Roland GR-55 Guitar Synthesizer Overview | Full Compass

[@kevinpeat3721]

Only 3.4k views ? WTF ??? The most impressive demo I've seen in years !

[@Cigarsnguitars]

I’ve had one for years. If you don’t have it, get it. It is amazing. I used it in bands and at church. I have my "User" patches connected to a Behringer FCB1010 Midi Controller to change patches on the fly. It gives you 10 banks of 10 patches so you have a chance to set up 100 patches to retrieve instantly by pressing a couple of foot switches.

[@Robynloveshred]

What can you do with a MIDI controller?

[@Cigarsnguitars]

John Mills It’s a pedal board that allows you to change patches. When you play live and need multiple patches you can assign a patch to a pedal, and when you need that patch you can call it up on the fly without having to scroll up/down through all of the patches.

[@evhfan5150]

How is the tracking? Is there a delay between when you pick the string and then hear the sound?

[@Cigarsnguitars]

@@evhfan5150 I apologize for the delay in responding to your question, which is the only delay there is. I have had no latency issues with it at all. I bought a Godin Freeway guitar specifically to setup and use with the GR-55. The guitar plays incredible just as a regular electric guitar but it houses the electronics, ghost saddles and 13 pin connector, all built in to the construction of the guitar. I have the GK3 pickup (what you see mounted on the guitar in the demo) and have built it into a ‘universal’ mount for Tune-o-matic style bridges. I have it mounted on my 1980 BCRico Mockingbird now but can move it to my Agile LP.

[@Cigarsnguitars]

@Samí Warrior Which "midi controller" are you referring to? There are several on the market.

[@dhrubachakrabarty5257]

A great creation shown by a real talented performer. A deep respect to the synth revolution.

[@frankyr.8514]

A gentlemen and a a real guitarist with depth and soul,, this is the way to do a Demo.. nice one!

[@leftymartinomc]

The great ones don't need to be cocky!

[@rahnjaimes9135]

Roland always has the best products and this review with this guitarist was a great choice! Excellent sounds, excellent player. I loved that nylon strings with piano sound! I will buy one of these guitar synths when I have the cash! Long live Roland, I've been buying your products for 30 years and will continue to do so!

[@holtphillip2451]

I like the classical effects also!😎

[@jessihawkins9116]

korg is better

[@bennyjohn5589]

Boom.. Man.. That's what a real demo is.. Wow..

[@joethebluepikmin12]

Good god this guys playing is so amazing and versatile, makes the demo look fantastic!!!!

[@calebproductions5970]

Hes an incredible musician

[@Ricardo_28]

Rob Marcello just awesome as always!!!

[@dominionsilaskoech8951]

The strings is just splendid..i love it

[@msquaredmusic2820]

When he went in on 1:59 I was shook.. Immediately thought of getting the Roland

[@CornishGunner71]

one of the best gr55 reviews I've found, and im been checking out quite a few! Thanks for the honest comments and great playing!

[@856dejavu]

What a Demo bro!! Seeing you play like this, definitely everybody's gonna buy that stuff!!

[@andrejtrbojevic7559]

You play beautifully.

[@showtimecharlie6734]

Great guitar playing, fantastic presentation !

[@ytdcopher]

Great job -- excellent technical and playing ability.

[@nelsonkiiru7252]

It's great that it even comes with a looper!Great purchase for any guitarist, even drums beat. like wow!!

[@k.phesao5696]

Marcello you're great as always 👍 and the guitar effect which has keyboard n nylons string is awesome that is what home studios needed 👍👍

[@davidcurry6784]

Thanks for the demo (and the great guitar playing). I've been thinking about getting a Godin + GR55. I'm almost there. The features are amazing.

[@nugambakkam]

Him: let's look at the guitar effects.... Crane at the background: watch me...

[@alexsokolov330]

Классный гитарист.Прекрасный мелодический слух.

[@patkent360]

That pedal is so cool,your playing is top shelf,Love everything your doing!

[@michaelcrusader9612]

Thank-you very much for very nice prof-reklam!! Rock n roll!

[@cedjazz]

Hey!! That intro is from an old George Benson album!! The song is called “full compass”

[@natanielassisafricano3709]

thank you... it means back to guitar lessons for me🤗

[@maxmoog5150]

The VG-99 and GR-55 are the best that Roland could create, both in terms of design, a rich set of functionality and controllers, and most importantly, excellent fat sound! I consider the GM-800 to be a generally unsuccessful option, both in terms of design and in everything else. It was possible to upgrade the GR-55 by removing the 13-PIN cable and adding sample loading capabilities and that would be very cool!

[@musicbypetegonzales4814]

Sounds great but your playing is even better!!

[@MrSqwertery]

That was fantastic..

[@Robynloveshred]

Nice video and Great Guitar Playing by the way :-)

[@raulcaldeira8071]

It looks like magic

[@pratyushsharmaIbanez]

mindboggling.Never thought this kind of gizmo exists.Appreciate for uploading.

[@coolybes1406]

Lovely sound patches,cool zoom man..

[@MichaelBrownMUSICIAN]

I own this, and I MIDI to EMu also, (80s guy) offf the chain!!!

[@dhanjeetbaishya3943]

That's my dream paddle board..

[@Robynloveshred]

Great Video, I've had two Roland Synths, but this one looks the most advanced. Awesome playing :-)

[@melpaller5381]

Awesome ! great demo

[@MrUltraworld]

I use a Godin as well. A lot of times what I thought was a latency problem turned out to be the character of the instrument I selected. Some seem to take a little longer to develop than others. We are used to guitars responding instantly to our touch. Pads, organs etc are not immediate.

[@amarparki7546]

Father of guitar sir salute

[@robertpfeiffer8836]

Nice! Would be nice to know what amp he was playing through. A synth needs a good full range amp (NOT a guitar amp) to really sound as full, clean and deep as the synth sounds were here.

[@mikkywhalan]

Seems like he's running straight into the interface. No amp

[@00vTv00]

Great work, thanks for your efforts.

[@GenXFuturist101]

Great Demo. I totally love my GR-55. I have mine sending the guitar signal to a Line 6 Spider IV 30w 1x12 combo & the GR-55 L&R Jacks adapted into the MP3 player input of the Line 6 which gives me absolutely fantastic sound in what must be the smallest & most efficient/powerful rig budget-conscious money can buy. GR-55 + Combo = 2 keyboards, 2 guitar tones with almost no footprint on stage. The GR-55 comes thru the combo via MP3 jack CRYSTAL clean & Booming strong & mixes great

[@Big_Daddy_CorkUSMC]

EXCELLENT WORK

[@JeremyMcCant]

Man, Robert can PLAY!!!!

[@sidfernandez7569]

wow, the dude can play too. nice review!

[@JgHaverty]

Dude. You knew he could play as soon as you saw his hair! xD

[@nakerov]

Sid Fernandez He is freaking heavy metal neoclassical shredd guitarrist Rob Marcello ..!

[@luisenriquegonzalez5054]

El mejor video e increíble demostración. Gracias

[@Imp_G]

Bought this 5 ? Years ago and never really used it (there is also a connection issue on the gr-55 midi in port...). Because it’s really too heavy ! Now I use mainly midi guitar that tracks even better than gk3. Also mounted a gk3 for bass. Great techno (expensive) but too heavy.... Just my 2 euros...

[@FlightSim2703]

Wow awesome unit, I will check see how much, I may get it. Thanks for sharing

[@paulmazurek3608]

Great demo thanks 👍👍👍👍🎶🎶

[@FierceMcGierce]

yo man, great video. thanks for the demo, very helpful in purchasing a quality product.

[@danieljbdj]

Não canso de ver os vídeos dessa maravilhosa pedaleira até um dia eu ter em minhas mãos 😔

[@prabhakarmishra2182]

Beautiful

[@albertomartinez2479]

AWESOME demo excellent chops. DUDE!

[@MrGigawatt5]

OMG i want it i can easly go back and forth between heavy metal and r&b hehe.

[@frankrogers9844]

Great machine, great playing!

[@iblesbosuok]

Amazing fingers. Cheers from Indonesia

[@apexmike849]

Of course, if you walk into a store and Rob Marcello is demonstrating it, OF COURSE you are going to buy it. Then you get home and realise that you have a lot of work to do - even to play that demo!

[@lucgitarist1498]

Hi Rob, cool demo do you use active pickups on your guitar or normal ( just cureous) thank you

[@oldmate86]

This dude rips!

[@TheBaconSlap]

Well I mean you can buy it that way, but the unit only plugs into that black box (which is hooked up to a special pickup you'll have to install) sorry, I should have been clearer.

[@spanishjo4282]

You are born a super star look! Can this device use on ukulele?

[@flat9design]

you are an amazing guitar player!

[@THEJMILLSBAND]

Is there a trick to enable the GK3 pickup to split guitar,synth, or both. I've owned about 3 synths in the past, but the GK3 pickup doesn't work like earlier versions. Not sure if there is a quick software fix.Thank You!

[@andreasholzmann1390]

Den habe ich auch seit gestern,, ein Geschenk vom Graus 👍

[@questfortruth665]

Now, if that machine made me play like that, I'd pay just about any price!

[@aarveeacousticrockaryan2378]

How to create a piano patch..sir plz tell me about that..

[@dantesmithsun9220]

Hey dude liked your plying very much the jazz guitar loop song was my favourite ca you suggest any other roland gr 55 like instrumemts and cam you program sounds into it like sounds you produced yourself on a any synth

[@terencelane3081]

That is awesome.

[@izzysykopth]

WOW! Great demo. My only question is this. I've wanted to get an all in one effect unit because I hate pedal chains(I only use a boosted crybaby now) and haven't been able to find one that doesn't have that modeling sound. I'm running two red stripe bandits using the on board gain and clean channels which I think sounds as good as any tube amp....can it shed that digital horrible modeling sound and give good hi gain bite?

[@daviali]

amazing ...

[@MrVinhguitar]

What is the differences between GR55 black color and the blue one?

[@SCARPENTER290]

Great review. Thanks 👍

[@paulmera7677]

this girl plays nice ...🌻

[@Rrrrichy]

not bad for a blond girl. but i would not date her lol

[@byronp24]

AMAZING!🎸

[@MrPaynestu]

What was the chords in the jazz section...wow..

[@lutzkopp1704]

Excellent

[@calebproductions5970]

Incredible

[@edwardramirez8768]

Still have my Roland GR50

[@rekdinhopoetico]

DEMAIS! Vou comprar!

[@robinmarwick1982]

Wow!!!!!...thanks great video

[@knowledgeispowerfful]

Thank you so-so-- much! This info is very helpful.

[@guitarra100limite]

Fantastic!

[@DEDZU786]

I can see in the manual that is a "body" setting. Where is it ?

[@stringman509]

Can I use a boss Gt 3 playing just on accustic guitar ? Thanks

[@maxrockwell7613]

Holy Crap! You're amazing

[@TheAndrei1960able]

Wow, it's really pretty cool)

[@pr.abrahamjebakumar3186]

Very nice bro

[@salsabiah]

Is very good sound i like it.

[@ElVagabundo777]

Hello .. I have a question or rather a request for possible help. When I write notes in TAB via MIDI (I have a Godin guitar with a 13-pin input, I connect it to the Roland GR 55 and then connect it to the computer with a midi-usb cable) using a guitar, the program records the sound "c" on the 2nd string, threshold 1. I would like so that he would write the note in a different position on the fingerboard, eg string 4, fret 10. But it does not happen. So it's not good, because the piece is recorded in the wrong position on the fingerboard. Do you know something about it? Maybe there are some solutions .. Using the guitar, I write notes in TAB much faster and more conveniently. I have been looking for a solution for several months. I am asking for a possible answer. I would be very grateful for any hint. Best wishes. MiroslaV

[@andresutrera8703]

Grande Marcela!

[@bobless5517]

Thanks! But, Please tell me, what is attached to the your guitar?

[@grafruslan2860]

SUPER!

[@lindze6]

Wow awesome

[@jdminor7b5]

Whatdayamean 15W 1x8"??? omg...that's amazing. I'm blown away!! Thanks for the quick reply.

[@banderilllero]

whats the difference to a multieffects pedal, like Boss GT 100 ?

[@charleschurch8379]

One thing.... I've had boxes like this in the past. One Boss, one Genetix 3, others I think. Every single one breaks down and everything stops working. I even tried soldering new buttons in, which failed. You spend quite a bit on these, and then throw them away. Is this one any different? Roland does have a really good name, so maybe so.

[@ilailomaloma710]

can we use the GR 55 as a midi controller to DAW music producing software?

[@rensonkisundi6300]

Nice one

[@Leit0]

Thanks for this!

[@stephensmith4480]

I don`t play the guitar,but that was impressive.

[@GreenmanWood]

What a fine player you are! Are you making your own music? I want to hear it! Bravo.

[@Returnality]

His name is Robert Marcello and he makes amazing music!

[@truthfinder4973]

sorry for more than one post, for singing along can you also use your capo and the synth work