Boss ME-30

Pedals are too small, buttons are a pain in the ass, reasonably intuative

Ibanez RG -> Super TS-9 -> Me30 -> Sovtek Mig100 clean channel

Noise gate kills your tone - so does volume pedal on
Overdrives can be warm, distortions are really fiddly to get nice, really!!!! and it feedbacks
Most time effects ok

Shit, pedal click on/off function isnt reliable - done through optical coupling or reflective light sensor I think If i remember the insides..... jacks fucke up twice, one of the stomp pedals pops out sometimes.

shit

Yeah ok - good first effects board. My advice, spend the extra and get something better.

Simple to use, just sounds like dog sh*t

As stated above, it is very crusty, people who say it sounds great must be running it through a 10watt practise amp and never had to play a gig

I use it for gigs, but the way pedal always comes loose makiking constant grief

they did answer my call, but did not fix the probmlems

This is great for learneres who want to start death metal bands, for serious people, dont buy it cause it is crap

Super easy to use; just like dialing in stomp boxes. The interface is simple and editing and calling up patches is pretty intuitive. The manual mode makes it work like individual stomp boxes.

When I first bought the unit 4 years ago, I was playing though an Epiphone T-310C and a Peavey Rage practice amp. The sound quality was ok, definately worth the money but I would say only 7/10 overall. However, my new rig includes an Epiphone Dot and more importantly, a Fender Blues Jr. The tube amp smoothes out any harshness and gives the distortion a more organic sound. Through a decent amp with a good warm clean tone the ME-30 is a 9/10. The distortion is good once you get it tweaked, the delay is great and the modulation effects are good too. The noise gate isn't particularly effective but it may just be my setup, a noisy guitar with hot pickups into a noisy amp is always going to buzz a little.

Reliable and dependable for home use. The plastic housing is sturdy but I don't like putting it at the front of the stage by itself as it probably wouldn't take much of a stage dive to crush it. I built a wooden box to protect it and haven't had any problems

Unbelievable value. For the money I got twice as many effects as I would have had I bought individual stomp boxes. This has allowed me to experiment with sounds in ways that I maybe wouldn't have looked at. I try to play a wide variety of styles and with this box I can get everything from U2 to Pink Floyd to vintage Marshall to dark and heavy. I would easily buy another one, it has become too invaluable a tool. I use the manual mode a great deal and wish that the phaser was stompable but apart from that, no major complaints. Once again however, this rating is with my Fender amp

This thing is so easy to use it's not funny. I bought mine second hand and it didn't come with a box or manual. The great thing is I didn't need one because it's just so easy to use.

Brilliant sound on this thing to. I don't what some of the previous reviewers do to get bad sound out of this thing. It's a dream. Distortion is awsome, the chorus is great, the EQ and phaser are pretty good, delay is great, and so is the reverb. The pitch bend is the only thing that brings this machine down. It sounds so artificial. I also wished that boss had included the best effect they have, the acoustic guitar simulator. The first time I heard that pedal I was over the moon. These let downs are easily made up for by the rest of the processor though.

This unit is reliable and sturdy. Despite what previous reviewers have said, the pedal is fine, just take care with it. Also, it may be made out of plastic, but it's pretty strong. I gig with this unit all the time, without backup and it has never failed me.

Here comes the problem. This is a boss product, boss is owned by Roland, and in Austrailia Roland have poor support (plus there website sucks). When I went to get a new gk-2a internal pickup for a Roland GR-33, I found out that it would take 3+ months. Common, ths just sucks.

I play everything from Jazz, to pop, to light rock, to blues, to lots of other styles and this thing suits perfectly. Its got some minor problems, but this is made up by the rest of the processor. I use this thing with a custom guitar and a Peavy Studio Pro 112. If this thing was stolen I would cry about all the awsome patches I'd lost. Then I'd go out and buy a new one.

Wonderful! I've owned mine for 4 to 5 years now and still regularly enjoy it. I really appreciate being able to create my own, customized sounds with intense reverb and phaser effects and just JAMMIN' to relax. Much better than just using a guitar and amp - life wouldn't be the same without the ME-30!!!!

Rob

Great for any style of music. Blues, classical guitar, metal, grunge, alternative, you name it....

Good value for what it is. The phrase trainer is decent. The tuner and volume pedal are convenient. One downside is that to get the LCD screen to light you need to leave it in some type of bright for a couple of hours.

This is an awesoeme unit except for even on clean channels you get that damn shaking sound (which is cool most of the time), and the delay is not the same as a roland digital delay pedal. It is very easy to set up and use.

I play it through a fender 67' twin reverb amp with 2-12 celestions AND IT SOUNDS GREAT.

I would definitely use it at a gig but i would bring a backup for sure.

If it got stolen or broke i would probably buy a new one. ive been playing for 5 years and i currently play a gibson les paul standard. The phrase trainer is one of my favourite features

I started off using a Yamaha RGX through it and it was good and ten i upgraded to an Ibanez S-Classic and it got a lot better. All the effects are clear except maybe the distortion which takes a LOT of time to fix. Editing patches is piss easy. My brother who doesnt even play Guitar could do it!

I started off using a Yamaha RGX through it and it was good and ten i upgraded to an Ibanez S-Classic with a gay Peavy Blazer 158, which sounds good on my bands album, and it got a lot better. All the effects are clear except maybe the distortion which takes a LOT of time to fix.

I can always depend on it. I always use this, never would NOT use it.

Its all good mates!

If you are familar with their pedals it is quite easy. I had no problems and didn't read the book until some time later.(months later)

The sound quality for the timed effects (Chorus, Flange, Delays) are quite good. I traded a Boss Flanger in on this unit and the flange sounds are the same. I have had no problems with the pedal, many of the extras are cheesey but I was mostly interested in the waw and time effects. Be sure that you test your paticular instrument and amp with any effects before plunking down your cash. "All are not equal", some amps hate digital effects in the loop, others prefer them there. I play mostly classic rock and blues with a Peavy Generation S-2 into a Laney LC-15R(killer little amp) and the pedal really made the setup much more versital.

You can definately depend on it.

Unknown have never had to go there.

Would definately replace it if something happened to it. One of the best "bang for the buck" processors that I have come across in over 20 years if playing.