andybassdoyle Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) Amazing bit of kit but it's too complicated on top of my pedals. And I prefer my pedals. Comes with the GK3b fitting parts, gator softcase, PSU and a two 15 pin cables. [attachment=205065:20151115_104242.jpg] [attachment=205066:20151115_104250.jpg] [attachment=205067:20151115_104258.jpg] [url="http://www.roland.co.uk/products/gr-55/"]http://www.roland.co...products/gr-55/[/url] [url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbubsi8eK24"]https://www.youtube....h?v=zbubsi8eK24[/url] It is for sale but would be very interested in trades. Xenograph/modfactor/synth/filter stuff topping the list at the mo but hit me up. Thanks, Abd Edited November 16, 2015 by andybassdoyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassman72 Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 (edited) What an amazing price! ...and it is a great bit of kit! GLWTS! Edited November 16, 2015 by Bassman72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybassdoyle Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 Many thanks - I agree with all of that! The GK3B alone is about £100 new now so with all the other bits it's hopefully a fair price. If you want it shipped you'll have to cover that depending on what kind of service you want. Mindful that my post is a little brief. For those of you who don't know this is in essence a dual-synth unit although it also contains some bass and amp models plus effects that you can use on these models (but NOT your clean bass signal incidentaly!!!). Tracking is excellent however I do find it starts to struggle a little on the lower strings. I think this is a typical bass point - the movement of the string in that position is such that even with the best software and hardware tracking will be difficult I'm guessing. Above 5th fret everything is great and the tracking in the upper registers is superb. A really important point for me was the ability to blend clean and effected signal. The unit has two outputs - one for synth and one for clean (although you can configure differently). This works easy if you have two amps or two inputs (I use the tecamp bonafide so great for this) however you can just as easily use a 2 into 1 adapter into your amp. GK3B pickup then allows mix of signal or you can control the synth volume using the expression pedal as a type of mix - very intuitive and effective. There are simply hundreds of sounds - nearly 1000 in fact which you can take and tailor to suit. The synth palate in particular is excellent however there are some great string patches and plenty of effects too. Expression pedal can be assigned as can other controllers so you have a really powerful creative platform here. I've added another demo here, this time from Gary Willis (who also has some patches available to load onto the GR55): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHxSDP4EYy0 Unsurprisingly Gary is better at the GR55 than me, also better at bass than me. Although I do have a pretty mean collection of bassball caps to rival his. The unit is in excellent condition. Only reason that I'm selling is I really can't get on with multi-fx or units like this. I love the sounds but much prefer knobs and a typical pedal interface, just works better for me. I should know better and stop buying this stuff. I'm in Norwich and you are welcome to stop by and try it out however I have removed the GK3B from my bass so you'll need to allow some time to set the whole thing up. Abd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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andybassdoyle Posted November 16, 2015 Author Share Posted November 16, 2015 And sold - thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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