DigiTech RP-300

THe use of this pedal is pretty easy, scroll up and down, and switch from channel A to channel B. Good sound, yet you still feel like your sound is fake.Manual for this is alright, only thing good is the trouble shooter and explaining how to create your own effects, the rest if blah!.

I play a 70's strat and a Fat Strat through this, I run it through a Marshall valvestate2000 avt 150. If I play this pedal mostlikely Im just playing it by itself not adding any other effect onto the signal chain. The sound with the distortions is ok, I mean the emulate the right sounds, but you still feels and sounds a little fake to the experienced ear. The drum machine is ok, you cant really get that feel as when playing with an actual drummer behind the set, but hey its good for practicing your timing. You can probably get alot of sounds out of this like the ones of your familiar artist but the only bad thing is it doesnt sound very good when added to other single effects, also you must work with the volume knobs if your switching or bypassing to clean or other effects or you will have a difference in volume.

I would play it but, eventually after gigging with it, I have had problems with it. Such as parts get loose inside, one of the switches to scroll stopped working, not even resetting it fixed it, so I had to do some work on the connection inside. Its reliable just dont beat it, like I do, be very gentle, and it will last. So I will have to give it a 9

The customer support is great, never actually sent it in, but the guy at the customer support center told me send it in with the receipt and if we cant fix it, we will send you a new one.

For my type of sound, I like to play live a lot so I will never use it at a show. I dont do much recording, so I would just set this effect aside for certain parts of songs if you are recording (thats just me and my stylistic opinion) you might think different). Its good for creating a specific sound or effect that it does not bring on it. 40 preset and 40 you can tweak and make your own. I wish bypassing was easier it does get it in the way when trying to click on 2 switches at once with 1 foot while playing at a critical part of a song. Another problem is having to scroll from effects, for example scroll up in the middle of the song to preset 36 you got a phaser, scroll down to 35 you got high gain, scroll down to 34 and you got more distortion, I got my closest clean at 25, do I need to scroll in the middle of a song down to clean, and run chances of overshooting it and messing up a song.

It is complex yet simple to use if you take the time to read the manual...The patches are alright(some good some bad)like the presets

Randall RH200SC head with two Behringer superstack cabs 4x12"x100watts 400 watts per cab..the effects work great at high volumes as long as it is adjusted for the high volumes..the freaquencies and such...the noise gate is great...they worked on the distortion settings on this puppy to please the metal heads...

unfortunatly i am depending on it alot right now because i have been able to find a few effects i like and can't seem to get through individual stomp boxes

never had to deal with them...

i play really heavy music...for 20 years....i might buy it again...there is always a new toy to try...great distortion effects..reminds me of Ibanez stomps .. Everytime i find a setting i like, it gives me ideas...

Not as intuitive as they said on the manual but little effort and you're on your way

traded the Korg ToneWorks PX-3 for this... What a mistake ! That unit reproduced incredible sound quaility even with headphones. This unit features cheesy effects and poor tone.

Distortion presets (most of them feature distortion) are terrible.

haven't owned it long enough... might give it to guitarist I wanted to vote out of band.

can't say.

I've been playing guitar for 25 years now. I play this through a Fender Telecaster with stero headphones.... Boy do I miss the Korg....

If it were stolen I'd probably mail the manual to the thief and wish them the best.

It's very easy to use,it isn't really necessary to read the user's guide,you can get everything about it in an hour.But i read the guide because i want to use it effectively in a short time,and i hope you spend time to read it.

I have a 10 watts squier amp(I usually use headphones,the sound is really good when headphones are connected to rp300 directly) and Epiphone Les Paul guitar with PAF magnetics.Rp300 has noise gate,it really works...Factory effects aren't great,but by changing them a little you can get what you want.
Changing pickup type also works,it's so nice...

I will use it on a gig...I'm just not sure about the pedal.

I play rock,punk,metal,and it's great for these styles.I have been playing guitar for more than 3 years.If it was stolen and i had enough money I would buy it again.I love changing pickup type,and i love the expression pedal.It has a V-switch,in any effect you can apply more pressure on the pedal and it becomes the wah pedal.
I compared it with zoom processors and Rp300 is perfect when you compare with them.

This is my second review (first was on 5/22/2002 a week after purchase). Now that I've had about a year with the pedal, I want to be more critical. Yes - programming is not hard in general, but often when I am editing an existing setting that has LOTS of variables, it is frustrating to dial in small changes to one item. On the plus side, you can play while you are editing, so you get to hear the changes you are making before saving them.

I bought the RP300 for home recording and it is still decent for going straight to the board. However, this is not a muti-effects pedal that you want to use as a replacement for other pedals. As others have pointed out, the RP300 does not distinguish itself through a good tube amp (I have a Fender Vibro King 60w custom shop tube amp). The King does not have a master volume and I was hoping I could get some gain / raunch out of the pedal, but the RP's overdrive is thin sounding. Learn a Lick is annoying to me, but the tuner, I think, works quite well. My 2 cents - don't buy the RP to use with a band, buy it for playing through headphones or into a home studio.

Fine. Wish it had battery option, so if the AC adaptor does go, I don't have to replace it.

20+ years of playing. Gibson / Ibanez / Fender / Yamaha instruments through Fender / SWR / Crate / Sunn / Peavey / Acoustic amps. I play originals - my stuff is like Tragically Hip or Bufallo Tom, maybe Dishwala or Verve Pipe if I am in a heavy mood. This box is NOT a good match for my style - but it does enough thigs well that I won't sell it.

By and large, this processor is very simple to use and program. Editing a patch is a simple process that can be learned in a matter of minutes, but you do have to be careful you are turning the correct knob, and do them slowly...The options and settings can flip by pretty quickly. The manual is clear, precise and easy to read. Just follow the directions and you should do well.

I am currently playing an Ibanez RG470 through this processor. I have no need to run it into my amp, since my reason for buying it was to practice using headphones...Which it does rather well. There is no background noise, and it is amazingly quite to operate. The factory pre-set patches are pretty generic and boring, but they do serve as a starting point for you to alter your tone as you wish. Your choices are seemingly endless and there are more options than most of us will ever need. Just tune and tweek it so it sounds like something you like. It's hard to measure "taste" when it comes to sound and guitar tone. Which is why there are so many different options available in the world. Just play with it awhile and you will find something you like.

I dont play on stage, so I have no need for a gig ready piece of equipment. Being made of metal and sturdy plastic, I bet if I take care of it, it will last me a few decades. I did not have any squeeks or creaks coming from my expression pedal out of the box, as so many on here complained about...Everything is fine so far.

I did register my unit online, which only took a few minutes. DO THIS! If you do call up and complain someday, the first thing they will look for is your product registration. If you are too lazy to take this step, then it sucks to be you if you break it...

I tend to enjoy playing heavy metal styles of music. Be it old Poison or Metallica or Scorpions or Warrant. There is a tone in this processor close enough to satisfy most any taste, no matter what you like. I have been playing for about 5 years now and I have a 30 year old classical Yamaha nylon string guitar and I am waiting on my custom quilt maple on western maple Warlock guitar to arrive from Warmoth...So, when I get it put together with an EMG 81 in the bridge, I'll have a whole new tone to play with through this processor. I spent weeks comparing this RP 300 unit to others, and for my money (which it was!) this was the best deal. Just the rythm drum machine in it was worth the money alone. Playing along with the drum tracks makes a boring practice session into a new breath of fresh air. Now, if you are a 30 year pro player who gigs for a living...You arent reading this anyway, and you already own something twice as pricey and 3 times more involved, so this is for the rest of us who play for fun, and look for new toys that will make it even more fun. Which is the point of playing guitar anyway!

This unit is definitely easy to use. Was able to program new patches readily without reading the manual. After reading the manual had a more thorough understanding for how to set patches up.

I use the pedal with an '88 Fender American Standard Strat. 90% of the time I use it with headphones and the CD player plugged in - Late night, kids in bed. In this mode I love the sound, can play along with all sorts of styles (Rock, Metal, Ska etc). A great multipurpose tool for all sorts of sounds

8% of the time I plug the output directly into my Sounblaster Live! card to do some very amateur recordings. A little background noise when doing this.

2% of the time I play in the basement with a bunch of buddies. The first time I tried it it sounded "tinny" and weak when trying to do some Iron Maiden - I run it into the Low input of a Yamaha JX50 from 1979 (time for a new amp- after we purchase a new dinette light fixture and paint the bedroom). I'll admit I dont have a lot of experimenting time with this pedal in a live situation, but I too fell victim to the Learn-A-Lick interruption when trying to switch channels

No problems so far- I've had it since Mar 2002. I did have to loosen the bolt on the pedal and add a little 3in1 oil to eliminate the squeeking

Really nice web site. Lots of user patches posted, Have used some posted with good results

Overall I am very satisfied with this purchase. I am a rank amateur that has been playing for 24 years. Never played professionally - never will, just do it for a hobby, stress relief. The RP300 was my first entry into multi effects proccessors and for a fairly reasonable price offers a wide array of tones. The easy ability to play along with my favorite albums and learn more about how to tweak it further.

There is alot of different sounds you can get with the digitech rp300.I like that you can change between different amp like a fender,marshall,mesa boogie amp.its pretty easy to get a tone just dial in what you want,its that simple.theres one thing wrong with mines though,i used my friends old cable and the metal end it got stuck in one of the things where you insert the cable and i even opened up the the thing and couldnt find a way to get the metal end of the cable out.one other problem is when you are choosing an effect like flnger or something you have to put in the E.Q.,the prblem i have is that it goes from 0-99.its too weird like that.

I use this with my marshall avt20 and my ibanez rg7420.its not noisy at all.actually i put the amp on clean and use this and when i switch the amp model to direct u cant hear this thing which is real good.some effects sound kind of bad.like the chorus can go WAY too fast.thats the effect that sounds the worst to me in he digitech rp300.theres alot of effects in this pedal that i havent tried the boss or ibanez or dod version of so i cant tell you if they all are good or not.i use this with a marshall avt20,a practice amp.not a marshall stack so i dont know if it sounds good with anything else besides a practice amp,but i have heard it doesnt.and i use this when im bored for fun,i probebly wouldnt gig with this thing cuz its so easy for it to get disconnected.but the main problem i have is that if u have an effect on like phaser or flanger or something when u switch amp models it stays on,that could really mess up your act.delays,drum machine,reverbs,etc....sound good.

its not metal even though it looks like metal.also that expression pedal sounded like it was gonna break when i first got it.i think that happedn to everyone.if you use it for fun its reliable.i never used it for other than that.

you might be needing customer support if you abuse that expression pedal to bad.so far i havent needed it though.

overall....i really enjoy how fun this is.i like it because of all the sounds you can get.also im not a fan of boss that much,and with this you can get close to their sounds.but if you are serious about replacing all your pedals with some effects processor which im not,you might need to look else where.atleast thats what alot of people say.this is an awesome deal for 200 bucks and if i didnt receive this as a gift i probebly would have bought this anyways.alot of fun things on this pedal.no bugs or anything in my rp300 either.great deal but i dont take this too seriously i just use it for fun.drum machine is fun but can get annoying.overall i have to give it an....................8,pretty cool.actually,personally i just dont like the weakness of the expression pedal and some effects sound bad.and i have to say this saved me from alot of boss/dod/ibanez pedals.

This pedal is extreamly easy to use, as long as you read through the manual at least one time. My friend had one and had no clue it had a tuner on it or learn a lick, He had no idea how to edit all the sounds even to make something thats sounds somewhat nice. (all the factory effects, the ones that are programed onto the pedal suck, you HAVE to make your own. I told him to read the manual through and he knew everything about it.. so if you do buy this product, READ THE MANUAL, even if you are a "no manual guy" you can do a lot more with it then.

This is where I have to give the company bad feedback. Its basically an extreamly fun guitar toy. If you are looking for something to replace all your BOSS distortion and effect pedals, DON'T BUY THIS. If you are bored with your guitar style or whatever you have been doing recently, this is a nice toy to use WITH YOUR PRACTICE AMP. If the effects are sent through anything louder then a little 15-30 watt amp it sounds horrible. I still think that this is a fun pedal to play with, but its not for gigs, recording, or even practicing with your band. Its WAH and distortion sounds are not very good even on a small amp. Despite all of the bad things, you can get some AWSOME sounds out of it, but you can't use the factory settings as i said earlier.

Although it looks like metal, its not.. its not plastic, and will break if you treat it like you treat your boss pedals. maybe if you are showing off in front of some friends at a small volume level this would be cool (you can get some pretty wicked sounds out of it)

AHH there is a little warenty card that comes with this pedal, fill it out and SEND IT IN!! My power adapter broke(the only way that you can get power to the pedal, no batteries, and i wound up paying 12 bucks for a new power adapter, which is a rip off if you can get it for free. if you fill out the form you will be luckier then me, but i don't know how the support is because i forgot to fill out my little warenty slip.

My main complaint about this product is the fact that you can't send it through any amp that has 60 watts + because it screws up the signal. This is a really fun to use pedal that i use every time i am in the most feared "guitar idea gutter" and i can't think of any new tunes. After a few hours of playing on it i always find something new. If someone where to steal it i would be rather pissed, but i would not buy a new one. I love the fact that its extreamly easy to make a nice sounding effect as long as you read the manual. You can save and store 40 of your own effects!! There are no real bugs i have had with it which is wonderfull. I always wondered why it says "version 1" when i first turn it on.. is there a version 2 that i don't have?!?! hopefully something that FIXES the amp problem, makes the wah sound more realistic, and the distortion so its not just FUZZ in the background of a clean signal.

Tons of easy to use features. Patch editing is a snap. I love the A/B amp option for each storage location. I use it for going from dirt to clean, electric to acoustic, or rythmn to lead (w/ delay, etc.). The flexibility is great.

The attached wah pedal can also be assigned to control parameters other than wah. e.g. Volume, or Delay Level, etc. Plus, you can switch between an assigned parameter and wah, if you like.

Learn a Lick:
You can plug in a CD player, capture a passage, and use the RP-300 to slow it down for learning. This is great for transcribing and players who gig and can't afford to keep buying song books.

Anyone who can't get a great tone out of this unit has to be a nitwit.
Maybe if you've only been playing 3 years you may need to be more patient. Experience does help.

This unit has great sounds and a very flexible EQ. The possible tones are nearly endless. Here's a hint... great tone does not always mean cranking the drive on every amp model. Try less drive sometimes.

With the built in Noise Gate and endless amp tones, recording for me has been priceless. I had considered a POD before buying this unit, but I wanted a unit to use on stage as well as recording. With the attached pedal this units fits all my needs well.

I don't use the cabinet simulator when going to my amps. However, they're great when recording. With compression and some vintage cabinets I can get a great Boston tone. The delays and reverbs allowed me to dial-in perfect Eddie Van Halen tone (first album).

My only negative comment is that only one modulation effect can be used at a time (e.g. Chorus, or Harmony, but not both).

Had it since it came out. So far so good.

Never needed them. The simple concise manual has answered all my questions.

I've been a musician for 30 years. I admit you "can" buy tone (e.g. good guitars and amps), as well as effects. However, as I tell all my students, great tone starts with you and your hands.

Half your tone is all you. You may be a new player and doubt me, but play long enough and you'll figure it out.

When it comes to effects, experience does plays a role as well. Most new players struggle when it comes to tweaking or apply effects. Be patient and experiment. More effects is not always better.

Here's a tip...
Forget all the new "expensive" amp-modeling amps with DSP, etc. Grab a simple inexpensive used amp that plays clean and loud (for playing with drummers). Plug-in the RP-300 and you've got what you need.

The RP-300 is great all-around: Practicing (headphones), gigging, and recording.