as usual Mac hit all the points - so heed his words.

I've been using a Roland GR-50 since they came out (2 years before the GR-1) and initially my GK-2 was on a Jap Start as well. I REGRET ever trading that guitar for a Fender Roland ready Start that Jap Strat was a better guitar/Strat then the MIM Roland Ready Strat by a mile! But I have other MIDI guitars now as well (and they do get $$$)

But that aside, I still have the GR-50 and it was my first synth or MIDI anything - so I learned MIDI and synths from there. Over 20+ years later, and even with high end, $$$ faster tracking systems, you STILL have to play CLEANLY and approach it as if it were its own instrument.

I assume you already have the GR-1 by now. BUT I would ALSO recommend looking at the "You Rock Guitar" (a USB MIDI controller ) as a BETTER MIDI controller (less than $140 street price). Don't turn your nose up because it looks like a "Rock Band" and "Guitar Hero" toy. And full disclosure IT IS used for games like these on Wii, PS, xBox. Fret finger vibrato and palm mute are a few things that it can't do (these DO work on any guitar you put the GK-2 on, or my RRS, or Parker, etc. guitars) .

just a few of many videos out there (listen to last one first)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31JOeS-9EWk&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKcKQb_aywM&feature=fvwrel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUSRUPw1S0I&feature=relmfu

Good luck

Larry


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