chromium Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 I'm selling an early Roland 24-pin synth setup, which consists of a G-505 guitar and GR-300 analog synth floor unit. Thought I'd offer it here first, in the event that anyone is interested in this sort of stuff... Details on the G-505 guitar: - Made in 1982 by FujiGen Gakki (Greco, Ibanez, etc) - Great player, and it shows... (has its share of player wear, dings, scuffs and scrapes) - It had been retrofitted with a locking Kahler trem, and came to me w/o the bar (I'll include the Strat bar pictured, however) - Neck is comfy medium-ish (C profile, 0.8" at the nut, 0.9" at the 12th, and 1 5/8" wide at the nut), and frets still have a lot of meat - no excessive divets or wear - All pots, switches and synth control pads (to engage vibrato; adjacent to the bridge pickup) work; however, the tone pot is scratchy (I usually keep it dimed, so never bothered to fix) - I did not get this one with a case or gigbag, and unfortunately do not have one to give. It will be packed extremely well despite this. Details on the GR-300 synth: - Everything functions as it should - Tracks beautifully. The GR-300 units actually create the synth waveform from the guitar signal itself (via the hex pickup), and so there is no tracking latency at all - Cosmetics are fair - has dings, scratches, etc (see photos) - Recent service included recapping the power supply - 24-pin cable is of the early (better) variety w/metal connector sleeves and latch Purchase Options: 1) Buy the guitar itself. Given the cosmetics and lack of case, how about $450 shipped/paypal'd? 2) Buy the synth itself. Already have a 24-pin Roland guitar? Add a GR-300 for $450 shipped/paypal'd 3) Need the cable? These are expensive (sold a bunch for 200-250 on Ebay). For HFC, $170 shipped/paypal'd 4) Need to channel your inner Belew? Buy the whole damn thing for a mere $950 shipped 5) I also have a 24-pin to 13-pin converter (use the early guitars with the modern Roland synths). I might consider letting this go. $300 shipped All prices assume shipping in the CONUS. International is possible - so talk to me. Happy to provide references from past transactions at HFC/elsewhere if desired. Thanks! More photos here: http://s87.photobucket.com/user/0chromium0/media/forums/roland/G505/0119151227_1.jpg.html?sort=3&o=3
django49 Posted January 19, 2015 Posted January 19, 2015 Those are great fun!. I have an old 707/700 version. Have not fired it up in ages. Now I GOTTA get it out!
chromium Posted January 19, 2015 Author Posted January 19, 2015 Those are great fun!. I have an old 707/700 version. Have not fired it up in ages. Now I GOTTA get it out! Nice! I used to have most of 'em at one point, but gradually sold off the pieces I wasn't using much (the bass, US-2, bunch of extra cables, etc) Still going to hang onto my G-808 doublecut guitar, GR-700, GR-100 (hex fuzz/filter/chorus box), and a 24-pin to 13-pin adapter unit (to interface the old guitar with the newer synth systems). I may re-buy a GR-300 in the future... but for now it will get sucked into the Hamer GAS fund
chromium Posted February 12, 2015 Author Posted February 12, 2015 Bumping this up.Any interest in just the G-505 guitar for $500 shipped/Paypal'd? I've decided to sell a keyboard instead (Waldorf Q, if anyone is interested...) and may just hang onto the GR-300 synth unit and cable...
ib2010 Posted February 12, 2015 Posted February 12, 2015 I've got one of these (blue). VERY well built, excellent tone. Mine may have a bigger neck. As a strait up Strat, this is a strong guitar. GLWTS.
tomteriffic Posted February 13, 2015 Posted February 13, 2015 Whoa, put a lucite body on that baby and be Skunk Baxter!
chromium Posted April 1, 2015 Author Posted April 1, 2015 Cooler-than-a-keytar bump! There's either another bass or something with P90(s) in my future (...or both), and so something's got to give way... Added some purchase options: 1) Buy the guitar itself. Given the cosmetics and lack of case, how about $450 shipped/paypal'd? 2) Buy the synth itself. Already have a 24-pin Roland guitar? Add a GR-300 for $450 shipped/paypal'd 3) Need the cable? These are expensive (sold a bunch for 225-250 on Ebay). For HFC, $170 shipped/paypal'd 4) Need to channel your inner Belew? Buy the whole damn thing for a mere $950 shipped 5) I also have a 24-pin to 13-pin converter (use the early guitars with the modern Roland synths). I might consider letting this go. $300 shipped Cheers
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