David Fishof discusses Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp‘s history and it’s new permanent home in Las Vegas, Nevada at the MGM Grand Hotel. Since 1997, the camps have taken place in different cities in the United States, England, and the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas. At Rock N Roll Fantasy Camp attendees, write and record music alongside famous talent, [...]
UPDATE: The entry period has ended. Thanks to all who participated. The winner will be announced on or about November 14. In celebration of Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp’s 15th Anniversary and Roland’s 40th Anniversary, Roland Corporation U.S. is honored to announce the first ever Roland Rock ‘n’ Roll Fantasy Camp Giveaway. One lucky Roland [...]
Robert “Bubby” Lewis is not only an incredibly talented composer, he is also a killer bass player. In this video, Bubby gets funky as he demonstrates one of his favorite patches in the Roland VB-99 V-Bass System. Aside from being a touring musician, Bubby also produces and composes music for Marvel comics and FUNimation Entertainment. As a bass player, the VB-99 provides a [...]
Robert “Bubby” Lewis is not only an incredibly talented composer, he is also an amazing bass player. When Bubby isn’t composing for anime and television, he gigs with Lupe Fiasco. In this video, Bubby explains his custom, GK-3B ready bass, how he uses it to control the Roland VB-99 V-Bass System and how expressive the V-Bass system can be. Stay tuned for [...]
UPDATE: The entry period has ended. Thanks to all who participated. The winners will be announced on or about December 15, 2012. We’ve gone berserk…AGAIN! Every two weeks you could win a BOSS pedal autographed by one of these five guitar heroes: Dave Navarro, Steve Vai, Steve Stevens, Jeff Loomis or Herman Li. The grand [...]
Michael Ripoll proves that the GR-55 and GC-1 GK-Ready Stratocaster® is the fastest tracking guitar synth combination hands down. Michael has been in previous Roland AR Blog videos and is known as a monster player and is the Musical Director for Baby Face and Chris Mann. Watch for more in-depth videos from Michael on a variety of topics to come.
Michael Ripoll is a monster player who presently is the Musical Director for Baby Face and Chris Mann. Michael does tons of session work as well. (He recently played on the soundtrack for MIB III.) In this video, Michael demos the different guitar models and tunings found in the Roland G-5 VG Stratocaster. (He is also pairing the V-Guitar with the [...]
Billy Duffy is one of the founding members of the extremely influential band The Cult. He and singer Ian Astbury have been in the band since 1983. Billy discusses the early days of the band and how he discovered his signature sound. According to him, BOSS pedals have been part of his sound for over 30 years. Find out [...]
UPDATE: The entry period has ended. Thanks to all who participated. Congratulations to Brad Rubac, our winner. Enjoy your new, autographed CUBE-20XL BASS amp! Roland is giving away a CUBE-20XL BASS amp autographed by respected session and touring bassist Derrick Murdock, noted for his long-running late-night TV stint with Kevin Eubanks and The Tonight Show Band. [...]
From Country to Metal, Ministry guitarist Mike Scaccia discusses his minimal approach to playing guitar. His gear of choice mentioned in the video: DD-7 Digital Delay GE-7 Graphic Equalizer RT-20 Rotary Ensemble CH-1 Super Chorus Related links and articles: Billy Duffy on How He Discovered His Signature Sound Michael “Nomad” Ripoll Demos the Roland G-5 V-Guitar The VG-99 Guitar [...]
