The Roland midi pickup (GK2A) only connects to Roland products (all VG range and GR33 guitar synth). In England, this suff is priced at around £140 for the pickup, and the VG range is: VGA5 65-watt modelling combo around £600, VGA7 130-watt modelling combo around £1100 (some dealers will include the GK2A in this price!). The GR33 guitar synth is around £400 and the VG88 guitar synth is around £700-£750.

There is a Yamaha unit called the G50 Midi Convertor which requires the Yamaha G1D midi pickup. There is a dealer in London advertising the complete package for £450 - check at http://www.sohosoundhouse.com for more details.

Nobody seems to make a simple, cheap midi pickup which you can fit to any guitar and connect to any midi device! Does anybody know why? Or does anybody know of such a device?