We discuss all this and more roland vg 99 issues at. For roland, the vg 99 is a milestone in guitar modeling and performance technology. Save roland vg 99 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Roland vg99 vguitar system when roland introduced the vg 8 more than a decade ago, it was revolutionary. Be sure to refer to the readme document as this download contains two separate updates.
After a brief follow up we were surprised to learn that hed been using the unit for his movie trailer projects. Roland vg 88, gr33, line 6 pod if this is your first visit, be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Vg 99 editor a program for editing the parameters for the vg 99 on your computer, and vg 99 librarian a program for patch management for the vg 99 on your computer. This is a very good condition roland vg8 that i purchased new in the mid90s and only used in the studio never gigged.
The software includes two separated programs, vg99 editor. Sep 26, 2011 tico tico roland vg 88 virtual guitar system cover version duration. Roland vg99 bonus in 1995, roland introduced the vg 8, the first in its series of virtual guitars. Rolands vg8 took the guitar community by storm a few years ago.
Vg 99 and vg strat does anyone know what additional features the vg 99 has over the vg 88. Roland was first on the block with a guitar modelling processor, introducing their vg8 vguitar in the mid nineties, followed by the more affordable vg88 in 2001. The roland hp700 series comes in two piano modelshp704 and hp702in a range of finishes to suit the style of your room and home. If the on board sounds isnt what your looking for, the software editor is a dream for sound designers. The gr 99 is basically a double gr 88, sort of, and with added midi conversion like a builtin gi20 in a tabletop box. Unfollow roland vg 99 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. The vg s development followed a commitment to the complex art of keeping it simple. All sounds from vg 99 bill ruppert wrote redoing my room i unearthed an old mp3 player from 2008.
But before spending money on it i had a chance to really get into depth and use it for a while to see if it was something that i really would like. The roland vg 99 is a guitar multieffects unit built with a dual engine for running two modeling effects simultaneously. Discussion in effects bg started by foge, nov, 2007. Vguitar system a milestone in guitar modeling and performance. One think to keep in mind is that the vg and sg both use a cleaning fluid cartridge that regularly dumps into the waste tank, so if you notice the ink take filling up faster it most likely cleaning fluid more so than. Dec 08, 2016 we have the vg, and havent noticed a huge increase in the amount of ink we go through, however i dont believe the 30% ink savings that roland claims, if anything is uses a bit more ink than our old vs. Save 28% or more from focusritenovation limited time offer shop now. No driver needed for windows xp, vista, windows 7 and mac os x. This auction includes all the necessary hardware and software to perform the version 2.
Developers spent time and great effort working out intricate details so that you can just plug in and play. Even without owning a physical vg 99, you may download the vg 99 editor and see all the vg 99 parameters controls fx features. On it was a collection of some of the sounds i was working on for roland at the time to show the versatility of the vg 99. This is the latest driver for connecting the roland vg 99 to microsoftr windows vista and xp. Nov 15, 2017 at the time, amp modeling was in its infancy, and no one had even heard of guitar modeling. Seems high, but i recall the vg 88 was this much when first introduced. Find great deals on ebay for roland vg 99 and roland vg 88.
Just the look of it seemed like it was something that i could really use. The software includes two separated programs, vg 99 editor. Page 1 owners manual thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the roland vg99. Complete dual processing of guitar modeling on the vg99 allows you to play two. With its direct guitar input, all you need is your electric guitar to plug into the vg 88 s sonic landscape. I was hot on getting one at one time, but then started considering the fender vg strat instead. Mar 12, 2010 the older vg 8, vg 88 requires a simple input capacitor change. This is a backup of all my user patches from 16th march 2016, the first 110 are favourites from other users, the rest are mostly mine and include lots of alternate tunings and specific patches used in different performances. About the vg 99 editor and librarian using its rear panel usb jack, you can connect the vg 99 to a compatible windowsbased or macbased computer. The vg 99 s builtin midi converter immensely increases its sonic potential and functionality. Graphical editor software included to support sophisticated sound making. My old vg99 patch demos online in one place the gear page. Fender vg stratocaster electric guitar guitar center. I routinely used this editor for my own vg 88, running in the windows xp environment.
Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control. Ive used a vg 99 in front of my axe for years and used a vg 88 before that. Connect the left and right main or sub outputs of the vg 99 to two channels of the pa. If you dont mind the inconvenience of having to install the pickup, this is the best unit which features modeling and tuning capabilities you will not find in any other guitar effects unit. The vg88 is a guitaramp modeling system built with 200 presets, cosm modeling technology and polyphonic pitch shifting. Check out the roland vg 88 differences between guitar synthesizers and the vg 8 page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. I still think the vg 88 is a wonderful unit and if my economy would allow me to i would buy it right away. Comparision with vintage roland 24pin guitar synthesizer, service manual, rare audio demos. Its a setupthe biggest challenge with the vg 88 is having to attach a roland gk2a divided pickup to your acoustic steelstring or electric guitar.
The vg 99 can also send guitar to midi note onoff conversion via 5 pin midi out, or midi over usb to a pcmac, to trigger softsynths, or perform auto tabulature using guitarpro 6. Whatever your reasons for owning a piano, the hp700 series can help fulfil thembringing style, culture, and music into the heart of your home. All i needed to do was refer to the manual to understand even the deepest editing parameters. Fenders vg stratocaster is the result of a 10year research and design partnership between fender and music technology pioneer roland corporation. I strictly use it for perstring pitch shifting, pickup modeling, and acoustic guitar. Find great deals on ebay for roland vg 99 and roland gr33. The roland vg 99 is a guitar system that was really appealing to me. Among other things, this lets you use the computer to manage and back up patches via the vg 99 editor and librarian software. Save roland vg99 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. These sections provide important information concerning. Designed as a floor unit, it boasted emulations of acoustic and electric instruments from the guitar family, as well as a unique batch of synthesizerlike sounds. I still use both today, feeding the instrument modelling and hexaphonic effects of the vg 99 into the axefx for amp modelling and monostereo effects. Nov 14, 2012 a few weeks ago we gave michael nomad ripoll a vg99 guitar synthesizer to test drive and report. Guitar cosmologythe roland pickups sole mission in life is to filter each.
It was more expensive back then, because it is much more programmable than the vg 88. Page 1 owners manual thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the roland vg 99. I have bought electronic devices before only to have them worth about 110 of their original value in a few years while any guitars i have bought have not lost much value or have increased. This channel provides information of the roland s best quality electronic musical instruments. The roland vg 88 vguitar system uses advanced modeling technology to put the most popular guitars, amps, mics, pickups, and cab sounds at your fingertips. A version check will be necessary to distinguish which update should be used. The vg 88 uses advanced cosm technology to model the most popular guitars and amplifiers in history, as well as produce some very unique guitarmeetssynth sounds of its own. Fender highway 1 strat modified with a builtin roland gk3 pickup kit and the roland vg88 v2 guitar effects unit. An amazing combination of guitar processor and modeling technology, it allowed guitarists to mold their sound in ways we never dreamed of a few years ago. Roland vg 99 dual channel stereo processor with gr33 bass guitar efx dynamic advanced programming duration. Amazingly enough, ralph benchetrit created a antastic roland vg 88 editor, available free online. This is a very good condition roland vg 8 that i purchased new in the mid90s and only used in the studio never gigged. Stay up to date with roland news, artists, promotions, events, and more.
Try bypassing the amp and effects in the vg 88, and send just the modelled guitar sound to the kpa. In light of your desription of what youre looking for i would definitely recommend the vg 99 or even the older vg 88 which was a lot of fun. Quick demo the roland quick demo is a way to get a customer interested in a product in less than 60 seconds. In addition to modeling amplifiers, the vg 8 modeled guitars, allowing you to create virtual tunings, as well as move virtual pickups anywhere on the body or neck of a virtual guitar. Roland vg88, gr33, line 6 pod home recording forums. The vg 99 is an extremely flexible and versatile tool, but its amp modelling is significantly behind whats available on the axefx ii.
Nov 29, 2017 one with everythingan amazing piece of technology, the roland vg 88 provides an incredible amount of flexibility in a very intuitive manner. The idea is to use the vg 99 for as little of the sound generation as possible. Nov 29, 2017 the vg 99 leaps past its predecessors in roland s virtual guitar series, the vg 8, vg 8ex, and vg 88. Check out the roland vg88 differences between guitar synthesizers and the vg8 page at sweetwater the worlds leading music technology and instrument retailer. Vg99 usb driver windows pc this is the latest driver for connecting the roland vg99 to microsoftr windows vista and xp. Now you can buy a much better sounding unit for about of the cost. Roland vg88 sounds awful with kpa profiler related.
The powerful editing software allows you to create some very accurate. Provides an overview of key features, functions and operational tips. When the vg 88 came out people expected it to be so much better than the vg 8 and also they compared it to the yamaha and line 6 products. If it does replace vbass and vg 88 i would expect the prices for these to fall sometime soon. The vg 99 was launched at namm 2007 all these patches were constructed using the godin multiac fretless nylon guitar, strung with wound nylon strings. However, vg 8 and vg 8ex owners will have to leave their old patches behind. Using roland s composite object sound modeling cosm technology, the vg 8 combines multiple sound objectslike doublecutaway guitar bodies, vintage tweed amplifiers, and humbucking pickupsto create a perfect reproduction of these components that can be played from any steelstringed guitar with a roland gk2a pickup. Add a gk3 divided pickup for even more possibilities. The older vg 8, vg 88 requires a simple input capacitor change. However, the company proudly states these specs for the vg88. The roland vg99 is a guitar multieffects unit built with a dual engine for running two modeling effects simultaneously. Be sure to refer to the readme document as this download contains two separate updates depending on the current operating system being used. Michael says that within an hour of unboxing the unit he was committing to tape.
It adds the ability to combine two instrument models, much like a traditional multitimbral synthesizer. The vg 99 contains a wide range of guitars and amplifier models, and it even models two signal paths at once. New sounds and features include more natural tube and overdriven amp sounds, new polyphonic and guitaroriented effects, an onboard expression pedal, 14inch direct. Apr 22, 2015 ive used a vg 99 in front of my axe for years and used a vg 88 before that. The unit was upgraded using the s1 software so it has the updated version 2. The roland vg 99 has a versatile housing that allows for onstage, tabletop, or rack mounting, the vg 99 vguitar synth system raises the bar in guitarmodeling and performance technology. Basically, i am interested the capability of a vg strat, but i am hoping i can get that with a vg 88, as i already have a guitar with a roland gk2a synth pickup. The vg99 requires a roland gk series divided pickup.
You give up the pedal, but you get much more control. Before you start step oneconnect the vg 99 if you have a pa or studio playback system 1. Featured videointroducing the roland hp700 series piano. Roland vg88 differences between guitar synthesizers and. I am looking for in order of importance decent 12 string emulation, alternate tunings capability, and emulation of other guitars e. Before i spend another few grand on more guitars and amps i figured id pick up one of these roland boxes. Roland vg88 differences between guitar synthesizers and the. We will be featuring similar support for roland s vg99 when it is released. Please keep in mind that the traditional amp models in the roland devices arent a big deal to me as i have an axefx that covers that stuff well enough. Now we have the next generation, the vg99, which promises to take the theme to a whole new level with more powerful processing, new expressive performance controls. Trying to decide between vg99 and gr55 the gear page. More referential than instructional, however, the manual could be better organized and more thorough. I had planed to do a tutorial for the sounds to show how they were created and played. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
Is the vg 88 worth the extra bucks over the vg 8ex. Roland should hire you as an artist endorser for the vg 99. The latest in rolands pioneering vg range could qualify as the best guitar synth ever. The musician network roland vg99 showcase video tmntv product. The vg 99 can produce custom tunings anything the player desires on any virtual guitar. I dont use any of the amp modeling or cab modeling in the vg. Sometimes i think roland intentionally removes one or two really cool. I strictly use it for perstring pitch shifting, pickup modeling, and acoustic guitar modeling. Vg 99 and vg strat basically, i am interested the capability of a vg strat, but i am hoping i can get that with a vg 88, as i already have a guitar with a roland gk2a synth pickup.