Yamaha G50 - Manual (Page 6)

3 G50 Overview
G50 Overview
The G50 is basically an “interface” which converts the
analog output from a G1D Divided Pickup Unit installed
on your guitar (or directly from the guitar’s normal output
if used without the G1D in the mono synthesizer mode) to
corresponding MIDI data which is transmitted to a MIDI
tone generator to produce the “synthesized” sound output.
When you play a note or chord on your guitar, the G50
instantly generates MIDI data corresponding to the note(s)
you play — along with the appropriate pitch bend data if you bend a note — so that you can use most standard
guitar techniques to play any voice that can be produced
by the connected MIDI tone generator — brass, strings,
organ, percussion … anything! You can play just the
synthesized sound, mix the synthesized sound with the
normal guitar sound played through a standard guitar
amplifier or sound system, or just play the normal guitar
sound.
The G50 has 128 “programs” that you can select and play.
In fact, you can edit each of these programs to provide
precisely the response and playing features you want. You
can, for example, specify the G50’s sensitivity in response
to notes you play on the guitar, the pitch bend range,
which voice on your tone generator will be selected when
the G50 program is selected, and much more. There are
also special “split” functions which let you play different
voices on different strings, or different voices at different
picking positions. You could, for example, play upright
bass on the lowest two strings (5 and 6) while playing
organ on the top 4 strings (1 through 4). The G50 offers
many other features that provide an extraordinary range of
creative possibilities.
Organ
Upright bass
● “Split” function example
G50
MIDI
OUT
GUITAR
DIRECT OUT
G1D
Synthesized Sound
Normal Guitar Sound
MIDI Tone Generator
Guitar