The buttons are solid, the footpedal exudes quality and there’s a nice big rotational control knob flanked by press buttons to act as your main navigational tool. It instantly makes you think you’ve bought a quality piece of kit.
Other units such as the GR-33 or the VG-99 have relied on lighter, less solid plastic constructions, so it was nice to see that the big blue GR-55 was rock solid. The VG-8 and VG-88 both sported metal cases and looked like Stealth bombers and this gave the units a sturdiness that was comforting. First off, I must commend Roland for returning to a metal chassis when building their effects units. I’ve had my GR-55 for a couple of weeks now and I thought it was time I posted some thoughts on it. So, the GR-55 had a lot of hype to live up to but this didn’t stop me pre-ordering my unit. The promotional videos near enough spelt this out in huge flaming letters four hundred feet high. This time around Roland was marketing the GR-55 as a kit-killer, a one box solution that would do away with the GR-33, the VG-99 guitar modeller and any other stomp boxes you might employ. When the announcement of the new GR-55 guitar synthesiser was made at the 2011 Winter NAMM, the news was equally, if not more, exciting. Being a tech fanatic, it is no surprise that every time Roland releases a new shiny box, my pulse races and the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. I have been using Roland guitar synths since 1994, starting with the now legendary GR-1 and working my way through to the most recent GR-33 version.
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