DigiTech RP-100

very user friendly i was working it as soon as i got it out of the box . the only flaw is the select button only moves down and not back up so you have to go back if you miss an option. The manual is very straight foward explaining all effects, could have possibly elaborated a little more on some settings

i use a marshall jcm 900 4x12 cab and a carvin hot rodded tube head with a fender standard strat, with this setup alot of noise is generated using the pedal, but the noise suppersion feature is nice cutting out the annoying hum. i play mostly punk and ska and i can model the good classic punk sounds of the descendants, and ramones. i am having trouble molding the ska sound of bands like goldfinger, less than jake, and reel big fish. the wah features on the pedal are crappy at best but the other effects are nice and full. i especially liked the mic placement on the cabinet modeling

i havent had this thing for long but it is built like a tank, came with some small sratches on it though

never delt with em hope i dont have to

buy one if you dont have one

Easy to use, scroll through your choices, twist the knobs, press Save.
I hated the fact that you can't scroll backwards through the effects, you have to go all the way around again.
I've never liked having to scroll through patches while playing. You have to set your patches up very carefully in sequence or be doing a tap dance routine while trying to play your music, it's a pain in the rear.
Gripe: Why doesnt anybody include an AC Adapter with their products anymore? They really think we are going to run this thing on batteries all the time? You have to spend an extra 25 bucks for the adapter.
The manual is OK.

I ran this with my Strat into my Twin Reverb. Pretty noisy on high gain settings, the noise gate works well, though.
The factory presets are pretty bad as usual. It seems electrical engineers, while smart, don't have much of an ear for good guitar tones :) Best thing to do is turn all the effects off, and build your patch from scratch.
Most of the effects are good, except for the Yah (what the hell is that?), Acoustic Simulator and Wah. The pickup simulators are pretty cool, but the miked cab settings are kind of lame.
The amp models are good, the best are the high gain models. The problem with this and any amp modeling device I've tried, including POD and Flextones, is the sound is very one dimensional and lacking in dynamics. Anyone familiar with a real cranked tube amp knows you can use your guitar's volume knob setting to affect the tone and overdrive of the amp, and the way tube amp responds to subtle nuances in pick attack. To my ears, this doesn't happen with modeling, it sounds basically the same no matter what setting you have your guitar's volume set to, or how you play. I dont care how fancy their code is, it's still a computer trying to sound like a tube amp, and it can't capture all the complexities and nuances of a real tube amp.
I guess I'm just spoiled, I've always played tube amps.
The effects alone are worth the $99 price tag, if you need an inexpensive multi effects pedal.
Another thing I didnt like: The output level of the headphone jack is way too low, I couldnt get a decent volume out of it using three different sets of phones.

Looks pretty tough.

I thought I would try out the RP-100 as mutli-purpose effects pedal to run into my Twin for live situations. As a straight effects pedal it's pretty good, but the thing sounded better with the amp models bypassed and using one of my OD pedals to drive the amp. When I turned on the amp models, it just made my real amp sound dull and lifeless (fake).
It's quite good as a direct recording device. Personally, I am fortunate at this point in my life to live in the country and have built my own practice room\studio, so I can crank my amp as loud as I want for recording and not have to worry about neighbors. For younger folks who live in apartments, this thing is a great way to get decent cranked amp sounds for recording\personal practice.
I ended up returning it to the store as I really wouldnt use it that much, I dont do a lot of direct recording and prefer to stick with my current pedal lineup for live stuff. Scrolling through presets with my foot while trying to play is not my cup of tea.
The best amp models are the high gains,metal players will LOVE this thing.

so easy to get the sound you want!
>25 effects, 12 amp models, cabinet mic modeling, 12 effects at once
>40 presets + 40 user sets
>Drum machine
>Stereo effect, when used with 2 amps or a head phone:)

It sounds decent.
Line 6 POD sounds a little better, but POD is around $400,
when RP-100 is only $100.
The only thing I don't like is WAH, but it doesn't matter, because I've had Crybaby 535Q for years, and I stood by it.
Yah sounds kind of cheesey, too. But I like it and I use it to emulate talk box sound for fun.
ex. Kirk's solo from "The house that Jack built"
from Metallica's Load album.

This is just so DAMN GOOD for $100!!!
Buy RP-100, and you won't regret it!
You would never return RP-100, unless it's defected, you have a pro studio effects, or all of sudden, you went broke, and desparately in need for money.

Hey, this is probably one of the most user friendly multi-effects pedals around. The editing is pretty easy

I'm using an Ibanez GIO and a Peavey Blazer 158. The preprogramed effects while not noisy at all, are generally very bad as far as sound quality. The Wah is absolutly horrible and the distortion sound very similar and very generic. However the more unconventional effects like phasing and flangers are pretty good.

I'm a metal guitarist and since the most important effects (distortion and wah) aren't too good I would gig with it. Although not as dependable as all metal pedals this still wouldn't be too bad.

I play metal mainly and the necessary effects are weak. The one that shines though is the excellent phasing. So I would never gig with it. My moto is one excellent effect is better than 50 mediocore ones.

easy, used it w/o the manual, and used every effect on it

good, i used it on a johnson amp and an epihphone guitar, best amp modeling and effects, mesa is the shit

i would gig w/o a backup

nver

awesome, go get it

As far as ease of use, it does not get much easier than this. I didn't even need to read the manual to get figure out all of its potential. I have read the manual though. Its a bit flimsy but it does the job

The sound quality is great. Many of the effects are stereo, such as ping pong delays. There are many ways to get the stereo effects. If you have 2 amps, you can get plug it into both amps. If you have a home stereo with inputs, you don't need an amp, just go to radio shack , get a cord that plugs into its head phone jack and then splits into Left and Right RCA plugs. The final way to get the stereo effects is for computer based recording. With the right cords you can plug it in directly to you sound card (no guitar amp is needed). However, you will probably need the raise the amp gain which is one of the options in the RP-100. The only drawback is the wah effects. I got an expression pedal and was not too impressed with the wah although I haven't really spent enough time on it.

DigiTech is well known and I have never heard anything that would make me question its reliablity. So far I have had no problems

I called Digitech and they were very helpful/friendly. I did have to wait on the phone long.

I play a variety of music (i.e., rock, blues, alternative, heavy-metal, soft-rock, etc.). In order the get all the sounds I wanted it would cost me a fortune in guitars and amps. This does it all. You can't beat the price. You get stereo effects, amp modeling, pickup modeling, a tuner, a headphone jack. The only product that comes close to comparing with it is the POD-2 and that's $300. I do home recording and it works great. Perhaps the coolest feature, is the headphone jack, you don't even need an amp. You can plug it directly into your headphones, home stereo or computer using the headphone jack and the right cords.

Very EZ to use. All the potential sounds are written right on the face of the box in what Digitech calls "The Matrix"-- and Keanu Reeves doesn't even come out and kick your ass! The manual is short and to the point. But let's face it. . .F the manual. The whole fun here is messin' with it and seeing what blows your mind. Once your mind is adequately blown . . . save the sound with three quick steps.

I'm using it with a Dillion Les Paul copy. Some of the sounds are rinky dink. Like the "ya" sound which is a talk box "do you feel like we do?" kinda thinghy, but the box just says "ya ya ya ya ya" over and over. But there about a million other cool sounds so, whatever.

Seems solid.

I play like alternative power pop kinda 70's influenced (?). The bottom line is I wanted two things: Distortion and delay. When I priced individual boxes it meant over $100. So I got this box, for $99. and get a whole buch of other sounds that I don't need but sure are keeping me awake at night.

I've owned or at least played with 5 other effects processors, ranging from a Zoom 505 to a Boss GT-3, and this one is by far the easiest to program, unless you get a good PC interface for dialing in effects w/ a MIDI-compatible effects processor (like the GT-3). I don't like the two-digit display, and at times that makes it a bit cryptic. If they widened it out across the pedal to an 8-character alphanumeric display, then I would give it a 10 for ease of use without a doubt.

Not too bad for a cheap little pedal--the amp sims are pretty good, especially the Mesa Rectifier and the stack sim. Pretty crunchy effects, but the wah is really weak--stick to a crybaby or a bad horsey for that.

I've only had it for a few weeks, so I haven't had a chance to beat on it. I would *never* gig without some sort of backup--regardless.

Never dealt with 'em, and hope I never have to.

This little pedal doesn't hold up to some of the bigger and significantly more expensive effects processors I've used, but it definitely gets my vote for best bang for the buck. It's got some pretty good bang for a really small buck.

First of all I bought an RP3 last week and returned it for the RP100, I found the RP3 was an absolute pain in the ass to program and get the desired sound. Who wants to spend more time tring to program an effect then actually playing!!! I thought the manual was easy to use and programming the RP100 is a total breeze. (Note - The RP100 is $100 cheaper then the RP3)

The sound.....for $100 there un-fucking-believable!!!!! I play an Ibanez GAX70 ->RP100 ->Crate 15X. The amp modeling is great, the chorus sings, the flanger is sweet, so is the phaser, delay and reverb. The auto yah is pretty cool I guess but I don't know where I use it. The wah is ok, but I'm not using an expression pedal to use it's full capabilities.

Seems like it's built like a tank...

I e-mailed the with a question and they were very quick to respond

I play a lot of different types of music ranging from funk to punk to metal to jazz. The RP100 gives me the flexablity to play all those types and then some. If someone stole my RP100, I'd hunt them down, rip there arms off and beat them with them, not to mention take back my RP100!!! The drum machine is a great additional feature and the tuner works well too. IF your on a tight budget or just looking for a cost effective way to add effects, the RP100 is definatly the way to go!!!

It is simple and easy to use. Good and short manual. I don't know how this is for gigging, but it's great for my home recording studio. Wow!

Just a little bit noisy, but it might be better if I weren't playing a Mexican strat and an american one instead.