Casio / Ca 1958 Guitar Synth PG-380 / 1958 / Guitar
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Very Good condition, 7/10, HSS-configuration, this guitar has a built-in iPD Sound Generator, black hardware, 3 knobs, 5-way switch, Made in Japan, no adapter, including manual and a RAM-card RA-500 v2 SoundRom US Collection RC-110 , copied from another listing of a similar guitar: These guitars were made by Ibanez for Casio using high end components and is a great strat-like guitar even without the added synthesizer electronics. PG-380 guitars sold for $1500 when new in 1987. What makes this guitar unique is that you do not need any external electronics or computer to generate the tones. The tones are internally generated and go straight to your amp. Unlike the Roland synth guitars that require a 13 pin connector to connect to external electronics and then out to your amp.The PG-380 was way ahead of its time when first introduced. Built-in Hex pickup. MIDI capable. Onboard synth tones (64), expandable with RAM / ROM cards with an additional 128 synth sounds. On the front, there is a synth control panel. On the panel there are 12 small buttons for controlling patches and octave shifts, a 2-digit LED display, and two LED s for the built-in tuner. Strat-wise there is a five position pickup selector (1 humbucker and 2 single coil pickups) and controls for tone, guitar volume and synth volume. Apart from a normal 5 pin DIN MIDI-OUT connector there is one mono output for guitar only and a stereo out for guitar + synth. The synth can be set to send on six different MIDI channels, one for each string, or everything over one channel (So, you can do the Kramer Ripley thing with it). Tracking is very good, and shockingly good with bending notes. The backside is full of electronics and a slot for the ROM cards. The back also has access to configuration switches and to gain pots for balancing the output of individual strings from the HEX pickup. Does not include the power supply - uses AA batteries and all electronics are working, and put out some very cool sounds. The guitar itself is very nice and playable with Gloss Black finish, bolt-on Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard, and a double-locking Gotoh Floyd Rose style tremolo.
Instrument sold
Oscar Guitars, Sweden 
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Oscar Guitars is today Sweden's largest specialist guitar store with a focus on vintage and used string instruments, pedals and amplifiers. In the store there is a constantly changing exhibition of stringed instruments from all ages and manufacturers, some call it a museum where everything is for sale.
The store is based on a vision that began full-time in 1997 and today, 25 years later, we are one of the the most famous vintage guitar shops in Northern Europe.
Dealer
Price:
EUR 4.695,-
Location:
Sweden
Dealer
Price:
EUR 4.695,-
Location:
Sweden
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Price:
EUR 3.840,-
Location:
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