Roland VG-88 V-Guitar System

Roland Updated: 2009-02-20 RSS
Roland VG-88 V-Guitar System

The VG-88 uses advanced COSM® technology to "model" the most popular guitars and amplifiers in history, as well as produce some very unique "guitar-meets-synth" sounds of its own. New sounds and features include more natural tube and overdriven amp sounds, new polyphonic and guitar-oriented effects, an onboard expression pedal, 1/4-inch direct guitar input and more.

* Self-contained guitar processing/modeling system which recreates a wide variety of guitar, pickup, amp, speaker cabinet and microphone sounds using a standard electric guitar equipped with GK-2A or compatible pickup (sold separately)
* GK-Ready 13-pin input plus 1/4" guitar input for direct access to amp/speaker modeling sections
* Hollow-body and acoustic guitar models including new nylon string guitar
* Extremely natural tube amp models and overdriven sounds
* HRM (Harmonic Restructure Modeling) creates synth-type sounds—including new brass sounds—with natural playing nuances and without delay
* Combination guitar output/GK pickup output for completely new types of sounds
* Polyphonic Intelligent Pitch Shifter for instant open tunings, 12-string guitars, bass guitar, string-assignable octave, slow gear, and more
* Effects include reverb, chorus, hexa-pan, delay, flanger and parametric EQ
* Extremely intuitive operation w/ helpful operational graphics and icons
* Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control
* Output Select switch for connection to conventional guitar amps or power amps
* Offers 200 Preset and 100 User Patches, including newly-developed factory Patches

Specifications

AD Conversion
- 24 bit AF Method (NORMAL INPUT)
- 20 bit (GK INPUT)
D/A Conversion: 20 bit 128 times Oversampling ΔΣModulation
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
Program Memories: 260 (Preset: 160 + User: 100)
Nominal Input Level
- INPUT: -10 dBu
Input Impedance
- INPUT: 1 M ohms
Nominal Output Level
- OUTPUT: +4 dBu
- GUITAR OUT: -10 dBu
Output Impedance
- OUTPUT: 2 k ohms
- GUITAR OUT: 2 k ohms
Dynamic Range: 100 dB or greater (IHF-A)
Display
- 160 x 64 dots backlit LCD
- 8-segment 2-character LED
Controls: Output Level knob, Value dial, Cursor buttons, Output Select button, Function buttons 1-6, Page button, Exit button, Write button, COSM Guitar button, COSM Amp button, Effects button, Level/BPM/Key button, Pedal/Assign button, Name/Chain button, EZ Edit button, Tuner button, Number pedals 1-4, CTL pedal, Bank Up pedal, Bank Down pedal, Expression pedal, Power switch
Connectors: GK IN, GUITAR INPUT, GUITAR OUTPUT, OUTPUT L (MONO), OUTPUT R, PHONES, SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL1, 2, MIDI IN, MIDI OUT
Power Supply: AC 117 V, 230 V, 240 V
Power Consumption: 24 W
Accessories
- Power Cord
- Owner's Manual
- GK Connecting Cable: C13-A (5 m)
Options
- Divided Pickup: GK-3
- Unit Selector: US-20
- GK Connecting Cable: C-13B (10 m)
- Expression Pedal: EV-5, FV-300L + PCS-33 (Roland)
- Foot Switch: FS-5U, FS-5L