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MGR/Robert « Digitech RP50 »
Published on 08/22/03 at 15:00I bought this unit at a local shop. It was $69. I wanted something that would add more excitement to my playing. Boy, did I get it!
The price is certainly right. The built-in drum machine sounds fabulous to me. There are more built-in effects than I can possibly use. This thing can really make you more professional-sounding. Few people ever realize how common guitar effects are on recordings.
It's not so easy to program good-sounding effects yourself. The programming codes are not easy to decipher through the LED. But the capabilities are there if you are patient. It uses too many batteries for too short a time, and it's hard to get them in. You might as well consider the $20 AC adapter as a necessity.
Mostly plastic, but very solid-feeling. I think it's weighted in some way.
Something that would really be nice would be a "Test Button" that would pluck a string or strum a chord. That way, you could program the unit without having to hold a guitar at the same time. But my final conclusion is: for the price you pay, this is one great deal.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The price is certainly right. The built-in drum machine sounds fabulous to me. There are more built-in effects than I can possibly use. This thing can really make you more professional-sounding. Few people ever realize how common guitar effects are on recordings.
It's not so easy to program good-sounding effects yourself. The programming codes are not easy to decipher through the LED. But the capabilities are there if you are patient. It uses too many batteries for too short a time, and it's hard to get them in. You might as well consider the $20 AC adapter as a necessity.
Mostly plastic, but very solid-feeling. I think it's weighted in some way.
Something that would really be nice would be a "Test Button" that would pluck a string or strum a chord. That way, you could program the unit without having to hold a guitar at the same time. But my final conclusion is: for the price you pay, this is one great deal.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com