
Get your keytar on. Title link takes you to some shots of the Casio DG-20 pulled via this auction.
FEATURES:
* 4 different Acoustic Guitar sounds;
* 2 different Electric Guitar sounds;
* 3 other strings: Mandolin, Harp & Japanese Shamisen;
* 2 built-in pedal effects: Flanger & Distortion;
* 3 keyed instruments: Organ, Jazz Organ & Funky Clavicord;
* 3 wind instruments: Trumpet, Flute & Clarinet;
* 3 other effects: Glockenspiel, Chorus & Crystal;
* Built-in Drum Machine;
* 12 background rhythms: Rock, 16 Beat, Pops, Reggae, Country, Enka (don't ask... we don't know either), Swing, Blues, Bossa Nova, Slow Rock, Waltz & Tango;
* Synchro/Fill-in button
* 4 Separate Digital Drum pads: Snare Drum, Hi Tom, Low Tom & Cymbal;
* Tempo up and down controls;
* MIDI output

Features:
* 100% Fully compatible with vintage Roland 24-pin Systems
* Graphite reinforced neck eliminates the need for G-707 style stabilizer bar
* The only guitar synth controller ever built that supports ALL FOUR Roland Control Voltages
* Unique "virtual" whammy bar for perfect bends while maintaining tuning integrity
* Buffered control voltage electronics for circuit stability
* Custom Ibanez bridge with integrated guitar synth pickups
* Steinberger style headstock and design
* Precision microtuners in bridge for fast, easy, accurate tuning
* Two distinct Ibanez designed humbuckers for premium guitar tones
* Continuous control over modulation depth (no awkward touch pads with intermittent operation)
Just a random aside, the Casio DG-20 was used in a rather hilarious manner in the last song of Flight of the Conchord's HBO special. They're not exactly a regular Matrixsynth sorta band (two guys with acoustic guitars singing really funny songs) but I figured it warranted a mention considering they make a point of mentioning the DG-20 BY NAME and also referring to it as I believe "a guitar from the future...or a porno" (I'm probably mangling the quote, can't check the video since I'm at work).
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At some point in the early 90's, studio musician Elliott Randall told me the Casio tracked better than any other guitar synth.
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