A great multi-effects pedal for guitarists who are looking for a good sounding but affordable pedal.
DIGITECH Multi Guitar Effects Pedal
Model: RP50V
Designed in USA
Made in China (first releases were USA made then they moved production to China)
Released to market early 2000's
Multitude of effects are available - see more details in this description
Easy to read effect selected display indicators in daylight or dim light
Tough plastic used throughout - lightweight
Metal base plate
40 preset (not editable) effects
40 editable effects
FEATURES:
Volume level
Pick-up/Wah effects (it can simulate humbuckers or single coils as well as automating three seperate wah effects)
Compressor
12 separate amp modelers with 9 separate settings (except the acoustic modeler which has a single setting)
Noise gate with two separate modes
Basic 3 channel EQ
Modulating-type effects (chorus, flanger, phaser, tremelo, bender, Leslie, harmonizer, pitch shifter, detuner, and a few others)
Three different delays (digital, analog, and pong)
A slew of different reverb effects
Designed for plug pack use from a power point or use internal AA batteries
DOES NOT INCLUDE:
Original box
NO instruction manual
NO leads
COSMETIC CONDITION:
In very good - excellent condition
No case damage
No controls or port (ins and outs etc) damage
Underneath there is very light OLD corrosion (it sat in a shallow puddle a long time ago) - the liquid NEVER entered inside, the battery terminals/electronics are absolutely in excellent condition.
HISTORY:
Our sound engineer liked to try out different pedals both in the studio and at gigs. Quite frankly he considered this pedal to be "below par" for live work - all that plastic casing and it just isn't robustly enough built for live work. The battery compartment design is not great either, the batteries can easily "pop out"
For studio or home recording work though, he found it really good - the effects are "ok", not brilliant but acceptable.
TESTING:
This pedal has been in our storage units since we closed down our audio post facilities, so out it came and I powered it up both from the plug pack and also with internal batteries - both methods of power work fine.
Of course, like most pedals around, when using battery power you MUST plug a jack into the input socket otherwise it will not power up
To be truthful he tried the batteries just a couple of times but the lightweight little flip lid holding the batteries inside was just not stable enough and from then on it was only powered up with the power pack. Batteries only lasted about 10 hours anyway.
Tried various effects, all sounded AOK without any extraneous noises. Checked the guitar tuner and other auxilliary functions - all good.
Drum samples also checked out - all good here as well.
I cannot find issue with any of the functions, they still appear to be functioning as they should be
