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Boss GM-800 and GK-5
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I meant to post this here, but JT's thread got in the way 
Mega VG rig is complete [insert devilish laugh here]
Today's guitar synths vs plug-in synths experiment. You really can't tell the difference. It's a new age.
Gear used in production;
Relish Mary One LTD,
Boss GM-800,
Boss SY-1000,
Logic Pro X Drummer,
Arturia Pigments,
Arturia MS-20 V,
Arturia DX7 V,
DS Audio Thorn,
u-he Diva,
Chase Bliss Mood MKII,
Meris LVX,
Mega VG rig is complete [insert devilish laugh here]
Today's guitar synths vs plug-in synths experiment. You really can't tell the difference. It's a new age.
Gear used in production;
Relish Mary One LTD,
Boss GM-800,
Boss SY-1000,
Logic Pro X Drummer,
Arturia Pigments,
Arturia MS-20 V,
Arturia DX7 V,
DS Audio Thorn,
u-he Diva,
Chase Bliss Mood MKII,
Meris LVX,
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The GK pickups always ship with 497mm and 3mm shims.
100%. The two provided shims were either way too high or too low, and I was thinking, “why not, ya know, provide a size right in the middle?”
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Just stack 4 of these on top of each other with a layer of double sided tape between each layer!100%. The two provided shims were either way too high or too low, and I was thinking, “why not, ya know, provide a size right in the middle?”
Welcome to that Boss life, Whizz
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GM-800: How to import Expansion Packs and Sound Packs from Roland Cloud Manager?
Note: Not sure why they didn't put down .svz file format as well since those work in gm-800 too. Because once you make your own sound packs from zenology pro and save it, it saves as a .svz file and even the manual mentions it, yet this page doesn't.
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So I pulled the trigger on the graviton m1 midi wireless controller, excited to play with it when it arrives.
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They released sound packs for zenology plug-in now. From my knowledge it's only for zenology, however I'm going to try it later and see if they'll work in the gm-800 as well. I don't see a point in them doing this just for the plug-in seeing that all sound packs and expansions work in zenology already, so why make some just for the plug-in lol... https://rolandcloud.com/news/introducing-zenology-sound-packs
EDIT: they do work in gm-800 as well once you export them from zenology pro to usb to gm-800. Just tested and worked fine. Weird that they say it only works for zenology pro plug-in and making packs specifically for it when it also works on hardware lol.
EDIT: they do work in gm-800 as well once you export them from zenology pro to usb to gm-800. Just tested and worked fine. Weird that they say it only works for zenology pro plug-in and making packs specifically for it when it also works on hardware lol.
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Man, Roland really continues to fragment all of their Zenology stuff! It’s a headache to keep all of their terminology and compatibility straight.
Only just saw this; I'm the doofus that duct-taped the GK-5 to his strat (which I believe is an American Standard?)...Has anyone mounted a GK5 on a strat pickguard? It seems like it isn't quite as tall as the GK3
And I was shocked to see all the talk about shims and what-not; I guess my action was illegally low because I had to crank the bridge saddles sky high just to get the bare GK-5 under the strings.... I was in a hurry to hear the GM-800!
(Duct tape is still holding, and for now I can't be bothered to tweak it or the action -- I'd rather spend my guitar time playing on the GM-800 and/or FM9.)
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Single ply pickguard would probably work. Or having precision cutting skills
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Battle Tested!!! Who's Guitar Synth Boss!!! Boss SY-1000 vs Boss GM-800
Video roundup here;
Video roundup here;
I'm with him at 11:25 hoping they fix the need to change inputs between MIDI and GK. That is going to be a major PITA for me. I'm probably half and half on what I play on keyboard versus guitar at the moment, and I really don't want to fiddle with settings between songs.
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The GM is a guitar synth. I would have grabbed a keyboard a long time ago if that's what I wanted to play 
Nope. My dumbass decided to quadruple down and play glockenspiel riffs on a flying V.
Nope. My dumbass decided to quadruple down and play glockenspiel riffs on a flying V.
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My wife came in and was like WTF, I’m throwing down on the RG, but it’s trance coming out the speakers
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My wife came in and was like WTF, I’m throwing down on the RG, but it’s trance coming out the speakers
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First gig with the 800 next week. With no practice. I've been playing it up loud practicing my trumpet bends 
but to say I am not nervous about the 10kw bum note blast through the PA would be a lie 
but to say I am not nervous about the 10kw bum note blast through the PA would be a lie 
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Blame it on the dog ?First gig with the 800 next week. With no practice. I've been playing it up loud practicing my trumpet bends
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Ordered my 2nd GK5 for the Bright Bumblebee. Sink or swim come Thursday when the pickup hopefully gets here and I am gigging on Saturday
