I'm new to the GR 55, and this video may be 9 years old, but it was mad helpful in understanding the complexity and power of the thing. Now I'm excited for more.
Thanks Kennis...I have bought a Gr 55 and the Godin guitar to expand my music and was getting to think I wasted a lot of money but your videos have help me to start to understand how to make the sounds I'm looking for...again Thank you
Just bought the GR-55 and you have NO idea how thankful I am you have these instructional vids up.. I some times play at my church and it's a small one ( about 150 ) and all they have is the typical piano and organ. I'm hoping this will bring more to the music part of the services and get more young people interested in coming to church
Keep them commin Kennis, I also just found you on Face Book ( you should invent a Christian social media site called " Grace Book " Trying to bring young people to the church and the church is made up of mainly elderly so it's very difficult for me to get ideas thru maybe you can help me in that department Find me on FB Gary Birch I'm the one with the Israeli flag in the background
These videos were a great help when I first started. I just want to say thanks again for creating them. I have spent countless hours playing and programming this thing and realize that they could offer a college degree on its use.. sure is fun though.
Kennis - I have viewed many of your GR 55 tutorials and they have all been very helpful. You have assisted me in the operation of and in the decision to purchase the GR- 55. I no longer use the GR 30 or the GK2a/gk3 pickups as I now have a Synth ready Godin ACS sa guitar. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Another really superb video, very very clear and so easy to follow.. Thanks for taking the time to do these amazing gr55 demos, they're the best ones on the subject to be found anywhere... period.
Thank You Kennis Russell. New to the GR-55. Just ordered and waiting patiently so I thought I wuld take the time to check all available vids on the system. You vids are among my first.
Hi Kennis. I've told you before but want to say it again - thank you so much for creating and sharing your excellent video tutorials on the GR-55. They have been a great help to me over the years. Hope you are doing well. Wishing you all the best!
Thanks very much. The tip on the Chromatic setting and the minus attack time was super helpful in making my sounds actually usable........... 4 great tutorials you made......well done for taking the time and effort to help and explain. Regards, Adrian
This series is terrific. I had read that it's a good idea to learn as much as possible before buying this unit. Mine will arrive tomorrow. I'm sure there will be a major learning curve but after watching this series, feel confident that I have a solid understanding of how to digg in to create my own sound
Hi Kennis great patch!!! I'm a guitarist on a worship team. Can you easily and simply demonstrate how to use the volume pedal so that your volume trails off like when using reverb or delay and not just cut the volume off. My worship leader loves this patch! Thanks for making these vids they have been very helpful.
Thanks Kennis. I am currently using the GR 33 and VG 8EX that I link with the US 20 Foot Switch and Xenyx 502 mixer. I like the sounds I can achieve through these units but I really like the additional abilities (and compact size) that would be possible with the GR 55. Thanks for the information, you have definitely helped me make the decision to go with the 55.
Kennis, I can't say it enough: YOU ROCK! Yet another well thought out, VERY instructive video. This will be the summer of agony for me, since I can't figure if I should get the TC VoiceLive Touch or the GR-55 first. Desicions, desicions...
I do praise and worship too... That's actually the reason I'm looking into getting this. I can't seem to find a really good clean guitar effect that's not just completely acoustic
hey Kennis,Ken hear,i would like to thank you for what you have done,i have struggeled with trying to get the sound that i want and you explained it perfectly ,i now understand how te create a patch,can you do the same with all the other effects or is creating some different?...tkanks again...k
@kennisrussell I too am a worship leader and thanks to you... I now have the GR-55 and Godin xtSA. I am wanting to start using it in worship in place of my Varaix and POD X3 Lve. I programmed your patch on the tutorial and it sounds great. I would love to hear some of your other custom patches. Peace and Belssings. :-Don
What I found was changing the settings for the "Guitar Out" and also for the other "Output". Page 54 of the manual. You can set the "Guitar Out" to Patch (which only plays the patch sounds, "Normal PU" which plays the guitar sound and I think, "Modeling" which, if memory serves me correct, plays the guitar and amp modeling sounds which the "Output" (when plugged into a pa or another amp) will play the other patch sounds. You can set the "Guitar Out" to "Both" I think too. =]
Hi Kennis Thanks a lot for the lesson my friend, impressive!!!! I was an owner of a 1978 Avatar, and that was ok for single lines but this thing is just awesome! Can you PLEASE do another PCM clip looking for a steel guitar sound, I think that that "chromatic " mode might work real well as I noticed when you did the bends it reminded me of the steel, so important in Country, but a real pain to cart around and set up for what usually will amount to 35-55% of most "pop" country band's material. Also, good players are hard to find and sometimes can be prima donnas because of the apparent lack of them!!
Hi Kennis...Is there a way to adjust the min and max of the foot pedal for volume control? I've found a min/max under the modulation tab but I'm not sure how to activate it and secondly I'm not sure if modulation refers to volume. Thanks for your help. Great vids!
Hi Kennis - I have watched you videos multiple times over the years, as I come and go back to my GR55. I use it mor for recording my ideas than anything. I too have a Godin (xtsa). I am wondering if there is a way to select between the accoustic/piezo sound and the humbuckers as they enter and pass through the GR55? It seems you can only have both constantly and just wipe the volume on either. I would rather select between the two. Also I would like to get the COSM guitar sound to provide more doubled up effect that is slight delayed and panned off centre (or humanised) so I can get a thicker distinct sound of two guitarists that doesnt sound uniform. ANY Ideas or thoughts?? Many thanks for all your work on these great videos Graham
hello very interesting your video. It helped me a lot to understand the machine. I have a question about a problem that I cannot solve. "Why when I change the patch the volume is at maximum while the pedal is at zero." is there a solution? thank you for your reply Philippe
Kennis, nice videos. I am wondering: could I make my own custom user bank list of sounds I want, and scroll through them with my feet? Basically, I want to be able to switch from acoustics, to pianos, to whatever during gigs without having to bend down and adjust knobs with my hands Thanks!
but I'm scared to wipe off existing patches. When you say wiped clean do you mean kill a patch Gr 55 comes with. How do I keep all the patches and then copy your patch as an example. Love your playing and that song you wrote
Kennis, can you do global chromatic change to all GR55 generated sounds? This way I won't have to go in and change instruments over to chromatic to stop them from generating notes every time I lift my fingers from the strings. I also find that some of these sounds are too radical and would like to have my patches set up for more mellow sounds. Is there a copy and paste function? This way I'd like to set up, for example, user position one to be piano with 3 piano sounds, position 2 strings etc
also please direct to a video how to change patches as you jam....and is there a mic plug in on the gr-55, i also have a gk pickup that came with the unit can i make it work with the ghost set up on my Godin?? Thanks in advance :)
how the heck did you figure all of that out lol? I just got a GR-55, it's almost overwhelming starting out. Big learning curve. Changing the CHROMATIC setting is VERY Helpful. I'm not sure the Manual is in depth enough. Thanks!
I just found what I asked you about at 4:00 here ♫ BINGO ! Thanks for your videos, they've helped me figure this GR55 out but there's probably 60% of things on it I'll never figure out since I'm computer dumb. Thanks ♫
I find your videos fantastic learning tools. I have come across a problem. I don’t know of it is an xtsa or gr55 issue. When I use the dial on board, all my patches are there but if I use the switch on my guitar, it skips over some patches. Am I doing something wrong?
Need some advice on the piano sound. When I hit a lower not, sometimes it triggers it twice; in other words, I'll pluck the note, but it'll be like it plucked it twice. Read a couple forums saying it's all about learning to play more gently, etc., but there's gotta be a setting, i'd think. Thanks!
Just got my GR55 and have watched you video....thanks so much. I have changed some settings on a patch.....i EXIT, but the changes are not saved.....HELP
Hi Ken, I have a Godin xtsa just like yours. I'm having a problem with the high E string when plugged into my roland gr55. The string won't sound when played, unless I tap the saddle for the high e string with my finger. And that don't always work. Can you help me?
Hello , thanks gor the video !! I have problems after i set up everything the pcm or modeling that I want and save it , got off when i change the patch and want it again 😢
Thank you for all the great material on the Gr-55. I have a few questions. The first is concerning the user patches. My unit seems to be filled already with user patches. Did you delete those to create room for your own patches? If so did you back up the others and how do you fill those spaces with a sort of init patch? Your help is greatly appreciated!
I would like to bypass the guitar simulators and just use the gr55 as a wah pedal. is that possible? I also heard you can use the selector switch of the gk3 to act as a pickup selector? have you figured out how to do that. thank you very much.
lastly, i would like to set the ctrl and pedal differently for each patch. but when i set the ctr and pedal, its seems to globally adjust everything else. how do you adjust each patches ctrl and what the pedal does so it saves only to itself and not affect others?
Please help me. This unit is very confusing. I figured out how to make a patch but how do you assign these patches to pedal 1,2 or 3???? Want to bring the patches up while playing live. Don't want to scroll through a 1000 sounds before I find my patch.
hi there Kennis Russel !! hey i got a question ... i wonder if i can create or make a tuba or brass sound for a bass guitar ?? is there a sound section or file on this gr55 ??
great video can I use my normal guitar amp for the gk3 pickup for all the sounds on the gr55 including the synth sounds I dont really want to buy a keyboard amp thankyou
Friend very good video !! but there are many people who have the roland gr 55 and needs the same explanation but in Spanish! or translation !! Thank you
Hi Kennis....I'am also a worship leader at my church. I have the new POD HD 300 which has done a great job for me , but I was wondering how much do you really get to use the pcm sounds in your songs at church? Also are the modeled amp sounds really good? When you play live at church are you using an amp or are you going direct to the pa and then thru the monitors? By the way you do a very nice job on explaining how to use this gear!!! Keep up the great work and keep rocking for Jesus!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kennis, I was searching for a way to add bass to my 5th/6th string. Thank You for the tutorial. Do you think that I would be able to control this function via the CTL pedal? I am looking to play rhythm, hit CTL and play lead (without a bass sound on strings 5 & 6.) Thanks!
hello there, i just purchased the gr55. It's amazing. Got a question, can I run my guitar through the gr55 using my guitars pickups (and not the gk3 pups) and use the wah function? what other effects can i use with my guitar pickups? so that the gr55 acts like a regular effect pedal? When I use the gk3 there are latency issues. some patches on the machine seem to have no tracking issues, im wondering if thats my guitars pickups running throught the machine. I hope you understand my question.
I cannot seem to save tones, only mute controls every time I switch out of a patch. they tell me to go to pedal on system but cannot get any change. can you suggest. Lyall NZ
I'm new to the GR 55, and this video may be 9 years old, but it was mad helpful in understanding the complexity and power of the thing. Now I'm excited for more.
Thanks Kennis...I have bought a Gr 55 and the Godin guitar to expand my music and was getting to think I wasted a lot of money but your videos have help me to start to understand how to make the sounds I'm looking for...again Thank you
Just bought the GR-55 and you have NO idea how thankful I am you have these instructional vids up.. I some times play at my church and it's a small one ( about 150 ) and all they have is the typical piano and organ. I'm hoping this will bring more to the music part of the services and get more young people interested in coming to church
Keep them commin Kennis, I also just found you on Face Book ( you should invent a Christian social media site called " Grace Book " Trying to bring young people to the church and the church is made up of mainly elderly so it's very difficult for me to get ideas thru maybe you can help me in that department Find me on FB Gary Birch
I'm the one with the Israeli flag in the background
I did , thank you sir :0)
These videos were a great help when I first started. I just want to say thanks again for creating them. I have spent countless hours playing and programming this thing and realize that they could offer a college degree on its use.. sure is fun though.
Kennis - I have viewed many of your GR 55 tutorials and they have all been very helpful. You have assisted me in the operation of and in the decision to purchase the GR- 55. I no longer use the GR 30 or the GK2a/gk3 pickups as I now have a Synth ready Godin ACS sa guitar. Thank you and keep up the great work!
Another really superb video, very very clear and so easy to follow.. Thanks for taking the time to do these amazing gr55 demos, they're the best ones on the subject to be found anywhere... period.
You knocked off two weeks of intense learning. Well done!
I thought this GR55 was a novelty, but after seeing these series of tutorials I am changed my mind. Very usable indeed.
hypnotizing people for the Lord with that patch you made
I just got the gr55 last week and i have to say i have learned alot from your videos. Thank you for putting them out here.
Thanks a lot! Great Job! just got a GR-55 and plugged it yesterday for the first time. Your videos will make me save a lot of time.
Thank You Kennis Russell. New to the GR-55. Just ordered and waiting patiently so I thought I wuld take the time to check all available vids on the system. You vids are among my first.
Hi Kennis. I've told you before but want to say it again - thank you so much for creating and sharing your excellent video tutorials on the GR-55. They have been a great help to me over the years. Hope you are doing well. Wishing you all the best!
Thanks very much. The tip on the Chromatic setting and the minus attack time was super helpful in making my sounds actually usable........... 4 great tutorials you made......well done for taking the time and effort to help and explain. Regards, Adrian
Большое спасибо. Ваши видео действительно помогают разобраться во всех тонкостях настройки. Очень помогли. Спасибо!!! (Россия Москва).
Beautiful music and very helpful tutorial! Please make more!
beautiful guitar playing
This series is terrific. I had read that it's a good idea to learn as much as possible before buying this unit. Mine will arrive tomorrow. I'm sure there will be a major learning curve but after watching this series, feel confident that I have a solid understanding of how to digg in to create my own sound
Hi Kennis, nice to see you here again. Very terrific video.
Amazing patch and playing right from the beginning of the video!
Hi Kennis great patch!!! I'm a guitarist on a worship team. Can you easily and simply demonstrate how to use the volume pedal so that your volume trails off like when using reverb or delay and not just cut the volume off. My worship leader loves this patch! Thanks for making these vids they have been very helpful.
Al fin alguien que sabe sacar buen partido del GG-55 Tank you Friend from Barcelona España ♥️♥️♥️
Nice patch. Thanks for all your advice in these videos.
This is really quite fantastic. Thank you very much.
Excellent piece of tuition, as always you need to invest time by making a few patches of your own, and using this guid is very good.
Thanks Kennis. I am currently using the GR 33 and VG 8EX that I link with the US 20 Foot Switch and Xenyx 502 mixer. I like the sounds I can achieve through these units but I really like the additional abilities (and compact size) that would be possible with the GR 55. Thanks for the information, you have definitely helped me make the decision to go with the 55.
Thanks, I just bought this beast, not so scary anymore.
Hi Kennis, could you please send me your GR55 presets so I can transfer to mine? Pleaseeee
Thanks! I just bought one and am excited about assigning tones to specific strings.
Wonderful. The information you are easy to understand.
Excellent tutorial you make it look too easy 😃 thanks 🙏
Really informative like all your videos
just got my Godin on Friday and LOVE IT.
Kennis, I can't say it enough: YOU ROCK!
Yet another well thought out, VERY instructive video.
This will be the summer of agony for me, since I can't figure if I should get the TC VoiceLive Touch or the GR-55 first.
Desicions, desicions...
This is great! Thanks Kennis. Really shows how to get around.
Great explanations! Thanks Kennis!
Thanks Kennis for so detailed info!
awesome!! thanks so much for showing more on editing the sounds :)
Didnt know about TVF attack time-Thank you!!I am trying to sink my bass sound with the Piano!
Very helpful videos Kennis. Your lessons are awesome, thank you :)
Well done! Thank you.
Excellent tutorials...very very helpful
I do praise and worship too... That's actually the reason I'm looking into getting this. I can't seem to find a really good clean guitar effect that's not just completely acoustic
Great Job , thanks for sharing , God bless
hey Kennis,Ken hear,i would like to thank you for what you have done,i have struggeled with trying to get the sound that i want and you explained it perfectly ,i now understand how te create a patch,can you do the same with all the other effects or is creating some different?...tkanks again...k
Thanks a lot for your time and effort. Very helpful. Keep leading God's people in His praise. God Bless
This is so helpful, thank you😍, merry christmas🎄☃️❄️🎉
God bless you Kennis.... I love your videos... Thanks!
Your lessons are awesome, thanks so much
I'm a bit late to the show, but this is great! TY!!!
@kennisrussell I too am a worship leader and thanks to you... I now have the GR-55 and Godin xtSA. I am wanting to start using it in worship in place of my Varaix and POD X3 Lve. I programmed your patch on the tutorial and it sounds great. I would love to hear some of your other custom patches. Peace and Belssings. :-Don
Great Tips! Thanks.
thx Bro, very helpful....great relaxed teaching style, Thanks!
So helpful !! Thank you - nice to know how to use our expensive kit :P
What I found was changing the settings for the "Guitar Out" and also for the other "Output". Page 54 of the manual. You can set the "Guitar Out" to Patch (which only plays the patch sounds, "Normal PU" which plays the guitar sound and I think, "Modeling" which, if memory serves me correct, plays the guitar and amp modeling sounds which the "Output" (when plugged into a pa or another amp) will play the other patch sounds. You can set the "Guitar Out" to "Both" I think too. =]
Hi Kennis Thanks a lot for the lesson my friend, impressive!!!! I was an owner of a 1978 Avatar, and that was ok for single lines but this thing is just awesome! Can you PLEASE do another PCM clip looking for a steel guitar sound, I think that that "chromatic " mode might work real well as I noticed when you did the bends it reminded me of the steel, so important in Country, but a real pain to cart around and set up for what usually will amount to 35-55% of most "pop" country band's material. Also, good players are hard to find and sometimes can be prima donnas because of the apparent lack of them!!
Thank you....I just learned a lot!!
Glad you took the time to make these videos....I bought the Godin as well with the GR-55 btw I love the Yanni sounds Lol
Hi Kennis...Is there a way to adjust the min and max of the foot pedal for volume control? I've found a min/max under the modulation tab but I'm not sure how to activate it and secondly I'm not sure if modulation refers to volume. Thanks for your help. Great vids!
Thanks really, can you share please that patch with us? Need it in church too.
Mr. Russell great video. I have to say that im still having problems with those "ghost notes" even though i have the chromatic on. any suggestions?
Great! Thanks again....
Hi Kennis - I have watched you videos multiple times over the years, as I come and go back to my GR55. I use it mor for recording my ideas than anything.
I too have a Godin (xtsa). I am wondering if there is a way to select between the accoustic/piezo sound and the humbuckers as they enter and pass through the GR55? It seems you can only have both constantly and just wipe the volume on either. I would rather select between the two.
Also I would like to get the COSM guitar sound to provide more doubled up effect that is slight delayed and panned off centre (or humanised) so I can get a thicker distinct sound of two guitarists that doesnt sound uniform. ANY Ideas or thoughts??
Many thanks for all your work on these great videos
Graham
Very helpful! Thanks a lot!
hello very interesting your video. It helped me a lot to understand the machine. I have a question about a problem that I cannot solve. "Why when I change the patch the volume is at maximum while the pedal is at zero."
is there a solution?
thank you for your reply
Philippe
Kennis, nice videos. I am wondering: could I make my own custom user bank list of sounds I want, and scroll through them with my feet? Basically, I want to be able to switch from acoustics, to pianos, to whatever during gigs without having to bend down and adjust knobs with my hands Thanks!
but I'm scared to wipe off existing patches. When you say wiped clean do you mean kill a patch Gr 55 comes with. How do I keep all the patches and then copy your patch as an example. Love your playing and that song you wrote
Great video thanks
Wow, just bought the GR55 to go with my Godin and saw comments here 10 years old! Still very useful though thanks, I hate Japanese manual reading.
Hi thanks for a great tutorial. Can u tell me a little about pickup that comes with this pedal. Is yours mounted on the back or what?
Kennis, can you do global chromatic change to all GR55 generated sounds? This way I won't have to go in and change instruments over to chromatic to stop them from generating notes every time I lift my fingers from the strings. I also find that some of these sounds are too radical and would like to have my patches set up for more mellow sounds. Is there a copy and paste function? This way I'd like to set up, for example, user position one to be piano with 3 piano sounds, position 2 strings etc
also please direct to a video how to change patches as you jam....and is there a mic plug in on the gr-55, i also have a gk pickup that came with the unit can i make it work with the ghost set up on my Godin?? Thanks in advance :)
had that problem with ghost notes....now I won't ♫ Thank You
Thanks:)
nice materials:) could you send some patches for playing with guitar amplifier?
how the heck did you figure all of that out lol? I just got a GR-55, it's almost overwhelming starting out. Big learning curve. Changing the CHROMATIC setting is VERY Helpful. I'm not sure the Manual is in depth enough. Thanks!
I just found what I asked you about at 4:00 here ♫ BINGO ! Thanks for your videos, they've helped me figure this GR55 out but there's probably 60% of things on it I'll never figure out since I'm computer dumb. Thanks ♫
I find your videos fantastic learning tools. I have come across a problem. I don’t know of it is an xtsa or gr55 issue. When I use the dial on board, all my patches are there but if I use the switch on my guitar, it skips over some patches. Am I doing something wrong?
Need some advice on the piano sound. When I hit a lower not, sometimes it triggers it twice; in other words, I'll pluck the note, but it'll be like it plucked it twice. Read a couple forums saying it's all about learning to play more gently, etc., but there's gotta be a setting, i'd think. Thanks!
Just got my GR55 and have watched you video....thanks so much. I have changed some settings on a patch.....i EXIT, but the changes are not saved.....HELP
Amigo muy buen video !! pero hay mucha gente que tiene la roland gr 55 y necesita la misma explicacion pero en español! o en traduccion!! gracias
amazing
Hi Ken,
I have a Godin xtsa just like yours.
I'm having a problem with the high E string when plugged into my roland gr55. The string won't sound when played, unless I tap the saddle for the high e string with my finger. And that don't always work. Can you help me?
@4.30 turn on chromatic! That's what I was looking for for ages, thanks so much Kennis!
puedes auxiliarme porque la pastilla gk3 no me suena la guitarra?ni tampoco me suena despues de la octava por tu orientacion gracias
Hello , thanks gor the video !!
I have problems after i set up everything the pcm or modeling that I want and save it , got off when i change the patch and want it again 😢
Thank you for all the great material on the Gr-55. I have a few questions. The first is concerning the user patches. My unit seems to be filled already with user patches. Did you delete those to create room for your own patches? If so did you back up the others and how do you fill those spaces with a sort of init patch? Your help is greatly appreciated!
I would like to bypass the guitar simulators and just use the gr55 as a wah pedal. is that possible? I also heard you can use the selector switch of the gk3 to act as a pickup selector? have you figured out how to do that. thank you very much.
lastly, i would like to set the ctrl and pedal differently for each patch. but when i set the ctr and pedal, its seems to globally adjust everything else. how do you adjust each patches ctrl and what the pedal does so it saves only to itself and not affect others?
Please help me. This unit is very confusing. I figured out how to make a patch but how do you assign these patches to pedal 1,2 or 3???? Want to bring the patches up while playing live. Don't want to scroll through a 1000 sounds before I find my patch.
hi there Kennis Russel !! hey i got a question ... i wonder if i can create or make a tuba or brass sound for a bass guitar ?? is there a sound section or file on this gr55 ??
Very good !!! :)
thanks friend!!
great video can I use my normal guitar amp for the gk3 pickup for all the sounds on the gr55 including the synth sounds I dont really want to buy a keyboard amp thankyou
Friend very good video !! but there are many people who have the roland gr 55 and needs the same explanation but in Spanish! or translation !! Thank you
Hi Kennis....I'am also a worship leader at my church. I have the new POD HD 300 which has done a great job for me , but I was wondering how much do you really get to use the pcm sounds in your songs at church? Also are the modeled amp sounds really good? When you play live at church are you using an amp or are you going direct to the pa and then thru the monitors? By the way you do a very nice job on explaining how to use this gear!!! Keep up the great work and keep rocking for Jesus!!!!!!!!!!
Hi Kennis,
I was searching for a way to add bass to my 5th/6th string. Thank You for the tutorial. Do you think that I would be able to control this function via the CTL pedal? I am looking to play rhythm, hit CTL and play lead (without a bass sound on strings 5 & 6.) Thanks!
Do I want to wipe clean my patch says bells and stuff...will I be erasing this?
thank you kennis,
i Cant find patch demo only USER 5 02≥ Where do I get access patch
hello there, i just purchased the gr55. It's amazing. Got a question, can I run my guitar through the gr55 using my guitars pickups (and not the gk3 pups) and use the wah function? what other effects can i use with my guitar pickups? so that the gr55 acts like a regular effect pedal? When I use the gk3 there are latency issues. some patches on the machine seem to have no tracking issues, im wondering if thats my guitars pickups running throught the machine.
I hope you understand my question.
I cannot seem to save tones, only mute controls every time I switch out of a patch. they tell me to go to pedal on system but cannot get any change. can you suggest. Lyall NZ