Roland VG-88 Roland VG-88 Overview: The World's Most Powerful Guitar Modeling System The Roland VG-88 presents guitarists with next-generation of revolutionary V-Guitar technology. This futuristic guitar system uses advanced COSM® technology to "model" the most popular guitars and amplifiers in music history, as well as produce some very unique "guitar-meets-synth" sounds all its own. And with new Version 2 software, the VG-88 gains even more powerful features-making it Roland's finest V-Guitar system to date. Roland VG-88 Features: Self-contained guitar processing/modeling system which recreates a wide variety of guitar, pickup, amp, speaker cabinet and microphone sounds using a standard electric guitar equipped with GK-2A or compatible pickup (sold separately) GK-Ready 13-pin input plus 1/4" guitar input for direct access to amp/speaker modeling sections Hollow-body and acoustic guitar models including new nylon string guitar Extremely natural tube amp models and overdriven sounds HRM (Harmonic Restructure Modeling) creates synth-type sounds—including new brass sounds—with natural playing nuances and without delay Combination guitar output/GK pickup output for completely new types of sounds Polyphonic Intelligent Pitch Shifter for instant open tunings, 12-string guitars, bass guitar, string-assignable octave, slow gear, and more Effects include reverb, chorus, hexa-pan, delay, flanger and parametric EQ Extremely intuitive operation w/ helpful operational graphics and icons Onboard expression pedal for realtime parameter control Output Select switch for connection to conventional guitar amps or power amps Offers 200 Preset and 100 User Patches, including newly-developed factory Patches Roland VG-88 Details: Outstanding COSM® Guitar Models Want to turn your GK-equipped guitar into a screamin' electric or a nylon string guitar at the press of a button? No problem. The VG-88's extensive list of guitar models encompasses everything from synth sounds to banjos, acoustic and electric 12-strings, hollow-bodies, single- and double-cutaway electrics and more. Version 2 software adds three more guitar models: Wave Synth, Sitar and the incredible-sounding Nylon II model. COSM Guitar List All The Amps You Need and More The VG-88 doesn't just stop with guitars; it also models a variety of pickups, vintage and modern amplifiers, speaker cabinets and microphone placement. There are now 32 amps total-including new amplifiers like Jazz Combo, Match Lead, Tweed and new R-Fier models like R-Fier Orange and Red. If you can dream it, you can create it on the VG-88 Version 2. COSM Amp List Powerful Multi-Effects The VG-88's effects section includes everything from reverb and chorus to delay, flanger and parametric EQ-plus distortion, Slicer and polyphonic effects like a string-assignable octaver and a polyphonic Slow Gear. Want more? The new Defretter effect makes your guitar sound like a fretless, while Uni-V creates cool phase-shift