Boss ME-30

It's easy to use edit and make new patches once you just understood the system. the manipulation is so easy.

I could get a wide range of sounds as Pain of salvation distortions, rammstein and a lot of others. the chorus is exellent and I love the delay too.

I'm using it for 5 years now on stage it's perfect with electricity ( no battery) I rely on it and I no need backup

actually i never did that

It's so brillant guitar petal and I found it professionnal. I just would loved if they made better COSM.

It ain't easy to use, since this is THE ONLY guitar effect box that is DSP driven from the very beginning... starting from the interface, and that's why it's been taken out of the production line, 'cause it's the best guitar effect box that's ever been put on the face of this weakling earth... though not being sturdy, it is the most flexible and most intelligent guitar effect box on this earth, no wonder they took it out of the market, now it is even more valuable, starting from at least 400 bucks since it's already a limited edition... if you have it and know how to use it, keep it... otherwise, sell it really expensive, since it is the best of the best, the combination of the guitar world and the tech world,, :p

If I ever think about selling this device, I will really take the price up high, 'cause it's a real state-of-art piece of an equipment... It's really unvaluable because of the flexibility and electronic interface, I really couldn't believe they thought the ME-50 would replace it, when it's a completely analog interface... they say nice things never change, but I think the ME-30 came out to this world to make it all easier for us guitar players....

Just Perfect

I definitely would, 'cause I've already done so...

Crappy, no fucking online support, they (boss, Roland) think they could just outcast a product like this...

Well, This bastard can be configured to any type of setting you're looking on... from Queen to Nirvana, from Red Hot Chilli Peppers to Eric Clapton... so I have no complaints at all...

I've had the ME 30 for about 9 years now and it recently shut down on me. No power. I had to reroute the power line to feed directly into the box. Easy to use with writings and presets. jhavent midied any yet with it though. editing is a breeze. learned it without directions.
I have not upgraded, dont know if its still being made

it tends to have an "Eddie" sound to it yet some wha wha effects hard to hear even when turned up in all areas. Most people who hear it love the sound - no complaints

Heck ya i would, in fact I plug and play at the church I go to into direct sound board. i use the preamp since its there and let the sound man edit the sound its great. esp since the ease of use to write and edit for concert use. i wish i can update the one i have or at least fix the one i have or get another one new, the reason I choose 7 is because the box lost power and had to reroute through box to resolder line

never called

i play anything from rock/metal to contemp christian to blues and jazz its all good. played for 22 years. i would like to get another to update. i love the writeability of the box. its versitale enough to take it any where and powerful enough to hit those awsome notes and bends. it makes it easier to use rather than keeping up with all small pedals and tying them up to get the same sound out the ME-30 for the price its great

I have had this thing since it first came out. It is very easy to use, simply plug into an amp, plug in guitar and start pressing the pedal button to get different preset sounds. I have not how ever edited patches so I have no comment there, unless that is fancy for saying adjusting the sound settings. In that case again very easy to use. I am not aware of any upgrades and that is the reason I am searching the net to see if there is any upgrades or tricks it has that I have not used.

Originally I used a small practice amp with this unit. I feel using just one amp with this device is seriously killing it. I have been (believe it or not)running it from the headphones out, into a nice pair of computer speakers (no computer needed). The reason I do this is that most CPU speakers are digital by nature and have great surround sound capability, the Boss me-30 also has a setting in the delay mode for "pan". So I set it on "blues about 85% crunch 100% volume, then add delay 330 or so, mid feedback and 85 % volume, then I use the compressor and a touch of reverb and run it thru the CPU speakers and it is unbel;ievable sound I get. If you turn up the delay more you can get some really heavy echo-plex effects. The only thing I do not like it when I turn up the compressor too much and max the gain on the distortion it has an overpowered sound and I hear some crackling (and it is not the amp or guitar) But overall I am pleased with this thing. If you use an amp run this thing thru 2 amps as there is 2 outputs and you can get stereo crossover etc. If you are not getting good sound using the presets, just click the manual button and make your own setting. That is the only way I use it these days.

I have used it for over ten years and other than the occasional crackling when I rev it up too high it seems very reliable.

Never needed customer support. But if someone knows of an upgrade for it and how to install it I would love to know about it.

I just play around on it, I am not a "Van Halen" fast lead type but more of a slow handish bluesy folky kinda player. For what I am trying to do it is fine. If you want the real high treble crunch for superfast leads I would look another direction. If you want nice deep warm mid range blues it is great. The only thing I really dislike about it is when I run it in mono thru one amp it really sound average. Plug it into 2 amps or CPU speakers and it is awesome!

Easy to use and edit.
Read the user-friendly manual in the beginning.
Has a "phrase trainer" which can slow down a 20 second recorded lick.

I don't use it to gig, just to practice.
Some effects are weak (wah, EQ). The others are OK.
Sounds better through headphones (seems that is always the case) than plugged into the amp.
Not the best effects processor.

It's a dependable unit. I've had it for almost 10 years.
But, like I said, I don't gig with it. Not the best for that format.

Never had to deal with them.

Overall, it is a unit to practice with.
I bought it mostly for the "phrase trainer" to figure out songs that are not popularly tabbed.
If it was stolen I wouldn't buy another I'd go get a Roland.
It is a good "starter" pedal for beginners.

Quite easy to use. You'll probably have to take a peek in the manual to learn how to move patches around and use the phase trainer, but other than that it's fairly simple. I love the 3-patch-per-library layout of the pedal, at least compared to the one big friggin' list layout that some of the Digitech pedals have. It makes flipping through and finding effects easy, especially if you group them somewhat logically like I do.

I have a Fender Mexican Fat Strat and a Jackson Rhodes RR5 with EMG 81 and 85 pickups. I pretty much only use this pedal and then go right into the amp (clean channel) or my computer. Going right into the computer, the guitar amp simulator is okay, but in most cases you're a lot better off going into your actual amp and micing it or using the direct out on the amp. Here's a quick rundown of some of the effects.

Compressor/Sustainer - Pretty good, can get a tad noisy, but basically does the job.

Distortion/Overdrive - Good. About half a dozen types of distortion/overdrive. I have very few patches with the vintage or lighter sounding overdrives. The metal and fuzz distortions are my favorite. I get a much tighter and controlled distortion from the metal mode than I do on my amp (Marshall AVT 50).

Equalizer - Pretty good. I can't seem to turn the mids up with distortion and get an appealing sound though. I just think it makes the distortion seem compressed and cheesy. But that's just me though.

Phaser - Good.

Noise Supressor - Good.

Modulation - Good. Chorus is especially awesome. With a clean sound, chorus and a bit of delay, and my Fender Fat Strat, I can nail Eddie Van Halen's clean sound for 316, Best Of Both Worlds, etc. Pitch shifting for octaves and fifths is good. It would have been great if they could have the harmonizer like on their Super Shifter though. Flange good. Tremelo good.

Delay - Good.

Reverb - Good.

Mixing up these effects the right way is how you get the beautiful lead sounds or crazy effects patches. Some Digitech pedals comparable to this have a taking synth-wah that I miss on this pedal. But I like the distortion on Boss pedals a lot better, so I'd take the tradeoff.

I've had it for about five years now. It's dusty as hell, but still works perfectly as far as I can tell.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for about 7 years in pretty much any style. If this were lost or stolen, I might just buy individual stompboxes. Besides the fact that Boss doesn't make these babies anymore, most indivual pedals can do more with each effect than this multi-effects can do with each effect. I am always trying to improve my rig. Overall though, this pedal is a well-layed-out, reliable sampler of great effects.

Very easy to use once you get to know it. I worked with it without using the manual. Editing patches was easy enough if you know which button to push when. Takes a couple of tries but you'll soon figure it out. The manual is good tells ya what to do and what you should know.

I use a strat copy with 2 JS model Seymour Duncans and a 100wat Marshal half stack. It sounds great with my rig. Not noisy att all no matter what settings. The effects sound really great only the Wha-wha sound is not that good. I managed to get a good Eddie van Halen sound with it and a good Green Day punk sound.

Its never let me down as long as you use the AC power connector. It eats batteries so i would not advise battery usage. I use it live or for recording and it sounds tops

Never had to deal with the company but if you are looking for a manual here it is. http://www.rolandus.com/support/product_manual.asp?Letter=M

According to one reviewer, Jai i think finding the manual was not easy for him. But i managed to find it easily.

Never had it repaired or upgraded! Solid quality

We play a mix between The Ataris and Placebo and the ME30 sounds great for either style. Ive been playing guitar since 1990 and i if my setup were ever stolen i'll get the same equipment except maybe get the latest Boss GT6 effects unit seeing as it is very current.
I love the fact that you can simply just press and the sound is there no fiddling or what ever. Use your banks and set them up correctly and there you go.

I only wish the pedals were stacked a little further apart but as it is it works out, little getting use to. Otherwise i love this unit it gives me everything a need!

You can switch through patches very easily, but working the phase trainer requires reading and patience,give it time and you'll
get it.

Sound quality is pretty damn good, with some minor weak areas
Going heavy like Metallica is this things true strenghes plus there
are effects that are hard to imagine, the range of sounds u can get
is a real strong point, this thing is worthy of recording, high quality

This thing is solid and I never had a problem

If I were U I would buy this on Ebay for $170, I paid$550 cdn a
couple of years ago,sold it for cheap,and I've been kicking my ass
since,not having this pedal felt like I was held back,I just bought another one, This is an excellent first multieffects proccesor,
I would go for the ME-50, It's the same,just has knobs for ease of use. Buy it you won't be dissapointed,

This pedal is very easy to use once you give it the look over

i use a montrey stage series (SG imitation) guitar with a on a small peavy transtube series rage 158 amp and it sounds great

it looks strong and boss procucts a 'suposed' to be built to last

to get a manual the boss/roland sitte is bull $#!t so i googled it and this is a pdf file (you can also view as a html)

http://www.roland.co.uk/Support/Turbo/ME30.pdf.

i play hard rock - metal (ac/dc to pantera) na dthe effects r good
seeing as i baught it on ebay and it wos fine and that other fool payed $700AUS !!!!!!!!!

I purchased my ME-30 from Guitar Center late 97 or early 98. If you stick with the standard patches it is so simple to use, however the other features, user patches and setting the manual patches is not at all intuitive. The instructions have to be read and re-read to get up to speed. The phrase trainer works ok however is hampered by mixing issues. If the bass is strong it may overwhelm the lead passage especially at reduced speeds. The bypas switch is much to small to take the unit out of the path and the noise is strong in some settings even with the noise gate. In other instances the noise gateis excellent. I use the rig on my Road King ( Who's reverb, sucks) To the person trying to find a manual please contact me at the indicated e-mail address, I would be more tha willing to help. The coolest sound is that of the JetSound throught earphones so you can hear the panning its great. Try playing "I wasen't Born To Follow" you'll love the sound.

I use the inst with a Road King formerly a Twin Reverb. It can get noisy in cleaner pasages and if too many effects are ganged together.
The effects are robust and can be controlled sublely. The key is to use them sparingly. I like the sound of SRV's phase shifted pickups , however thats a tough sound unless I use my Fender. All the effects are decent quality yet not supurb.

I have had the rig since 97/98 never a problem it used to go on the road with me. I carried it in computer case and it protectred it well. I plugged into it directly and the sound was great through phones.

Never had to deal with Boss.

I play bluse based rock, fussion, semi Jazz, country ( no slow stuff).
I have played for 42 years. I would replace it with a newer version most likely with more switches. I would like to have an easily accessable bypass switch. I chose it because it was one of the first popular priced units with a phrase trainer ( which I rarely use , see above comments.)It can get in the way and I am goint to place in the effects loop when I need plain clean sound.