Question: I know you are using the AxeFX now for guitar sounds, but how can you use the guitar cable for using either the VG guitar OR internal effects on normal pickup, UNLESS you use the GK cable? There are options for sending the normal pickup out of the Guitar out socket, but then its too late right? Damage Done?
I too have a regular cable plugged in as well as the GK cable, cos I like to use a few stomp boxes, so I have one mixer channel for a more regular guitar set-up. But for using any tuning things on the GR55, you are gonna have to come down the GK cable?
However in answer to the question, I have had to buy a few GK cables in miy time with Roland guitar synths, and I always have one completely new cable still packages actually, ready for a break-up, it not like you can borrow one off the sound guy can you?
Of course you can JUST use the midi sounds from a guitar synth, but with the GR55 you would be missing out more than half the box!
I must say, that its taken me A VERY LONG TIME to get a good sound out of it, all the git sims were so terrible, but suddenly now I have got a really GREAT basic sound, and have been applying all my special FX to the same basic patch, with AWESOME results!