RE: Gr-33/VG8

["William R. Walker," <chillyb@cruzio.com>]

 I have had several guitar synth models and currently use the Gr30, which
preceeded the GR-33. Although the newer model GR-33 has a slightly better
sound engine and built in expression pedal, its internal arpeggiater does
not sync to midi and the arpeggiater function is not programable like it is
on the GR-30. This means you can't sync your Repeater or EDP or Jamman to
it   the GR-33.. The ability to write my own arpeggio patterns and sync
them to my repeater has become like a second pair of hands to me. Also I am
capable of creating complex synth rythmns that I could'nt possibly do with
my hands due to the tracking lag time. This may not be an issue with you,
but you might find a used GR-30 on ebay for cheap and test the waters of
guitar synth, without too much investment.
Bill