Since the problems with it are most notable, I'll mention those, though. But it's much more expensive.Ī terrific sounding guitar synth.

So, if you play guitar and are constantly switching guitars for the right tone for a song, or if you jam a lot and feel that sometimes you brought the wrong instrument, or whatever, the VG-88 is a great choice. In fact, I'm probably going to go out and get another Hex-converter to attach to my former main guitar so that I can finally retire my nearly 20-year old Roland GR. I haven't touched another one of my guitars in a long time because I can generally get a better tone out of this. Recording, playing live, improvising, whatever.

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