Hi Josh!! Welcome to the list!! I know a little about your quandry....so I hope the following is helpful.
The VG-88-is an upgrade of Rolands orig. VG-8. Among the differences: An expression pedal to control various paramaters in real time (to volume, distoration,delay, etc.) and a 1/4 input which allows you to use any guitar that does not have the special Roland pickup installed, although you won't be able to take full advantage of the units power to say the least. This pickup (GK-2A) is a hexaphonic type which allows each string to be processed individually. Therefore each string can have it's won user defined tuning assignable per patch. Also, the VG-88 uses computer modeling of various Amp/spkr/mic/guit combinations to reproduce classic guitar. tones or tones you design yourself. Joni uses a Parker Fly with factory installed GK-2A, but you can get a strat or some other guitars with factory GK-2A's as well. Another option would be to install the pickup on your own axe (they can be user-installed on many electronics) There are people here who use both the VG-8 and the VG-88...and might be able to add to what I have written. I'm not a musician per se....in fact....I'm pretty bad. But I know a little about this stuff because I helped my brother build a home recording studio.(and he has a lot of the gadgets and gizmos)So when I'm paying for something,I want to know ALL the details. :-) Hope this was helpful... Take care, Bree PS: I have been listening to TTT for the past week or so and am just loving it more and more.......WOW!!! Those guitar sounds....... >My name is Josh Eubank and I am a new member to the "Only Joni" list! I >have a >few questions I was hoping someone could answer for me! Basically here >are my questions! Are the Roland VG-8 and VG-88 two different things that >Roland manufacture, or is it often just shortened to the VG-8 with the >second >8 left out to save time or something? Also, what does it do, and what kind >of >guitar is Joni using it with, I've heard a custom-made strat! But how can >you >build a Strat? Any info anyone has would be great. > >Thanks very much! > >Josh Eubank _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx
