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USA Godin XTSA Trans Black AND Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth (The Perfect Bundle!!)

Estimated price for orientation: 1 100 $

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Description
Brand: Godin Body Material: Silver Leaf Maple center with Poplar Wings
Body Type: Solid Size: Full Size
Model: XTSA String Configuration: 6 String
Right-/ Left-Handed: Right-Handed Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Body Colour: Trans Black High Gloss Features: Full Guitar Synth Integration, Quality Padded Godin Case, Roland GR-55 Guitar Synth, Quality Flight Case for GR-55


Looking for a quick sale due to moving house and new baby. This bundle cost me £1750 new (Guitar was £1100, Synth was £550, Cases £100).  Happy to ship or you can collect in person. Shipping will be a little expensive because I'll need to insure and there's 2 items.
 

General Preamble!
So I'm going to say a couple of things before I cut and paste the product info....
This Godin guitar is simply stunning. One of few North American brands still made in North America!! When I picked it up for the first time, it felt like the most well constructed guitar I'd ever held (I have Gibsons and the like.). The playability, sustain, feel of the neck and solid body construction are first class. The hardware is simply brill and tuning remains rock solid. Then there's the beautiful flamed finish. The neck has a non-gloss natural satin finish, adding to the feel and playability.
 
Plug this in "non-synth"and you're going to feel you're playing a top knotch "regular" electric guitar. Then plug in the GR-55 synth and something amazing happens - you quickly realise that the very low synth latency and incredible reliability of the pickup leaves you feeling like you are playing the real synth instrument. Play a few jazz chords through a vibe or piano sound and it's like all of a sudden you're a keyboard player. Just so cool, much fun and definitely expands the range of interest for audiences if you gig. (I did a few restaurant gigs, and people were really complimentary).   The GR-55 is packed full of quality sounds and effect - you will never get bored or stuck for creative inspiration!! The bundle includes:
Godin XTSA Guitar - Trans Black With Highly Figured TopGodin High Quality Soft Guitar CaseRoland GR-55 Guitar Synth and Multi-effects ProcessorMetal Flight Case for Roland GR-55All leads and power supplies needed to plug straight into your amp and go!  :-) GODIN XTSA:
The xtSA delivers big time electric sounds via the Godin humbucker-single-humbucker pickup configuration and thanks to a special 5-way switch setup extra meaty humbucker tones co-exist with glassy split-coil sounds in the second and forth position. Turn down the electric output and raise the volume on the RMC transducer saddles and the xtSA becomes an incredibly authentic-sounding ‘acoustic’ guitar. The acoustic voice of the xtSA is enhanced by an onboard preamp with a three-way graphic EQ. The two outputs are set up so that the electric and acoustic voices can be blended in the guitar using a single patch cord or at the amp/mixer using both outputs. The icing on the xtSA cake comes in the form of its synth tracking, which simply put, is the best in the business. As with all of Godin synth-ready instruments, a built-in 13-pin connector provides direct access to all Roland GR-Series synths as well as most other 13-pin devices. All of this sound power would be a lot less interesting if the guitar didn’t feel great and great is exactly how the xtSA feels thanks to the same 25½” scale, mahogany neck used on the Godin flagship LGX-SA guitar. The ebony fingerboard is shaped with Godin’s ergocut technique and equipped with medium jumbo frets. The body is made from a silverleaf maple center with poplar wings and decorated with a figured maple veneer on top.Specs
Body - Silver Leaf Maple center with Poplar wings
Fingerboard - Ebony
Neck - mahogany
Scale - 25½" 
Electronics - Godin humbucker-single-humbucker, tremolo bridge with RMC transducers, custom pre-amp with 3 band EQ for acoustic sound
3 outputs - electric, acoustic/mix, 13-pin for Roland GR synths & most other 13-pin devices
Roland GR-55:
Description The Roland GR-55 is a revolution in guitar synthesis, with features never before available in any guitar processor. In terms of speed, it's the fastest ever. It’s also the most accurate, thanks to newly developed pitch-detection technology. As for sound, the triple-core generator houses a world-class array of virtual guitars, basses, amps, and synth voices, enabling tones and textures that have never been heard before. Onstage or in the studio, you can instantly access the GR-55’s huge library of ready-to-use sounds, from pop to rock and beyond, with quick-access category buttons. Welcome to a ground-breaking new era in guitar synthesis!A revolutionary fusion of guitar synthesis and powerful COSM guitar modellingUp to four sound sources at a time: two PCM synth tones, plus COSM guitar modelling and normal guitar inputEasy to use and easy to play with hundreds of great, ready-to-use sounds for rock or pop guitaristsAdvanced Roland technology provides superb sound quality and lightning-fast processingOver 900 of Roland’s latest fully editable PCM sounds, including pianos, organs, strings, vintage synths, and much moreCOSM guitar and amp modellingTwo types of multi-effects engines, plus global reverb, chorus, and delay effects, and an on-board looperBuilt-in USB audio player with foot control