote: | | BobTheDog wrote: | | How are you getting on with the VG-99? |
I've only had the kit for less than 24 hours. Never had anything like this before, only a steel stringed acoustic.
For me, the VG is exactly what the doctor ordered It was in fact what pushed me to finally go for that guitar I've always wanted. There's no way I could/would stack up amps and cabinets, and to my ears the VG sounds very good so far. Maybe not like real cabinets and stuff, but I don't have that reference and so I'm more than happy. It seems to have endless possibilities. To you tell the truth I'm totally stoked!!!
I must get the GK-3 hex pickup mounted, that's half the point of the VG of course - just need to gather enough courage to take off the strings and the bridge...
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You definitely need the 13 pin connection for the VG99 to really shine, you need to get one ASAP.
Fitting the pickup is not too bad as long as everything fits that is.
For the bridge you have the LP bracket the pickup comes with will probably work fine, otherwise you are going to need to stick it or screw it just in front of the bridge. The actual control unit should attach to your strap screw as long as it is positioned properly.
You can also get internal pickup kits and get someone in the know to fit it for a much neater appearance.
I must admit I haven't been using my VG-99 very much it is looking forlorn and dusty in the corner, I used my VG-88 loads but I don't play live anymore so I tend to use Waves Gtr as the Amps and cabinets sound better. For a live tool though the VGs are fantastic.
We definitely need a guitar sub-forum I think.
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| BobTheDog wrote: | | Fitting the pickup is not too bad as long as everything fits that is. |
Not on a banjo head! Out of four banjos, one has enough clearance between the head and strings, and the correct string spacing, to accept a GK-3. But, how to attach it? Double-backed tape is not likely to last long.
I had a pick-up-the-world analog pickup on the back of a banjo head for a while -- designed specifically for banjo -- and it just vibrated apart.
This helped get me into acoustic signal processing for the banjo, and I have pretty much decided to forego MIDI-on-banjo for the foreseeable future. have been playing my MIDI guitar through MIDIME the last few days, though, after a longish hiatus.[
| Quote: | We definitely need a guitar sub-forum I think.
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I'm in.
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A GK-3 on a Banjo, I would love to see that!
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Oskar
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| Acoustic Interloper wrote: | | BobTheDog wrote: | | Fitting the pickup is not too bad as long as everything fits that is. |
Not on a banjo head! Out of four banjos, one has enough clearance between the head and strings, and the correct string spacing, to accept a GK-3. But, how to attach it? Double-backed tape is not likely to last long.
I had a pick-up-the-world analog pickup on the back of a banjo head for a while -- designed specifically for banjo -- and it just vibrated apart.
This helped get me into acoustic signal processing for the banjo, and I have pretty much decided to forego MIDI-on-banjo for the foreseeable future. have been playing my MIDI guitar through MIDIME the last few days, though, after a longish hiatus.[
| Quote: | We definitely need a guitar sub-forum I think.
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I'm in. |
I reckon you'd have to have one built - without the drum skin thingy. Or maybe bastardise one of the ones you have (although I can understand how that might be more than harrowing).
A solidbody banjo, if you like. Oxy? Moron? Me? Your call! 
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| Oskar wrote: | I reckon you'd have to have one built - without the drum skin thingy. Or maybe bastardise one of the ones you have (although I can understand how that might be more than harrowing).
A solidbody banjo, if you like. Oxy? Moron? Me? Your call! |
Mosc has got one of these. Nechvill also makes one like you describe. Playing Mosc's in 2005 when Jeremy and I visited him to see his synths and demo some of our banjo+bass duets helped to get me started in this stuff. I played his MIDI banjo for a couple of hours of jam session time at E-M 2007 (thanks, Mosc).
If I had the extra funds I'd consider springing for one, but I really like what I am able to do with softward delays and other FXs that are driven by my acoustic picking. I have a long way to go in exploring that space, and right now in my new college teaching gig, little time to do so. It is a fun little banjo to play.
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If I had the extra funds I'd consider springing for one, but I really like what I am able to do with softward delays and other FXs that are driven by my acoustic picking. I have a long way to go in exploring that space, and right now in my new college teaching gig, little time to do so. It is a fun little banjo to play. |
Well, I would go along with that; I LUV arsing around with MIDI stuff, but my brain seems to prefer arsing around with real instruments, THEN mangling them with delays, distortions and modulation effects, my personal favourite being the good old-fashioned tremolo (amplitude - not pitch).
Oh, and my heart concurs!
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Here we go!
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Dale, are you typing the URLs yourself? If so, would you please add 'target="_blank"' after the href bit? That would make them work the same as the bbcode tags and other auto generated links.
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| Blue Hell wrote: |
Dale, are you typing the URLs yourself? If so, would you please add 'target="_blank"' after the href bit? That would make them work the same as the bbcode tags and other auto generated links. |
If you have time, could you edit my post and do this so I can look at the syntax and make sure I have it correct? Thanks!
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Hey Jan,
Have there been thoughts on the Guitar Sub-Forum?
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BananaPlug
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| Quote: | | Have there been thoughts on the Guitar Sub-Forum? |
That gets me thinking. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency want to build a submersible airplane so maybe a Guitar-Sub Forum? |
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| BobTheDog wrote: | Hey Jan,
Have there been thoughts on the Guitar Sub-Forum?
Cheers
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Yes ... I guess it will be there when I read the posts in ed space correctly ... sorry had not much time.
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| Acoustic Interloper wrote: |
If you have time, could you edit my post and do this so I can look at the syntax and make sure I have it correct? Thanks! |
Can I do it as <a href="http://www.example.com target="_blank">the link text</a> instead?
Oh wait I made a tutorial not too long ago ... here
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