| Jind from Ashford, CT USA |
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| Subject: | A great Amp Alternative or a great Stomp Box Alternative? BOTH! |
| Quality:
| Having upgraded from a previous Digitech product, the quality of the finish, and the overall build have come quite some ways in the positive. this unit feels solid, and has heft to it and an all metal chassis. The vacuum switches feel solid and much more reliable than the plastic foot pedals you will find on previous units and other manufacturers products. |
| Reliability:
| I've only had it a few days so far, but I don't suspect I'll be having any issues with it given the dependability of my previous Digitech products. |
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| As mentioned in my title, this unit can be used as either a great sounding alternative to lugging your amp/rig from home to stage - having all your tone here in one place, the modeling capabilities have gotten tighter, things sound so much more natural, all with several connection options for either mixers or other PA systems; or this unit can simply be an awesome collection of stomp boxes with easy to adjust parameters and the ability to turn each on and off just as you would your individual stomp boxes making up your pedal-board. But together they make a great team - wonderful sounding amp/cabinet models and stellar effects building your tone is as easy as it gets. |
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| The controls are the same easy matrix knob and LED system Digitech has been using for a long time now. You have a large 10 character LCD display that gives you the name of the device you are altering, and the LED lights in the matrix show you which devices are in your effects chain. You have several knobs to control the individual items that make up each component such as GAIN, BAS, MID, TREBLE, ... for amps, and DECAY, TIME, MIX, ... for effects. It's just like working the real thing, just from the same console each time. If you want really deep editing capabilities, simply load the included X-EDIT2 software and you can see a virtual version of your entire device that you can make patches with and see what makes up the included presets. Speaking of which, the RP500 comes with 100 factory presets and room for another 100 user presets. Overall control and connections are a simple as it gets but it gets the job done and quickly. |
| Tone:
| The tone from this unit is great. Digitech has come a long way with their modeling capabilities and it shows with the new AudioDNA processor chip. The amps sound tighter and more lively, the cabinets make a greater difference as you play around with combinations. The same goes for the distortion models - many of them are spot on for the originals. I encourage all to not just settle for the premade presets or others patches - go nuts and find your own tone or the tones of your favorites, but learn to do it yourself. This unit will get you there or at least as close as you can get with modeling. |
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| The finish on this product is great, a nice black and silver coat with the bright LCD display and the red LEDs of the matrix control panel. It looks like a switching rig should. |
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| It's an FX unit - not a guitar. |
| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes |
| Date submitted:
| 03/23/2009 |
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| Jeff D from Jacksonville, FL, USA |
| ibuyanez@yahoo.com |
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| Subject: | Great for what it is. Can't complain... much :) |
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| Top quality construction. Built for the road, no doubt. |
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| I owned it one day. Hasnt broken. |
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| It is what it says it is. An alternative to having a cumbersome set of stompboxes to screw with and get tangled up in. Sounds fantastic and does the job. I havent connected it to the computer yet. Looking forward to that. My only complaints are as follows: Again, like the older rp200 I used to own, no on/off switch... retarded! Also, I would love to be able to use batteries on this unit, but again, like my older rp200, not an option. No wallwart, no function. Last but not least, the tuner is too sensitive. It's accurate, but you really have to make sure to pluck each string lightly to get a proper reading. When I'm on a gig, I don't like to have to "work" to use my tuner on stage. I will have my tuner pedal in front of this unit and use that rather than the built in one. |
| Playability and Feel:
| The buttons and knobs feel nice. |
| Tone:
| Great stereo tone. |
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| what? |
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| not a guitar. |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| 1-10-09 |
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| btk from Staten Island, New York, Earth |
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| Subject: | One Awesome Pedal |
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| Built like a tank! It's case is made from Heavy Metal, quality parts from the pedal to the stomp buttons. |
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| So far no problem and I'm not expecting one. I've had two other Digitech pedals and both were more than reliable never a problem. |
| Overall:
| Well Made |
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| I love the simplisticity and variations the pedal has to offer. |
| Tone:
| The effects have got tighter and cleaner along with getting Fatter and richer sounding. There's some great effects here that you can adjust to suite your needs to a T. |
| Finish:
| The finish is great. It's low profile along with smooth lines readable LED screen makes this pedal a smoker! |
| Action:
| Had it up and running as fast as I could plug it in. |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| I own this badmo |
| Date submitted:
| 12/18/2008 |
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| Chris from Athens, NY, USA |
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| Subject: | This unit will save you from Back Injury |
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| Top notch quality. |
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| Excellent sounds come from the RP500. I find that if you make the amp volumes loud and adjust your master volume accordingly, you will have better tone. I love this thing and it sounds awesome when you record USB w/ it. People always comment on how brutal it sounds. |
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| Totally solid device. Metal box, the switches are sturdy |
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| I love this DigiTech! You don't need amps and cabs anymore, use this live and go right into the board. Tons of sounds for any music styles. X-Edit software is easy to use and you can get what you want as long as you play around and have some patience. |
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| It is easier to make your patches in X-edit, but if you must edit on the fly, it is not terribly difficult. |
| Tone:
| The key to good tone on this thing is to not max everything out. There is some tinkering involved to get a good tone but the time is well worth it. I no longer need an amp and cab anymore. |
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| The LED is bright Red so you can see it well in the dark. |
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| n/a |
| Skill Level:
| Semi-Pro |
| Do you own this product?:
| yes |
| Date submitted:
| Sept. 10, 2009 |
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| Paul from Essex CT |
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| Subject: | Great FX Pedal! |
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| This thing is built like a tank! WOOOHOO! |
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| The tones of this pedal are extremely tight! Haven't found one I didn't like yet as I see the possibilities in them all! |
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| I just got this thing s only time will tell! :) |
| Overall:
| I Love this thing! Did plenty of research before the purchase and decided this was the way to go! So many awesome tones possible I took it out of the box and within minutes I was finding sounds I had been searching years for! |
| Playability and Feel:
| very easy to access all controls! |
| Tone:
| Wonderful tones! |
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| The finish is fantastic! |
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| Skill Level:
| Intermediate |
| Do you own this product?:
| Yes I do! |
| Date submitted:
| 7/11/2009 |