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Vernon Reid Collection

A Live set made by Vernon Reid guitarist and leader of the band Living Colour. A long time user of Roland's VG technology, these patches show off a bit of his technical prowess.

Vernon Reid -- Vernon Reid is a Caribbean American guitarist, songwriter, composer, and bandleader. Reid was named No. 66 on Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time. Reid is best known for founding, leading and songwriting for the band Living Colour. Reid formed the group in New York City in 1983. A successful and respected group known for blending different music genres and grooves to metal, their highlights include: a double platinum-selling debut album Vivid, released in 1988; its gold-certified successor, Time's Up, released 1990; two consecutive Grammy Awards in the category of Best Hard Rock Performance; opening for the Rolling Stones' 1989 "Steel Wheels" tour; and appearing on the first Lollapalooza tour in the summer of 1991. Living Colours most recent release is the The Chair in the Doorway released in September 2009. Currently the band is working on their next studio album. When not working with Living Colour, Reid is consistently busy with his many side projects and as a sideman, the most recent being a gig with the Free Form Funky Freqs and their 2013 release Bon Vivant.

1VernEchoLd3Lead sound consisting of a modeled LP guitar running into a modeled 5150 Drive amp with ROOM reverb and EQ. CTL1 turns on ANALOG delay.

2IDSciCriSisLead sound consisting of the NORMAL pickups running into a modeled 5150 Drive amp with TAPE delay

3WhitEFaceHigh decibel crunch tone consisting of a mix of NORMAL pickups and modeled POLY FX CRYSTAL running into a modeled ORNG ROCK REVERB with limiting, MODULATE delay, HALL2 reverb. CTL1 changes CRYSTAL to TOUCH WAH. CTL2 turns on/off NORMAL pickups.

4GhostMach1neEffected sound consisting of a modeled CLA ST guitar in 12Str ON, running into a modeled COMBO CRUNCH amp with MONO chorus. Reverb time and predelay are assigned to ramp up and down. CTL1 turns on/off delay. CTL2 turns on/off chorus.

5CHAOTICPEACEA clean bell like sound consisting of a modeled POLY FX CRYSTAL. CTL1 alters the CRYSTAL color parameter, CTL2 turns on/off chorus.

6Alice CTraneA more traditional rock tone consisting of the MODELING pickup running into a modeled MS1959I amp. With SINGLE delay and ROOM reverb. CTL1 turns on/off CLEAN BOOST. CTL2 adds BEND. EXP1 PEDAL SW turns on/off VO wah.

7CAVEWALKERA crunch tone consisting of the NORMAL pickups running through a modeled MS1959I+II amp CTL1 turns on/off DISTORTION overdrive.

*This live set was created with GP-10.

*These patches reproduce each sound as described above, but not perfectly reproduce the originals.

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