Overview
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Dates of manufacture:
1980 to 1984
The Roland G-303, made from 1980-1984, was Roland's most popular synth controller guitar. Some of this popularity came from the G-303's association with Pat Metheny, who played one in combination with the Roland GR-300 synthesizer. But the G-303 was also a high quality playable guitar in its own right, and although not the most technologically advanced synth controller its synth controls were intuiative and usable. The G-303s were made by the Japanese Fujigen Gakki company, an important OEM builder for brands like Greco, Ibanez, Fender, Squier and Yamaha.
A more expensive neck-through version was available as the G-808 - but was less popular because the G-303 was functionally identical, cheaper and had better neck balance.
Specifications (21)
Body
Body material | mahogany body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Body top material | maple body top |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Tuners | Gotoh tuners |
General
Configuration | guitar synth controller |
Finish colors | natural finish, white finish |
Made in | Japan |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Scale length | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Neck
Neck joint | set neck |
Neck material | maple neck |
Neck width | 1.69 inches wide at nut |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 1 pickup selector switch, 3 synth control switches, 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | Roland PU-114H pickup(s) |
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups, hexaphonic pickups |
Prices (1)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | $1000 | good |
Reviews (1)
ROLAND G-303 reviewed by Klepetar
Klepetar
a gorgeous guitar.. very easy to play.. professional quality.. Looks great.. elegant. although it's a guitar synth controller, the
sound from the pickups is very good..
the only fault i found on this guitar is the binding of the neck, where the dot markers are is dark , and hard to see when playing in a
dark environment and it;s very sensitive to reflection..i would have put a paler biding on the neck..