DigiTech RP-10

This unit is similar (program wise)the other s-disc processors digitech makes,I did not have a manual and had no trouble gettin several useable sounds.Of course I have had a few other digitech products so its not new to me.Those not fimilar with diditech might have a bit of trouble(If you`re not very intelligent).

I use mostly BC Rich guitars and Jackson with emg 81(+preamp booster switch,a must for 81`s).I have tried running rp-10 into several amps(mesa triple rect,marshall 800,mesa 50/50 and others).At first I was dissapointed by the distortion,it was hot BUT thin sounding.Then I ran it into a LANEY aor 50 pro tube head...This was the answer to the problem.Most all of the older laneys have a stupid amount of bass(when you pull boost).This compleately makes up for the thinness of rp-10.I like the sound Im getting from this rig better than what I get from my triple rect.It does`nt sound as natural,but it is so much more...evil(for lack of a better term).I play metal,REAL METAL like maiden,priest,hammerfall,Iced earth,BLACK SABBATH,ect.I am getting a killer sound for this type of music.
The delays are good and very full sounding.
The wah stinks...yes its true,its true.
The unit does take some tweaking to keep things from sounding overprocessed.If you own a laney tube head,and play metal old or new I recommend this unit highly.Other wise I think you might be let down.

I have had it a while and had no problems,I am second owner so any problem before me I am unaware of.

I have`nt had to use on this unit.But digitech is cool I once had a problem with a tsr 24 processor.It kept freezing up,they tried to fix it but could`nt,so the gave me a new one with an upgrade chip(265$)for free!

I play metal,And it works well with what I said above.If it broke or was stolen I would probablly try a newer RP unit(with a laney amp)

Not so easy to use,but it's a "multi-thing",so I expected a challege.
Took a couple of days of digging to figure out,but got the hang of it's basic functions.The manual is O.K.,though it tends to get a little too techncal at times.Not for the lazy,gotta work this baby.

When at home,I use it with a Fender Twin amp.The problem is when I use it with another amp,I have to "re-tweak" some of the E.Q. settings.The distortions are quite nasty,as are most of the other effects.With it's stereo outs,the choruses,panners and flangers can
tickle the hell out of you.The amp simulators is the reason why I bought it.They are pretty good,especially for studio work.I need to work with the phase shifters a little more,but they're not too shabby.The delays aren't analog,but huge,flexible,and spacey.Be careful with the reverbs,they're a little complex and can screw you up if you over-analyze them.I try to keep all the reverbs similar,like Twin verbs.Sound quality however is very good,but very digital.You got to tweak it right.Overall,I think it's a very good mechine,it gets lots of work.

It is dependable,but you must be careful when travelling.If knocked around,your sounds and settings can get lost or jumbled.

Sent Digitech a letter of praise,and question about smart pitch-shifting up-grade.They never wrote back.

Own other gear,but this is the only "muti-thing" I have.It's bypass mode is very cool.I can hook up another efects chain and bypass the RP-10 altogether.It also has a midi in,out/thru jacks.Wish the manual
was easier to understand.I want to know if different sounds can be assigned to pedals in a program?? And how??

Probably one of the hardest units around to use. I've had mine for many years now (since it was released actually) and I still don't know how to change certain things. And the manual is no more than a piece of paper; crappy.

After messing around for weeks I finally got some kind of cool sounds. And now, years after the purchase, I've actually got a lot of high quality sounds that many guitarists would envy. It's not easy to get the sounds right but when you do you will not be disappointed. The things I use are: one Gibson Les Paul Studio, one modified Westone Pantera (EMG-85, Torsionbridge Shift 2001) ==> Boss Fuzz ==> Dunlop Crybaby Original ==> Digitech RP-10 ==> Laney GH-100L ==> Crate BV412SV....and that's it. Being a metal/rock/blues-kind of guitarist I of course want at least the sounds of Entombed, James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Kyuss, Fu-Manchu, AC-DC, Hooker, Gary Moore etc. And NOW I've got them. But it took time, so be patient if you are to buy this machine. Because this unit sounds lite CRAP if you don't get it right. But if you get it right, then you will be happy about it. No lies there my friends. IMPORTANT: If you are after heavy metal distortions with this baby, then you GOT TO HAVE a powerful amprig or else it will just sound like shit. I will give it a 10 because I finally have got all the things working right. But it's a hell getting there.

Solid metal. Will take any beating. The little plastic editing buttons are crappy though. But it have never failed me and I treat it with no caution what so ever. Ok, it can take what I expect it to take.

Never needed.

It's great once you mastered it. Which takes almost forever. I would never buy it again if it was stolen. Too hard to use but it got the sounds allright. But you can find all those sounds in different units. Actually, I'm trying to sell it just for the sake of changing my sound. I don't know what to replace it with just yet. :-) Last word: No unit should be this hard to use. And if you can't use it, then it is worthless. I can use it so I'll give it a 5.

This unit could baffle Einstein. I've had it 5 years and the Reverb parameters still leave me with a cold sweat. Every preset patch is seriously OTT, to the point where you are better off creating your own patches from scratch if you want a decent sound. I'm good, really good with the techie stuff but I've steadily grown to hate messing with this unit over the years.

Oh am I going to have a rant! Lousy, absolutely lousy. There are one or two redeeming factors but in comparison to similarly priced units it has the worst 'real-life' signal-to-noise ratios i've yet to come across. If you use any amount of distortion you HAVE to use the noise gate, which is a real shame. I've tried it through dozens of amps and it prefers solid state ones; it's 'favourite' was a mosfet PA head!

In short, Good= noise gate, parametric EQ, Reverb, 6 voice chorus (v.cool) (once you've waded through the params) Bad=distortions (only 3 and they are all thin), compressor (lots of it but over noisy) delay, phaser, flanger, wah (ahhrrrgh take it away) everything else is about average.

Overall it's just an inherrently weak sound, also a spectrum analysis showed that it rolled off the bass response of whatever you plugged into it on the way through!!!! Not good, very not good.

Bar the plastic sides falling off when you first get it (a bit of a decent glue solves that) there is one serious problem. It can't stand dust. It gets into the footswitches and pushbuttons and before you know it they just stop working. You can get a tech to replace the footswitches with dustproof ones but it costs money, however there is nothing to be done for the pushbuttons, you just have to hit em really hard, wiggle em or whatever. I've had this happen in the middle of a gig before now and it seriously annoyed me.

err I live in the UK. They don't provide support to us directly, we just ring their distributor and, basically they fob us off with excuses because, at the end of the day, they can't help.

I play lead guitar in thrash metal band VERM (www.verm.freeserve.co.uk) and bought this as my first serious piece of fx kit some 5 years ago. The only thing that has stopped me ditching it is that no-one has invented a floor unit I like up until now... (Boss GT-5 ??)

If it were stolen? I'd pity the thief and go buy something else, anything else. Bluntly? It's rubbish. I bought it because of the advertising and because it looked cool. There is a lot of intelligent design gone into this but at the end of the day it's what it sounds like that counts, and it sounds RUBBISH!

I'm going to give it a ridiculously low score, simply because it has given me blisters on the ends of my fingers trying to get a decent sound out of it.

I hade the RP-1 before this so I basically knew what I was doing without the manual. Some of the new features took a bit to get used to. Some of the Reverbs have zillions of parameters and it's difficult to know what each one does. Overall, it was pretty straightforward.

I use a Jackson guitar, ADA power amp, crate cab.
I love the parametric EQ. I can't live without one now. I play metal and make most other metal players envious of my tone. The digital effects are supurb. On the downside, it is a noisy pedal but that's what the noise gate is for. As most other people say, the wah sucks. Digitech can't make a decent wah and probably never will. I use a Morley.

I've had it for over 5 years and it finally fried out on me. Unfortunately it was 2 days before a gig. I never had a backup before but I would definitely recommend having one.

I emailed Digitech about the problems about a month ago and haven't heard anything.

A great processor for the money. It lacks the smooth pitch shifting of the RP-12 but otherwise is virtually indestinguishable. Everything is adjustable and the sounds you create are only limited by your imagination. You can link multiple parameters to one switch or to the pedal making it possible to change lots of effects and tones with one tap of your toe. If Digitech made a newer version of this processor, I'd probably buy it. I wouldn't buy a used one because of reliability issues.

This unit is rather easy to use and get around in. Nothing an hour or so of messing with won't let you figure out. Never really needed the manual.

The units tonal quality is fine, if you don't expect too much quality on the bottom end from the gain. The sampler was pretty much a joke. The flange was decent. The chorus was fine, especially when mixed with a clean tone.

This unit is made with cheap SE Asian parts and it shows. I would DEFINITELY have a back up. I like to consider Digitech the "Compaq" of effects. Works okay at first, but after about 6 months to 2 years....IT'S CRAP.

If you're a beginner to effects or not gigging, than this will get the job done. If you're in a "working situation"...STAY AWAY.

I have had my rp 10 for 6 years.i would say that it is pretty easy to use if you like tap dancing.For me there are almost too many choices to tweak on it.But i think its hard somtimes to really get a particular sound out of it.

I use a esp and a hamer throught it into a marshall valvestate.To me it sounds best if you can use both outputs to get a stereo effect.The bottom line is some patches sound great and others sound like crap.The wha really sounds crappy.I have plugged it into a pa system and i get alot of noise out of it.If you can tweak the eq you can get some good sounds out of it,you do have to work at it though.

The only problem i have had is the wha not working somtimes why i dont know,but i dont use a wha anyway.I have used it in gigs without backups.

Ive never delt with the company before.

I play heavy metal and hard rock.I wouldnt suggest using this for metal.I preffer a analog petal for that.But I like using it for its convience.I dont think it sounds good directly in the board.But if your looking for alot of sounds and want to take the time to tweak everything its worth it.

Fairly easy, although scrolling through the menu's and comparing settings is a chore.

The fairly low bit and sampling rate (16 bits, 40KHz) is good for guitars but unforgiving on vocals. I used my RP-10 as a vocal multieffex for a while... Don't do it!
Wah-pedal sound is terrible, The compressor is a joke with just one parameter. Reverb and Chorus are good

No problems

asked for an extra manual and they shipped it for free. Very good.

Good for clean guitars.

i am a techie guitar player and understand processors. this was the second unit that i owned(after a zoom 505) at learned alot about programming. the biggest dissappointment was the inability to create your own algorithms. the eq could have been better and the tuner sucked with intense fierceness.

the chorus,reverb,delay effects are superb for the cash. the wah was totally useless-wah goes in front of distortion. the whammy is very electronic(good thing i have floyd roses). i hate the distortion. i came to this conclusion after i bought my 5150. before i used standard patches through a roc-pro 1000 half. all the weird effects like phasers,flanges,tremolo,arpeggiator,and etc. i don't use. i hate the 1/2 second delay between patches that was very annoying as well. coolest thing was the CC pedal. it could control everything from volume, chorus rate, reverb, tremolo, and effects mutations(buy it for this alone if anything!).

i bought used with no rubber on the CC pedal. display was lopsided, and the 0 button did not work. later on the 1 pedal ceased to function as well and the sides became unglued and are being held on by electical tape. the adapter was seperating from the transformer and so went more tape.

website told me about the upgrade and my dealer told me about the price.

good for directing into a multi-tracker into some earphones to keep from waking my wife at 3 am. i cut a few "demos" this way; with ME, RG-550,RP-10,DR-5,and MD-4. the 1/2 second delay is really noticable on these demos though. good for a person that has a good distortion amp and needs effects to color it. to me though, the space effects are its only good points soundwise.

this pedal board is fairly intricate to work epecially if you want to have one pedal do two functions Like say turn the reverb off and turn the distortion on(but its also a plus because this processor is capable of doing all kinds of complex things like that and all we have to do is read the manual) It is a lot like most digital effect processors out there choosing algorithyms and scrolling through parameters but once you get the hang of it can do so much it just takes a long time, a lot longer than turning a knob. A lot of people had a problem with the manual but I didn't. I got the upgrade to try to get a better wah sound but all that I noticed different was that the tuner works now before it was completely useless.

I use a Mashall super lead. Made sometime in the seventies and two les pauls One 93 (with seymour duncan seth lover pick ups) and one 96 (stock pick-ups)It sounds good a lot of people complain about the grunge distortion they say it doesn't come through in a band setting. I use this mostley with an electronic drummer a bass player and a Keyboard player and I haven't had a problem finding my place in the mix It could be because I boost the lower mids this thickens it up a lot. I wish it had a way to make the distortions smoother or gainier(Being from seattle the only thing I don't like about the grunge distortion is the name) the overdrive doesn't sound like an overdriven anything, and the heavysustain is decent. also I wish that it had seperate eq's for the distortion and clean because if you eq for the distortion then switch off the distortion the clean is too muddy and if you put your clean on one patch and your distortion on another then there is a second delay before the change, I can't stand this. the effects are good I love the flanges and phasors. I like the delay's two, there is one problem, I like to have one quick slapback delay but there is only like one or two algorithyms with a mono delay. the rest are all multiple tap delay's, but you can set all the delay's to the same time and then mix the echo to where you like it I just wish you could choose how many echo taps you get. the wah suck's I would only use it if I were really desperate. I don't care for much reverb but when I want it it's there.

It has seized up on me a couple of times not lately. If I were gigging with it I would bring a couple of stomp boxes with me just in case

Like I said I got the upgrade and I had a guy at the music shop do it He said the slot was in a strange place on the one I have. so I'm glad I had him do it. The upgrade really made the tuner work better but the smoothy whammy and smart harmonizer I don't have any use for. but I have never tried to write to digitech. they do have a good website that has info on the upgrade.

I play psechedelic space rock and the Phasor's and flanges really give me that swooshing sound I like. I wish the disrortions were a little smoother. I have been playing for 9 years. I have a phase 90, a sovteck big muff a korg G1 a fuzz face reissue(soon to be modified)and a soulbender. You could spend day's editing patches If you like (I do) or you could just use the presets. I plan on buying the rp-21d so if it were stolen that would just give me a reason to go buy the rp-21d/

Alot of people find the RP-10 really hard to work with, but I'm not really one of them. The pedal has 100 presets that give you a pretty solid base to build on. If you can find a preset that you like, tweaking it isn't too tough. I was able to edit patches the first day. The RP-10 isn't a didlyshit starter pedal either. It's an extremely complex effects proccessor that desighned to let you customize almost every aspect of your sound. Sure, you'd have to own the pedal and work with it for years to know absolutly everything about it, but that's part of what makes it a good. It gives you alot of control over your the details of your sound. Some people might find all of this freedom a little intimidating, but if you don't want tweak your sound at that level, you don't really have to. The RP-10 operates at a low level of abstraction, it's not dumbed down so that your stuck with their presets.

Ok, I've had my RP-10 for about 2 1/2 years now, so I think I know it pretty well. Let me start, however, by telling you some things that you should probably know before you buy one. This pedal is not the holy grail of guitar tone. If your playing a shitty guitar through it, into a shitty amp it's not going to sound like the setup of your dreams. If you hate your tone and want to change it, don't buy a pedal, buy a good tube amp and a decent guitar. If you already have a good tone, however, and want to add great digital effects to it, (chorus, reverbs, delays, are the best sounding) sculpt it with the eq's, and give it studio sounding sharpness (via the noise gate) this is a great pedal. Now a word about the distortions... I never got the Grunge Distortion to work for me. If your playing with a band, It just doesn't cut through. It has alot of gain, but not alot of edge. It always sounded GREAT playing alone in my room, but when I played with a band I could never hear myself (This wasn't a volume problem I was playing through a 120w 4x12). I've actually played the RP-10 through 3 different guitars (A Les Paul, an Ibanez, And a Del Sol) and amps (A princeton chorus, a Crate GW-120, and a fender Pro Junior), and I've always run into this problem. However, the guitarist I was playing with could run a strat through the same amp and preset, and never have it sound great, who knows? Heavy sustain is pretty good, if you want to overdrive an amp, and overdrive I never really use. Oh yeah, the wah and whammy suck, but the volume pedal keeps it from being a total waste.

Some of the rubber feet fell of the bottom, and my power chord split and I had to wrap it with electrical tape, but other than that this thing is solid. I've gigged with it without a backup.

This is a great pedal for what it is. It gives you alot of cool sounds. For me personally, digital sounds lacks something. I think I might sell mine and buy a couple good analog effects. In the end, I think that most people only use a handful of effects anyway, so If you definetly know what kind of music you want to play, and just want five or six really good tones, I think that you might be better off buying individual stomp boxes taloired to your style of music ( A good amp, a distortion pedal (a Boss Metal Zone for metal, an Ibanez Tube Screamer for everything else)a good wah, a chorus pedal, and a noise gate) I think that setup could put this pedal to shame any day. But, if you need alot of presets, want to make alot of weird noises, or dig 80's metal arena sounds, you might really like the RP-10.

The first time I tried editing patches, i almost cried. It was impossible to make it sound like i wanted to. It is my first effect unit and i was completly lost trying to figure out what algorithm I had to chose, how to progamm the delays, reverb, noise gate, compressor,... The solution came from the net, I did download rp-edit and it saved my life (and the rp-10's too 'caus I was going to throw it against the wall). This software makes it much more easier to use. The best thing is that I just download some patches and send them from my computer into the digitech...et voila, I just let somebody else doing the hard work

I use it trough the effect loop of my marshall valvestate 100h. My guitar is a '84 gibson flying v with only one pickup (emg81). I play deicide-like death metal and the distortions suck biiig time but I don't really care 'caus my marshall does a great job. I don't spend much time fooling around with the effects but I can tell this box can do everyting (except cooking) if you spend a lot of time on it.I just download patches and keep the best ones.

It once fell off the stage into the mosh pit and it's still working perfectly.

I play in a very violent deathmetal band, and it is great gear if you know ow to operate it. The best thing about it is that it makes me sound different, I don't need a tube amp and ten racks to get what I want. I found one preset wich is just insane, something cannibalcorpse-like but ballsier. First thing I do during sound check is just bang one E5 chord and everybody looks at me saying "wow". The only thing I regret is that I am not able to use all its features, just my main sound and a few intro sick sounds. Before I got it I just had a few stomp boxes, they were much easier to use but it was their only advantage. If it was stollen I would get an rp-12 because some patches I download work only with the rp-12 an they get my rp-10 all messed up.

well, it depends. if you're a brand new member in the processor world, this thing could be a little difficult to figure out. i guess all processors would be. however, once you get used to it, it's pretty easy to change parameters and effects. i give it a 5 just because it depends on how much you know about processors.

well... i got one of these about 2 years ago, and i loved it. i really strengthened my guitar playing skills tremendously. but the more i played through it, the less i liked it. a lot of people set their reviews up and give stuff bad reviews, but what they sometimes fail to realize is that it's not the product's fault always, but their guitar or amp. i was using a custom made ibanez rg and an ampeg svt with this, and i'd have to say that it wasn't my equipment. i really hated especially the distortions on this thing- they're pretty much disgusting, even after hours of tweaking. some of the effects were decent, but nothing too awesome. the wah's were horrid- i couldn't get a true wah sound out of them. and another thing i didn't like was when switching programs, there's a short delay in the changed program's response. that really annoyed me.

it held up really well the whole time i had it.

i don't know

like i said before, this was good for awhile. but the more i grew as a guitarist, the more i saw it's faults. it's definitely not good for live playing, as i gigged it twice. it had an overabundance of useless programs, but it did help get me used to modifying effects and stuff. i'd have to say that if you're un-used to processors, this would be a good place to start. don't go in for those under $300 because they're horrible (zoom, dod, digitech). if you can spend a lot of time modifying effects, get this and a couple of good distortion pedals (or your amp's distortion).

Si se lee el manual de operaciones, no hay problemas para manejarlo. La edicion de la libreria de los efectos es bastante sencilla y amigable. Igualmente el manejo de los algoritmos. Todo esta en el manual.

Uso mi DigiTech RP-10 con un amplificador Marshall Valvestate 8080, al principio tuve problemas con la calidad de sonido cuando lo conectaba directamente (in-out), luego lo conecte al loop de efectos y ya suena mucho mejor. En cuanto a los efectos todos son excelentes, los unicos que son una verdadera cochinada son el wah y el autowah, el resto suenan bastante bien

si se me da?a, estoy jodido!!!

es perfecto para el tipo de musica que toco

I like it. The interface is a bit limited, and the wah sucks rocks, but other than that I think it's one of the better processors (for the $$) that I've run across, though I fully intend to upgrade to the V2.0 chip soon (I'm using 1.8 now). I have a request in for the manual but the online manual for the RP-12 is close and has been a lot of help. Patches are fairly easy to edit thanks to the jump buttons on top, and aside from the crappy power supply (needs a wall wart) it seems pretty sturdy--my 3-year-old daughter's stepped all over it several times. If you get one of these, definitely download RPEdit--even without a midi card it makes it a lot easier to mess with patches.

I'm using an 83 Les Paul Firebrand, through a Samson SR-2 wireless, then into a Morley volume/wah (like I said, the RP wah sucks), to the RP to a generic stereo volume pedal (I prefer to CC link to other functions than volume) to an Ampeg SS-70 solid state combo. The noise gate is great and keeps even the nastiest fuzz from humming, the distortion is good (I came to this from a Tube Screamer), and other than the usual Digitech limitation of effect combinations, I can usually get what I want out of it.

Like I said, my daughter's stepped all over it and it's fine.

Customer support email has always been prompt and helpful. Good web site.

OK. The price seems unbelievable, but I bought the unit from a pawn shop which didn't have a power converter and got a hell of a deal--$45. Then I got the converter for another $30 elsewhere. But I would have bought it anyway, coming from a GSP-5 and tube screamer. I mainly play blues, but often end up in classic rock cover bands. The multiple banks for preset pedals are great for tons of sounds.

You get a great sound from this unit right out of the box! Editing is simple if you are familliar with the principle of algorythms, and you can name your edited sounds name to anything you want. The manual I recieved seems to have been from a different version of the RP-10. The Presets were not in the same order, and some of the names couldn't be found. I see that there is an upgrade chip, but at 75 bucks, I don't think it's worth it. For a TECHIE it is great, but not for average Rockers.

I use a 1960 Gold Top Les Paul (P-90s), and a 80s Strat (EMGs). It is pretty noisy when the Compression is on, but the Noise Gate usually takes care of that. The effects sound Great! They are pretty easy to change to suit you tastes. I can get a fair Stevie Ray sound, but still fooling with it.

I had to sent it back because the continuous controller froze.

The Techs were very helpful when I called for advise.

I'd buy it again. Remember it's pretty hard to understand if you're not Technical.

It is one of the most annoying units to program that I have ever had to deal with. I could not believe how much of a task it was to adjust parameters.

This unit was not to noisy in my rig and the noise gate did a good job filtering out unwanted sound. Actually, the noise gate was the only thing that I really liked about this unit. The distortion settings were horrific and the Wah sounded like trash.

I do have to say that it never failed me once and it was built very strong. I didnt use it on any gigs though fearing that because it was so complex something may go wrong.

never dealt with them...

Overall I would never buy this unit again. It didn't impress my at all . I have played the RP-12 and liked it alot more but I still wouldnt trust it due to my past experiences with the RP-10. Personally, if a multi-effect unit is something you have been looking into don't look at this one. You probably pay to much money for it and you will get something that you will not be completely satisfied with.

The settings built in are good and give a wide range a flavors in tone. Difficult to make your from the pre-set and usually muddies up the sound once you start making to many adjustments. If you can figure out how to really operate and learn how it processes sounds with its algorithms, you can really mold the tones to your liking.

I would plug in my Jackson DX-2 into the RP-10 out to a Peavy Backstage amp. The sound is excellent with a clean tone mixed with effects. The solid state distortion is good with loads of gain. It gives an excellent "White Zombie" tone with it cranked up all the way. Crackles and pops when you turn up to many effects and overloads the S-DISC Processor. Wide range of sounds you can get, from a Joe Satriani clean, to a massive Cannibal Corpse crunch.

The output level dial fell off and I lost it. Makes it kinda annoying to adjust the volume after losing it. Spilled some coke on one of the switches, made the switch stick a little. The power cord can easily come out sometimes, so I tape it down.

This is a good processor if you want a wide range of sounds and effects. It's all packed into a small unit. It's great for the studio but not for live gigs. To really diversify your tone, the RP-10 the job.

This is basically a update on my last post which was a bit premature. Since then I've gotten to mess around more with the RP-10 and now have make some corrections to my last post. First off the gap between patch changes still is very big and I'm still getting these nasty little digital pops on some of the patches that use alot of delay (need to take it to the repair shop), however I'd like to take back my comment on crappy blues sounds. I've now been able to get some really good blues tones when using the RP-10's cabinet simulator which is outstanding. What's really strange is that it seems to actually sound better going direct into a mixer or PA system then it does going through my halfstack which for me is extremely strange but I'm not complaining because at gigs I've lately been going direct into the PA anyways. Saves me from breaking my back hauling around that huge half-stack. Another correction I'd like to make is that actually you can get very good Type-O-Negative type distortion sounds (a very smooth, heavily processed high gain sound), except that I cant get that growling, swirling rotary speaker type sound like I can with my Zoom 3030 (which you often hear on the first Type-O-Negative album).

Well my RP-1 when through hell and back and still works. so far the RP-10 only has a slight popping problem on a few patches (which it was doing when I got it used). I would probably use a backup in case someone spilled beer on it or something.

Over all I would highly recommend the RP-10 or RP-12 to home recording musicians as it really does have some great cabinet simulators built in. However they will not sound exactly like a miced amp. They have their own smooth tone. I guess you have to try it out going direct before you buy it. Right now though I'm getting some excellent industrial type metal sounds that just rock when mixing heavy guitar rythms with hard hitting techno beats. Ever hear the MechWarrior 2 Mercenaries game soundtrack? The guitar sounds on those tracks are very similar to what you can get recording direct with the RP-10. Nothing like a bit fat stereo guitar sound to get me inspired.

I don't have the manual for it, but most of the main function I've been able to figure out as I also have the older, original Digitech RP-1 and many of the RP-10's functions are very similar. The system version on it is 1.9...I'm trying to decide whether to get it upgraded to the RP-12's abilities.

Contrary to some users, mine is not dead quiet and I'm using humbucker equiped guitars. With the noise gate on it is dead quiet but on clean patches you can hear the gate cutting off the hiss which I hate hearing. The level of noise also depends if you're using the compressor or not. Compared to my Zoom 3030 it is only slightly less noisy. Over all I am kinda disappointed. I heard lots of people saying that this thing smokes the Zoom 3030. When I tried mine out, it sounded pretty darn good on a KMD tube combo amp with a Hammer Special tele-clone, but going through my Crate and Dean Markley halfstacks, and with high-gain humbucker equipped guitars (mainly my Washburn Dime 333), it didnt sound quite as impressive. The presets were all way way to trebly, many of the clean patches distorted the processor's digital section (which I fixed by lowering their level), and my expression pedal needs adjustment because it is not going reaching its full range of motion or something because the volume wont shut-off completely, and the whammy function wont go back to the original note. I had to take off the little rubber pads on the lower end of the expression pedal and even then it still is a tiny tiny bit off. I've also noticed that on a few clean digital patches I hear tiny little pops. I havent determined though whats causing this...could be my cables or becuase I have it plugged into the same surge protector as my computer system. Finally we get to the distortions...Grunge is pretty good and I was able to get some reasonably rich metal sounds, Heavy Sustain wasnt too bad, though the heavy sustain sound on my RP-1 seems to sound better, and then finally theres overdrive which in my opinion just plain sucks. The overdrive is a nasty digital sounding, hard clipping mess that to me sounds like its overdriving the digital section. I did get an almost passable overdrive sound but it still was pretty crappy. I dont mind edgy overdrive like on my Danelectro Daddy-O, but unlike the Daddy-o the RP-10's overdrive just completly lacks balls and harmonic richness. One thing I did find however is that the sounds noticably improved when I used the cab simulators straight into my mixer board. I think it makes a cool home recording processor, which may be the only reason for me keeping it. Oh another beef... I couldnt believe there was still a big ol' gap between patch changes! Still just as bad as the original RP-1's gap between patches. In fact my Zoom 3030 has less noticable gaps. I don't think theres worlds difference in the general sound quality of the RP-10 over the RP-1. I'm assuming also that the RP-12 isnt a whole lot different sounding. Over all I enjoy my Zoom 3030 much more as it has a better wah-wah (though the RP-10 has a cool talk-box sounding auto-wah), has better and much more versatile distortion sounds (try getting a Big Muff sound or a Type-O-Negative type growling distortion distortion sound on a RP10 or RP12). The RP10 might be a little more pristine then the 3030 but it also still colors the sound in a very noticable way. The 3030 just seems to have a warmer more earthy vibe 1to it and also much better cab simulators. The cab sims on the RP-10 are barely adequate and thats only with massive parametric eq'ing to the patches. Even then the cab sims dont add any richness to the sound, they only seem to just round off some of the treble frequencies a bit. Still though you can get some good clean direct sounds and some interesting direct distortion sounds.

Hmmmm....look pretty durable except for the power plug which I keep envisioning breaking if somebody steps on it just right. MY RP-1 is built pretty much the same, and it whent through hell and back on gigs so I expect the same from the RP-10. I take a backup always.

No idea, never used them, but I'm going to find when I see how much it will cost to upgrade.

Over all...if you're planning on getting this or an RP-12 or RP-6, listen to them if possible on a amp and guitar similar to your own. Then try messing around programming the sounds to see if you can get sounds that you like. Also compare it very closely to other effects processors. In my opinion the Zoom 3030 is a much better deal if you dont need midi functions. The Whammy effect is smooth, but doesnt track well at lower octaves, and a good Floyd Rose tremelo still kicks its ass. I would not buy this new nor would I buy it again if mine was to get stolen or something. I have, however, tried the big Digitech 2101 and 2112 and those to kicks some serious ass so if you got the bucks go for those...Anyways mayabe it'll suit your tastes, maybe it wont...all in all not bad of a processor, but nothing totally mind-blowing either if you've already used many other processors before.

The only difficulty is the parametric eq. I've had no other programming difficulties. The factory presets are horrible, so you will probably program from the beginning.

The grunge distorsion is too noisy. The unit needs a higher compression rate. The Wah is not good enough. The pitch shifter is great. We can also say that for chorus. I think the noise reduction is not efficient

Had no problems with it...

Never have dealt with the company yet.

I would not buy it again. I would look for a higher-priced processer, but I can say that it's great for the price. y think it should have a better distorsion and noise reduction.

I have read a lot of people's comments saying that this processor is difficult to use, however, after a couple of days of getting to know this unit you will be able to manipulate anything you want. I have had my RP-10 for a year now and have created some great patches and i am pleased with the sound I get. I do agree that the tuner is bad, but i allready had a guitar tuner before i got the RP-10 anyway.

The sound qualitiy is excellent. Most buzz or hum that people complain about is present in their amps or pickups. The digital effects are amazing, especially Bigverb I have worked in the studio with this thing and we ran it through the patch bay to add reverb to the final mix it, is amazing.The wah is horrible though. first of all it is digital, wah should be analog, second of all it comes in the wrong palce in the effects chain, Wah should come before distoriton not after. Wah is this processor's only dow

I have had it for a yearNot one problem whatsoever. I would and have used in a few gigs, without a backup. Has not failed me yet.

I have had no interaction with the Digitech people. I plan on upgrading to version 2.0.

I love this pedal I would buy it again. I am getting the upgrade for the improvements that were made in the RP-12, and for the new effects. I wish you could change th eorder of effects, and i wish it used the 10 band graphic equalizer on more patches than one.The wah, as i mentioned before, is horrible. But I have a crybaby 535 pedal so it doesn't matter. I love the programabilit of this pedal. It will do whatever you want it to. Very easy to use once you know how.

The ratings actually probably closer to a 6.5. It ain't to easy to program, but most of the sounds I'm looking for are generally represented in factory patches. They generally just need a little tweaking to get them "right." The interface is great, and very easy to get the hang of once you understand the manual, which in and of itself is far from an easy task. The thing comes with a manual more complex and esoteric than a computer manual. Other than that, switching is a breeze, and most of the quick changes I've had to make were just that, quick. Oh yeah, the tuner sucks eggs.

This thing has only two problems with its sound. However, those problems are its distortion and wah. I've heard that the new 2.00 upgrade is supposed to have fixed the wah problem, but the od's are just so thin and weak. Even eq changes don't help too much (speaking of which, do any of you understand 4-band parametrics?). There's only one algorithm using the much more user friendly 10-band graphic eq, but I've heard that 2.00 changed that too. The machine doesn't track too well when you use the pedal too quickly. You have to be smooth and a little slow to keep it from skipping or jumping (try using the pedal on Ethos Musik, patch 37, with any degree of speed, and you'll understand). everything else tho, delays, choruses, and especially reverbs (you could fit a herd of elephants inside that BigVerb), are top notch. Run it through your fx loop without the od's or wah, and it'll be perfect.

I bought it the day of a gig, along with a new Trace Elliot amp (ahh, graduation money), and it was performing better than the Trace. I love this thing, it's so reliable. At the gig, various people stepped on it, and introduced it to foreign liquids (coke, slurpee), and it's still at 100%. I only have a backup for the tuner, wah, and distortion (but I do most of the od through my Trace anyway).

Haven't needed them, but might when I get the 2.00 upgrade (RP-10=RP-12)

I'd probably give it a higher rating if the RP-12 hadn't come out fixing all of the 10's problems. Great overall, but I'd buy the RP-12 instead (that's why I'm getting the upgrade). If you've got the money, tho, go with the new BOSS thing instead.

Overall I find it very easy to set up group patches and use them during performance. However, programing my own custom made effect combinations is another story. You have to first find a factory preset that has the chain of effects that you want to include in your new patch and not all combinations are usefull. Also manipulating parameters within a particular effect is no walk in the park. Finally, once you are all set, the pedals for each effect are very clos together so you cannot get too wild during a performance or you'll mistep and suddenly find yourself with an accoustic mimick when you were actually looking to add some flanger. And what is more important, being involved with your pedal or with your audience??

Overall it is a very good tool for creative songwriting and just plain fun. But when you go to the studio or stage, the limitations and the "noisy/thin" distortion becomes evident at high volumes. Its distortions will not replace switching to the lead channel on a Marshall. However, the reverbs, delays, chorus and some of the more weird stuff are actually usefull and can enhance your signal even at the studio situation. Particularly the reverbs. You might have to play around with some of the EQ's to get a tight sound depending on your amp.

The screen panel on mine slides to the side.. maybe I stomped too hard in the middle of a show or something, but aside from that cosmetic issue (which is mostly annoying) it has never failed me. I also do not like the power cord connection as it seems can be easily damaged should a road hand step on it the wrong way, but that is not THAT big a deal.

At the developement stage where I was when I bought it I would certainly do it again. I feel it is a great creative tool and home/entertainment unit. This unit has A LOT of stuff in it there is the value. All the different things that you can experiment with in one package. For professional/stage use I feel it has a limited range of things it can do VERY WELL. But for the most part, the delays, reverbs and choruses are very functional and get the job done. However, due to the difficulty in setting up patches and the fact that I personally do not like too many of it's distortions I find myself using it mostly for ambiance/room effects while leaving the heavy stuff to the Marshal head. I am now looking at more sophisticated units (BOSS GT-5, Roland GS) but will likely not find the same value for $$ that the RP-10 has.

The rack itself is very easy to a basic user to an advanced user, but actual programming and editting of patches requires the manual, which is completely useless.

I use all of the effects, and the arpeggiator, distortions, and especially the reverbs are incredible. Can be programmed to give great feedback.

It is very dependable and has solid construction (though the bottom is a little weak). I haven't had a problem yet.

I have yet to deal with the company, but their website isn't very useful, and provides no patch updates,

I would buy it again, since it is a tremendous all-around rack. However, a better manual needs to be made for it to really be top-of-the-line.