GTR Setup:
1) Penco semi-hollow electric with a GK-2A attached runs to a Roland GR09. 1/4 Monster cable runs to a Morley AB Switcher (A) from the guitar's 1/4 female receptor.
2) Squier Stratocaster by Fender running 1/4 Monster cable to the Morley AB Switcher (B).
Foot Pedal Setup powered by SKB Pedal Board
AB Switcher runs into a SKB pedal board, (containing a Dunlop Cry Baby Wah Wah, DOD Envelope, Ibanez TS808 Tube Screamer, SansAmp GT2,) --> amp out from the SKB Pedal Board runs to a --> Line 6 DL4 -->out to a TC Electronic G-Sharp with a G-Switch to a Fender Deluxe with a channel switcher.
GTR Midi Setup:
Penco semi-hollow electric with a GK-2A attached runs to a Roland GR09 with 2 Boss FS-5U bank shift pedals attached --> out to an Alesis QSR rack module.
Roland GR09 mono output runs to a Korg VKP-001 volume pedal --> runs to a JBL Eon15 G2 powered speaker input 2.
Alesis QSR rack module runs to a Lexicon Jam Man --> runs to a JBL Eon15 G2 powered speaker input 3.
A Martin Dreadnaught is used for acoustical work.
A Ibanez RGT5EX Squier Stratocaster by Fender is used as a backup guitar.
Bold type highlights instruments and effects consistantly used.
A Digitech XP 100 Whammy Pedal and Roland GT 3 Boss Overdrive/Distortion OS2 are used on occasion.
DOD Envelope Filter FX25B
Reminiscent of that Parliament / Funkadelic guitar sound on the hit song "Flash Light"and several other funk tunes of the eighties, I had to plug this into my rig. I was getting the Funk from a few other pedals ...but not like the FX25B. Try the Blend at 2 o'clock, Senitivity at a little past 3 o'clock and the Range at a little past 3 o'clock or just experiment with it.
Roland GR09 Guitar Synthesizer
Let me start by saying guitar synths are not for everyone. Some players play guitar to hear...guitar, but if you like to experiment with sound textures or work with some interesting patches for solo work, then you might want to try working with guitar synths. The idea of just playing another instrument sample on the guitar is somewhat boring unless placed in context, i.e you are in the wedding band and the song the band is requested to play has a sax solo and the band has no sax player, but the bride is insisting that she wants to hear the sax solo, well...there it is. But if you look at it as another tool or way to help you express your thoughts and ideas then it can be very rewarding. As a producer, I wanted a steel pan solo on the song "Evelyn" by Lew Drayton but I didn't own a steel pan, couldn't play it as well as I played guitar, and couldn't get a steel pan player 2am in the morning so I hooked up my GR09 to the studio's midi setup and using my GK-2A with my guitar as the controller I cut the steel pan solo. (Listen below)
