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Richard, While there are those who argue that tracking with the Roland GK system is good, they are a distinct minority; I am not among them. The majority opinion, by far, is that either the RMC system or GraphTech's Ghost system are far superior in terms of tracking and accuracy. Both operate on the same principle - piezo saddle pickups that feed into a "translator" module. The RMC system has been used in Godin's MIDI-ready guitars, such as the Multiac and LGXT, for years. I have both those guitars as well as an RMC-equipped classical guitar I had made. I am currently researching how to install a MIDI pickup system in a Paul Reed Smith Archtop (which BTW I bought from Kris Hartung) and find that Ghost may be more suitable in this instrument, for reasons I won't go into here. In the course of researching this I've seen comments on the midiguitar forum to the effect that the build quality, specifically connectors, and balance are not as good with Ghost; supposedly, both these issues can be overcome with some careful installation techniques. Both RMC and Ghost systems will be costlier than the Roland system. Both can also provide a nice piezoelectric sound to blend with any pickups you have already. The Godin Multiac is a great acoustic guitar with just the piezo sound, and the MIDI capability. I will miss mine when I sell it - which I need to do to make up for buying the PRS! I would love to have an Axon. I have an older Roland GI-10. Everyone that has used the Axon and the Roland GI-10 or -20 says the Axon is better. You certainly have that part of the signal chain well covered. Take a look at http://www.graphtech.com/ghost_info.php and http://www.rmcpickup.com/. OT- Am I remembering you are the guy who knew Stanley Whitaker? Hal Dean ________________________________