@s0c7 I bought one and it still amazes me me what I can do. I already love it and I haven't even scraped the surface of its capabilities. It's also got that excellent 24bit 'soundcard' built in...the thing is a pro tool. Too pro for me!
Ive used one of these since 2007? I have 4 of them now as I cant imagine me not using one for my live shows. The first one is still working andI travelled with it up until Nov of 2019 and then COVID hit the next year. A couple of the controller knobs on it ar slightly damaged but still function. Over all its still the best at what it does. Its NOT a plug in and play device like a stomp pedal but it will do almost everything. I use to carry multiple guitars when i flew now I only take a Traveller Escape MKII with a GK puckup on it and the VG-99. That combination does it all. Acoustic sounds and all electric guitars, 6 and 12 string, alternate tunings at the touch of a button....basically 20+ guitars and amp setups all in a unit that will slip into a carry on bag. The GP-10 is a stripped down version of this if you dont need all the functionality the 99 provides. Havent seen anything that will do what the 99 will. The SY-1000 is something I havent fiddled with et but Ive read some of the drawbacks of that unit and Im sticking with the 99. Your mileage may vary.
Update: I've owned the thing 8 months and I'm still coming across things I didn't know it could do. They also made it TOO versatile. Also, all of the factory presets are really a bad representation of how good it can sound.
Nice! All those fonctions are pretty amazing! If you want to listen to real impressive sounds for the VG, just test the Dominik Hardy's videos about the VG99 on RU-vid, great sound and playing... Victor
I agree, I didn't quite "get it" until I delved a little deeper into the product. I did when i realized its any guitar you fancy , through any amp, with any Fx you want in any tuning !!! Now thats starting to sound cool.. All in real time, no latency at all. Wicked.
@smartsharpkiller It's a Brian Moore.....a lot of the models come with Synth Access.....Godin also do and are possible cheaper and just as good quality.
I'm interested purely for the alternate tuning function, I'm sick of needing a different guitar for every !@#$ song! Can anyone tell me how/if the sound quality changes as you tune farther out digitally? Also, would a floyd rose trem still function normally? Also also, can I fit a GK under 6 strings of a 7 string? Thanks!
if you want this more cheaply here's my advice: get the berhinger midi foot controller, guitar rig 4 and ableton. with these programs you could basically do anything the VG can do with the exception of gutiar moddeling. You could get a Variax maybe for this if you really want to do this. This way you'll save a lot of money and you'll also have more of a studio set up when you are done =)
between this and the new robot les paul you damn near dont need to know how to play. lol.... what happen to the good old days and where the guitarist got 12 guitars on a big rack.. different one for every song... though i gotta say this is quite the contraption lil over board but still awesome as f*ck
As a VG99 owner I'd say this is a great overview. The only downside is hearing a bunch of crazy guys frantically tapping away in the background on the Vdrums with sticks. It's comical. All you hear is "thumpathumpatappitytappitythumpa". Crazy. You figure they could have done this video asking the crazy monkeys to desist for a minute or two so he can do the demo.
Obviously you have never played one ! The VG-99 is NO gimmick.. I know - I have one. AND I also have a GT10. It doesn't even come close to what the VG99 can do...
Which guitar are you using ? plus I dont see a gk3 pickup cause I have the gr 20 processor and the gk3 sucks at mapping while your guitar is doing it like a pro .....plus does it take input directly from a guitar?
@NevadaMusicUK Exactly! At about £1000 for the kit it sounds expensive, but imagine the cost of the Les Paul, Strat, Tele, Synths, Rickys, Vox Amps, Marshall Amps....when you tot up the cost of the kit it replaces, it's a bargain. I love mine.
the part at 8:28 is BAD ASS! now I want one of these.. Hell, just for the alt tunings which seem to be light years beyond a variax... hell, I could sell my whammy pedal too. :)
@529ark The board is a Roland FC300, which adds controls to make it easy to change patches as well as two programmable foot pedals. Sells for about $400US and up.
