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Resources: DigiTech RP-200 |
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Overall Rating: 4.5 (of 5) |
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From 10 votes total |
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Reviewed on 2/2/01 by
Jimmy Rainwater
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For the flexibility and sound that you get from the RP-200, I did not see anything else that compared. I would definitely buy it again. I am looking forward to having it for a couple of weeks to get comfortable with it. I am thrilled that I have a way to jam again after my kids have gone to sleep! |
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Price: $149 (new)
Where Obtained: Guitar Center (Towson, MD)
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Features:
Both AC and battery powered. Unlike the RP-100, this comes with an AC adapter and a built in expression pedal. I just got it last night and was up half the night playing with it. There is a dizzying array of sound combinations that you can produce. I thoroughly enjoyed that I put my kids to bed at 10:00 and sat up in the room next to them for hours jamming away. There are about 10 different amplifier models that it will simulate and you can adjust gain on each amp. There are a ton of effects, including wah, echo, chorus, flange, distortion, etc. There is also a tuner and an equalizer. Digitech has taken some of the effects and combined them to make 40 preset sounds. You can program an additional 40 presets for other combinations that you make. Also features an input for playalong from a CD player. There is also a rhythm function that gives you a bunch of drum machine tracks that you can control the tempo for. Pretty much the same that you would find on a keyboard. This is an extremely flexible and functional unit. |
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Sound Quality:
The sound blew me away when I plugged in and started playing. I am not a heavy user of effects, but I was sincerely impressed with the sounds I was getting. I was partial to the amp modeling and some of the clean and distorted effects. I would rarely use effects like wah and fuzz. I also do not think that they were nearly as good as pro-wah pedals, but, keep in mind how much I paid for the thing. I really liked the way they did the tuner and I can even set the tuner to automatically do drop tuning for me. I thought that some of the sounds that were preset were to heavily effected to really be used, but like I said, i do not usually play with a lot of effects. The guy at the Guitar Center suggested that it sounds best when played through a combo amp. One thing I did find lacking is that the order of effects are preset as to their order when you choose multiple effects. you do not have any order flexibility to experiement with sounds as you would with seperate pedals. |
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Ease of Use:
Very easy to get started. More difficult as you become more demanding of the unit. If you are a beginner and all you want to do is plug and play, it is not a problem. If you are looking to dial in specific sounds, expect to spend some considerable time playing with the knobs and buttons.
The front of the owners manual says that it is so easy to operate that you probably do not need to read the manual. They are right. |
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Durability:
Looks and feels durable as hell. Metal case, pretty solid. |
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