Roland GK-3B Divided MIDI Pickup installed on a Jazz bass - Jack's Instrument Services

Phil France from The Cinematic Orchestra dropped off his Jazz bass for me to install and tune up his new GK-3B divided bass guitar MIDI pickup. The pickup once installed converts each string's vibration into a signal which is sent through the 13 pin cable to the controller. In this case Phil has bought a Roland GR-20. The GR-20 can then output a MIDI signal from many many more capabilities.

Hook this MIDI signal up to a computer and you could play any soft synth or sample through it. You can do all sorts with midi - control lighting or launch fireworks!

The in built sounds in the GR-20 are a bit dated really... In this video i'm mostly messing around with some of the squelchy sounds it can make...!

-Jack

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