Roland GK-3B Divided MIDI Pickup installed on a Jazz bass - Jack's Instrument Services
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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- 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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Terminator theme at 1:48 sounds great!
+b1lahb1ah Made me wanna get one
Here we are in 2022 and I think this is STILL amazing. I am not a techy guy, so I have no idea if this kind of thing is available on Garageband, but still... AMAZING !!!!!
2024 and thinking of getting one
3:01 when the drummer quit but you're on in five minutes
I have GK-3 two times (two upgraded guitars) and last week I´ve bought GK-3B for my basses. Synths - GR-20 and GR-33. We´ ll have a lot of fun.
I love 2:38.
it sounds just like the arcade games in the 90s.
Hearing that DX7 bass at 1:20 makes me want to put one of these on a bass of mine. I just wish I could have a plate made to stick the pickup on, and then be able to use the screw holes from the bridge cover, rather than drill new holes on my '74 Precision. The pickguard on mine is a mess anyway, I'll make another one to be able to have the jack on there instead of more drilling.
Dude for REAL
So sick, I'm gonna hook one of these up to a dx7
Must buy now!
Super , the very close Yamaha DX7 sound at 1:20(to 1:23) is a GR20 internal preset ? or the GR20 is connected to an external synth or rack ??
Sounds great
Congrats for this video dude!
This vid shows the g20 tracking much better than I ever got it to track. Was the sound 'adjusted' in post production?
This video inspired me to get these units. After updating the unit to accept bass and troubleshooting with the pickup, sensitivity, and play feel i am finding that the gr-20 or the gk3b is having trouble tracking accurately. If I use a pick it does not pick up well at all for quick picking. Any input / wisdon would be amazing, thanks!
Hello there. I want to get sound richness for my alternate rock group with gr20. Do you think this is the right decision? And how did you update it? Midi with usb cable? Thanks.
Hi.. please tell about that upgrade, I also got one and only sounds from twelve frett to high.. thanks
3:10 zappas kingdom entered ^^
1:46 hahaha Fearless John !!!
Just wanna know if you the Roland SY-300 can use with Software synth
Hey Jack...is it ok to stick the pickup to a nitro finish fender with the adhesive strips. I don’t want to ruin my lovely jazz bass.
Haboglabotribin!
TERMINATOR!
Hi dude, I was wondering how long it took you to set up this up to youre bass? And if you can play it live at gigs?
I think you can. Tame Impala bassist had one with his bass
Sounds like there is some toe jam and earl riffs in this
How are you getting low latency with this setup?! It was my understanding that bass doesn't track well on the lower strings unless you're playing in the upper register. I have a GK-3B PUP on one of my basses, and the only way it's useable is having the bass strung up with piccolo strings.
In my experience, the GK-3B doesn't track well on lower strings. It is difficult to set both the action and the string height above the GK pickup optimally for every position on the neck. If I set the string height too low, I get all sorts of multiple triggering when the string is hit hard as the string slaps the GK pickup. I don't really recommend the GK-3B. I think a piezo pickup built-in to the bridge has to be better?? Or check out the FretTraX system.
great!!!!
wow thats awesome!
What does it sound like if you slap it?
it sounds like uhm pstt takatan wirl wirl
Thought you were going to play the intro to Phoenix Nights with the glockenspiel setting
can you use that pick up dierectly into a computer to controll midi?
Guess that's not correct: GK3B has an output for 13 pin cable, not MIDI or USB. The GR-20 has a midi out that could be connected to another MIDI device or computer with MIDI connection
this is weird and cool at the same time.
Haha, Toe Jam & Earl!
I only have the pickup and GK3B unit. What else do I need to make it work?
Hello Friend! In the installation on my Bass the same adjustment sensitivity only picks up from the middle of the arm to the Bridge. Does she have the Bass mode? I have read and reread the manual and found nothing. I thank the attention.
Hi Milena, I just got one and got the very same problem, could you solve it?, How?... Thanks
Wish he had played some chords with it
Hi everyone !! I just got the same GR-20 and GK-3B with a Fender JB MIM and it only register from twelve frett to high, could somebody show youre secrets?... Thanks
just happy to be reading the comment section here before buying that... many seem to have this issue
Terminator and Haboglabotribin!
hello! anyone knows what synth module is that? i am looking forward to get one of those
Did you use a preset patch for the terminator theme? Thanks!
TAKE ALL OF MY MONEY!
3:06 BULLY ?
Hello there, hope u can give me some advise. I bought the GK-3B from a friend (never opened) and attached it to a bass gtr and I still have my GR Gtr Synth (GR-20) same as your demo but I cannot get any sound unless I play high on the bass neck. Does the GK3B pickup has to be near the bridge or can it be between the pickups as it is now (easy to change as I have not screwed it in as yet) - any advise would be appreciated. Cheers
You have to make sure the clearance between the string and the pickup is no more than about 1 mm. If the string is too high, it won't trigger. If the string is too low, then it can slap the pickup and double- and triple-trigger. It is really a difficult balancing act especially if you have to adjust the string height for fret noise. Also, I found the GK-3B is just horrible with the GR-55. I tried all the settings of the GR-55 and could not get decent tracking at any position on the neck.
The owner's manual marks a 1.5 mm distance between the pickup and tje string
Any comments on how I can get faster/better analog to midi conversion and much less latency problems. Is there settings on each patch that will help or do I need to make a setting adjustment on the systems tab? Thanks
John Kam Latency is a fact of life with low frequency analog to MIDI conversion. No setting is going to change that. Sorry. It's why you don't see players using these units on the lower strings.
Thanks Lawrence--at least I know there are not some adjustments on the GR55 that will address latency in a big way--I'll have to listen to Pascal Mulot again with the GR55--especially when he is using MIDI patches--and notice where on the neck he is ---when playing 16th notes--with no severe latency. I use a few procedures like fading in a MIDI patch with foot pedal--to be on right beat--just using MIDi for accents--versus trying to do a riff or complete groove
hello, what name does the effect have at minute 1:22?
Price?
3:10 what preset was that
Can the output go to any synth?
1:48 My favorite!!!!! XD xD xD
What is the tune at 1.46? Cheers.
can i use sounds from garageband with this pick up?
yes you can control the sounds in garageband with any midi controller but the sounds in garageband suck. you're better to get a good synthesizer module.
1:21 - 1:23 is pretty cool, whats that?
this is what that riff's from ua-cam.com/video/a5rAdgWxfo0/v-deo.html
+Jack Ellis Hi! what`s the name of the synth sound, starting from 2.38? Ty
Terminator:)
Toque de que música ele faz entre 1:04 -1:07
song name: 99 red balloons
La parte de Terminator 🙌
2:24 - where's the riff from ?
song name: haboglabotribin
is it possible to record midi in DAW via GK-3b? (use as a midi device?)
Bartmuz - crazy arranger Why not? This pickup turns your bass into midi controller
Can I just hook it into my computer like a midi keyboard
lol i want one !!
terminator
1:18
😆
how can i get the sounds of minute 2:38 with a plugin
1:48 - 2:11 *^^^*
I want
thats hilarious
this is cool but but $1000 cool
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