Roland makes these units that require this cable and no other company makes a cable like this, so they guarantee themselves additional income from anyone purchasing one of their Synth units for guitar or bass.

The 13 pin Roland GK cable is a must have item if you work with Roland guitar synths

It is a pretty expensive cable, but I found the best deal here on Amazon

Bought the cheaper version of this cable but the connection was not good

The price was right.

It remains the Achilles heel of a beautiful system.

This cord is silent

Quite a bit cheaper than most online music stores

I thought the board was bad in my guitar

Treat it like it's made of very fragile thin glass & silk.

Treat it like it's made of very fragile thin glass & silk.

I tried this more expensive cable from Roland and the problem is gone

It is a pretty expensive cable, but I found the best deal here on Amazon

Bought the cheaper version of this cable but the connection was not good

Although this Roland cord is expensive it is %100 night & day better than all of the generic knock off versions that I had the misfortune to purchuse before I made the investment in this one