For a long time I've thought of building a digital synthesizer using the guitar as the controller. What I want to do is to sample various sounds and instruments and play them as guitar notes through a guitar amp. Also, I want to be able to pan between the magnetic pickup and synthesizer pickup outputs with a foot pedal.
For example, the synthesizer could have a rich pipe organ sound, while the more standard guitar sound would also be available, all by moving the pedal. That way I could blend the two, or have one or the other. During a song I could fade in various sounds at will.
I know I'd need something like the Roland GK-3: Divided Pickup connecting to a Roland GI-20: GK-MIDI Interface. But the question is what does the GI-20 connect to? My brother once tried to explain this to a sales rep at a music store, but the guy was essentially clueless (what a surprise!).
If it works like what I have in mind, it should qualify as some sort of "ultimate" kind of set-up . . .
For example, the synthesizer could have a rich pipe organ sound, while the more standard guitar sound would also be available, all by moving the pedal. That way I could blend the two, or have one or the other. During a song I could fade in various sounds at will.
I know I'd need something like the Roland GK-3: Divided Pickup connecting to a Roland GI-20: GK-MIDI Interface. But the question is what does the GI-20 connect to? My brother once tried to explain this to a sales rep at a music store, but the guy was essentially clueless (what a surprise!).
If it works like what I have in mind, it should qualify as some sort of "ultimate" kind of set-up . . .