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You Rock Guitars YRG-1000 MIDI Guitar

by You Rock Digital

48 customer reviews

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Advanced digital guitar with 25 real guitar & 50 synth sounds. Jam to 25 song & 50 drum loops.
Fastest tracking MIDI guitar via low latency USB & 5-pin DIN outputs. Record on Mac or PC software.
Stereo audio input jack: play along with your mp3 player. 1/8" headphone & 1/4" guitar outputs.
Play Guitar HeroTM and Rock BandTM with optional GameFlexTM cartridge or Midi Pro Adapters.
Go mobile! Removable neck lets you take your YRG-1000 anywhere. USB & battery powered.

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Product Information

Item Weight	12 pounds
Product Dimensions	30 x 3 x 10 inches
Shipping Weight	7 pounds
Origin	Made in USA or Imported
ASIN	B003DC78FW
Item model number	YRG-1000
Customer Reviews	48 customer reviews 3.4 out of 5 stars
Best Sellers Rank	#58,263 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments) #1,525 in Musical Instruments > Guitars > Electric Guitars
Discontinued by manufacturer	Yes
Date first available at Amazon.com	June 22, 2010

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3.4 out of 5 stars

5 star		31%
4 star		25%
3 star		9%
2 star		8%
1 star		27%

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A midi milestone - in some respects

By Shawnelle on April 1, 2011

First, my background with midi guitars: I've owned a Godin midi guitar along with the Axon midi guitar unit. I also use midi synths/interfaces such as Reason.

Pros/Cons

Pros: Lowest action possible on a guitar (there are no neck strings, the neck is virtually a keyboard with very sensitive 'string inlays' on the neck). The pitch bend and modulation switches work very well. The outputs are impressive: one 5pin midi out, a 1/4" out, headphones out, and usb. It interfaces flawlessly with Reason, the main sequencer I use, using either usb or midi connection. The onboard samples are actually much better than I thought they would be, especially some of the synths. I will address the latency as a separate topic from pros and cons. The software control panel is also very nice, similar to the Axon control panel for their unit. Virtually every variable is adjustable on this device and the developers seem to plan to keep opening up new bios features in future updates. Customer support is the best I've ever talked with. Setting up your guitar with the control panel is highly recommended as you will be optimizing it to respond to your style of playing by adjusting velocity tables, individual string sensitivities, etc. They sent me three different guitars to try (the first one I got had a dead panel). They paid for all the shipping and even called me once or twice. The customer support system online is also very nice, it keeps a running dialog between you and service reps via a forum post type of system. You can't say this company isn't dedicated to their patrons; they stand behind their work.

Cons: As some have noted, the instrument is plastic and light. I'm a bit circumspect on its robustness so I treat it cautiously.Read more ›

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Worth the money

By N. Butts on March 19, 2011

I got this guitar as a musician; not for gaming, so I can't speak to how it is for that. But, for MIDI tracking, this easily outperformed the Roland synth pickup that I attached to my Les Paul. However, it was nowhere near as good as the MIDI tracking on my Godin Jazz guitar. But, for the money, I think it's the best guitar synth out there.

You should be aware of its limitations.
1) Pull-offs are impossible
2) The tremelo bar action feels very cheap, though it is functional
3) You will have to adjust the tension on the strings
4) The presets are pretty weak, so you will be relying on external synth sounds.
5) The entire guitar is extremely light (all plastic) which makes for an odd playing experience.

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Great price, a great device

By PRZ on May 31, 2011

So, I write this as musician. I bought it thinking I may use it with RockBand but ended up using that thing for other stuff:

1. Travel guitar. Can't bit, light like hell, can be taken in two pieces, no tuning, just perfect for me.

2. Open tunings, no need to break strings, just tap a bios setting, you get any guitar tuning you want on it.

3. MIDI controller, for that it's a blast. I put things into BandinABox with it, use it for earmaster input and
it's unbeatable. The MIDI works very, very well.

4. Doings lots of work with little hand impact. No strings, no pressure on left hand, you can do pentatonic scales forever
and the sound is actually quite bearable. On top, you can put it into a mode and it will barf at you when
you are playing off-key. Now, that's cool.

5. Children first guitar: Avoiding the frustration of strings getting into little fingers. This was the only guitar
my daughter liked & learned to play few chords.

Now: is that a full guitar replacement, no way, the response on the strings is no match to real guitar, no matter how
well you tune the tension, response and such stuff.

No pull offs to open strings. If you play a fret, hammer-on another fret and pull-off the hammer, it works but when the
string is open, the pull-off does not work obviously, it cannot determine normal taking off the finger vs. pull-off. But
that's no biggie.

As to build quality: for that price it's excellent, about as sturdy as plastic can go. The fretboard is working extremely well.

So, generally a great device.

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A remarkable instrument if you understand its limitations.

By David Taylor on February 21, 2012

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The You Rock Guitar has an identity problem: It is (1) an alternative input device for playing Guitar Hero and similar games, (2) an easy-to-play beginner's guitar for learning basic chords and strums, with built-in correction for bad notes, and (3) a fairly sophisticated MIDI controller that allows guitarists to easily control hardware and software synthesizers. This creates problems right off the bat because of the radically different markets for these various products. I was interested only in the MIDI controller, and that is the aspect I will review here. But I have to say that, for an accomplished guitarist, buying a little plastic guitar in a box covered with pictures of happy children pretending to be rock stars was not easy. Even the name was hard to get past.

But get past I did, because this is a remarkably sophisticated device, especially given how inexpensive it is. As a MIDI controller, it is very close to being adequate for serious guitar work. The simulated strings on the neck -- which are really `buttons' in disguise -- work extremely well, and playing the YR feels very much like playing a real guitar with a very low action, making it quite easy to play. Similarly, the strings for the right hand feel just like the real thing and respond quite well to strumming.

Unfortunately, they are less successful in handling fast picking and finger-style playing, with occasional missed notes and loudness that varies unpredictably from note to note. There are numerous settings to fine-tune the guitar's sensitivity both overall and to each individual string, but I was never able to find a combination of settings that produced a consistent performance.Read more ›

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Three Stars

Great instrument, but i need to hit it to get it working sometimes. Loads of fun!

Published 2 months ago by Ray Claudio

Good and fun

This was a fun purchase. If you are a guitar player, you can get good recordings out of this without much practice. I don't use it that much, but it is fun when I do. Read more

Published 15 months ago by Mobile Man

Bogus Tech Gizmo

Bogus attempt by engineers to produce artistic instrument. Nothing like the real McCoy. Persistent advertising with lots of www brewhaha but you will not find any real demos... Read more

Published 15 months ago by Thierry May

Four Stars

Pretty good. There seems to be a slight delay.

Published 19 months ago by Joseph M Maumoynier

Garbage

This is basically a swag type product. It promises a lot of things, but does none of them well. The tracking is pretty horrible, lots of errors. Read more

Published on February 14, 2014 by Matt

Very cool

I've used different midi guitars over the years, and some were quite expensive. This may look like a toy, but it works great. Read more

Published on February 13, 2014 by R. Alexander

i did not find it to be a useful tool

I was pretty excited to buy this controller but I regret the purchase. To me it does not feel like a real tool that i want to use to make compelling music; it feels like a cheap... Read more

Published on December 15, 2013 by William Bosworth

You do Rock with this

What can I say - this is really a fun combination of toy and musical instrument.
Would love to have the newest generation (Gen 2) of it but can't justify it. Read more

Published on June 16, 2013 by Chris

Looks/feels like a toy, but works great as MIDI controller.

I bought this for the express purpose of using it as a MIDI controller and it works great for that purpose. Read more

Published on April 1, 2013 by C. bessette

Major Disappointment

I can play my plain old acoustic guitar fairly well but it wasn't a premium brand to begin with and now it's quite old -- the frets are worn and the finger board is double-warped,... Read more

Published on February 10, 2013 by Omicron Ceti