The roland gr 55 is a powerful guitar synthesizer with thousands of synth, guitar, and bass voices in an enormous builtin library, perfect for metal, fusion, and rock. Gr 55 librarian is a software that allows you to manage sound patches in the gr 55 with your computer. The gr 55 is designed for guitars outfitted with a hexaphonic pickup system, which uses a pin cable to connect the instrument to the pedalboard. Today, there are two roland units that bear the guitar synthesizer badge. It is not uncommon for players to want to program their own sounds, as the factory presets are suggestions that show extreme uses of the gr55 and. To demonstrate the roland gc1 gk ready strat you need to connect to a gr 55, vg99, or other pin compatible device. The gr55 s powerful triplecore engine comprises two pcm synthesizers with over 900 tones powered by the latest roland synthesis technology and cosm guitar modeling, featuring a virtual treasure trove of guitar, bass, amp, and synth models. Has anyone tried using a roland gr55 with a gretsch. No longer do i need to worry about taking my variax to deal with strange guitar sounds like banjos, ukuleles, sitars, and bringing my lp, strat, jackson and acoustic to a show.
The roland gr55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. These are the gkset pickup settings as recommended by godin customer support. The sounds are great to my ears and need very little tweaking. Mar 23, 2011 roland, who has built guitar synths since the 70s, has never given up the fight though. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. Added new 90 guitar and 18 bass patches as preset patch. Check the condition of the strings and the tuning of the guitar. If youre still scrolling through the factory patches, this may be your problem. Neste video faco um preset com efeito clean drive wah. This allows me to run just that signal through a guitar amp preamp section 4cm then back into the gr 55. He was interested in buying a gr55 guitar synthesizer.
Godin lgxsa synth access guitar wih rmc pickups roland gr55. I am using it with a guitar that has rmc pickups on my nylon string and a fender strat with the gk3 pickup. When you dont have room on stage for a synth, just put it on the floor. Its also the most accurate, thanks to recently developed pitchdetection technology. In addition to settings determining the type of sound, a patch also contains effect settings.
Piano 5 06 brite piano 07 stage piano 08 honky tonk 09 lofi piano 10 piano 1 11 piano 1 w 12 european pf piano 2 14 piano 2 w 15 honkytonk 16. The gr 55 is a strange beast, trying to be too many things to too many players. How to rock out with alternate patches he was interested in buying a gr55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer sounds roland gr55 youtube. I wish fender and roland would team up like they did with their strat g5, g5a and gc1 and offer a precision or jazz bass in both a 4 and 5 string with the midi pickup built in and compatible with a gr 55.
I have modified my gr 55, with an insert loop on the normal guitar signal just after where it enters the gr 55. Roland gr55 guitar synth with gk3 pickup sweetwater. Recently, we received a call from the owner of a gkequipped stratocaster and a gr09 guitar synth. Not only do i have two fully programmable synth engines at my disposal now, but they have also added cosm modeling.
When roland designed the gr 55, they totally redeveloped their already leading pitchdetection. Artist and collection patches and librarian roland product support august 02, 2018 23. Guitar fx patches store guitar fx patchesguitar fx patches. This is a file library, use rolands software to use the patches. To access the gr55s enormous palette of sounds, guitarists must use an instrument equipped with a gkcompatible pickup such as rolands gk3 divided. While i have no previous roland gk experience i do have a fair amount of pitch tracking experience with hardware effects such as boss oc2 analog mono octaver, boss se70 synth effects, boss vf1 synth effects, boss gt10b synth effects, sonuus b2m pitchto. It is not uncommon for players to want to program their own sounds, as the factory presets are suggestions that show extreme uses of the gr 55 and. And the companys brand new flagship guitar synthesizer, the gr55, may change a lot of minds dead set against the notion. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer, black, gr55gkbk, with gk pickup.
To access the gr 55 s enormous palette of sounds, guitarists must use an instrument equipped with a gkcompatible pickup such as roland s gk3 divided pickup, which is available with the gr 55 see dropdown menu to the right and select the with pickup option. The gr 55 also has a multi effects built in too, which makes a great compliment to both the synth tones and the guitar. A complete newbies question about roland gr55 the gear page. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches.
The gr 55 is equipped with roland s industrystandard pin gk interface. With decades of experience developing the industrys hottest guitar synths, roland s gr 55 guitar synth and effects processor gives you more incredible tones and features than ever before, making laggy and inaccurate tracking a thing of the past. Its also the most accurate, thanks to newly developed pitchdetection technology. This allows the gr 55 to be a powerful audio processor and connects to the guitar using a pin midi cable. The patches already built into the gr55 are called preset patches. They are the astounding roland gr55, and the amazingly innovative boss sy300.
Roland unequivocally states that this is the fastest and most responsive guitar synthesizer they have ever made. Download exclusive artist patches and additional genrebased patches for the gr 55 guitar synthesizer. The original gr55 shipped with 360 factory patches 270 guitar, 90 bass and 297 user patch memories. But roland has taken things a lot further with the gr 55. This is a file library, use roland s software to use the patches. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. The gc1 is also capable of converting your performance into midi data via a vg99 or gr 55, so you can use it as a midi controller to record your guitar performances directly to a daw. The exception are factory pacthes lead 301, 302, and 303. The gr55s powerful triplecore engine comprises two pcm synthesizers with over 900 tones powered by the latest roland synthesis technology and cosm guitar modeling, featuring a virtual treasure trove of guitar, bass, amp, and synth models.
Guitar patches to sound like your favourite guitarist. How to rock out with alternate patches he was interested in buying a gr 55 guitar synthesizer but didnt like the factory presets and sent it back to the store hate it when that happens. Nov 15, 2017 yet, the gr 55 offers instant plugandplay gratification when you want it, while giving you the ability to customize its response and sound to match your specific needs. The gr55 is a guitar synthesizer that includes a wide variety of sounds. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided pickup. Bass 17 222 esoteric vibe pluckedstroke 321 mallet 152 e. Robert marcello demonstrates his collection of custom gr55 patches. Connect the left and right main outputs of the gr 55 to two channels of the amp or pa. Press exit several times to return to the main menu.
Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer robert marcello artist patches duration. Roland gr 55 guitar synthesizer the roland gr 55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. Artist and collection patches and librarian gr 55 artist and collection patches can be found in the link. Roland gr55 guitar synthesizer black with gk3 divided. Here are some sound samples recorded with my roland gr 55. How to rock out with alternate patches roland canada. Not only does it feature a good selection of synthesizer sounds, the onboard cosm effect modeling gives it the ability to create some sounds similar to vguitar systems like the vg88, but it isnt a full vguitar system. You can modify edit the settings of a patch, and save it as a user patch. Unfollow roland gr 55 to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. If you have a keyboard amp, such as a roland kc350 or other pro quality amp, or a pa.
This comprises a 6 channel pickup one for each string and a selector unit which can change volume, select patches, either the guitar original pickups, the gk3 pickup or both. As for sound, the triplecore generator houses a worldclass array of virtual guitars, basses, amps. Roland gr 55 training guide using the value dial, select the sound source you are connecting the gr 55 to. Since pioneering the gr 500 guitar synth in 1977, roland has been dedicated to developing the ultimate electronic guitar. This is a driver for using the gr 55 on mac os x 10. Gr 55 requires an interface mounted on the guitar called a gk3. If so, do you have any really good live lead settings high gain type patches hard rock solos, not metal necessarily.
I dont think there are any at least from the main bass manufactures. The roland gr 55 replaces all that gear and makes set up and tear down much easier. Hey all, been toying around with my gr 55 on gigs lately and i wanted to know if anyone on this forum still uses it. Roland gr55 ultimate patches guitar multieffects settings. How to sound like your favourite guitarists roland.
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