Product: Boss ME-6 Guitar Multi-Effects
Price Paid: US $200 used
Submitted
01/22/1996
at
10:42am
by
Troy Baer
Ease of Use
:
9
Editing is a breeze. Good manual, too. Dialing in a sound can take some time, though.
Sound Quality
:
5
The 4 distortion sounds are terrible, and the reverb is weak. EQ, delay, and chorus/flange are pretty good.
Reliability
:
7
Never really had a problem with it.
Overall Rating
:
6
I'd probably get an RP-1 if I had it to do over. I do like the EQ and delay-based effects, but the distortions suck dead bunnies through a straw. I sort of wish it had a harmonizer (like the ME-8), though I doubt I'd know how to use one...
Product: Boss ME-6 Guitar Multi-Effects
Price Paid: US $400
Submitted
01/22/1996
at
10:16am
by
Josh Jones
Ease of Use
:
9
I believe that it is fairly easy to get a good sound out of the ME-6. All you have to do is read the small manual to get an overview of how each effect works, and just combine some of the effects until you get a sound that is good for you. It is also very simple to edit patches. Just hit the edit button, and you can configure any of 25 presets. Each patch has ITS OWN manual mode also, so for instance, you can program an effect with a volume of 40 into patch 20 for concert playing and have the manual mode of the same patch with a volume of 10 for playing around the house. All you have to do is hit the manual button...
Sound Quality
:
8
The only problems I've had with feedback or interference has been with distortion. There's not much at all, especially if you put a high setting on the noise supressor. Overall, the effects sound great. Chorus/Flanger, Reverb, Distortion all sound good to me!
Reliability
:
10
I haven't had any problems so far with the ME-6. Since the effects pedal is machinery, it can be unreliable at times, but I haven't had any problems. I would definitely do a gig without a backup as long as I had my ME-6.
Overall Rating
:
9
Sure, I would buy it again. When I bought it, I knew that it was a lot of money, but if you're a musician, you probably will agree that that is the case with most equipment. I can't imagine playing without my pedal. While other musicians are playing on their amps with a little distortion, I can blow them away with features like reverb, distortion, chorus/flanger, digital delay, a noise supressor, and an equalizer. It certainly helps me!
Product: Boss ME-6 Guitar Multi-Effects
Price Paid: US $320.00
Submitted
10/05/1995
at
08:47pm
by
James Lonano
Ease of Use
:
10
The easiest programming of any multi effects prosessor I've used. Full editing of all parameters. Good Manual.
Sound Quality
:
6
I never used the compressor or distortion because I used the unit in an effects loop of a tube amp, but the effects quality were mixed. If grainy digital effects are your thing, than this is your box. None of the effects are really excellent nor are they bad.
Reliability
:
5
First, the unit is plastic. The buttons are plastic . . . The pedals are plastic. We're seeing a pattern here. I have had my unit apart many times fixing buttons that wont work. Especially important ones like the EDIT and WRITE/COPY buttons
Overall Rating
:
6
Save your money. Throw in an extra $100 and get a higher quality unit like the ART E.C.C.(IF YOU LIKE IT ON THE FLOOR) Of a quality rackmount
