Sonus G2M Version 2 MIDi Unit

[roger bayliss]

No need for a MIDI PU like the Roland GK3 any guitar into Sonus into synth ... tracks really well but one note at a time as fast as you can do it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wOoIZSH ... ure=relmfu

[roger bayliss]

http://www.sonuus.com/products.html

Manufacturers website around £80

[roger bayliss]

Note Monophonic ... does not do chords but does pitch bends vibrato and slides well heres a good demo and note how you can tab guitar parts...

[Jay Bass]

Hi Roger
Have You tried one of these?
i looked at these on you tube When they came out but couldn't get any real idea of the quality
and couldnt find anyone localy who stocked them to try.
i was looking to use the bass version for some 70's 80's etc Bass synth sounds
i have a couple of korg keyboards and modules with some great synth bass sounds.
all i could find was demos with the bass playing either flutes or saxes etc in the higher note range
on a bass which sounded awful.
couldnt find anything showing what a synthbass patch would sound like played in the standard useable range.

regards
Jay

[roger bayliss]

Jay I have ordered one today based on the examples I heard on Utube. I really wanted the upcoming Fishman Triple play MIDI PU which is wireless and polyphonic and looks set to outdo the Roland GR3 PU but release date put back for several months. So I bought one of these as you can use your own guitar or bass with them (there is a bass unit). The new V2 tracks very well and you can play quite fast runs on them and use string bends vibrato and slides but not chords as monophonic. There is like everything a need to set the ins and outs to get best results but based on what I have seen and heard they are very good allowing you to use you own guitar without mods. There are bass examples out there and you can trigger any sound you like with these so it does do the basses Jay.

Here is bass version B2M
http://www.sonuus.com/products_b2m.html

examples
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ia60OzZ8 ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wflnpqEo ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y88uC8b ... re=related


Rog

[Jay Bass]

Thanks Roger
Let us know what you think of it when you have had a chance to try it out.
Regards
jay

[roger bayliss]

Hi Jay

Had the gadget today and after messing about trying to get it to work with an incorrect MIDI lead I went and bought a new lead and got it running straight away. Setup with the Korg keyboard was easy and in no time I was playing all the various sounds inside the keyboard with my guitar as a controller.

The Sonuus as stated is a monophonic device and will only trigger single notes at a time which is no good if you want to trigger chords, but with a bit of technique you can arppegiate a chord. You need good technique with the single note runs too especially faster runs. But I thought overall this did what it was stated it was capable of and I generally like it and I like the way it controls the notes .. different to a piano keyboard and it does slides, hammer ons and pull offs too. I could also use the tremelo arm on the strat and it tracks that really well.

This is a great device for using your existing guitar as a MIDI controller, but clearly a Polyphonic pickup like the upcoming Fishman Triple Play would be a better idea as it can do several notes at once and chord playing. I want a Fishman but they are not out for some months now so this is a stopgap solution.

I had no trouble playing lead lines with the Sonuus and managed a few Shadows lead lines too. It was great to hear the synths and Bass synths being used and I turned the octave down so I could play bass lines... no sweat at all it works.

For the money this is a neat solution (The Fishman will be around £250 or less and needs an add on box to use with MIDI connectors I understand) I paid around £65 off ebay

For bass get the Bass version though Jay as it will suit the bass PUs and tone better no doubt.

Is it perfect ... no but it is good with good technique and you can play quite fast runs with it. Your choice mate !

[roger bayliss]

I forgot to say you need to use neck PU and tone control down to get best results.

[roger bayliss]

Bass demo

[Jay Bass]

Hi Roger
thanks for the Review of the sonus
sounds very tempting.
may have another search around to see if any local music shops have any in stock
to try.
Regards
jay