Chapter 1 Play the Sounds!
Preparing Your Guitar
Y In order to use the GR-20 you will need a guitar that has
a divided pickup (GK pickup) such as the Roland GK-3
Various guitar manufacturers sell GK-Compatible guitars
or GK-2A, or a bass guitar that has a bass guitar divided
that have a pre-installed GK pickup or contain equivalent
pickup such as the Roland GK-3B/GK-2B, which can
functionality. For details, contact your guitar dealer or a
independently output a separate signal for each string.
guitar manufacturer.
Y For details on installing the GK pickup, refer to the
manual that came with your GK pickup.
Y Notes may be sounded incorrectly if there are string In order to use the GR-20 with a bass guitar, follow the
buzzes due to improper neck curvature or buzzing frets, procedure described in Chapter 6 Appendices OSwitching
or if the octave adjustment (intonation) is incorrect.the GR-20 between bass guitar and guitar operation (p.
32)� to switch the GR-20 to bass guitar operation.
Connections
fig.1-01(Connection)
Stereo set,Synthesizer amp (keyboard amplifier, PA system, etc.)
radio-cassette player, etc.
To AUX, LINE IN
Guitar amp /LR
guitar effects processors
LR
Stereo headphones
The (L) MIX OUT jacks
can also be used as dual
stereo headphone jacks.
Also be aware that you
cannot simultaneously Guitar with GK-3 / GK-2A /
use one jack as a LINE other GK-Compatible guitar
OUT while using the or
other as a headphone Bass guitar with GK-3B / GK-2B
jack � that is, you can't
use a monaural plug and
a stereo plug at the same
time.
AC adaptor
(BRC series)
* To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other * To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit
devices, always turn down the volume, and turn off the power (should the plug be pulled out accidentally), and to avoid
on all devices before making any connectionsapplying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack, anchor the
* The volume of your amp should be raised only after you have power cord using the cord hook, as shown in the illustration.
fig.1-02(Cord Hook)
turned on the power of all your other equipment.
* If youOre outputting in monaural, connect the cable to the R
(MONO) OUTPUT jack.
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