I’m wondering if anyone has used a Donner Hush X Pro guitar with MG3? I’ve watched quite a few videos of people using the built-in effects but no-one has made a video regarding the built-in audio interface. This could make for an excellent travel setup with just the guitar and a laptop running MG3.
I haven’t even seen those, so I haven’t had the opportunity to think much about any gains I would have setting up with it.
I just looked at the video showcasing it and i am not thrilled about the cabled connection, to be honest. That is one of the things I love about the JamOrigin MIDI Guitar software solution, the fact that you can use a wireless audio connection to your audio interface. Not at all the same kind of latency as trying so send AUDIO over bluetooth. But if the AUDIO over USB is fine, it seems like a compact solution. But then again, you only want to send a clean signal into MG, and I don’t know if it sends clean signal in parallell to any distorted/amp output over USB. Much to learn about that I guess.
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Thanks for your quick reply.
All valid points which I completely agree with. Especially the wireless option which frees you up from using a cable.
Yes, the onboard effects are not necessary because of the clean signal. These can be switched off from what I’ve read.
I’d be curious to see if a usb wireless system would work with such a guitar.
Thanks again.
i have one of these guitars. but i ripped out the electronics and put in a subsix instead. this left a nice rectangular opening (about the size of a deck of cards) on the rear which would probably hold a smaller wireless solution or in my case, bluetooth midi cc controls.
iirc the electronics was a single circuit board, inexpensive but not cheap/poorly made. shouldn’t be difficult to get a clean signal for mg3 but it probably makes more sense to replace it if the goal is wireless usage.
the guitar itself makes me happy, i’m a big fan of headless guitars, and especially neck-through ones. the neck curvature is nice, the build quality is solid. the bridge springs rattle a lot, a bit annoying but easy to address.
packed away in the case it is tiny. the design is thoughtful, with details like storage for the allen wrenches (required for string changes) and what seems so far to be a secure way to attach/de-attach the ‘arms’ (i’ve only been using the bottom one).
the black matte finish is pleasant. the strap pegs work pretty well but i might add an extension for the one on the neck side.
tuning it for me requires holding it upside down. it stays in tune for the entire session.
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@kimyo . Thanks for your reply.
Sounds like successful ‘heart surgery’ on your guitar. I’m guessing that you are connecting to your laptop with the Bluetooth midi?
I have a customised Steinberger Spirit with a Graphtech Ghost system. Connected a laptop via a Boss GP-10. I’m considering fitting something similar to a Donner Hush if I purchased one.
Cheers
no laptop (mini pc instead) and no bluetooth midi cc (yet). the subsix cables connect to a umc-1820 interface.
i had a hohner steinberger clone with the graphtech ghost, it served me quite well.
i replaced the floating trem with a fixed bridge and added this diy strap hook extender (best/cheapest steinberger mod ever!)
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I also have a Steinberger Synapse which came without an extender. I can see why you built your own because they are not available new or used. Nice modification.