The 1982 Roland G-505 is a Roland electric guitar. Close alternatives include the PRS Custom 24 and the Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar. It pairs well with the Port City Merino Head and the Port City Pearl 50.
1982 Roland G-505
Roland · electric guitar
The Roland G-505 is a guitar synthesizer controller from the early 1980s, built with a 13-pin hex output designed to drive Rolands GR-series synthesizer units, translating individual string signals into synth control data rather than functioning as a conventional guitar alone. It represents Rolands push into guitar synthesis technology at a point when the concept was still novel and commercially uncertain. The catalogue records an Eric Clapton association for this specific unit, but nothing turned up in search corroborates it independently, so that detail should be treated as unverified rather than as a documented fact of Claptons rig history.
- solid
- wide range strat tones
- two distinct sounds
- lead
- pitch
- synth
- reliable
- resonance
Genres the 1982 Roland G-505 is commonly used in
- Experimental
Amps that pair well with the 1982 Roland G-505
Port City Merino Head
Port City
11% matchPort City Merino Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Port City Pearl 50
Port City
11% matchWhat Port City Pearl 50 brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head
PRS
11% matchPRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with
Pedals that stack with the 1982 Roland G-505
J. Rockett Archer
pedal
8% matchWhat J. Rockett Archer brings here leans toward high headroom — that's worth building a pairing around
Walrus Audio EB-10
Walrus Audio
8% matchThe EB-10's boutique, versatile boost pushes the G-505's wide-ranging strat tones into real, EQ'd gain.
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
PRS Custom 24
PRS
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar
Ampeg
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Les Paul Goldtop
Gibson
90% similaritysimilar tone character
Squier Stratocaster
electric guitar
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Rick Turner Model 1
Rick Turner
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Fender Dave Murray Stratocaster
electric guitar
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Gibson Les Paul SG Custom 3-Pickup
electric guitar
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Hendrix "Burnt" Stratocaster
Fender
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Ibanez TOD10
Ibanez
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Ernie Ball Music Man Majesty
Music Man
89% similaritysimilar tone character
Dean Guitars Razorback Floyd Rose 6-String
Dean
89% similaritysimilar tone character
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the 1982 Roland G-505?+
The closest matches in character are the PRS Custom 24, the Ampeg Dan Armstrong Plexi Electric Guitar, the Gibson Les Paul Goldtop.
What pairs well with the 1982 Roland G-505?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Port City Merino Head, Port City Pearl 50, PRS Archon Classic 50 2-Channel Head — Port City Merino Head leans toward transparent, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.