Re: Hexaphonic guitar (was: single coil & hum (was EH2880 on video)

["mungenast@earthlink.net" <mungenast@earthlink.net>]

Dreamchild's music is a great example of what can be done with a
VG8...www.myspace.com/dreamchild 
As for the VG88, I am told that it's basically a VG8 MINUS all the fun
space-noise bells and whistles. 
~TimM


> [Original Message]
> From: Mark Smart <mwsmart@insightbb.com>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Date: 7/21/2006 9:30:30 PM
> Subject: Re: Hexaphonic guitar (was: single coil & hum (was  EH2880 on
video)
>
> Hi all.
> I can contribute a few ideas.
>
>
>
> ROLAND VG-8
>
> I have a Roland VG-8, which is driven by a Roland GK-2 style pickup. If
you just
> want to do polyphonic distortion, this is a really good unit for that.
You can
> choose what type of guitar pickup you want to sound like, pan the
individual
> strings in stereo, add effects, all kindsa cool stuff.
>
> A while back in the jazz guitar newsgroup we were having an
argument/discussion
> about whether hexaphonic distortion sounds different than regular
> distortion...yes, some people were actually arguing that they sound the
same!
> Anyway, I put up some mp3s to demonstrate the difference using the VG-8.
So if
> you want to know what the VG-8's hex distortion sounds like, here it is:
>
> http://www.marksmart.net/sounddesign/guitarsounds/VG8/HexFuzz.html
>
> You can get 'em on Ebay. I'm sure the VG-88 can do all the same stuff.
>
>
>
>
> RMC FANOUT BOX
>
> This is a splitter box that can be used to tap off the individual analog
string
> signals from a Roland GK-2 type pickup:
>
> http://www.rmcpickup.com/fanoutbox.html
>
>
>
>
> HEX PICKUPS IN REGULAR BODY
>
> For a while, I have been investigating regular humbucker-sized hex
pickups for
> use with my looping setup:
>
> http://www.marksmart.net/gearhack/jazzpedalboard/jazzpedalboard.html#V2
>
> The reason is that I like to use an octave divider for bass rather than a
synth
> or the VG-8 (which also has a tracking delay when the pitch shifter is
> activated). Octave dividers like the Chili Dog I use have real problems
trying
> to track a signal from a pickup at the bridge. So a hex piclup in a
humbucker
> body is desirable.
>
> Apparently Bartolini made these a long time ago, and that is what got
used in
> the stereo Eddie Van Halen guitar mentioned eralier.
>
> I have been using this very cool pickup by Rick Copeland:
>
> http://www.marksmart.net/gearhack/jazzpedalboard/copeland.html
>
> This thing is great, but seems to be unavailable now.
>
> There is a guy in Sweden named Olle Svensson who makes similar hex
pickups. I
> had him make me one. It was very reasonably priced and looks great, but I
> haven't had a chance to really try it out yet because I keep getting
distracted
> with lots of other stuff. If anyone is interested in asking him about a
custom
> pickup, I can give you his email. He also makes them with hex distortion
built
> in.
>
> There is a place called Sound Garage that makes a unit with a regular
humbucker
> and a hex humbuckler built into the same humbucker body. This is intended
to be
> used for GK-style synth output in the bridge position, but it looks like
it
> could be adapted for use in the neck position.
>
> http://www.quest-md.com/soundgarage/index_e.html
>
> Hope this info helps.
>
> Mark Smart
> http://www.marksmart.net/