Casio CZ/ VZ/ FZ - Pro Series

Let me be clear, here.  I have not personally experienced the re-cap
fix on the MIDI guitars, but only read about it.  When mine broke it
had the entire main board replaced by a local repair shop.

But the DH horns are a real easy fix!

- synergeezer

--- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "steve_the_composer" <smw-mail@...> wrote:
>
> Interesting (about capacitors being problematic in the Casio MIDI 
> guitars)!! I have seen alot about the capacitors being the culprit in 
> causing the infamous Digital Horn (DH) squeal. (I used the DH-100 
> with the VZ-8M.)
> 
> BTW, I am thinking of selling some of my VZ-8Ms. Has anyone seem 
> prices for them lately? I have't seen any on e-bay in quite a while. 
> --Steve
> 
> PS: Some people sell fixes for the DHs on e-bay. Also, I have seen 
> fixes posted on the internet. (Try searching Casio DH fix or repair.) 
> If the guitar problem is indeed a problem with the capacitors, 
> perhaps the people who fix the horns can help. If the caps can be 
> identified, it might be good if we can get pix of them in the files 
> section. 
> 
> Apologies if this is OT, but a number of Casio CZ/VZ owners also have 
> Casio non-keyboard controllers. ;-)   
> 
>   
> 
> --- In CZsynth@yahoogroups.com, "synergeezer" <synergeezer@> wrote:
> >
> > I have an MG-500 (the oddly-shaped MIDI guitar without the built-in
> > synth) which died early enough that I could still get the 
> electronics
> > replaced.  I have since learned that the original capacitors are the
> > usual culprits in the death of Casio MIDI guitars.  It shouldn't be
> > hard to find a technician to replace the caps with functional
> > equivalents, without a schematic.
> > Recently, I got a Godin xtSA MIDI guitar.  It tracks immensely 
> better
> > than the Casio, so, I guess technology has improved in the past 
> couple
> > of decades!  My favorite synth to use with it is the Casio VZ-8M, 
> so,
> > I guess that not everything has improved in the past couple of 
> decades
> > (see the "music economics" thread ;)
> > The MG-500 is still an excellent guitar!  I love the subtlety of the
> > whammy bar.
> > 
> > And, with regard to the list of Casios that started this thread -
> > WOW!! - I don't even know what half of that stuff is!
> > 
> > - synergeezer
> >
>