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At 04:53 PM 11/14/97 -0600, Mikell D. Nelson wrote: >Markus Reuter wrote: >> i just spotted a Roland GR-700 guitar synth (including the >> guitar) in a turkish second hand store over here in germany. >> >> is it worth getting it? >> what's a reasonable price for a used GR-700 nowadays? >> >> thanks for your help! > > I would say buy it only if you are a collector. The new GR30 does so >much more, sounds much better, tracks MUCH better, and can be had new >for less than $1000 with the GK2A pickup. I think it includes a >sequencer, too. GR30's internal synth is sample playback, right? Since the GR-700 is analog, it will likely sound totally different. Whether it's better or not depends on what you want to do. I usually find sample playback synths to be completely unsatisfying, especially from a guitar controller. I tend to prefer the more "interesting" sounds to be found in other types, like analog. You can get a more unique sound, and the timbral nuances are typically more controllable. That's my taste, though.... If you want the guitar to sound similar to a grand piano or a crash cymbal or a tuba or whatever, than sample playback is the thing. kim ________________________________________________________ Kim Flint 408-752-9284 Mpact System Engineering kflint@chromatic.com Chromatic Research http://www.chromatic.com