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Rating And Reviews: DigiTech BP200 Processor

Cabinet modeling. Fretless simulator.

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"Serious tool for live performance." submitted March 16, 2009

By a customer from teleport.com
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Musical Background: Active musician
Music Style: Fusionpunk, jazz, rock, some bluegrass
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Sound: Digital modeling only get you so far, but this unit sounds pretty good in most of the patches. The autowah algorithm is a difficult to tweak so that it triggers properly and shapes the Q envelope in a useful way. The speaker modeling isn't particularly subtle. Editing the chorus effect takes some trial and error. The reverb patches are not especially distinguished, but are quite usable. I bought this unit to replace a pedal board full of gadgets in my live rig, and it serves that purpose perfectly. I might have some doubts about using it in the studio. As with any multieffect, some of the preset patches are just plain silly, and most of them benefit from judicious editing. The distorted sounds are decent. The octave patch is as good as a Boss OD-3 (my standard for live octave gadgets). The amp models range from sexy to ugly; anyone should be able to find four or five that work for them. And yes, this device flattens dynamics and sucks some tone (especially on the more extreme patches) -- but that's just the nature of effects in general. My advice is, stick with subtle, and save the wacky stuff for one or two standout passages. Feature: No power supply included. Purchased separately. The best feature, in my opinion, is the editing interface, which is common to many Digitech multieffect devices. Easy to change (even on a dark stage 2 minutes before show time), once you understand the parameter matrix concept. More than enough slots for user-edit patches. Ease of Use: I have no problems coaxing good tones out of this unit. Your mileage may vary, and depends on your willingness to edit your own patches. The expression pedal takes some getting used to -- I use mine strictly for volume now, although I like the idea of using it to control triggering sensitivity for certain patches (like autowah). The tuner works reasonably well, but I rarely use it. Quality: Sturdy, solid, should last me a while. No backup -- without it, I could still get through a gig (although it might not be quite as much fun). Generally, construction quality is good. Value: Plenty of features for the price. And in my case, it may save me some medical costs associated with hauling a giant pedalboard around, ha ha. Manufacturer Support: No dealings with Digitech support. Perhaps that tells you something. The Wow Factor: Cosmetics are so-so. But on the floor of a dark stage or dim tavern, who cares? Overall: I'm not going to part with this thing as long as it keeps working. If it gets lost or stolen, I might replace it, or I might take the opportunity to trade up. That's the thing about digital audio gadgets -- the technology gets better and cheaper pretty rapidly.
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"Put your own stamp on your sound with the bp200" submitted March 21, 2005

By a customer from dcsi.net.au
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Musical Background: active musician
Music Style: alternative blues/folk
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Sound: exceptional accuracy from the amp/cabinet sounds. With the option to model my own preset sounds I can make each song unique and even musos in the audience can't quite figure what is going on. he other band members love the sound too as it gives our band a sound/feel that is not easy to replicate. Feature: no power supply provided & on the bp200 the verification part of setting up the unit is a bit of a pain. It should automatically be pedal responsive to the units sounds output annd in bypass mode. Quality: tuning leds could be a bit more distinctive or have an led note display.Very roadworthy product. Value: yes Manufacturer Support: Speaking to company reps they were fantastic. The Wow Factor: practical addition to my set up and sound. Overall: Would replace it with the same or upgraded model if one existed for bass.
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"BP200 Bass Processor - fun to play with!" submitted June 13, 2011

By a customer from mac.com
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Musical Background: Working musician
Music Style: Jazz, Blues, Surf
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Sound: Some interesting sounds."Fretless bass" sound disappointing. "B-Stock" unit did not work, new unit does work fine - I am sure I will find some interesting use for this versatile device. Feature: As with many bass processors, this has a lot of features that are seemingly just carried over from guitar units - speaker cabinet modeling is pretty good, I'm going to need some time to develop my own settings for this to be really useful, however. At ther price, it was worth getting just to play with. Ease of Use: Presets aren't that great, but there are a lot of possibilities here. Quality: Well made, sturdy. After two bad experiences ordering "B-Stock" equipment, I'd say only buy brand new stuff online. Otherwise, shop at your local independent music store for used or demo equipment. Value: Good value. Manufacturer Support: Excellent support, thank you. The Wow Factor: Just something to play with, see what I can do with it. Overall: Aside from the B-Stock not working (promptly replaced without question - thanks again) I'm satisfied with this gadget. If you are looking for a dramatic advance in your sound, however, as a bass player with many years of professional experience, I'd say just practice. Foot pedals aren't gonna get you far in this world as a musician.
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"good basic pedal, easy to use!" submitted November 7, 2012

By brian schuel in macomb, MI
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Musical Background: metal, rock, experimental, alternative
Music Style: 25 plus years, Bassist and Recording
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Overall: ive bought more expensive multi effects pedals that had way too much stuff, this one is just right, if you need simple programmable effects and not a lot of crap with it, this is it!!! i saved a bunch of sounds the first few days, this unit is good for Wah type effects, but if you want the real deal, you have to just buy the real one Cry Baby Bass Wah! this is good for all other effects! Chorus, Distortion, reverb, delay....etc.... this unit has most everything but the Wah features arent as user friendly....i like them but i like a straight up real WAH better! everything is usable but WAH is tougher to manage.... just a thought. i haven't had to use manufacturer's support, so i didnt give it a applicable rating.....great product for the price!
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"BP200 pedal, "close, but no cigar"" submitted February 19, 2005

By a customer from bellsouth.net
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Music Style: most styles
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Sound: I use it mainly for the tuner and volume pedal. I was dissapointed with the chorus, it is too shallow. the delay is great. I edited two presets to give me a "solo" setting by adding more mids and highs and a little delay. the case is well built and solid. I do not use the amp or cab settings because they interfere with the EQ on my HARTKE 4000 head. Anyone who has a small amp or a practice amp might find these settings very usefull for geting a fuller sound out of what they are using. I have had SEVERAL occasions when the unit cut out and once the tuner froze up. My dealer said the problem was with the power supply, time will tell. Feature: delay is good, wah is lame. chorus is shallow,octave divider is pretty good. Tuner can be a little jumpy untill you get used to it. Just hit the string ONCE with a good stroke, judge the reference about 1 second after you hit it. Quality: it is pretty solid. It has FAILED several times since I bought it,the dealer replaced the power pack and assured me that was the problem. (time will tell). I will not TRUST it for about another 3 to 6 months. Value: I think it is a little overpriced. its worth about a hundred bucks in my opinion. Manufacturer Support: the local dealer quickly helped me when the unit froze up. have not contacted them myself. The Wow Factor: I bought it because I needed a volume pedal and tuner. Seperately I would have paid about $ 60 for the ernie ball pedal and about 150 for a rack tuner. so I opted for this toy. looks and apperance had no influence on my decision. Overall: I will keep it untill if freezes up again. then I will probably "off it" on EBAY. I wish the lights on the tuner were either brighter or larger. I wish you could combine more than one effect at a time. there is some white noise output when you are not playing, if you are running high power (2x400 watts is what I use) you have to have to yank the vol. down between numbers or if your amp has a mute switch that will work too.
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DigiTech BP200 Processor Customer Review submitted November 26, 2008

By a customer from gmail.com
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Musical Background: active musican
Music Style: rock, funk, jazz
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Sound: The sound is amazing. Ease of Use: Confusing at first but it gets easier everytime Quality: I bought this b-stock and it looks and works like new. I could not tell the differnce. Value: Yes. The Wow Factor: The color is a weird blue color unlike the sliver picture shown online. Overall: This is the first and last pedal you will ever need
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"AWESOME PEDAL" submitted November 10, 2005

By a customer from yahoo.com
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Music Style: Christian, Rock
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Sound: most of the effects have a very muffled sound to them so you have to set everything just right to get it to go away. Feature: most of the effects sound the same Value: It is the best bang for your buck@ The Wow Factor: It looks so great in pictures but it looks even better in the box
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"Very good." submitted November 28, 2004

By a customer from aol.com
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Music Style: rock
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Sound: This product is good all around. Feature: It had many good features. Quality: It is very well made. Value: Good price for an awesome product. Manufacturer Support: They helped with all my problems. The Wow Factor: It looks good and works great. Overall: I will keep it for as long as it works.
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"Don't Waste Your Money" submitted November 25, 2007

By a customer from bellsouth.net
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Musical Background: hobbyist
Music Style: all types of styles
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Sound: I have owned this pedal for almost 10 years. The sounds are just lame. Many of the presets outputs are at different levels, which makes it useless for live playing - you switch from one preset to another and your volume can vary by 50%. Feature: Should come with a power supply. Making your own patches is quite difficult. Ease of Use: I have given up on using this - bought a Korg AX3000B which is light years better and easier to use to boot, although it is about four times as big - and it came with a power supply. Quality: After a couple of months I noticed a rattling coming from inside the case - opened it up and one of the screws holding the PC board had come loose and was rattling around in the case - ridiculous. Re-installed all the screws with Lok-Tite Value: Buy separate effects - the Boss ones are quite good, and the Behringers are an amazing deal. Or get a better multi-effects pedal. Manufacturer Support: Haven't used it. The Wow Factor: I haven't used this in years. I really should put it on eBay. Overall: This thing simply did not live up to my expectations.
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"no problems yet" submitted January 13, 2004

By a customer from aol.com
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Music Style: rock, alt. rock
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Sound: nothing wrong with the sound Feature: nothing at all missing Quality: wah pedal gets harder to press after a while, and one of the buttons doesnt click anymore Value: 150 bucks may be a bit expensive, but its worth it Manufacturer Support: never had to call the company or anything The Wow Factor: i got it Overall: small flaws, but great overall
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"all ull need to know bofore buying the BP200" submitted June 17, 2004

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Sound: some of the sounds are quite good but you have to do some fiddling to get them really nice. alot of them sound like guitar effects which was quite dissapointing cause they dont suit the bass. i thought they could have done better Feature: the wah i liked but i was a little dissapointed with the fretless simulator, the reverb and amp models are also really good. shame you cant jump effects tho, and the scroll it to fast to stop with any accuracy. the tuner is also really jumpy and can be quite aggrovating when tuning in a hurry. there are also alot of gimicky effects ull never use in a band Quality: good for a multi effects pedal the fact that it is metal is also good cause you know it wont break. the expression pedal can creak sometimes which makes solos sound....wierd Manufacturer Support: dont know i bought it in the US and i live in Australia so i dont think ill b using this bit The Wow Factor: looks pretty cool but doesn't have the sex appeal of having 5 or 6 pedals at your feet Overall: good for what it is but i grew out of it quickly if i had my choice again id buy a row of seperate pedals. the best of the multi effects in the price range but its worth saving those pennies for a real pedal
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