Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Pro Tip - Super Filter Modulation w/ Expression Ramper

video upload by WayneJoness

"The GR-300 lacks Filter Modulation, a staple of Analog Synthesizers. This video shows how to use the OBNE, Old Blood Noise Effects - Expression Ramper to modulate the GR-300 filter using the filter pedal input in the GR-300.

A big shout out to Ian Thompson who brought this to my attention! Thanks Ian!

https://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-300.htm"

Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synth - Craig Anderton Modification Revised

Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synth - Craig Anderton Modification Revised - Part One - Introduction

YouTube via WayneJoness

Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synth - Craig Anderton Modification Revised - Part Two - Installation


Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synth - Craig Anderton Modification Revised - Part Three - LFO Pedal


Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synth - Craig Anderton Modification Revised - Part Four - Hex Fuzz

Zion Turbo Synth Guitar Synth with Roland GI-20 and Soft Synths Reaktor 5.0

YouTube via WayneJoness

"Super rare, American-made Zion Turbo Guitar Synth Controller, designed for the vintage 24-pin Roland Guitar synthesizer series, and build in the mid-nineteen eighties. This clip shows the Zion Turbo synth guitar used with the Roland GI-20 to drive Native Instruments Reaktor 5.0 and Arturia V2600. A BX-13-VX is used to interface between the 24-pin and 13-pin interface."

Zion Turbo Synth Guitar Synth with Roland GR-300 GR-700 GM-70


"This clip shows the Zion Turbo synth guitar with 24-pin vintage gear: the Roland GR-300, then GR-700, and finally a GM-70 driving a Roland XV-5080 with MIDI."

Zion Turbo Synth Guitar Synth with Roland VG-99


"This clip shows the Zion Turbo synth guitar used with the Roland VG-99. Check out the awesome bass demo at the beginning! A BX-13-VX is used to interface between the 24-pin and 13-pin interface."

Boss SY-1000 Resynthesis - Reamping - Next Level Guitar Synth USB Six Split Outputs

video by WayneJoness

"https://www.joness.com/gr300/SY-1000.htm [some pics of the inside there] One of the breakthrough features of the Boss SY-1000 is access to the individual string inputs and outputs in the USB audio stream. With this feature you can record a guitar performance into your DAW then freely experiment with using different SY-1000 patches on the recorded track. Boss calls this resynthesis.

This is similar to the process of reamping, where a guitar signal is recorded dry then played back, or 'reamped' through different amplifiers. But resynthesis takes this to a whole new level, since you can not only change the amplifier, but the kind of guitar used on a track, switching from a Strat to a Les Paul, or Acoustic, or even a Roland GR-300 Guitar Synthesizer. With each string recorded individually there is also a whole new level of editing and creativity available as well. You can literally correct the performance of one note without having to punch in on the entire performance."

Brian Moore i2.13 guitar with Roland GR-700 Vintage Analog Synth and Original RC-1324

YouTube Published on Sep 5, 2012 by WayneJoness

"In 2005 I built the original RC-1324 after receiving an email from guitar legend Vernon Reid. Reid wanted to use a Brian Moore guitar to play his vintage Roland GR-700 synth. I put together this clip for Vernon so he could see the RC-1324 in action."

Roland VG-99 Guitar Synth Freeze Tutorial - GK S1 Assign

YouTube Uploaded by WayneJoness on Sep 24, 2011

"This tutorial shows how to assign the VG-99 freeze effect to any controller. You can turn the Freeze effect on or off with a switch, MIDI control. etc. This demo uses GK S1 to turn the freeze effect on and off. http://www.gr300.com"

Pat Metheny - New England Digital Synclavier Demonstration - Old Grey Whistle Test - Roland G-303

WayneJoness

"Pat Metheny - New England Digital Synclavier Demonstration - Old Grey Whistle Test - Roland G-303 Super rare footage from the British television show 'The Old Grey Whistle Test'. I believe the clip was pulled for years as the original broadcast included the tune 'Tell It All', from 'First Circle' and this was blocked by WBM Group from being shown on YouTube. Great to have it back!"

https://www.joness.com/gr300/Roland_G...

Roland GR-300 & RC-1324-PDL-V2 with Xotica BX-1 Demo

RC-1324-PDL-V2 with Xotica BX-1 and Roland GR-300 Analog Guitar Synthesizer Hex Fuzz Demo

YouTube Published on Sep 6, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/RC13.htm This clip demonstrates the features of both the Roland GR-300 and the RC-1324-V2, with an emphasis on the hex fuzz sound. The hex fuzz circuit has six, high-gain fuzz circuits to process each string individually."

Roland GR-100 GR-300 - You MUST Do This Mod! Power Supply Repair - Vintage Analog Guitar Synth DIY

WayneJoness

"This video details a modification to the GR-100, GR-300 or GR-33B power supply. Replacing the problematic tantalum capacitors with much more reliable modern equivalents."

https://www.joness.com/gr300/gr-300_gr-100_power-supply-repair.htm

Moog Voyager XL - How to Use Ribbon as MIDI Controller - NI Massive - Reaktor - Arturia V2600

Published on Apr 30, 2019 WayneJoness

"This video details how to use the analog Ribbon on the Moog Voyager as a continuous MIDI controller, sending MIDI breath controller #32 messages."

Steve Hackett - Roland GR-500 Showcase - Please Don't Touch - Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer

Published on Aug 2, 2019 WayneJoness

"The is rare footage of Gensis guitarist Steve Hackett from November 8, 1978. Steve was on a solo tour, promoting his new album 'Please Don't Touch'. Steve opens the concert with a really great showcase of the amazing Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer, using the GS-500 guitar synthesizer controller. The complete show can be found on the DVD: Steve Hackett 'Spectral Mornings'."

Roland G-707 Vintage Guitar Synthesizer Controller Introduction

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Roland G-707 Vintage Guitar Synthesizer Controller Distortion


Roland G-707 Vintage Guitar Synthesizer Controller GR-300


Roland G-707 Vintage Guitar Synthesizer Controller Clean FX

Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer

YouTube via WayneJoness
"Brief over view of this forgotten 3-way guitar synthesis system from the later nineteen eighties! Guitar synth, pitch-to-MIDI and stand alone FM synthesis system!"
videos:
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - Introduction
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - Pitch to MIDI
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - FM MIDI Module
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - Multi-timbral MIDI Module
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - Tuning and Front Panel Controls
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - ZD3 Driver
Korg Z3 Vintage FM Guitar Syntheizer - Rear Panel Connections

Roland XV-5080 MIDI Sound Module Factory Presets

Published on May 3, 2015 WayneJoness

"The Roland XV-5080: Perhaps the greatest Roland Sound Module ever. You can press the volume knob to generate appropriate phrases to demo sounds. I select a few patches at random and demo them."

Roland XV-5080 Original Factory Demos - 3 Songs

Published on May 3, 2015

"The Roland XV-5080: Perhaps the greatest Roland Sound Module ever. 128 voices, plus 32 MIDI channels! Eight individual outputs and digital interface. Large display, reads SCSI data and imports a wide variety of formats, including Akai and other samplers."

Roland GM-70 with Moog MP-201, Roland G-707 and SBC-1324

YouTube Published on Apr 28, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GM-70.htm The Roland GM-70 vintage pitch-to-MIDI converter is used with a modern Moog MP-201. The guitar used is a Roland G-707. A SBC-1324 sends the control voltage from the MP-201 to the GM-70. And the GM-70 uses the control voltage to generate MIDI messages for a Roland XV-5080."

Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer Overview

YouTube Published on May 3, 2012 by WayneJoness

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/GR-100.htm ...An in-depth look at the Roland GR-100, "Electronic Guitar Unit."

Playlist:
Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Introduction 1/5
Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Hex Fuzz Modes 2/5
Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Voltage Controller Filter 3/5
Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Vibrato 4/5
Roland GR-100 Vintage Analog Guitar Synthesizer - Chorus 5/5

Wayne Joness SBC-1324 Roland Vintage 24 and Modern 13 Pin Converter

Published on Nov 26, 2018 WayneJoness

Demo of the Wayne Joness SBC-1324 with the Roland G707 guitar and GR-300 guitar synth, and the Moog MP-201 Mulit-Pedal. The SBC-1324 is a converter with both 13 and 24 pin inputs, and 13 and 24 pin ouputs. The SBC-1324 was also featured here with a G-707 back in 2012. Below are some pics and info on its creation from joness.com.

"Back in 2009 I was approached by a very talented Canadian guitarist who wanted to be able to control both vintage Roland 24 pin GR-series synthesizers and modern Roland 13 pin GK-series synthesizers with one guitar, either a 13 or 24 pin guitar.

The SBC-1324 is the unit I built to meet this need. The unit has both 13 and 24 pin inputs, and a master analog switch to select between the two. There are six amplifiers for each string input, used primarily to boost the 13 pin signals to the 24 pin format, but they can also be used individually to amplify any single string input, whether 13 or 24 pin.

The unit also generates all the control voltages, plus hex fuzz, needed for the vintage Roland GR-series. For each control voltage, there is a switch to select from the signal coming from the guitar, or the internal control voltage.

In additional, there are control voltage inputs on the back for all four vintage control voltages, so that an external pedal, like the Moog MP-201, can be used as a control modulator. To top it off, an external control pedal can be used as the master control for each control voltage.

This was a one-off project, all hand-wired using perf boards and point-to-point wiring. To illustrate how to use the unit, I made several videos (shown below) that step through all the features."

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Roland GR-300 and GK-1 with Xotica EA-1 Acoustic/Electric Guitar

Published on Jun 3, 2017 WayneJoness

http://www.joness.com/gr300/gk1_kit.htm

"Roland GR-300 and GK-1 with Xotica EA-1 Acoustic/Electric Guitar"

Roland VB-99 Synthesizer with Roland G-77 Bass and BX-13-VX Bus Converter Introduction

YouTube via WayneJoness mrsjoness on Ebay. I added the Ebay link to the More Stuff secton on the right.
"A vintage Roland Bass Guitar, the G-77 is used with the new Roland VB-99 bass guitar synthesizer. A BX-13-VX is used to convert the 24-pin bass output to the 13-pin bass guitar synthesizer input. This video shows how to use the BX-13-VX with the VB-99 and G-77."

Roland VB-99 Synthesizer with Roland G-77 Bass and BX-13-VX Bus Converter Demonstration

Roland GR-300 RC-1324-VR Schecter Stiletto Classic GK-3

Published on Jan 25, 2013 WayneJoness·252 videos

"http://www.joness.com/gr300/RC13.htm Schecter Stiletto Classic with Internal Roland GK-3 kit plays a Roland GR-300. Various GR-300 functions and controls are highlighted. The RC-1324-VR converts the GK-3 into vintage Roland 24-pin signals."