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Got to play a Fender VG synth guitar today for an hour
Will Roland make a a kit for just the VG system so I can put it in another guitar? THEN it would be a great score since I wouldn't like to have all that in a strat (just for the visual aspect of it).
I think it will be exclusive to the Strat. Besides, trying to fit that VG system on your own into another guitar would require some serious hacking. Have you seen the back of the VG Strat? Its not something I'd want to mod a guitar to fit on my own. Now from the front it really doesn't look much different than a standard Strat. The only extras you see are a white GK pickup by the bridge, which blends into the white Strat pickguard, and one tone knob is replaced by two mini-knobs to control the various VG functions. I think they did it rather cleanly myself.
Once again, the biggest thing I wish it had on it is Eb tuning as I stated earleir and Jack Napalm pointed out too. I would use Eb tuning much more than some of the other tunings on it. I will use drop D though for the Van Halen and Ratt tunes we do in my band
'87 Kramer Stagemaster Custom '81 Kramer Pacer Standard custom made Les Paul VOX Tonelab LE Epiphone Valve Jr. moded!!! ADA MP1 BBE 422A Lexicon MPX-G2 ADA Microtube 100
Yes, my band does Unchained as well as Ratt's Lay it Down. Both are in Drop D. I use my 87 Purple/Black Zebra Soloist with D-Tuna or my EVH Art Series to cover these songs live.
Couldnt you still buy one from the USA for say $1650...then just pay
the $350 import duty? Still would be way less than $3900.00 imo
Absolutely. The local retailers are rip-off merchants. Having said that, what happens when you have a warranty issue? Kind of hard to take a punt on a guitar that you've never played before too. But alas, I'm not a strat guy. I was just curious about these things; to see how far the technology has come since the Roland Midi guitar days.
i played one when it first came out
I love that thing!
it plays and sounds great- i felt right at home on it.
the neck feels amazing
I wouldnt by it but its defiently a class axe!
My Guitars
Hohner HW-200 (Natrual Grain)
Slammer By Hamer XP-1 Standard (Wine Red)
Kramer 1984 Custom (Bullseye Black)
Squier Affinity Series P-Bass (Black)
Epiphone Les Paul Classic (Black)
Takamine EG531SSC (Black)
Kramer Vanguard S-440S
Kramer Proaxe Standard (Black Sparkle)
Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom (Camo)
Kramer F-1000 (Black)
Ibanez RG-370 (Urban Digital Camo)
In some aspects a bit less realistic compared to VG
Overall its up to one's choice. But for average rock/blues/country guy who needs just a bit of soinc enhancement, VG is a better choice. Because having a real thing for a main job is important for many.
Because I don't say it
Doesn't mean I ain't thinking it
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