jim flynn
From:
Salado,Texas
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Posted 17 Oct 2010 9:16 am |
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Thought I'd post a little about The 6"lite" and the addition of the Roland GR20 syn,as a compliment in
the band.
I'm using a Hilton pedal, thru a Peterson StroboFlip,
into a Peavey BassFex w/ Newman settings, and into the GR20.
When I ordered the GR20 with 6 string pick up I didn't realize that the pick up is curved(not being a guitar
player) so I had to remove the cover, and plastic bottom plate which was also curved, made a plate mounted on springs like a regular steel pickup,super glued the now cover less 6 mini humbuckers on it and set it between the changer mounts. It could be no more
that 20m/m from the bridge and was a little wide,so I angled it a little to make sure the bass strings covered the pick up.
The string height above the pick ups must be 1m/m thus the adjustable plate.
The Gr-20 has very realistic samples and it takes some concentration on technique to keep it real. It helps if you are good blocking.
The pictures are a tad blurry sorry about that.
this is my 1st day with it,but so far I am super happy with it. BTW Roland will not warranty this mod
so be careful and think before you decide to do it.
Jim
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Allan Munro
From:
Pennsylvania, USA and Scotland
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Posted 19 Oct 2010 6:41 am
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Nice. I had a GR20 for a while and loved it. I don't remember there being a curve on the PU though. Yeah, that would be a problem as far as balanced output is concerned. I seem to remember that they make more than one version of that PU - the original, made for a Strat and a later one for a LP style guitar. Could it be that the original is more 'flat' than the later, LP, style one? I still have a guitar here, with a Roland PU right by the bridge. I built this guitar and the PU is the one that Roland sell for 'built in' situations (as opposed to the 'add on' that is most often seen). The think about this one is that the literature that comes with it says that it can be flexed to fit. Obviously there is a limit to how much, but they do seem to allow a degree of 'bend' in this one. Just a thought if you have a problem with the current set up.
You mention blocking - Oh, I so know what you mean!!! There is a way to reduce the mis-triggering however. As you know, I am sure, the PU needs to be balanced when you first set it up. At that stage you can set it to be more or less sensitive. Just as long as the strings are in balance, it is possible to work with this sensitivity aspect of the thing. The sensitivity of the digital PU changed the way I play guitar for ever. The thing was so willing to pickup every string movement and reproduce it at volume. The little whispers of sound that you don't really hear as you (with your left hand) brush an adjacent string (with a conventional PU) are produced at the same level as the notes that you do want.
You will love that thing more and more as you spend time with it, Allan.....
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