DigiTech RP-100

Before I begin let me tell you this. I already wrote a review for this product below but after more use I came to a harsh conclusion.
The ease of use is great just edit a patch and put it where you want it.

LET ME TELL YOU IF I WAS JUST USING THIS IN MY BEDROOM IT WOULD GET A FIVE. TURNED UP LOUD THIS THING BLOWS!!!! I tried running this through my amp. IT sucks I am a hard rock player it has the worst distortion I have ever heard. It even sucks out of a good PA.
Although I said it is horrible I will gove it a three because the chorus is pretty cool and so is the echo and those type of effects.
And one more thing. TERRIBLE NOISE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah I would rely on this but the only question is why would I want to use something that will make me sound less good than I really am?

I give this a low rating but I would have to say it is fun to mess around with and I use it out of a practice amp instead of my performance amp and it is great for a beginner. If you are a tone fanatic like me or are in a serious band dont buy this. Even if you think it sounds good in te store trust me, turn it up and you will be disappointed.

The unit is easy to use as far as editing patches is concerned however it takes a little time to get a good sound out of it. Some may argue that you can never get a good sound out of this unit however you have to understand this is a toy (something to have fun with) not a serious piece of sound gear. What can you expect for $100? The manual that comes with this unit is easy to read and understand.

It doesn't really matter what amp or guitar you are using with this unit because this unit does not enhance tone quality. If you are looking for quality effects this not the unit to buy, it's on the noisy side and sounds somewhat processed - especially the distortion settings, when you strum your guitar strings the resultant sound from the amp doesn't feel like it is coming from the guitar. Overall the effects are not very good however you can milk some good sounds out of this unit with a little tweaking, the delays, reverb and tremolo effects are useable.

I'm not sure how reliable this unit is. I'm having a problem with low headphone audio so I have my doubts about the build quality of this unit. It wouldn't be advised to gig with this unit without a backup.

This unit works okay for Rock however it is limited in its use for Country music. I've been playing for a couple of years and own both high and low end equipment. The RP100 is a low end piece of equipment however it comes in a very compact package with lots of features. In terms of performance, flexibility and value its good piece of gear to have fun with however if you are serious about the quality of your tone don't get this unit. I'm not a big fan of digital processors however they are very convenient and fun to use. Previously I owned a Korg digital effects proccesor - the Korg was a better unit in terms of tone quality. If I lost this unit I would look for something else with better tone quality - in fact I may give this unit to my daughter to use and stick to individual pedals.

Para ser un multiefectos, es bastante intuitivo, si lees un poco el manual, lo dominaras pronto, claro q demora sacar tu sonido preferido(con tantas opciones) pero se pueden sacar buenos sonidos. Puedes editar los patches facilmente al cabo de un dia de usarla, el manual ayuda mucho, es amigable. Pero en presentaciones de dia, es casi imposible modificar patches o ver la pantalla. Ademas tienes algunas pistas de bateria para jamear, un afinador q ayuda bastante (si no hay sol), y puedes enchufarlo en tu cuarto y usar los audifonos para ajustar tus patches y ensayar sin ayuda de un ampli, eso es muy bueno.

Uso una Epiphone, y el ampli es un Selmer. Empiezas a escuchar ruido al ir aumentando el uso de simuladores de pickups o los compresores. Pero en general el solo uso de lo basico(simuladores de amplis, de cabinets, reverb, chorus, delay, etc)no genera ruidos notorios. Los efectos de modulacion me parece q estan buenos, sin llegar a espectaculares. Gran variedad de opciones para editar cada uno, aunque no puedes escoger algunos juntos como chorus y detune. Pero si reverb+delay+algun otro. Ese "algun otro" puede ser o chorus, o detune, o wha-wha (horrible whawha), o pitch, o flanger, entre otros. Los distorsions son malos, el unico rescatable es el que simula un Marshall JCM900, aunque si estas buscando un sonido serio, como para grabar, no pienses que tendras el sonido del Marshall de Slash en una cajita. Solo es bueno, pero no excelente. ALgunos simuladores de amplis limpios, si me gustan, sin llegar a ser expectaculares. Bueno, luego de 3 horas de probar y probar configuraciones, logre un sonido bastante parecido al de la guitarra de Slash en Sweet Child (version original, no en vivo) Este patch lo debo estar publicando en la pg de Digitech en estos dias. Yo conecto el line out a line in de mi PC para grabar, y obtengo buenos resultados, las simulaciones de cabinets ayudan mucho a obtener un sonido real, aunque repito po enesima vez, que es un buen sonido, pero no super impresionante si buscas calidad profesional. Pero si quieres un sonido aceptable, bueno para presentaciones en vivo, y divertirte grabando en tu PC, esta excelente

Me ha pasado una vez q se cambio de patch solo, pero nunca en un concierto o ensayo. Parece que es de buena calidad, yo suelo cuidar muy bien mi gear.

Quize el pedal de expresion y no lo tenian. Aunque me recomendaron sitios.

Toco rock de los 70, 90, blues. Guns n Roses, Aerosmith, Metallica. La calidad del sonido al aumentar el volumen (si usas distorsiones de los patchs)decae , aunque no terriblemente. Por ello estoy pensando comprar un buen pedal de distorsion para ayudar a mi RP100 en la distorsion. Estoy pensando en el Guvnor 2. Y el RP100 lo usare para boost de volumen, y efectos en general, nada de distorsiones. Toco desde hace 8 anos. Si se perdiera, no compraria otro, buscaria otras cosas, no porque sea malo, sino porque ahora busco calidad de la mejor. Lo q me encanta es el hecho de no necesitar ampli para jamear en tu casa, poder grabar buenas pistas, y la facilidad de uso. En la pg de Digitech encontraras muchos patches. Odio los distorsions y el ruido al usar compresors o pickup simulation. Seria bueno q tuviera pedal de expresion (eso lo trae el RP200) Debo de admitir q me ha inspirado mas de una vez su sonido en mi cuarto.

Very simple to edit patches. You do have to read the manuel to find out what some of the abbreviations on the LED stand for but for the most part, its pretty self explanitory.

I run it through the effects loop of my Nomad 55 and it sounds great. I use it for subtle effects (mostly delay, chorus, and compression). The chorus in particular is AWESOME. Its one of the smoothest and most subtle choruses that I have ever used! The distortion sounds pretty fake, but what do you expect? My only complaint is that it is a bit noisy. Running it through the effects loop fixes this problem but I also use it sometimes in front of a POD when I go direct into the board. The noise is minimal so its not a big deal but its still kind of annoying.

Metal construction. MUCH better than the plastic ZOOM pedals that I have used. I've had it about 6 months and it hasn't failed me yet.

never dealt with em

Overall, its a great value. I used to think these things were pretty cheesy but this one has proved quite impressive. The biggest advantage of this thing over individual pedals is that you can write patches and use the footswitch to change em on the fly, which is something that's just not possible with separate units. Its also very easy to set up, as opposed to pedals that can be such a hassle sometimes. For such a cheap price, you can't lose.

Couldn't be easier to use the 40 presets that it comes with. Programming your own sounds is a little more involved, but read the manual and you can figure it out.

If you can't find some good sounds from this unit, then I feel sorry for you because you can't be satisfied. There are an unlimited number of different sounds this thing will make, some are better than others, and some I'll never use, but I can find an infinate combination of sounds that will work for any kind of music imaginable. I play mostly blues, but throw in some other stuff including classic rock and country rock. I'm playing an Epi Joe Pass and a Tele, through a SF Vibro Champ or a Blues Junior, and I am very happy with my tone, but this unit has opened up a whole new world.
I don't agree with the reviews that say the distortion sucks. Some of the sounds are somewhat digital sounding, but there are plenty of good ones on here, you just have to experiment to get the one you're looking for.

It's made of metal, and seems durable. I've only had it a few days, and I don't play in a band, but if I did I would certainly gig with it and not worry about it.

Haven't dealt with them, but the website is very helpful, with lots of user suggested settings to try.

This thing is a great value. It would cost a thousand dollars to buy individual pedals to do what this unit does. I'm having a ball with it. I bought it just as a toy, something to goof around with, but it's actually a great piece of equipment. You name an effect, and it's on here. You want to sound like Santana, SRV, you name it, this little bugger can do it.
I've been playing 23 years, and have owned a few pedals over the years, but the last few years have been playing just guitar, cord, amp. Now I'm getting sounds I never imagined before, and it's easy. If anything happens to it, I'll get another one, definately.

Wham-Bam New effect, easy as hell as long as you actually have a clue about EQ, Dist, and different syles of Effect. Hit left Button, lower number, Hit Right Button, higher number, A gerbil could use this..... as long as it was as intelligent as a 5 year old.

Sounds Grrrreat! you can get any kind of distortion with it, any kind of phaser effect, whatever you want as long as you know how to use it, it is possible to get. If your looking for an effects bank with lots of fancy things to play around with until you find 'your sound' then buy it, if your looking for a simple on/off distortion pedal, or a simple on/off effect, then its a waste of money, buy some boss pedals!

Mine has decided to go MENTAL! if i use it through a loud amp (i use a Hughes And Kettner Half Stack) basically if its used about 50W or more it goes mental and changes all the settings around, changes number, all while i'm playing so i wouldnt gig with it at the moment... then again i did buy it second hand (the person that had it before me never gigged with it and he says he only played through it twice) if it was new then sure i would, apart from it is plastic and it will be broken if you jump on it too much. If i had a back-up then yeah i would use it.

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Its great if your still searching, if like me you have found the sound taht you desire, dont bother with it. Although.... it is fun to play with, even if you dont gig or compose with it!

this unit is very rudimentry in fashion, however it is impossible to dial in the three knobs on the very first try. editing patches is very easy once you read the manual. getting a good sound is a different story, the unit only models amps not known to mankind but will get some sounds which may be tolerable. roll the treble down on your Les Paul type axe and explore the stack/analog delay, got some Page like tones. also dialed in a Run like Hell clone program using tweed, mininal flange, C1 on cab and diggi delay.

do not use: chorus, phaser, detune or compressor, these negate the already mediocre performance. also for some of the drives except when using cab positions. I use this with a practice amp only, does not sound good with my tube setup. a crybaby pedal will liven up this unit though.

i have had this for 2 years. i have taken this on camping trips and have had no problems. i would use this as a backup on a gig only with the power supply. this has been reliable for practicing.

I would only recommend it for practice situations. I wish it had better amp mod sounds. Anybody who has blinking lights on the unit better change the batteries when using batteries. keep it in a good storage place like the box it came in.

Yeah whatever. I hate the way you have to "catch" the setting on the knob before it changes the value. PODs do that too. it's just annoying.

Not good. Very processed digital tone by itself or through headphones directly into the unit. But... I got this as a gift from my wife and I was using a POD at the time for my home jamming set-up, so I was bound to find a good sound. And I did.. Set the RP100 on the Stack setting, lots of Bass, less mids and treble, cab simulator on 3A, a little reverb and delay, nothing else. Then go into a CabTone speaker simulator set on 4x12, then into a RP7 with some more reverb, eq and another cabinet simulator, and finally into quality headphones and viola instant Marshall stack, big ballsy hairy tone with smooth harmonics. A whole lot of monkey motion and the Cabtone costs as much as the RP100!, but like I said it was a gift.... Actually this set up sounds so good I sold the POD. Into a PA it sounds OK but not as good as the headphones. Moral of the story, keep plugging in stuff til it works, or save up and buy a tube amp and quit your bitchin'!

AA batteries? come on. I found out that the POD AC adapter works just fine for this as well, same voltage, roughly same amperage, been using it for a year, no problems. Cheesy packaging, plastic parts, basically a throw away til something better comes along.

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For a home set-up into headphones with the above mentioned other bits, pretty good. Otherwise by itself it's crap! My main set-up is a Les Paul into a Bogner. I'm waiting for a better modeling device to come along.

It is easy to use, probably the easiest multi-effect processor I've worked with. It's easy to edit and to work out. The manual is very helpful. It was easy to get the best sound possible out of it.

Have you ever broken wind into a microphone? No, seriousely! That's what I got from this. I'm not a fan of the whole amp modeling scene and this is just a big example. It carries no tone. Any guitar you play through it sounds the same. The delay, flanger, tremelo, and a couple reverbs are what I found useful. The stack modelis the only one I use but it still doesn't have the gonads to drive metal, get harmonics , or drive a solo. The chorus is bad and so is the phaser. Detuning effects are fun, but my amp can't get the lows to use it a lot and it is out of tune if you have it up above your pitch.

I can depend on the AA's to run out. Seriosely, this thing eats AA's like an obese 10-year-old at Old Country Buffet. Unfortunately I'm forced to use it w/o backup. The adapter specially made by Digitech is $20 and I accidentally lost mine.

Rock, Blues, ...
Played for 1.7 years, won't get another one. I'll eventually replace everything with individual pedals, but for the time, it was okay for me. For the price and the skill level I was at it was worth it but since I got my Brian Moore I'm needing some sounds w/definition.

Well I am surprised . At first glance it looks a little complicated but the manual is very descriptive and will help ou t a bunch.The only bit of advice I would say is if your a beginner on guitar I would start out with single effects because with this you need to know what your doing in order to tweak it perfectly. If you buy it I must say the manual helps a ton and explains everything perfectly.

I am currently using a strat and a gibson/ epiphone which kicks serious ass. Im playing out of a sundown a 50 boutique amp. Basically I like straight up stuff like creed disturbed godsmack and Most alternative I dont use too much of one effect at one time.But my favorite effect on here would have to be the chorus or the noise gate and compression oh yea and the mic placement options. The chorus is a little more difficult to use but if you tweak it right you should be fine. If I have one word of advice it would be dont overdue the effects or youll get too much of a sloppy sound. Themost usefull tools on this handy little product would definitally be the compressor the noise gate or mic option. Im pretty young but very serious about my music. I must say if you wanna sounds tons more proffesional and to get that proffesional tone try this hot kick ass little tool. But one last thing I strongly advise you to get another distortion pedal . the distortions on this sound good but there is not a big enough low end and there is only one volume channel which can cause problems.

Ive never dealt with the company and prolly will never have to, but Im expecting this thing should last a long time with its metal casing.

I would give this unit a ten because anything with this many features for such a low price is an excellent value . Although this is true you will need some good old stomp boxes such as a crybaby wah or ibanez smash box distortion pedal . Although there are a few things I dont like they arent enough to keep me from lovin it .