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Hello from California
zebra:
Hi. I am totally new to the VGuitar world. This looks like a great forum and I look forward to exploring the site.
I have a Breedlove Mark II Electric Guitar. It has Lollar Imperial Humbuckers and the RMC Synergy pickup system built in. Currently, I use the humbuckers into a Mesa Boogie Triaxis and a TC Electronic G-System. When I want an acoustic sound I use the RMC piezo output of the guitar into a Rane AP-13 acoustic preamp. All of this gear sounds really good but I am tired of dragging around an 8-space rack and a pedal board. I am ready to try the 13 pin out of my guitar but I am not sure whether to go down the VG-99 path or the GR-55. I am also wondering if either of these can sound as good as my analog and tube gear, especially since my friend, who uses a Boss GT-10 directly into the house mixer, never gets tone as good as mine.
I would appreciate any advice or thoughts.
Thanks,
zebra
Brent Flash:
Welcome to the group zebra! :)
aliensporebomb:
Welcome indeed! Maybe if we heard some recordings of your existing setup we could figure out if you could get "in the ballpark" the GK way.
Jim Williams:
Zebra, I too am having gear issues but I have the gear you are inquiring about. I have both a VG-99 and a GR-55 and you may give up a little tone for convenience. The difference between the two is the VG is a guitar modeling processor and the GR is a Guitar Synth. I you are a guitar Player who doesn't want synth sounds then the VG is the way to go. The GR has a mini GT-10 in it but it is quite limited. Both take some EQ magic to make the amp models believable however it can be done. I have posted some of my patches on this site with MP3's and if you listen to them you can get a better idea of what both units will sound like through the PA. They were recorded direct to Reeper so what you here is what you get.
zebra:
Hi. Thanks for the replies. I listened to the mp3 posts and several of them sound like what I am looking for. Thanks for posting those. I particularly liked the MS Gold, Superstitious and the Match and Brass sounds. We have 3 guitarists in our band - 1 acoustic and 2 electrics. I play rhythm electric while the other electric does the leads. I need warm clean tones and fat crunch or high gain tones that have good sustain. I will try to get some clips up as soon as I can. I don't have recording equipment at home but I can have a recording made of me where I play out.
As fun as it would be to have the synth sounds, getting the best guitar tone is my top priority. If the VG-99 is best at that perhaps it is the better choice for me. Is there a way to get sounds like organ, piano or strings using a VG-99?
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