I know you probably have a life and everything, but I would love to see your videos more often. You are one entertaining guy. Thanks so much for your videos.

tripped across your video this morning while looking for info on some of the newer guitar/synth pedals. Glad I did, very well done. And you've inspired me to blow the dust off my G10 and IVL Pitchrider and get back to work. Thanks!

Just bought my uncles G10 rig for $500 he bought in Japan when he was in the Air Force. I was like 13 in 1986 when he had that so It has been a long wait but mine now I enjoyed this video as it makes its way towards me via fedex ground

Thanks for making this video! I've been looking at lots of videos of people demoing these things and most of the videos aren't that good. You really demonstrated what these things could do and how they sound. I'm really looking at getting a triple play pick up now.

I was literary about to make a new playlist for gear and your rig just made me smile.

Great video! Very entertaining and great playing as well!

Thank you for taking some time to demonstrate and share your experience with guitars and synthesizers......fascinating stuff and at the same time a bit overwhelming.....very interesting

First off, you are a musician and you are proficient. You teach and demo very well . We are always our worst critic. And what you call sloppy may just be your interpretation of music being filtered through your heart, soul, and body. Love the demonstration. Thanks

I so enjoy your videos! Thanks !

I hear you Jeff. It's my belief that any guitar player that has an ear for exploring the different tones of the six strings cannot help but to be enticed by the plethora of tones available in the realm of music synthesis.

Finally. this video has everything every other guitar synth video lacked. Reference, proficiency, musicality. etc

Whouw you got a lot of stuff. Nice stuff. Nice guitar and I want it all.

the old guitarists handicap: wanting to play a synthesizer but only having only 4 fingers out of 10 at disposal ;)

thank you. that was awesome. i've had the roland guitar toys for coming up to 30 year, so i get the fascination with these devices.

"These are words with a "C" this time" . . .great King Crimson reference ( Elephant Talk). Thanks for posting this demo. I'm still looking for a decent guitar synth that tracks well and doesn't sound fizzy like the Boss SY 300.

Great video! The old Rolands are great for chump change these days. I picked up a GR-1, VG-8 & VG-88. Also picked up a GI-20 converter and MKS-30 module (GR-700 sounds but with faster tracking) To top it off I found a GKP-4 parallel box so I can run all four at once. madness! arff!

Johnny Sins really CAN do anything

To any other content creators of this genre, this is how its done. Respect!

that first guitar jam had a sorta steve howe vibe about it! great playing!

Awesome, thank you. Came onto this while considering purchase of a Multiac. Very useful. PS, you sound great!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE ❤️ LOVE THIS VIDEO....THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING THIS VIDEO...VERY INFORMATIVE AND VERY HELPFUL..

I knew you were a real guitar player by the faces brother. Cool vid

I loved your groove... I have been playing since 1967, I really enjoyed your manipulation of the fretboard never seen a style like your style. I am a retired (26) year US Military Pilot, I flew Blachhaves, I also did a tad of Gulf Offshore oil rig flying and 8 years of civilian EMS flying plus from 1972+ thru Nov 1979 I was a Los Angeles County Emergency Paramedic. Great video...

Been in love with an axe of sorts since I first played an electric in my bedroom as a 13 yr old kid. Been a GR 33 fan and prisoner off n on for 20 on years. Cool jams.

Hi. New to your channel and I’m becoming quite interested in guitar synthesizers myself(recently scored a couple Roland G707s). Attempting to setup my own studio too, something like what you have. Do you have a video about that? Did it all just happen piece by piece or one piece at a time?

Are the six knobs on the right of the Yamaha rack unit's faceplate gain controls for each string? Fantastic video, btw; I just picked up the FTP after trying one of those Godins with one built in. I've played guitars with GK2 & 3, RMC piezos, and the FTP; playing changes/improves, but I do prefer the piezos overall.

I have a g10 too , back when they came out , They were the best trackers . I use a Yamaha tx 81z for keys, brass, organ ,Rhodes, clavinet,flute and piano .A TX 16 w sampler for strings with two volume pedals for each Tone module to blend the strings in,it worked very well. I had a alesses effects unit with Lesley for the organ that worked with the modulation wheel. A programmable peavey EQ that would change with each sound .I still have it all .

I actually enjoyed another close up look at the Godin Montreal. My genre is acoustic,folk, celtic, etc. so I am after a guitar with three voices that can mix and interact nicely. This seems to be it. I want to eventually be able to bring orchestration along side an acoustic sound using volume pedals without needing to distract my playing. Thanks for a great demo and and entertaining side as well!

I came looking for modern comparisons, and left with the exact name of the Korg Synth I borrowed over summer break from my high school!!

Great video. Most guit/synth guys I know prefer to set pitch bend range to 12 or 24 semi tones, as long as the receiving synth can also be set to the same. It seems to track string bends better. I've had the majority of systems since 1979, ( my fav is the gr 300), including the Yamaha. My real problem with that one was it was too fragile. Please make more vids, this brings back some great memories!!

Hello. i would like to have Guitar riffs in midi files to use in my styles that a create in cubase to put in my korg pa3x. Can you help me? Thanks

Awesome video man. You occupied 24min of my free Friday night evening. That's saying something. Push up brother.

Jeff, thank you for the. Vid; especially teaching me a out the G10. Two questions: do you know of any LAP STEEL guitars with built in synths. Then, what do you think of the YAMAHA EZ-EG for a rank beginner like me. I am not Django, but I do have partially crippled hands from a NASTY table saw accident. Thank You.

Have you tried the GR-55 (c GK-3), and or the new Boss SY-300? Very interested in your thoughts?! Cheers, K

You got some mad skills there man! Trying to imitate some of your licks

What sound modules, or VSTs would you recommend, particularly in conjunction with the FTP?

I just picked up a gr-20 at a local pawn for 50 smackers, I have a gr-55 , but I heard the 20 can actually be better on some patches. The 55 sounds great when it tracks right, real fickle on which guitar I equip with hex pickup. I still can’t get it to track pianos decent. Strings , pads are do-able, but I can’t get the pianos to track good unless I install the hex on a certain guitar. Scale length of the guitar seems to affect it quite a bit. I’m interested to see what up with the gr 20, I heard it tracks better, just less instrument and sound tweaking abilities

What is the best platform to play midi instruments in MainStage with your Guitar?

Hi. Thanks for your vidéo. But i don’t see how your Godin Montreal os outfitted with thé triple play. Could you explain me. Many thanks

I want to hear from you all.. what is the BEST way to get a synth sound out of a guitar.. Least latent

Brilliant video, and brilliant playing! Thanks for the great video! Would love if you could borrow a Jammy! Since all the videoes online with the Jammy MIDI guitars only have simple strumming or non-guitarists playing it. Myself owning a G-10, I don't need another midi-guitar, but the Fishman in the Godin really was brilliant! Will look out for that one!

That was very nice playing

Blimey! Starts off at lightening speed!

Have you tried the Graphtech Ghost pickups with their midi preamp?

Excellent presentation and overall demo Sir !! Maybe one of the best videos about this guitar synth 'subject' . In case you ever get your hands on a vintage Blue Chip AXON i bet you''ll love its tracking and string/frets layer 'features' and will definitely hate its awfully done editing parameters menu :^) It was also nice to humor about your level of ''supposed sloppiness ''' as i just see a very talented and musically oriented guitarist who can indeed play ! Kudos Jeff .

This is fantastic! If you ever get curious to do a follow up, I think the G10 has some built in patches for the TX802 and TX81Z, and if you can get your hands on a Yamaha G50 it has some patches for the VL70m/PLG150VL.

So where’s the actual pickup on that godin with the tripleplay in? I couldn’t see the usual little mag hex one the tripleplay normally has?

Great video, I've been thinking of picking up a tripleplay myself. What I'd really like to know is, how is it installed on that Godin?

your thoughts on the elusive synclavier set up metheny used ?

Nice presentation.I have the roland gr700 w/505 controller..I know, it's a juno with a guitar trigger,still some nice sounds here and there.i rarely use it. if I were not a tech it would have been in the incinerator with the rest of the obsolete roland parts a long time ago.the analog horns abd woodwinds are nice.My regular synth of choice is the roland gr 09. particularly when I use it as a module with my studio logic keyboard controller.great sounds and layers.any idea where i might find a wide formay roland hex pick up for my 505 guitar?

Nice shootout. I was hoping for the "Mystery Date" to be the Ibanez X-ING IMG2010 + MC1 ... plus maybe a little IFC60, if it was handy ... still, learned some stuff about some controllers, and I like your style!

Yo Ono's reincarnated energy is trapped inside the strings. Because that womans life is art.

Incredible playing, loved the Rhodes patch.

Oh well! I guess in one sense I was close! Would be cool to see you set that up though... :) Meanwhile, what in your opinion would be the easiest way to get a guitar to CV controlling an SH101 and also a PolySix? Got a bit of cool old gear cause I was born a bit earlier than 1989! (Still, that was a very good year for me), Love your work - just found you on the tube tonight - have subscribed and will be in touch! Cheers, Steve in Aus - land of cool snakes and pouched animals...

I'm very curious your review of an Artiphon Instrument 1. Have you plan to review it?

are you playing through those monitors in the back ground?

I was just now doing a google search on the Fishman Triple Play and came across this video. It's nice to see how it stacks up against other synths, especially the old ones you selected. The Korg was totally forgettable. You have a lot of velocity in your playing (Al Di Meola move over!), so you're really able to put the synths through their paces. The Yamaha tracked better than I expected, and I was amazed that the old Roland tracked as well as it did. I own a Roland GR-33 (bought it back in about 2001) and I've always been happy with its tracking. It does handle string bends, by the way. I really like the Hammond B3 with string bends enabled. Add some sweep to it for good measure, and you've got one helluva sound. The GR-33 doesn't have a lot of built-in instruments, but those it has sound really good to me. I've seen several demos of the Fishman Triple Play, though, and I gotta say that I'm tempted by it. I especially like the way it can interface with DAW software. So am I right in assuming that the Triple Play is installed into the guitar by Godin, the way they did with the 13-pin Roland compatible guitars? I used to own one of the nylon string Godins with the GR electronics installed. It was an interesting instrument -- especially handy for fingerstyle and classical arrangements. Now I just use the pickup attached to one of my Strats. So anyway, the big question for me is -- do I really need that Fishman? I think this is more a matter of want than need.

AMAZING!

wouw...brilliant opening...and for your request about ms-20, it has the plugin option along with the vsti option on its software version. Apart from all may i ask for a performance on the triple play??? like for the "Blink from infected mushroom or for the cover of daft punk that you can find on youtube as tron guitar...i think it will be insanely valuable measuring the capability on previously done, affirmed transcriptions, i mean this way especially through observing it on the live performance one can easily say that i might venture to score out sort of tracks with my midi pickup for real or like oh man i still have to practice on hanon virtuoso volume 1 :) thx a lot.

Great video. I have been hemming on an FTP for that superior tracking, to run software synths in studio, but pricey for just a pup (especially when you factor in the guitar multiplier)... And then how do you use it w/out the PC? I could tap MIDI out from my GR-33 or 55, but instead I usually suffer my horrible keyboard playing and lots of takes, or use Guitar Wing. I don't find tracking an issue with either GR unit a problem w/GK3 pups (on various 84-91 superstrats w/FR trems), only with GK2A on an HSS Strat gives me grief periodically. Could just need further adjustment I guess...

Finally!....somebody about the synth guitar...equipments, set ups, sounds, performance..

Maybe you can help me solve one of the great mysteries of (my) life; how the hell do you change the backup battery on the G10? I took mine out of storage after years, and can't figure out where they keep that battery...Anyway, I'm a guitar synth junkie too; have a GR-55 and a VG-99 in addition to the G10. My all-time fave was the Photon controller. Got busted in a move and I have regretted tossing it ever since. Thanks for the great video on a strange passion...

Jeff have you got any of the newer MIDI controllers / Synth units?

In the G10, there must be a way to create or built something so the sound won't bend if you choose not to. Like a switch with some software or electronics. I want to know if that could be done ? A specialist in electronics,computers and instruments may be able to do create that.

Great vid!

Have you ever had issues with the GR-1 output at the LR 1/4" output jacks. If so, what was the fix on the circuit board

After coming across this this vid it makes me want to get out my LGXT and Roland GR33 also. Last time I checked though some of the synth switching wasn't working too well on the LGXT and because of the electronics involved guitar techs seem to want to steer clear here in Oz.

very nice review ! tnx

LGxt Godin with the GR01 using internal sounds. I thought the sound you choice would track a lot faster than a piano sound with has the latency problems

Очень красиво работает мизинец! Звук прекрасный!

Please test Roland’s new GK-3B pickup with a 5 or 6 string bass? I want to know if they improved their low note tracking.

Nice video. I use a GR-55 with a LGXT which works well for praise rock.

8-O Dat cable management... haha! Great vid, tho, mang. :-) The TriplePlay tracking was glorious.

My first Guitar Synth was back in the Late 70s ~ It was the 360 Systems Spectre Guitar Synth..made by Bob Easton. I still have it.. & also it's Sequential Circuits Programmer... in one on my racks... I haven't turned it on in many, many years though! I think the Serial # is 012...? The Spectre was a 19" Rackmount unit that came with 2 Oberheim Oscillators with envelops & gates & with hex pickup and of course "Hex Fuzz!!!" But, unfortunately... it was not Polyphonic :((. After that the next advancement in Guitar Synths was from New England Digital > The Synclavier !!! Wow that was nice! That was the top dog.. But it cost $100,000 plus tax... so it was a bit too pricy for most guitar pickers. and more for the studio than Live. My Opinion...the GR-55 Roland (a side from it's limiting layout design issues..) The GR-55 is top Dog in the Guitar Synth arena ~ (once you re-adjust it and tweek it...) Only then...It comes to life... It sounds & tracks as good (if not better) than the Synclavier. at less than 3% of the cost! But, from back then to today.... one thing hasn't changed...... That... all technology has its limitations.... and it is up to YOU.... to always try to work around what it can't do with... what it can do! ~ Lets face it... It's all about creativity! and even more about the expression of creativity into " Sound & into Tone " !!! Thank you for taking your time to post your review! Gerard

I be gotta be honest. Everything was wonderful till the surprise came last. Probably I was expecting a different sound... for when that cartoon tickling chirp-chuckles rushed in 😳 I couldn’t stop laughing. You are entertaining to say the least. 😂 Love it. I just lost an auction with that Godin xtSA at $520 on eBay. But there’s a BOSS SY300 who can do most everything GRs can requiring only a regular electrical guitar. What is your opinion of the Boss synthesizers? Thank you. 🍷

Have u had a chance to demo the boss sy-300 guitar synth yet? Kind of exciting that it doesn't need a piezo pick up system just normal 1/4" output. But from what I seen it doesn't allow for midi multi timbral instruments just synthesized sounds. Which is fine but I like the compositional aspect of classic instruments that the gr-1 could leverage. ( some of the sounds could be quite convincing when u altered yer style of play for them like the vibes and some of the wind/reed instruments ) Enough to compose some interesting ideas save for percussion sections for which 6 strings are inadequate. But between Guitar the Alesis D4 drum module ( and homemade radioshack velocity sensitive piezo buzzers repurposed as pick ups ) and the gr 1. I could at least notepad a composition that expressed how the classic instruments would contribute. Got out of recording strangely enough in the mid 90's about the same time I got into computing. But never married the two. Kind of depressing that u had to kill the pitch. Did you try to adjust the pickup sensitivity for each string in combo with a lighter pitch setting ( and an altered style of play? ) to trigger midi on yer computer. I always assumed that as much would work as well as the stock sounds? :( ( I had an emu proteus rack and that use to work with my gr 1 flawlessly ) don't have it but still have the gr 1! soundcloud.com/theuglyman0war/darkmancini-strut?fb_ref=Default

I have had a roland Gr1 since they came out. I have used the GR20 and Gr30 and Gr33 and GR55. I feel each of those had some improvements and a few nice features, but I feel the GR1 was still far better than the others. I have used the GK2 and 2a and GK3 synth pickups but I prefere those built in like the ones on the Godin guitars. I haven't tried the Yamaha. But right now my go to rig is a Godin SA guitar with GR1. Thanks for the video. You did a great job. I guess I am a fraud and phoney too. I have made a few CDs and people think I can play keyboard, and fiddle and sax and all the rest. But I am "just a guitar player". But I love it. You just have to phrase things like those other instruments to make them believable. And that is the challenge, but a fun one

The main reason why the GR1 doesn’t track as well with the VST is because of the bend transmit. Set it to chromatic or a pitch range of one (and make sure the VST is set accordingly) and it will be fine.

Interesting. I bought the Fishman Triple Play pickup when it first came out. Great idea but I couldn't get it to work successfully with Logic Studio on the Mac. Probably works great if you are using a PC. Retailer did accept return and I got a refund.

Impressed by the Triple Play.

brilliant

I caught that Zappa orchestra crash at the beginning!

Which one were U using at 15:47?

I used to have an Ibanez IMG2010. It worked about as well as your Roland does.

I found this in a search for midi guitar - as I too have a mental/muscle memory issue with keyboards. (Not a phony though as I'm vey open about it.) The search however, was due to tying in my Roland GR-55 to an Akai MPC, as I was looking to deal with some velocity issues.... Something, I'm working out on my own, but once I do work it out, it may help you as well... In the meantime, I love the the idea of the 'synth addict' (as I too am) who also has an aversion to keyboards (as I) - who has similar hurtles... I feel less alone now... I hope you do too. (We are not going to date....)

Exceptional .... could you do this test with midi guitar 2 or GiMiC? It would be very cool!

tried roland gr55,gi20,vbass.for a bass player the tracking always was a problem, saving up for a industrial radio midi bass, this is now the only option for midi guitar with no tracking problems and a natural playing feel..cant wait....oh and thanks for the video...

You are an amazing player and have the tools to have lots of fun. I am wondering if you have tried any of the light wave pickups like the Wilcox hexpro into a synth. I am currently using a gr33 with a couple of godin guitars but find the tracking sure messes up on some patches. I am thinking of purchase a fishman triple play pickup and setup a guitar with it. What are your thoughts on the future of synth given the fact that the light-wave pickups are starting to hit the market now. Thanks for posting your video I really enjoyed your comments.

Hi Why there's no pick up on the Godin? I'm trying to find a solution of midi guitar without adding midi pick=up. Someone have an idea ?

Can you use a different synth brain for the Yamaha G10? I just got one from a friend. I don't have any midi gear for it. I was wondering what Guitar synths will work with it?

Bravo

I still use the GR-700 from time to time, but I had to remove the whammy bar from the G-707 guitar and 'lock' the bridge to ameliorate the tracking which is now pretty good. I put EMG pickups in it, though I'm not sure if that in itself improves the tracking. I also use a GR-1 and GR-20 (with a GK-3 mounted on a Charvel 475 Special). The GR-1's sounds can be edited in interesting ways, but it's not an easy machine. While the GR-20's editing capabilities are limited, the tracking is really good and there are 400 sounds to choose from. I once had a GR-300 and regret selling it to this day. Never got around to buy the GR-1's expansion module when it was still available; do you know where I could find one at a a reasonable price?

Jesus, watched for 5 seconds before realising this isn’t Devin Townsend.

I've never gotten the Fishman to track that quickly and cleanly.

for the last 2 weeks i haven't been able to put it down! .....i've been playing my prs thru "midi guitar 2" software and I'm blown away by the tracking! needs no hardware of any kind ...AND it both hosts plugins and runs AS a plugin. you guys shood really check it out .... its goin into my rig for sure!

The Rhodes sound of the GR-1 is better in my opinion, it is very compressed, have you edited it?

thank's man ! l have a GRl .did not no you tern the pitch bend off. 😇

Maybe the designers make pinch bend functions to the proper sounds not the non - bend instruments. What synth guitar you would recommend?

i've been looking for such hack for a long time

I have a GP10 guitar processor that I run through a MIDX-20 to control a Roland SD 50 synth module. When I play rhythms faster than medium tempo I get notes that "stick". Any ideas what might be the cause of this? I tried plugging into my computer and running synth software and it is fine. I have tried 2 synth modules. Any ideas?? thanks