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Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual

Roland VG-99 Workshop Manual

V-guitar system pickup settings
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VG-99
V-Guitar System
Pickup Settings
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  • Page 1 The trademarks listed in this document are trademarks of their respective owners, which are separate companies from Roland. Those companies are not affiliated with Roland and have not licensed or authorized Roland’s VG-99. Their marks are used solely to identify the equipment whose sound is simulated by Roland’s VG-99.
  • Page 2 Roland GK-3 pickup (or similar)— The GK-3 is This booklet discusses setting up the VG-99 for use with a divided pickup a user-installable divided pickup and control such as the Roland GK-3 or a piezo system. Connecting the guitar’s normal unit that can be easily mounted on most six- output to the VG-99 is covered as well.
  • Page 3 GK IN jack on the VG-99’s front panel. The VG-99 allows you to combine and blend the signals from a divided pickup and the guitar’s regular pickup. Combining signals can be accomplished one...
  • Page 4 Be sure to take the time to make accurate divided pickup settings—they guitar. Select from the following: have a very big impact on the VG-99’s sound and performance, and are critical to achieving sonic nirvana with its modeled instruments. •...
  • Page 5 If your VG-99 doesn’t display all the piezo pickup options mentioned have the guitar’s scale length. If you don’t have a measurement device here, you need to update it to VG-99 System Version 1.04 or higher. handy, you should be able to get the scale length information from the The update is a free download from the VG-99 product page at guitar’s manufacturer.
  • Page 6 Use the PAGE buttons to go to Page 4 in the display. for controlling various VG-99 functions remotely from the guitar. The S1,S2 POS setting allows you to reverse the control functions assigned to them if you wish. Press the F6 button to choose the desired setting: NORMAL or REVRSE.
  • Page 7 The goal is to adjust the LOW and HIGH parameters to achieve the • To select a character— use the PATCH/VALUE dial. most natural sound before the piezo pickup is processed by the VG-99’s • To change to a different character position— use the PAGE modeling and effects.
  • Page 8 Owner’s Manual or the VG-99 Workshop booklet Patches. GK Connect Set the GK Setting Mode to PATCH, as described above. This setting determines whether the VG-99’s GK IN jack is turned on, off, or Select the desired patch. switched automatically when a cable is plugged in.
  • Page 9 We hope you’ve found this workshop helpful. Keep an eye out patches or adjusting the patch level. When making assignments to for other VG-99 Workshop booklets available for downloading at them in the VG-99, the switches are simply called “GK S1” and “GK www.RolandUS.com. S2.”...