Roland GKC-5

I have a 13-pin cable from over fifteen years ago (still works), but sometime in the interim period, Roland changed their manufacturing/materials; sadly, not for the better. It works, and it?s useable, but the construction/material of the cable means it?s not very flexible (in comparison to the old cable), and has memory.

As I said, it works?it does what it?s supposed to?but your mileage may vary. (I wish there was an alternative short of soldering 13-pin DIN connectors yourself.)

It's an unusual cable which is necessary for the Boss/Roland midi systems so you're stuck paying way too much for what amounts to a pretty mediocre cable. The build quality is good, but not great - it's stiff and the end plugs are plastic which means you need to baby it or you're going to be buying yet another one soon.

I have been gigging for 15 years with the Roland VG88. Its a fine & reliable piece of equipment but the Lead needs periodic replacement. This is my 3rd lead in that time frame so I can't complain about routine maintenance, I do think the lead is over priced though. If the sssnake company would produce a similar product I'm sure it would come in at a lower price than the €46.00 euros I paid for this replacement. Cheers S.