I am a beginner guitarist, and let me tell you, this is the best money I ever spent. It makes my cheap Fender Frontman 15W amp and Epiphone Special SG sound incredible compared to directly plugging into the amp. I used to avoid the electric guitar for any playing except distorted, but that has all changed now! The best part of buying this product, aside from it being the equivalent of a dozen pedals or so, is the noisegate. No more blasted hum!!!

For the money, I am amazed at all the features. Tuner, Drum machine, Chorus, Reverb, Octave, Noise Gate, Compressor, Sitar, etc, etc, etc... The Expression Pedal - this thing is too small for any normal-sized foot, but I think it is worth the money even without this, so I am not going to lower the rating.

Could have used it without a manual, but it is simple to operate after reading the manual, although programming is tedious.

It is made of heavy plastic. I'm not really surprised considering how inexpensive the price is. It seems sturdy enough. Anecdotal evidence from other reviewers seems to indicate it can withstand gig use...

This would have been a great deal at a hundred bucks. I love this thing, it has made my electric guitar much more fun to play, and gave a beginner guitarist tons of effects to play with.

This was purely a practical addition, the device actually LOOKS kind of hokey and cheap compared to the heavy-duty, professional-looking BOSS brand gear.

Beginner

Anything

The sound of the effects in this unit are really good. Some of the effects are better than others, as is the case with all pedals. However, overall the effects and models are good, and easily editable to grab the sound you are looking for. Absolutely the best sound for the money on the market. It doesn't sound like a lexicon, but it doesn't cost $500 either.

Everything you need is in the box, except for te guitar of course. Power supply is included, and the instructions are easy to read and follow.

The build quality is perfect. I only have one gripe. The expression pedal is a hair to close to the up down buttons. It is very easy to bump the up button while going to town on the expression pedal. Once you're conscious of it though, it is no problem.

Absolutely, hands-down, the best multi-effects for the money. Great sound, ease of use, easy editing, all for under $100.

Haven't had any problems with this pedal (only had it a week), but I have dealt with Digitech before and the support was top notch.

I wanted this pedal as a practical addition to my guitar rig (which uses 6 different guitars and one Peavey half-stack. I'm primarily a rythym player, and I got tired of setting up a million different stomp boxes, connecting them together, etc. This pedal is everything I need, for both stage (in a band playing @150 dates per year) and in the studio.

country, classic rock, modern rock, bluegrass, blues

Great sound for the money. Drums have surprisingly decent sound.

Great number of effects for money. The drums are helpful. 40 presets, total of 80 effects "slots", I guess (there are 2 of every preset so there is room for 40 of ur own, but you can replace all of them).

seems good, just make sure you have two very good wires to connect to guitar/amp, cuz one of mine sucks.

Wow, really cheap. I'm surprised, it even has a pedal. and everything.

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really sharp.

Active Musician for about a year

Rock/classic rock/Green Day

I don't really like the noise gate thing on this pedal because it can get very annoying, sometimes it won't let you make any noise.

No accesories cam with mine, although right after I bought mine, Digitech had a special offer. This has an astounding number of features for a pedal of this price.

It is easy to use with other stuff and there is a bit of hidden stuff that you really wouldn't be able to figure out if you hadn't read the instructions.

I have dropped it plenty of times and it still works perfectly.

Definitely

I haven't had to use it, but I bet it is good.

There's nothing really appealing if you were to just look at it.

active Musician

Rock, Alternative, and everything else.

A bit buzzy, but it's got great amp modeling.

Everything I want and some things I don't need! Can you say "Auto-Ya"? That thing is so fun!

Don't know yet. Seems sturdy enough

I got this thing for 90 bucks. Awesome

Never needed it.

Very nice. I want it. I went to the store to look at the RP-200, but this was cheaper, and had everything I want!

Emo, Hardcore, Punk, Metal, Classic Rock

Going through my amp, this thing sounds terrible. It's extremely muddy no matter what if I adjust my amp and/or this. Just using by itself however, it sounds very nice. The rectifier sound is awesome, especially when you scoop the mids. The fuzz sounds do sound mostly the same though.

The included power supply was definitely a plus. I don't really use the drum machine at all, but it does sound just fine. A bunch af amps and effects for this price; definitely worth it.

It is made of plastic, but don't underestimate it's strength. It hasn't shown a scratch of even a noticiable mark and I dropped it and "stomped" on it.

The price of this can easily equal the price of one stomp box. Defifinitely worth the $$$, especially that it has the power supply included.

I haven't had any problems, which is definitely good.

In a band and recording engineer

Metal

This foot pedal is a really great add-on to any amp, I use it to run two amps for more power and sound. For this price you can not go wrong, has many settings and a great drum machine also. Works very well and is alot of fun.. Buy it...

Has all the accessories you need.

Great sound easy to use.

Made very well, you can use it without worrying about breaking it.

Outstanding price.

No problems at this time, product was very easy to order and receive it in three days.

Hobbyist

Classic Rock, Legs Diamond

this is an amazing effect. my friend has it and it's a b****. you can get any sound you want and it's very affordable. It's got over 70 sounds and different effects. I believe it came with a wah pedal but he might have purchased that alone.Any way...this RP50 is so amazing. He's got a godin guitar and it sounds so unbelievably good. You can play anything from Tom Morello's arsenal as well as every song you can think of. Go buy it ... NOW!!!!

features? the features are the effects...10

amazing but i wouldn't know cause it's now mine

you can't beat this for the price...im canadain and he said he got it for 150 dolaars(canadian). an effect pedal that can do all of that is well worth 150 canadian

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hell yea i want it...it's craziness. you could sound like tom morello

guitarist in band

evrything except country...rap...jazz...techno....

Some sounds are a bit fuzzy, almost full of whitenoise. However, most of the effects are clear and sounds great. Probably not the greates for recording, but for club/bar gigs, it would definitely suffice.

For the price, this pedal is awesome. So many different posibilities that it is difficult to choose which sounds to fill the programmable banks. The drum tracks leave a bit to be desired, but for a low end pedal, this is not a problem.

This thing is very well built for the price, however, it is not the highest quality out there. Almost everything on it that is going to get use is plastic. It is not made for touring by any means. Maybe gigging at local bars and clubs. Recording is probably not something you would use this pedal for either.

I would say that for the price, this is definitely a good buy. Especially for someone like me who is a weekend warrior of sorts. I play in my free time. I don't record, or record very little only for practice sake. If you are in a professional band, I would say, buy something else. You can get better pedals for sure. But for a person not in a pro band that is looking for something easy to use that has a decent sound at a great price, the pedal rocks.

Haven't had to use it.

It's average.

Hobbyist (10 years)

Metal

The sound is very expressive and lets you do a lot with your guitar. The expression pedal is well worth the extra $20 from the rp50. You can do so much with your sound.

You can have up to 80 presets with any combo of effects, and there are many to choose from. You have 12 different amp models, Wah, Whammy, Ya Ya, all which can be controlled by the expression pedal. You can also use regular headphones with it without using an amp. The drum machine is also useful for keeping on beat.

The expression pedal wears well and it looks good. It is small so it works very well on the road.

This is the best value anywhere. No product compares with it as well.

I have a two year warrantee and they have their own website that you can reach.

With all the effects it has and with everything you can do with it, that makes it very appealing. It's a lot in a small package. It is both a fun and practical addition to my music.

Hobbyist,

Rock, Alternative, anything like that

i only use about three effects from this pedal. half the time i have the stupid thing bypassed and just stomp on the distortion. for this purpose the pedal is fine but i cant say much for the rest of it. i would not use this guitar live or for recording. I in my humble opinion would only use this for a practice run or two. last weekend my expression pedal got stuck and completley f ed up a crassendo at a critical point not a big deal not gonna dwell on it but it is annoying and im going boss. and i hope it serves me much better than this pedal has. buy it if you want something simple or to even get your feet wet in th effects world. but i would reccomend using your money for something other than this. just a humble opinion probablly not valued do what u like u will anyway. cheers

accessories oh boy i hate repeating myself but here it goes with a few liberties. came with a outlet cable. nice feature if u cant afford to buy 6 aa batteries every other day. expression pedal again feature but it craps out muy rapido. drum machine this pedals most daunting achievment and that still doesnt say much for it. thats it

made ok i guess again exp. pedal

hell yea its worth the price but i belive it has been put very delicatley you get what you pay for.

no and judging by this pedal i dont belive i would want to try to talk to a wall through the phone.

it has the sex appeal of an 80 yr. old man with no teeth tryning to smile at youwith tobacco rotted gums.but for the most part it sucks.

i play beautiful music

hard stuff with a pinch of really heavy

it has very good sound. but it just isnt the same as the real pedals featured in the rp80. great distortion.

its nice to have a tuner... but the drum machine sucks.

kind of annoying at first, but it gets easy.

well... its part plastic and metal, so its only partially built well.

its really not worth the $75. i'd rather buy a boss pedal.

bought it off of a friend.

wanted it A LOT at fist, but now, i wish i didn't buy it.

Hobbyist, "Active Musician", Band Director

classic rock, and GRUNGE!

the sound quality is brilliant, the sound comes out just as in multiple pedals.

The RP80 did not come with an adapter cable for me, but i bought one from the shop at an extra price. I dont want any more features on it but more customisable distortion rather than just on the amp models would be great, none the less it still has every effect you can think of and different ways

everything here is perfect

i think that this was a fantastic buy and well worth the money considering how much you get for so little.

never needed support

the silver and blue give it a sexy look. i could make good music with out the RP80, but i wouldnt be able to make GOOD MUSIC. I can easily set this to sound exactly like records of my favourite songs, and then tweak that up and make them sound better, fantastic item.

Active musician, lessons, in a band

Rock, punk rock

As you've read, the sound is only worth it through headphones. If you wanna play through an amp, your gonna have to go out and buy pedals individually (or suffer through that sound). I have used this to do a alittle recording, but it's not as good as using my full rig and some mics. The drum machine is useful if your trying to time out solos alone but you'd probably never write a solo with it cause the sound isnt quite there. I picked this up a while ago cause I noticed on the box it listed a '65 Fender Twin as an amp model. Well, I was really disapointed. If you love that amp like I do, save your money and go buy the reissue, i've been hearing some decent things about it.

This thing has got some serious stuff packed into. Too bad they lack on the sound, this thing could be worth double it's price. You can have some serious fun with this before you start to get sick of the tone. I loved the whammy feature, the rotary speaker, and a personal fav. The Ya-Ya. I had an awesome laugh when i started to mess with that. My problem with it is the fact that you can't put the rotary speaker and the chorus and the flange on at the same time, and your cant really pinpoint the sound the way you want it. I loved the tuner and the stereo outputs would have been great if the sound were worth recording. The only other small problem is the expression pedal. I have a size twelve foot. The expression pedal feels like it was made people with really tiny feet.

After my drive home from the shop, i took this thing outta the package and said "This sucker is getting destroyed tonight". I'm still amazed that I only put one little scratch one this tough beast. I gotta say, for a plastic, toy looking thing, it really stood up to my feet.

This is worth it if your looking for a cheap way to get a mediocre sound. A full set up is much better, but much more expensive. I picked this thing up for 85 bucks and though I dont use it much it's worth it for the things it does well.

I havent dealt with them, or needed to. I'll give them a ten out of the kindness of my heart.

I though this thing was made of stainless steel. I almost cried when I took it out and saw my new PLASTIC toy. The expression pedal is a neat add on, but not at all worth it.

Born and raised guitar player.

Blues, 60's-70's Rock, I love to play with that Pink Floyd sound.

the overall sound is sgood, however a bit more control over the virtual amps is desired. i own an rp10 artist which i dig save for that and the "drum machine" which SUX. (i've been playing drums since age 10. that's 36 years in real time....)

the amp modeling is by far the best feature especially in the artist series models.

i like metal and aluminum is still considered metal

there are more expensive but less effective gizmos out there

neutral

it's hard to be sexy when you're searching out the library for the come and get it program you put in last night

from honky-tonks to the studio and back

CCM: fake jazz, psuedo latin, spacy-floydy, grit your teeth and say, "Amen!"

The unit overall is a 9 however in this price range there of course will be things it will lack. The gain for one isn't too bad however just a tad more would have helped it for heavier music such as old thrash and death metal. Some of the other effects i found distorted out a bit such as the phaser and needed to oddly turn the level in the unit down quite low to fix the tone. Bottomline is the price for the amount of effects and portabilty makes it worth the small price tag.

My unit came with the ac adapter but I noticed some do not depending where you buy it. I got it with mine so i rate it a 9 :)

The unit is all plastic but seems for far to be usuable in most applications however i wouldn't recommend such a small processor to be used on the road for any live gigs.

Worth every penny!!!

Not sure as of yet about this category but I'm hoping the service would be good.

It's a nice and sharp looking unit.

rock/hard rock/metal/classical

1-good sound. 2-quality is fair but has design flaws. 3-good. 4-yes 5-somewhat. 6-yes but hard to understand. 7-yes 8- flat 9-you have to have good pick-up on your guitar. 10- i dont know 11-fair to good depending on effect. 12- crate amp,fender showmaster. 13-this products selection buttons break easily and difficult to understand without a manual.

the RP80 has80 different effects but it breaks easily on the edit/effect and value/master volume buttons

once again I must say the selection buttons are terrible and will not last long under light wear.not appropriate for travel.

the on sale is more the price id pay not reg price to high for quilty

not as of yet

its just an effects pedal

hobbyist

guitar blues ,rock

it not too loud unless you have a bigger amp but the sound is real great though.

it has alot of features so you'll never get bored

this is very user friendly!

the peadl is really good but the rubber things on the buttom come off pretty easy.

you can't beat the price!

i never had i problem with it so i woundn't know.

it doesn't look that appealing but it sounds great.

not very good

punk/metal

The sound isnt bad, Distortion is good so is the "Yeah Right" Effect, But everything else is Just "What the F*** Is that?" I play Viking Metal\Folk, I just make my own pre-sets they work great, and sound good with the Amp cab set at R9 and Noise gate G6

I didnt get anything else with it, Currently using a old Computer Speaker power adapter for it. Haha, Pluged into the back of my amp, Cause im cool like that.

Very easy to use, Hard untill you find the instructions

Its All plastic, No metal besides the screw's, people say the bottom is metal, No its just plastic.

I got it from an Old friend from school for $50, Hence, No power adapter, It needs 6 Brand new AA's to work if you want Battery power

Never had a problem, didnt need to talk to them

Pretty much it gave me a hard-on when i pluged my 1979 Mann Lespaul into it. Yes, I use a Mann... Mann = Old Canadian Ibanez Company

Guitar\ Vocal, (Not at the same time, Only on one song)

Metal,Trash, Horror-metal, VikingMetal and Folk

the sound is good but a little repetitive

very easy to use, i can change effects without stopping rockin

i dropped this thing from about 3 feet up and nuthing happened

good price

a practical addition to your setup

active guitarist

classic rock, metal

Awsome product for the price, You can't go wron with it. This is an awsome pedal. Im just a beginner but I know the sound of a good pedal when I hear one. Digitech outdid themselves with this pedal. Don't bother buying a tone of single pedals, just go out and get this one. It does what the single pedals do and more!

Battery Compartment for travelling, works great in the car with the headphone jack.

Plastic outside but no one is going to stomp this pedal enough to break it.

Great deal for the money

Excellent service information online and by phone.

Listen, you are crazy if you don't pick this thing up. I, being a 13 year old guitar player, want a lot of options to mess around with to create my own sound. This sound is great. If you mix certain sounds together, you can make something that is truely unique. The sound in this product is absolutly what i needed.

The drum machine is a great way to create songs that i can really listen to. Also, with over 11 effects(9 of them can be played at the same time), you won't be able to put this thing away. easy to use and it truely makes a difference.

Terrific Quality!!!

Great value, great price, great product!

i haven't had a problem yet

I've been wanting this product for over a year!! But, with a thirteen year old's allowance, i can't really afford it. Thanks Mom!

i don't like distortion sound. i play alternative rock music and distorsions are too heavy...

This thing sounds great thru headphones. This is way better than any $80 practise amp I ever heard. I don't like the way it sounds thru my amp, though it's better than no effects at all. this box is perfect for new players to learn rhythm. turn on the drum machine and jam. the drum machine is not programable but you can change the tempo and volume on the 31 presets. it works great for my kids to learn to play to a beat.

the effects sound good thru headphones so probably will be good directly to a board for home recording too. tuner is knida touchy but if you can't tune by ear it will be close enough.

seems ok so far.

for the price this thing kicks. as I said before this is a great practise amp. not really for gigging in my opinion.

dunno

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over 20 years playing clubs small halls,

rock metal country clasical folk , no opera or rap please

I have read lots of reviews on this and the RP200 as well... most of what i read is true...It seems a LITTLE on the breakable side, but i dont mind going easy on it...But i also havent really tried to break it...it may be tougher that it looks... as far as the distortion sounds go...(and let me tell you...this hurts me to say this, me being a BOSS owner) i honestly think i get as good a sound from the RP80 as i do from the DS-1. noise...ya its kinda noisy but luckily my amp has a seperate gain and volume knob(as most tube amps do i suppose) so it pretty easy to control. here is my setup... Straight from my (only) guitar a Hamer SFX series (a cheaper line but plays good)into the RP80 and into my Pignose GV40 AMP(all tube with one 10" spkr) I think it sound great...

Too easy to use...they need to redesign it...make it a little harder to use so you can feel like you have done something when you program it. I will try to post some sound clips on the web and come back with a link soon...

as i said it might break...or it just might not be breakable

VERY WELL WORTH the $80 bones

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