I've already confessed to Elf on having used Steve's samples :wave: - they're still my goto Taurus where I can access a sampler of some kind. That whole standing wave thing is so true though: I remember seeing Yes on the Union tour, and Chris was in front of me the moment he first stepped on his Tau...

Anyway, to bottom this out. Completely unexpectedly I picked up a second hand (barely used) Boss GM-800 off eBay on Friday, and have plumbed it into my current SY-1000 rig with a Boss GKC-AD 13-pin to GK serial convertor purchased from Andertons which arrived the next day on a Saturday :thumbup: . I...

I found this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIYdvZDpaps

The Fuzzy Ducks sound a bit more hyped than the Tex Mex I think - I don't think they sound cheaper. But its all personal preference.

When I eventually sell enough stuff to pick up a GM-800, I'll be staying firmly in the 13-pin world. I have the Hexacaster that Wonks built for me and two Brian Moore RMC iGuitars. I don't see any need to change, particularly as the A-D convertor understands the regular GK-3 switches on the guitar a...

What have you been using, and how have you found the latency? I'd be interested for the same reason as you: I am a rubbish keyboard player. I have Wonks' old GR-33* which I love to bits. Lovely and consistent tracking, enough programmability and waveform variation to be able to find something to fi...

Personally I find I can work around delays if the result is predictable. If you play brass - especially the bigger instruments, like I used to when I was a kid - and you want to sound tight you have to anticipate the beat. Consistency is key here - I used to find one of the slower conversion units -...

Its a source of inspiration - I can't play keys well enough to be able use a synthesiser for anything but rudimentary compositions, but I can certainly play guitar well enough. It's a production tool - you don't need to take out a keyboard live for every gig, especially if your requirements are inte...

As of this moment, we’re in ‘hold the press’ mode for best midi guitar system - Roland have a new system out and early reports are it performs better than previous Roland ones, but it’s in short supply, there are no test figures comparing it with triple play and thus it remains an open question whic...

... Heck, given that it has a midi in, you might see some keys players using it as a professional package for Roland Boutique emulations https://www.roland.com/global/promos/roland_boutique/ ... No, Roland are wise to that. The GR-55 has a MIDI in but it is only for MIDI CC. The GR-55 does not work...

I’m not necessarily expecting any of you to be aware of this, but Boss have released a new guitar synth box. It’s a very interesting product release for guitarists because it changes the 13-pin analogue interface Roland guitar synths have had since (consults the inter webs because it’s been so long)...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFEmBSqdN6k

Deep dive with Alex

I'd assume that at some point they will add a sound modifying synth pedal using the serial link, and then maybe a synth+sound modifying pedal with both options available. It would be lovely if a SY-1000S was in the works - that would give Boss' corporate culture the option to re-visit loose ends su...