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From: Neil Rutman on 18 Jul 2010 23:54 My GR-33 / GK-2A combo just aint cuttin for some time now. I used to be able to get some nice tracks out of it but lately the connections are looser and much more sensitive and I can hardly play a few measures without an annoying mess. I know the holy grail is Ztar but have never used one nor do I know anyone who has one. I've read about it and seen some youtubbe vids but would really like some 1st hand info on this or any other alternative for midi guitar controller. For the short term I gonna upgrade to a GK-3 and see if I get any improvement but this is important enough part of my production needs and should really get a really good controller to make my life easier and save time. Neil R
From: eric weasel on 19 Jul 2010 10:49 I have always felt that the GK-2A was a lousy piece of equipment (probably rooted in my own ham-handedness and lack of skill). I much prefer something that utilizes piezo pickups in the bridge. I have a Parker P-38 that came with Fishman piezos in the bridge. I had a local luthier add an interface for the RMC Polydrive. Much, much easier to navigate. You might want to consider something that comes with a Graphtech ghost system installed or any one of the offering from Godin that include synth controls (anything with SA in the name). I'm not sure if Godin is still using RMC products of if they've switched to Graphtech. In any case, either solution is cheaper than most of the Ztar options. eric Neil Rutman wrote: > My GR-33 / GK-2A combo just aint cuttin for some time now. I used to be able > to get some nice tracks out of it but lately the connections are looser and > much more sensitive and I can hardly play a few measures without an annoying > mess. > > I know the holy grail is Ztar but have never used one nor do I know anyone > who has one. I've read about it and seen some youtubbe vids but would really > like some 1st hand info on this or any other alternative for midi guitar > controller. For the short term I gonna upgrade to a GK-3 and see if I get > any improvement but this is important enough part of my production needs and > should really get a really good controller to make my life easier and save > time. > > Neil R > >
From: Neil Rutman on 19 Jul 2010 15:35 Thanks Eric. I'll start researching those options! Neil R "eric weasel" <ericweasel(a)nogood.com> wrote in message news:i21omd$jn2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >I have always felt that the GK-2A was a lousy piece of equipment (probably >rooted in my own ham-handedness and lack of skill). I much prefer >something that utilizes piezo pickups in the bridge. > > I have a Parker P-38 that came with Fishman piezos in the bridge. I had a > local luthier add an interface for the RMC Polydrive. Much, much easier > to navigate. You might want to consider something that comes with a > Graphtech ghost system installed or any one of the offering from Godin > that include synth controls (anything with SA in the name). I'm not sure > if Godin is still using RMC products of if they've switched to Graphtech. > In any case, either solution is cheaper than most of the Ztar options. > > eric > > > > Neil Rutman wrote: >> My GR-33 / GK-2A combo just aint cuttin for some time now. I used to be >> able to get some nice tracks out of it but lately the connections are >> looser and much more sensitive and I can hardly play a few measures >> without an annoying mess. >> >> I know the holy grail is Ztar but have never used one nor do I know >> anyone who has one. I've read about it and seen some youtubbe vids but >> would really like some 1st hand info on this or any other alternative for >> midi guitar controller. For the short term I gonna upgrade to a GK-3 and >> see if I get any improvement but this is important enough part of my >> production needs and should really get a really good controller to make >> my life easier and save time. >> >> Neil R >>
From: Neil Rutman on 23 Jul 2010 15:38
Just found a slightly used Godin XTSA on Amazon Marketplace for the ungodly price of $425!! Hopefully it's the real deal! Neil R "Neil Rutman" <neilrut(a)speakeasy.net> wrote in message news:SsednTLiq62PNNnRnZ2dnUVZ_o6dnZ2d(a)speakeasy.net... > Thanks Eric. I'll start researching those options! > > Neil R > > "eric weasel" <ericweasel(a)nogood.com> wrote in message > news:i21omd$jn2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>I have always felt that the GK-2A was a lousy piece of equipment (probably >>rooted in my own ham-handedness and lack of skill). I much prefer >>something that utilizes piezo pickups in the bridge. >> >> I have a Parker P-38 that came with Fishman piezos in the bridge. I had >> a local luthier add an interface for the RMC Polydrive. Much, much >> easier to navigate. You might want to consider something that comes with >> a Graphtech ghost system installed or any one of the offering from Godin >> that include synth controls (anything with SA in the name). I'm not sure >> if Godin is still using RMC products of if they've switched to Graphtech. >> In any case, either solution is cheaper than most of the Ztar options. >> >> eric >> >> >> >> Neil Rutman wrote: >>> My GR-33 / GK-2A combo just aint cuttin for some time now. I used to be >>> able to get some nice tracks out of it but lately the connections are >>> looser and much more sensitive and I can hardly play a few measures >>> without an annoying mess. >>> >>> I know the holy grail is Ztar but have never used one nor do I know >>> anyone who has one. I've read about it and seen some youtubbe vids but >>> would really like some 1st hand info on this or any other alternative >>> for midi guitar controller. For the short term I gonna upgrade to a GK-3 >>> and see if I get any improvement but this is important enough part of my >>> production needs and should really get a really good controller to make >>> my life easier and save time. >>> >>> Neil R >>> > |