The Yamaha EZ-EG Guitar Midi Controller Thread

[RunBeerRun]

If your strings are triggering other strings, you can fix it by opening up the front part of the guitar and duct taping over the strings where its normally covered up. This way they don't excessively vibrate.

I can't make it any more clear, you'd have to open up the guitar and see where the vibrations are causing the problem, then tape it down with strong tape.

[Turak64]

I'm building a plugin in Synthedit to use with the EZ-AG.

So far I've got it all routed onto channel 1, and midi note on under velocity of 20 doesn't come through.

But the notes stay on forever, so you have to constantly mute... it's just fun to try to make.

Did this ever get made?

[RunBeerRun]

https://app.box.com/s/u3y36jl20movp774edw7msya14046n24

Here is Robot Arms the plugin I made in Synthedit. It's a vst2 32 bit windows plugin.

It routes all string channels onto midi channel 1 and optionally can limit note on time so you don't get hanging stuck notes. It does some other things too you can see on the gui.

[iirogueking]

I have an error with my EZ-AG
the MIDI output now errors and doesnt send velocity out. I can still play notes but it no longer sends any velocity information so nothing ends up playing (not even the default 16 velocity on hammered notes). I have taken the board out and dusted it, tried other cables, and cleaned the ports and nothing seems to work.
When going through the testing, r37 outputs Err unless I am sending it MIDI in
does anyone know how to fix this or have any ideas where to start?

[murderline]

If your strings are triggering other strings, you can fix it by opening up the front part of the guitar and duct taping over the strings where its normally covered up. This way they don't excessively vibrate.

I can't make it any more clear, you'd have to open up the guitar and see where the vibrations are causing the problem, then tape it down with strong tape.

I don't know about other peoples' EZ-EGs, but the nylon piezo mount at the bridge side (for the E, D, and B string wires) is loose on mine, apparently the black ABS standoffs broke at some point and that's why I get so many false triggers on my B string. I have to take it apart more, try to fix the standoffs with CA glue. I might try drilling all the way through to the front and installing longer machine screws just to make sure they're truly secured. I don't need the speaker so I might also install an aluminum plate under the strings on the exterior for rigidity.