MGR/Anonymous « Digitech RP200 Multi-Effects Processor »
Published on 11/27/01 at 15:00I submitted a review previously and wanted to clarify a few things.
read my other review.
Now that I've spent some months with the RP200 I can say that 95% of what I said earlier still holds...
but I want to tell the 5% that keeps nagging me.
The unit IS noisy. It has a gate on it...but so many times I wanted to leave that off so that the
notes would sustain in a normal fashion (and not just die out really quick). Well, when I do that the noise is
quite a bit high. If you arent fussy, It wont make you nuts...but I am very picky..and to me, its a drawback.
In addition, even with a gate ON it does output a constant small amount of hiss. If you don't believe me...
do a bypass of the unit, and you will see its there at all times. Which, even though its very small..is a drag.
Truthfully, you would never probably notice it...but I care about these things.
And last, the unit is a tad cold sounding. I never noticed this until months after using it, I decided to use
an older Boss GT-5 and compare tracks. They both can do a very usable Marshall. In fact, the RP200
sounds more accuratte...but due to the coldness..it didnt mix as well. It kinda stood out more than I wanted.
So I am back to using the Boss more than I was.....strange...everybody is loving all the modeling stuff out there
and It seems I am going the other way.
What can I say..Ive owned ALOT of gear..and I now just use my ears.
Email me if you have any questions at rafm1@swbell.net
I had 2, the first one had a bad switch. Strait Music in Austin (see Dustin, he is great!!)
did the right thing and got me a fresh one in the box that has worked perfectly.
read my first review then this one,,,thats all I have to say after using the unit extensively.
Overall, still a great pedal...recomended especially to guy who need one thing and have to make due with it.
I do wish the design could guarantee that the foot pedals would never fail..but maybe my first one was a fluke. I dont think its as
road-worthy as any MXR box..but they never could do what this unit does.
-GtrGeorge
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
read my other review.
Now that I've spent some months with the RP200 I can say that 95% of what I said earlier still holds...
but I want to tell the 5% that keeps nagging me.
The unit IS noisy. It has a gate on it...but so many times I wanted to leave that off so that the
notes would sustain in a normal fashion (and not just die out really quick). Well, when I do that the noise is
quite a bit high. If you arent fussy, It wont make you nuts...but I am very picky..and to me, its a drawback.
In addition, even with a gate ON it does output a constant small amount of hiss. If you don't believe me...
do a bypass of the unit, and you will see its there at all times. Which, even though its very small..is a drag.
Truthfully, you would never probably notice it...but I care about these things.
And last, the unit is a tad cold sounding. I never noticed this until months after using it, I decided to use
an older Boss GT-5 and compare tracks. They both can do a very usable Marshall. In fact, the RP200
sounds more accuratte...but due to the coldness..it didnt mix as well. It kinda stood out more than I wanted.
So I am back to using the Boss more than I was.....strange...everybody is loving all the modeling stuff out there
and It seems I am going the other way.
What can I say..Ive owned ALOT of gear..and I now just use my ears.
Email me if you have any questions at rafm1@swbell.net
I had 2, the first one had a bad switch. Strait Music in Austin (see Dustin, he is great!!)
did the right thing and got me a fresh one in the box that has worked perfectly.
read my first review then this one,,,thats all I have to say after using the unit extensively.
Overall, still a great pedal...recomended especially to guy who need one thing and have to make due with it.
I do wish the design could guarantee that the foot pedals would never fail..but maybe my first one was a fluke. I dont think its as
road-worthy as any MXR box..but they never could do what this unit does.
-GtrGeorge
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com