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MGR/Anonymous « DigiTech RP200 Multi-Effects Processor »
Published on 06/25/01 at 15:00I bought this for $150 at Strait Music in Austin, texas. I bought it to help me stay current with my guitar tones. I record mainly, and my old processors sounded a bit dated. I'm 39 and I want to be able to cover LimpBizkit, etc if I need to. Verdict: Really good.
It does a very usable job on a number of fronts. No one of the effects or "models" is incredible..but everything is usable, thats for certain. The modeling of the Marshall sound is excellent and I have already recorded with it. Its hard to tell you don't own a Marshall with this thing! I have owned a few Marshalls, I know. As far as effects go: Again everything is usable. The chorus is fine, crisp and not muddy. There is even a Detune feature which is realling good for sounding like an overdub, or for just subtle chorus-like sounds. The delays are limited, but the folks at Digitech gave you the sounds you are most likely to need. You can get good long delays, and they sound EXACTLY like your dry signal.
...and about those delays: The bad news is the volume of your repeats is preset. Luckily Digitech gave your about 4 presets to select from. So Preset #1 is a low volume repeat of what you played, preset#2 is medium volume, preset #3 is still louder. Not Bad, but for very finicky people like me, I wish I could tweak it a little more. Luckily, the guys at Digitech know what works and what doesnt. The presets sound fine (Lucky for Us). Gripe #2: You can't have all the Fx at all the same time. Yeah, Yeah I know Im fussy..but hey I can dream, right? As with most Fx gear you have some corners cut. You cannot have chorus and flange at the same time for example. One again, DigiTech did the wise thing and what you get is probably the smartest set of choices. Believe me on this, I have hooked up 3 chorus units in a row..it isnt nescesarily better!
Overall very good construction, as others have noted. Great light weight aluminum frame..but cheap feeling plastic pads you step on. For all I know the plastic is indestructible (like what phones are made of)..it just SEEMS weak.
THE Best made, smallest, cheapest, least noisy and best sounding multiFx out there. I wasnt a fan of Digitech until I bought this. Their early stuff really didn't do it for me. But I would easily recomend this to anyone who needs something to carry around just in case you need some of these colors. -GtrGeorge Especially recomended to guys who can't hear it first..like outside the US..or living in remote places. Cause in all honesty Ive tried so many different fuzz boxes, delays etc..and this unit really offers the best sounds at the least price and smallest size. I would DEFINETLY carry this if I was touring the Phillipines, or the like.
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It does a very usable job on a number of fronts. No one of the effects or "models" is incredible..but everything is usable, thats for certain. The modeling of the Marshall sound is excellent and I have already recorded with it. Its hard to tell you don't own a Marshall with this thing! I have owned a few Marshalls, I know. As far as effects go: Again everything is usable. The chorus is fine, crisp and not muddy. There is even a Detune feature which is realling good for sounding like an overdub, or for just subtle chorus-like sounds. The delays are limited, but the folks at Digitech gave you the sounds you are most likely to need. You can get good long delays, and they sound EXACTLY like your dry signal.
...and about those delays: The bad news is the volume of your repeats is preset. Luckily Digitech gave your about 4 presets to select from. So Preset #1 is a low volume repeat of what you played, preset#2 is medium volume, preset #3 is still louder. Not Bad, but for very finicky people like me, I wish I could tweak it a little more. Luckily, the guys at Digitech know what works and what doesnt. The presets sound fine (Lucky for Us). Gripe #2: You can't have all the Fx at all the same time. Yeah, Yeah I know Im fussy..but hey I can dream, right? As with most Fx gear you have some corners cut. You cannot have chorus and flange at the same time for example. One again, DigiTech did the wise thing and what you get is probably the smartest set of choices. Believe me on this, I have hooked up 3 chorus units in a row..it isnt nescesarily better!
Overall very good construction, as others have noted. Great light weight aluminum frame..but cheap feeling plastic pads you step on. For all I know the plastic is indestructible (like what phones are made of)..it just SEEMS weak.
THE Best made, smallest, cheapest, least noisy and best sounding multiFx out there. I wasnt a fan of Digitech until I bought this. Their early stuff really didn't do it for me. But I would easily recomend this to anyone who needs something to carry around just in case you need some of these colors. -GtrGeorge Especially recomended to guys who can't hear it first..like outside the US..or living in remote places. Cause in all honesty Ive tried so many different fuzz boxes, delays etc..and this unit really offers the best sounds at the least price and smallest size. I would DEFINETLY carry this if I was touring the Phillipines, or the like.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com