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. I run my vg 99s gk3 at gk sensitivity 25 for all strings the factory default of 65 is far too hot. Moreover, the sounds are fairly clean compared with other amp. Roland should hire you as an artist endorser for the vg 99. Roland vguitar system vg 99 manuals manuals and user guides for roland vguitar system vg 99. This is a very good condition roland vg 8 that i purchased new in the mid90s and only used in the studio never gigged. 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. 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. However, vg 8 and vg 8ex owners will have to leave their old patches behind. Support plate 4 roland gk2a gk3 pickup gr33 gr55 vg 88 vg 99 for a lp style. The unit was upgraded using the s1 software so it has the updated version 2.
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. 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. 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. The gp10s lack of midi interface is a fatal flaw imo. Even without owning a physical vg 99, you may download the vg 99 editor and see all the vg 99 parameters controls fx features. A hexaphonic pickup can be a separate unit like roland gk2 or it can be an inbuilt one. Most vg 99 owners with godins and rmc pickups have had to order a custom vg 99 input filter board from rmc. The idea is to use the vg 99 for as little of the sound generation as possible. 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. Roland vg 99 dual channel stereo processor with gr33 bass guitar efx dynamic advanced programming duration. Biggest complaint of piezos when used with a modeler vg 88, vg 99 is excess handing noises, particularly if its a hex piezo loaded tremolo bridge.
A version check will be necessary to distinguish which update should be used. This is the latest driver for connecting the roland vg 99 to microsoftr windows vista and xp. The software includes two separated programs, vg99 editor. In comparison to the total number of users, most pcs are running the os windows 7 sp1 as well as windows 10. Guitar cosmologythe roland pickups sole mission in life is to filter. Vg 99 and vg strat does anyone know what additional features the vg 99 has over the vg 88. Although it is not welldocumented in the manual, the vg88. I also own the axefx ultra and have owned and used ada mp1 preamp, mesa triaxis, line 6 ax2, roland jc 120, peavey. Now you can buy a much better sounding unit for about of the cost. It also now has rolands vlink connector usually used to control video. I routinely used this editor for my own vg 88, running in the windows xp environment. 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. The roland vg 99 is a guitar multieffects unit built with a dual engine for running two modeling effects simultaneously. You give up the pedal, but you get much more control.
However, the company proudly states these specs for the vg88. This channel provides information of the roland s best quality electronic musical instruments. Tico tico roland vg88 virtual guitar system cover version duration. 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. Save roland vg 99 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. There are two popular lines of roland guitar processors that use midi pickups and can be easily found on market today. Improved alternate tunings far less wobbly artifacts than vg 8 better interface for running two independent different cosm streams at once. Specify the driver settings the sound quality of the vg 88 is dramatically affected by how the divided pickup is installed. We have 8 roland vguitar system vg 99 manuals available for free pdf download.
With its direct guitar input, all you need is your electric guitar to plug into the vg 88 s sonic landscape. The latest in rolands pioneering vg range could qualify as the best guitar synth ever. It was more expensive back then, because it is much more programmable than the vg 88. The primary difference between the vg88 and the vg99 is that the latter is. Today, roland proudly announces another milestone in guitar modeling and performance technology. Roland vg99 advanced dual engine cosm modeling synthesizer. 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. Roland vg 99 vguitar system owners manual 204 pages. Mac osx use latest download vg99 usb osx driver ver. Find great deals on ebay for roland vg 99 and roland gr33. New sounds and features include more natural tube and overdriven amp sounds, new polyphonic and guitaroriented effects, an onboard expression pedal, 14inch direct.
Get the latest updates drivers, owners manuals, and support documents for your product. View and download roland vg88 owners manual online. Try bypassing the amp and effects in the vg 88, and send just the modelled guitar sound to the kpa. May 19, 2008 this chart identifies a wide variety of popular currentlyavailable or recently discontinued midi foot controllers. Before you start step oneconnect the vg 99 if you have a pa or studio playback system 1. You have the ability to really get some good sounds, and more importantly you can really get the sound you want with the roland vg 99. Innovative hybrid cajon with builtin electronic sounds. Comparision with vintage roland 24pin guitar synthesizer, service manual, rare audio demos. Roland s vg 8 took the guitar community by storm a few years ago. 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. Amazingly enough, ralph benchetrit created a antastic roland vg 88 editor, available free online. Midi out for driving other midi instruments or plugins. The roland vg99 is the flagship of roland guitar synthesizers, with more pure guitar synthesizer processing power than any guitar synthesizer ever built. I demonstrate some of the great sounds that you can get out of the vguitar system.
Roland vg88 sounds awful with kpa profiler related. The last thing i want to mention is that vg99 does have a midi convertor that sends you. Trying to decide between vg99 and gr55 the gear page. I have owned and played the roland gr1, gr9, vg 8, vg 88, and vg 99 and the older shadow pickup system midi controller. I do wish another company would make major strides in pickup modelling. The vg 99 really has taking my creativity to new levels. Overall, very pleased with the vg 99 the interface was a bit confusing at first but that was nothing that the manual couldnt help me power through. Owners manual, training manual, workshop manual, workshop, user manual. Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the roland vg99.
This contains information on the vg99 driver compatible with microsoft. Stay up to date with roland news, artists, promotions, events, and more. I was hot on getting one at one time, but then started considering the fender vg strat instead. For the critical tests, i plugged a roland ready fender stratocaster into a convertersplitter so that i could play the vg 99 and gr300 at the same time. The older vg 8, vg 88 requires a simple input capacitor change.
Be sure to refer to the readme document as this download contains two separate updates depending on the current operating system being used. Written and recorded by legendary guitarist steve vai using the roland vg 88 vguitar system and gr33 guitar synthesizer. Connect the left and right main or sub outputs of the vg 99 to two channels of the pa. Now i use two of them vg 99 and gr33, they are very. Usb and coaxial digital outputs, and more effects than an entire eighties studio. While about 70% of users of vg 99 driver come from the united states, it.