Anyone know whether the Roland VG8 can be programmed with alternate tunings with sharps and flats?

[Fraser]

Anyone know whether the Roland VG8 can be programmed with alternate tunings which have sharps/flats?

 

[Sascha Franck]

I think you'll find some VG8 experts here:

VGuitar Forums - Index

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www.vguitarforums.com

But I think @gumtown is a member round these parts as well and might have plenty of experience.

 

[JiveTurkey]

@hippietim will know as well.

 

[HomespunEffects]

Anyone know whether the Roland VG8 can be programmed with alternate tunings which have sharps/flats?

Yeah, wasn’t that one of its big selling points? I seem to remember Joni Mitchell being involved.

 

[Fraser]

Yeah, thanks HomespunEffect and for the pointers from you other guys. Joni Mitchell used over 50 tunings with a prototype so fingers crossed

 

[JiveTurkey]

VG8 provides alt tunings so it should be doable. Unless I am missing something.

 

[gumtown]

VG-8 can do half step increments (equal to one fret) on your User alternate tunings.
It can also do offsets in "cents" just like the SY-1000 can do +/- 50 cent for micro-tonal tunings

More information in the VG-8 user manual - page 62

https://www.roland.com/global/support/by_product/vg-8/owners_manuals/533260af-d6bb-4892-99ca-fd8bef5698ff/

 

[Fraser]

Thanks gumtown and everyone else who helped, ill get on it. Such a great forum this, have a good one everyone

 

[Hush]

You will need a GK pickup to take advantage of the retuning feature.

 

[Fraser]

You will need a GK pickup to take advantage of the retuning feature.

Thanks Hush, yeah got one.