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Re: OT Polyphony (was: rant from hell)

My guitar is already "polyphonic" - what does the system you speak of
actually do?

Cliff

-----Original Message-----
From: Matthias Grob <matthias@grob.org>
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Date: Thursday, November 02, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: OT Polyphony (was: rant from hell)


>>The VG8 was a true breakthrough
>>instrument, and Line 6, Johnson Millenium, and Yamaha are all following
>>Roland on this.
>>
>>Roland has a hugely successful marketing arm.   They are simply doing 
>what
>>has worked for them in the past.
>>
>>Rik Elswit
>
>
>For 20 years, I am waiting (and helping to) the breakthrough of the
>polyphonic guitar. When the GTMs came out in '84, I thought the time
>had come and invested into polyphonic effects...
>Roland must have invested more than earned with it, so far...
>Polyphonic pickups are easy, the preamp is not a big deal either, the
>only problem is the cable that is more delicate and more expensive.
>And its not possible yet to be wireless.
>In compensation, the cable brings controlers into the guitar and you
>get rid of the battery (or of the sound loss, in case you still send
>the pickup signal directly through the wire).
>But it takes a better connector than the DIN13, I think.
>
>Gibson proposes GMICS to make it all digital (its on their site)
>
>Isn't that the future of the guitar? How far is it still away?
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