Casio DG-20: Somewhere Between A Guitar And A Guitar Hero Controller
Mike Conroy of Fiendo has a collection of some really odd equipment including this Casio DG-20. Fretting down and playing sends MIDI information to create the desired note rather than detect a note as a MIDI pickup would do, making this guitar more like a keyboard than anything else.
The best part about it, though, is that it looks like what people from the past thought guitars would look like in the future.
PATRICK OGLE: [INDISCERNIBLE]
MIKE CONROY: Can you remember this?
PATRICK OGLE: Yeah.
MIKE CONROY: This works on the same principle whereas a MIDI guitar what ti does is has a pickup that actually tries to figure out what the pitch is so it listens to is whereas this it's just -- it's a connection, so it just knows okay that sixth string third fret it's a G.
PATRICK OGLE: You should plug that in. Is that in working order?
MIKE CONROY: Okay. Yeah.
PATRICK OGLE: Pretty unique with cheesy sound.
MIKE CONROY: Oh, for sure but the beauty of this thing is that--
PATRICK OGLE: Nobody's decided to like model this for like some synthesizer sounds so...
MIKE CONROY: [LAUGHS] No. I don't think that's going to happen.
PATRICK OGLE: ...because it sounds so funky, you know.
[MIKE CONROY PLAYING A CASIO DG-20]
PATRICK OGLE: That's good. Let's just turn the volume [SOUNDS LIKE] down a bit. [INDISCERNIBLE] It's amazing
MIKE CONROY: What's that?
PATRICK OGLE: I didn't have to turn the volume down on this camera until right now
MIKE CONROY: This is actually touch sensitive so that the frets will not -- when you pull on this a little, you know, it pulls on a little switch down here, and then it registers where -- which fret it's being touched on. It's programmed to play the note. You can play drums too [LAUGHS].
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Hey I was wondering where I might be able to find a Casio DG-20 guitar. I think that it would be a really fun instrument to mess around with. Thank you very much for your time.
Pete
I got mine on Ebay. You
I got mine on Ebay. You should check there often for one in good condition.
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I have a little used dg 20 for sale with its original box, in very good condition. the price is £150
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woodburner - I'd buy your dg20 for £150 if it's in good condition (ie. if it works!).
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are you still lookin for a dg20?
i have one in good condition still in its original box.
you can have it for £80.00.
if your still interested.
let me know.
cheers
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Hi,
do you still have the Casio digital guitar for sale? I would be very interested in buying it off you.
thanks
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still have dg20 for sale@£80:00.
i live in uk.
if interested contact me by e-mail thanks.
DG20
are you still lookin for a dg20?
i have one in good condition still in its original box.
you can have it for £80.00.
if your still interested.
let me know.
cheers
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are u still selling it i will buy it off of u
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wanted to buy dg 20. live in st louis mo. area in usa
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