Roland VG 88

Roland VG 88 Product Details

Description

The World's Most Powerful Guitar Modeling System

 The Roland VG-88 presents guitarists with next-generation of revolutionary V-Guitar technology. This futuristic guitar system uses advanced COSM® technology to "model" the most popular guitars and amplifiers in music history, as well as produce some very unique "guitar-meets-synth" sounds all its own. And with new Version 2 software, the VG-88 gains even more powerful features—making it Roland's finest V-Guitar system to date. 

 Self-contained guitar processing/modeling system which recreates a wide variety of guitar, pickup, amp, speaker cabinet and microphone sounds using a standard electric guitar equipped with a GK-3 or compatible pickup

 Contains hollow-body and acoustic guitar models—including new nylon-string—for instant switching between electric and acoustic guitar sounds

 COSM® Guitar includes new synth-type sounds (including new Wave Synth) and new Sitar sounds while preserving a guitar's natural expression

 32 mind-blowing COSM amp models including 18 new combos and stacks from vintage to modern

 New COSM Wah Modeling recreates 5 classic wah pedals; Defretter effect creates instant fretless sounds; Uni-V produces swirling rotary sounds

 Polyphonic Intelligent Pitch Shifter instantly recreates the sound of user-defined and open tunings, 12-string guitars, bass guitar, string-assignable octave, Slow Gear, etc.

 Onboard reverb, chorus, delay, flanger and parametric EQ—all available simultaneously

 160 Preset and 100 User Patches, including newly-developed factory Patches

 Direct 1/4" guitar input provides access to COSM amp models and effects using normal electric guitar pickups

 

Outstanding COSM® Guitar Models

 

Want to turn your GK-equipped guitar into a screamin' electric or a nylon string guitar at the press of a button? No problem. The VG-88's extensive list of guitar models encompasses everything from synth sounds to banjos, acoustic and electric 12-strings, hollow-bodies, single- and double-cutaway electrics and more. Version 2 software adds three more guitar models: Wave Synth, Sitar and the incredible-sounding Nylon II model.

>>COSM Guitar List

All The Amps You Need and More

 

The VG-88 doesn't just stop with guitars; it also models a variety of pickups, vintage and modern amplifiers, speaker cabinets and microphone placement. There are now 32 amps total—including new amplifiers like Jazz Combo, Match Lead, Tweed and new R-Fier models like R-Fier Orange and Red. If you can dream it, you can create it on the VG-88 Version 2.

>>COSM Amp List

Powerful Multi-Effects

 

The VG-88's effects section includes everything from reverb and chorus to delay, flanger and parametric EQ—plus distortion, Slicer and polyphonic effects like a string-assignable octaver and a polyphonic Slow Gear. Want more? The new Defretter effect makes your guitar sound like a fretless, while Uni-V creates cool phase-shifted vibrato effects. You also get new a selection of new COSM Wah models.

 

AD Conversion  24 bit AF Method (NORMAL INPUT)

20 bit (GK INPUT)

 

 

  D/A Conversion  20 bit 128 times Oversampling ΔΣModulation

 

  Sampling Frequency  44.1 kHz

 

  Program Memories  260 (Preset: 160 + User: 100)

 

  Nominal Input Level  INPUT: -10 dBu

 

  Input Impedance  INPUT: 1 M ohms

 

  Nominal Output Level  OUTPUT: +4 dBu

GUITAR OUT: -10 dBu

 

  Output Impedance  OUTPUT: 2 k ohms

GUITAR OUT: 2 k ohms

 

 

  Dynamic Range  100 dB or greater (IHF-A)

 

  Display  160 x 64 dots backlit LCD

8-segment 2-character LED

 

 

  Controls  Output Level knob, Value dial, Cursor buttons, Output Select button, Function buttons 1-6, Page button, Exit button, Write button, COSM Guitar button, COSM Amp button, Effects button, Level/BPM/Key button, Pedal/Assign button, Name/Chain button, EZ Edit button, Tuner button, Number pedals 1-4, CTL pedal, Bank Up pedal, Bank Down pedal, Expression pedal, Power switch

 

  Connectors  GK IN, GUITAR INPUT, GUITAR OUTPUT, OUTPUT L (MONO), OUTPUT R, PHONES, SUB EXP PEDAL/SUB CTL1, 2, MIDI IN, MIDI OUT

 

  Power Supply  AC 117 V, 230 V, 240 V

 

  Power Consumption  24 W

 

  Accessories  Power Cord

Owner’s Manual

GK Connecting Cable: C13-A (5 m)

 

 

  Options  Divided Pickup: GK-3

Unit Selector: US-20

GK Connecting Cable: C-13B (10 m)

Expression Pedal: EV-5, FV-300L + PCS-33 (Roland)

Foot Switch: FS-5U, FS-5L

 

Size and Weight 

  Width  504 mm 19-7/8 inches

 

  Depth  303 mm 11-15/16 inches

 

  Height  101 mm 4 inches

 

  Weight  4.9 kg 10 lbs. 13 oz.