yrg thread

[annode]

As an early receiver of the first set of shipments I provided a brief review at the YRG facebook and youtube sites and mentioned some of the annoyances mentioned in this thread.

Are there other (non inspired) links to the control panel?

So far by the way, I like the YRG. And do does my 3-year old grandson.

I have four GK-capable guitars and do a lot of MIDI (live as well) so I am always looking for a better alternative...looking forward to the not-so-secret "Pro" version of the YRG, as well as the replacement necks (strat, LP), not just headstocks....

Anyway, I hope the future stays bright for YRG and midi guitar..

JackL

Sorry Jack. As above, there is no advantage to having the old QT_Librarian app.
And the new Control Panel availible from Inspired will work. There is no advantage with the version 0001.
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What is this about a 'Pro' YRG?

[jackstrat]

In regards to the "Pro" version...

First of all, I read through many of the posts in this thread and want to comment that inspired instruments and more recently, doug (?) at YRG respond to emails, phone calls, youtube posts, and so forth in a reasonable amount of time. I have been more than happy with their responsivness and substantive replies.

Most recently I called to verify that I still wanted the YRG and had a chance to speak with doug (?) and mentioned the desire for a more conventional guitar for live musicians...anyway he said that they have been working on a "pro" model for quite awhile and I assume it will be offered when it works to their satisfaction. No indication was given to when it would be available, but hopefully before I grow too much older and feeble.

I also received an email from YRG indicating that strat and LP (more realistic) necks will be available. This was a reply in regards to my review stating that the YRG fret spacing was not the same as conventional guitars. To be clear, this is not just head stocks, but actual replacement / alternate necks.

One last word to those who may not know. The YRG designers are influential electronic instrument-device designers and innovators from way back. I think releasing a gaming guitar may have given many of us the wrong impression of what they are capable of and their long history in the music industry. This gives me great hope for a fully "pro" version that will knock our socks off and do so without costing $$$$$$. I am hoping for a $500 price-point.

Anyway, that's the story.

JackL

[annode]

Just read about the 'open' button in the manual. It's a little vague but it basically sez 'with the button 'off',striking an open string will not sound it.
I tested this on and off, and i'm not see any difference.
I'm thinking it's a firmware prob and maybe it's fixed in the next version?

I'm on firmware version 1.028.
Is there a newer version out yet?

Sorry riley.
At the you rock guitar web site, you should be able to find a dlownload link for the YRG manual.
The last page goes into returns. (maybe)
It sez if you remove the guitar from it's plastic packing, the return is voided.
But 'runbeerrun' said they want a restocking fee for returns.

Just read this at the futureguitarnow.com forum, posted by Elantric;
First, the OPEN button. When OPEN is OFF, the triggering threshold is raised,
thereby allowing the player to avoid accidental string triggering. This
seems to be preferred by more proficient guitarists. When OPEN is ON, the
threshold is lowered, therefore it takes less force to trigger. This is a
Preset Table parameter so OPEN can be programmed for each Preset. The
factory defaults are OPEN=on for presets 1-25 and OPEN=off for 26-50

[tapper mike]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

[polaris20]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

I agree; this thread has been far more productive and informative than the 90% drivel on the Yahoo lists, where the hillbilly continues spewing his praise.

Elantric has a forum on futureguitarnow.com. Perhaps we can migrate there?

[annode]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

I agree; this thread has been far more productive and informative than the 90% drivel on the Yahoo lists, where the hillbilly continues spewing his praise.

Elantric has a forum on futureguitarnow.com. Perhaps we can migrate there?

Bye.

[polaris20]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

I agree; this thread has been far more productive and informative than the 90% drivel on the Yahoo lists, where the hillbilly continues spewing his praise.

Elantric has a forum on futureguitarnow.com. Perhaps we can migrate there?

Bye.

It was just a suggestion, no need to be snarky. You've got quite the attitude here lately.

[annode]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

I agree; this thread has been far more productive and informative than the 90% drivel on the Yahoo lists, where the hillbilly continues spewing his praise.

Elantric has a forum on futureguitarnow.com. Perhaps we can migrate there?

Bye.

It was just a suggestion, no need to be snarky. You've got quite the attitude here lately.

Sure, blame me.
You agree to tapper mike saying 'we need our own forum...' then say 'Perhaps we can migrate there?' and you don't like MY attitude?

[tapper mike]

yada, yada, yada jack.

This is where they failed the first time. When they have a product ready for market. Then they can announce it and put it up for sale. Until they do it's not worth mentioning.

[jackstrat]

yada, yada, yada jack.

This is where they failed the first time. When they have a product ready for market. Then they can announce it and put it up for sale. Until they do it's not worth mentioning.

Have they announced a "pro" version? No. It was a simple mention in a simple conversation. And no, there is no reason at all to talk about it. So why even reply?

JackL

[polaris20]

we need our own forum dammit ro much derailing.

I agree; this thread has been far more productive and informative than the 90% drivel on the Yahoo lists, where the hillbilly continues spewing his praise.

Elantric has a forum on futureguitarnow.com. Perhaps we can migrate there?

Bye.

It was just a suggestion, no need to be snarky. You've got quite the attitude here lately.

Sure, blame me.
You agree to tapper mike saying 'we need our own forum...' then say 'Perhaps we can migrate there?' and you don't like MY attitude?

I was just thinking something dedicated to it where different threads covering different aspects of the unit could be discussed. I have nothing against KVR Audio, why would I?

Also, your response to my question about anyone trying the newer version of the app was snarky. Your response to someone asking what the return policy was was also snarky.

How about either being helpful, or just not saying anything at all? If you hadn't tried the new app, no need to respond. If you knew the return policy, state it, or don't.

[tapper mike]

jackstrat- This leads to a dark place.
Suffice it to say when III makes a public statement it will be a public statement. When III ships the product it may be worthy of consideration.

[annode]

Just sent an e-mail to one of the developers.

Hello Cliff

I'm curious about something you may be knowlegable about.
It's not a bug, so I apoligize for spamming your bug mail.

I'm concerned about how it seems not to be possible to finger notes along a string, one after the other, without
sounding each of them, after striking only the first note.
More common to say, the guitar is always in a mode of hammer-ons and pull-offs.

Not only will the guitar send a note on when another fret/note is fingered, but it also sends a second note on message
when the string is struck/picked.
This is sooo annoying and un-natural. It makes a mess of the sound of samples/osc with sharp attacks.

For players who pick most every note while soloing, like I do, it makes a mess and sounds like sloppy pick technique.
I would love to have a way to turn this off and on.

Maybe i'm missing something?


Thanks in advance Cliff.
annode

[polaris20]

jackstrat- This leads to a dark place.
Suffice it to say when III makes a publick statement it will be a public statement. When III ships the product it may be worthy of consideration.

I agree. As neat of an idea as a wooden, better constructed "YRG Pro" is for say $400-$600, I certainly won't hold my breath, given their track record of bringing things to market.

[Soundloop]

yada, yada, yada jack.

This is where they failed the first time. When they have a product ready for market. Then they can announce it and put it up for sale. Until they do it's not worth mentioning.

The problem with that is that they probably needed to do that to raise the capital by doing an extremely long presales hype on the YRG (over a year, was it?). It's essentially like a group buy for an unknown product.

Taking all those pre-orders (product unseen) had two advantages as I see it, it allowed them to raise the money for production etc. with investors by securing the orders in advance, and secondly it averted any possibility of presale reviews other than the ones they could control or put out themselves. This meant only glowing praise would be heard/seen by all those potential customers. I mean look at the marketing campaign they did online, it was bordering on spam on every forum. If you believed all that, it was better than a Ztar, better than a real guitar (sorry, it is a real guitar!!), and the future of all music as we know it..

If the YRG was only announced last week, given that Fender has now made their product announcement (along with the Starr Labs announcing their cheaper offering which is still not available yet), how many people do you think would still have jumped head first on the YRG bandwagon?

That is not meant as a criticism to Inspired by the way, just an observation. It was probably very smart on their part.

Now that it's in people's hands, at least there's more unbiased info on the product, so potential customers can get a better of an idea of both positive and negative aspects and weed out the reality from the over-hype of the last year..

(I've got a YRG coming, so I'll be able to do some side by side comparisons with the Ztar and Yamaha G10.)