August 1, 2013

G-5 & GC-1 V-Guitars – What’s the Difference?

Gary Lenaire [Roland US] Tips & Tricks Fender, G-5, G-707, GC-1, guitar, Guitar Synth, Jimmy Page, Strat, Stratocaster, V-Guitar 0 Comments

They are Both Roland Powered Fender Strats

Roland GC-1 and G-5 V-Guitars

Roland is in the guitar business? How did that happen? Actually it’s not exactly new, but this time, it’s very different. Back in the day, there were Roland branded guitars made to be used with guitar synths, including an infamous Jetson’s looking one called a G-707. These were made for Roland in an OEM factory in Japan back in the day, and they were so striking that players like Jimmy Page actually did ads for them. More

June 26, 2013

Portable Guitar Tools

OV Valle [Roland US] Tips & Tricks amp modelers, dual pedals, G-5, G-5A, GR-D, GR-SV, GT-10, GT-100, guitar, JS-10, JS-8, ME-25, modeling guitars, RC-30, RT-20, V-Guitar, VG Stratocaster 8 Comments

Modern Solutions for Successful Gigging

Portable Guitar Tools

In March, guitarist Peter Thorn published an article for Premier Guitar titled “Simplify Your Life: Portable Power Tools For The Modern Guitarist.” Peter feels that being practical in today’s age is the key to successful gigging. Face it; budgets are not what they used to be, and they haven’t been for a long time. Peter says, “Forget about the limos, refrigerator racks, and 100-watt stacks of rock and roll excess.” As an alternative, he presents a modern-day approach with technology and portability. Peter covers modeling guitars, dual pedals, amp modelers, and portable guitar practice solutions. Here are a few Roland and BOSS solutions to these modern day challenges that Peter discusses. More

March 5, 2013

G-5 VG Stratocaster Winner Announced

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Congratulations, George Vodden!

George Vodden of Illinois is the winner of the Steve Stevens autographed G-5 VG Stratocaster. In this video, Gary Lenaire of BOSS and Roland guitar products, congratulates George and sends off the prized guitar. The Roland & BOSS team is currently working on the next giveaway, and YOU could be the next winner!

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March 1, 2013

Jude Gold

Jim Bybee [Roland US] Artists G-5, guitar, Jude Gold, Loop Station World Championship 3, VG Stratocaster 0 Comments

Full-Contact Guitar

Published by Jude Gold

Jude Gold is a true Renaissance man in the world of guitar. He splits his time between Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area, working as a session player and sideman for many artists, including Jefferson Starship, Brendon Small, Miguel Migs, JGB, Eddie Money, and more. He’s also a noted guitar journalist with Guitar Player magazine, with hundreds of interviews and articles to his credit. To top it all off, Jude is a devoted educator who served as the Director of the Guitar Program at the esteemed Musicians Institute for four years and is currently an instructor there. More

February 4, 2013

Win a Steve Stevens Autographed G-5 Strat

OV Valle [Roland US] Contests Fender, G-5, guitar, Steve Stevens, Strat, Stratocaster 3 Comments

Guitar legend Steve Stevens is perhaps best known for his nearly 30-year association with ‘80s icon Billy Idol and his pyrotechnic playing on Idol tracks such as “Rebel Yell” and “Eyes Without a Face.” Additionally, Stevens boasts an impressive resumé of achievements as both a solo artist and sideman, working with a diverse range of artists, including such greats as Joni Mitchell, Michael Jackson, Vince Neil and many others. In 1986, his contributions to the Top Gun soundtrack earned Stevens a Grammy Award. Considering his incredible experience, Roland approached the guitar legend for his take on our ground braking G-5 Fender Strat. Check out the video below for his thoughts and enter to win the featured G-5 Strat autographed by Mr. Stevens himself! More

January 28, 2013

G-5 VG Stratocaster Review

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Review by Michael Hodge

A few years ago, Roland and Fender got together and offered a Stratocaster with a built in Roland GK Divided Pickup system. I have one and love it for programming since I am better on guitar than keys. You can also double stuff via MIDI and make cool layers behind chords and solos, adding synth tones to what is coming out of the amp.

Roland and Fender have teamed up again, and the result is really cool!

The G-5 VG Strat is to guitar synthology what the iPod was to mp3 players. It is streamlined and does just a limited number of things exceptionally. The G-5 comes in two models. One is black with a maple neck, and the other is sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard. Both models have alder bodies, Fender vintage ceramic pickups, a 22-fret neck with medium jumbo frets and American inline tuners. There is also a built in Roland GK-3 divided pickup and a synchronized tremolo bridge. Focusing on just the guitar tones, the G-5 is powered by Roland’s Composite Object Sound Modeling (COSM) engine from the VG-99.

What is unique to this guitar is that you just…

Continue reading this review in the July/August issue of Worship Musician! magazine

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January 24, 2013

Meet The Loop Station World Championship 3 Judges

OV Valle [Roland US] Contests Billy Duffy, boss, Darryl Jones, G-5, GR-55, guitar, Herman Li, JC-120, John 5, Loop Station, Steve Stevens 2 Comments

Darryl Jones

Darryl has played bass guitar for the Rolling Stones, Miles Davis, Eric Clapton, Madonna, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Cher and Peter Gabriel. He also plays with an amazing trio, the Stone Raiders. Darryl uses BOSS effects and the Roland GR-55 guitar synthesizer.

John 5

John plays guitar for Rob Zombie. He has also played with Marilyn Manson, Rob Halford, David Lee Roth and many others. John’s innovative and versatile guitar style has been featured on many projects. John plays BOSS compact pedals and the Roland GR-55 guitar synthesizer. John is featured on the new BOSS compact pedal Connect videos.

Watch the Loop Station World Championship 3 live and vote

November 21, 2012

Steve Stevens V-Guitar Experience Interview

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On Thursday, November 8th, Steve Stevens demonstrated his playing style and his use of guitar synths at the V-Guitar Experience event at Guitar Center in Hollywood, California. On stage with Steve were the GR-55 guitar synth and the G-5 Stratocaster®. The V-guitar experience tour consisted of 20 dates that started on September 22 through November 25th in various locations around the world. More

November 7, 2012

Steve Stevens Demos The G-5 Strat

OV Valle [Roland US] Artists G-5, guitar, Steve Stevens, V-Guitar, VG Stratocaster 0 Comments

In this video Steve Stevens demonstrates the Roland G-5 V-Guitar and the plethora of sounds it covers. We could continue to write about the demo but it wouldn’t give justice to Steve’s talent or the product so just check out the video. More