[sdiy] G-VOX Guitar Midi Pickup

[Harry Bissell Jr]

Sorry I screwed up. (better reply now in bit bucket)

The G-vox is excellent for the money, a good
repacement for ARP Avitar, 360 Systems...

For Roland you need to clone the built in preamps that
Roland has, and G-vox does not.

Mounting of the G-Vox by suction cups (in a word) 
SUCKS. No good... you have to permanently mount
it. I used an aluminum plate to mount it to a
tune-o-matic bridge.

I'd estimate a 98% chance of a sucessful clone if you
have the experience to duplicate the preamps.

H^) harry


--- john mahoney <jmahoney at gate.net> wrote:
> Just to be clear, there isn't really such a thing as
> a Roland MIDI pickup.
> Roland makes what they call a "divided" pickup,
> which outputs a separate
> signal for each string. Roland makes the GK-2
> pickup, around $200, while
> others make compatible units (also available as
> bridge-mounted piezo
> pickups). But the pickup by itself does nothing for
> you.
> 
> The divided pickup signals are sent to something
> like a GR-33 synth, a VG-88
> (which is a processor, not a synth; I have one of
> these), or a GI-20 MIDI
> interface. Should I mention the special
> multi-conductor cables with 13-pin
> connectors? Pricey and rather delicate.
> 
> To get MIDI from a guitar you need a GK-2 or
> compatible pickup and a GI-20
> or perhaps a GR-33 (which I think sends MIDI note
> data, but I'm not sure
> because Roland does not publish downloadable
> manuals). The VG-88 definitely
> does *not* send MIDI note data.
> 
> Is this G-Vox less than $200? Less than the $500
> price of the GK-2/GI-20
> package deal? Guitar-to-MIDI conversion is
> notoriously difficult, so cheap
> stuff may not be very satisfying.
> --
> john
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Troy Gray" <banana_8_ape at herzeleid.net>
> To: "synth diy" <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 10:38 AM
> Subject: [sdiy] G-VOX Guitar Midi Pickup
> 
> 
> > Has anyone heard of the G-VOX Guitar Midi Pickup?
> I've seen it on ebay a
> few times and it's definately cheaper than a roland
> midi pickup. Does anyone
> have any information on the quality of this product?
> I'm wanting to use it
> with a Roland MKS-50 and the PG-300 controller.
> Would this work?
>