This is by far the best multi effect unit on the market. I tried all of the other ones on the market and this is the best. Doesn't color my sound with my amp.

Easy to use, just like having a bunch of stompboxes.

Great sounds lots of different distortions and effects, simple and great. Just worlds of endless possiblities.

Very durable. It can even handle ny 2 year old son dropping toys and other stuff on it. Not even a scratch yet.

yes

Great work with Digitech, I have emailed them about other items I have of theirs. Friendly and knowledgable people, they know exactly what I'm trying to do with all my set ups.

just Awesome. I want another one, and have 2 on stage.

hobbyiest

rock, metal

The sound is a bit digital on some of the effects, mainly the heavy distortion. The 65 deluxe reverb and twin reverb amps on the board do sound very convincing. I played this board out a few times direct through the PA. It sounded alright, but not as good as an actual amp with a few stand alone pedals. I will use this in the home studio, which is its highlight, but not out to a gig again.

TOO many features, read the manual so you can edit your own preferences. It sounds great recorded direct into a computer.

Pretty staight forward after learning how to use it.

It seems very tough

If you dont want to buy amps and pedals to get a sound, which may cost thousands, this is the next best thing.

I think it is great. I would buy it again

active musician

Rock,

Sound quality is very good. If you can dream it, you can dial in the sound you want. Some of the pre-sets sound a little tinny, but that might be from my guitar/amp combo.

The noise gate is great for when you are playing those heavily distorted leads with pauses in them...no hiss or buzz. Tuner is a great feature. The ability to modify any of the presets and save them as a new patch is awesome. And I love the fact that the expression pedal can be used to adjust any parameter you want, be it volume, wah, pitch, gain, delay, etc, etc.

There is a bit of a learning curve with this unit. Take the time to go through the manual and you will pick it up quickly.

Built like a tank...lots of heavy steel and durable foot switches.

Price what seperate effects pedals will cost you...then look at this unit.

Havent had any issues but from what I hear Digitech is very good.

It's just plain cool looking...all my bandmates are jealous.

have played guitar for 25 yrs

rock, blues, metal

Professional guitar player

R&B and Gospel

Semi Pro

Blues, Top 40

I have the Pod Pro and The V-Amp and this units does all and more. I was never a fan of the all in one floor models but this unit changed my mind. The factory sounds are cool but to REALLY get what the RP500 can do you will need to edit to get "your" sound. I stomp boxes like the TS808, TS9 and MXR are spot on. This is the best sounding "direct" line unit I've used yet.

I love the versatility this unit has you can run in preset patch mode or pedal mode to get the feel of vintage stomp boxes. For the folks who think there is no tuner READ the manual! Hold the bypass button down for 2 sec and the tuner pops right up. Also for the wah pedal simply press down and its on any patch.

It took me about 30 min to fully set this up with my main seven patches for live use.

TANK! nuff said.

For the money you can't beat this unit. I almost went with the RP1000 but I have no need for a drum machine (I have battery3 and reason 4)in my guitar effects. The 20 sec loop feature would have been cool but not for the additional cash.

No issues yet so I have no idea.

Killer, all black with silver and red.

Recording Engineer, Active Musician. Guitar Teacher.

Rock, Metal, Electronic, Gothic, Classic.

You have the option of 200 different sounds. Easy to set up to get that sound perfect..

I had an older model, liked it so much I bought this new one...

Does take some time to go through and set up. Once you have it done you can set up your entire set list.

Solid

Seems bit costly, but it is worth the money..

Never used, but I am sure the large company will stand by their product...

Once you set up the processor you identify each track and just play though...

50 Years

Blues, Classic Rock

Lots of sound choices. RP500 sounds better then the Zoom G1X I had.

Came with Cubase LE4 software, wich is a good package, not the easiest software to use.

Easy to use, love the ability to change between the setting with a stomp switch for each sound.

Very well made, This pedal is large, and its heavy. I recomend getting the gig bag package, or buying a bag to carry this pedal and power cord in.

Its worth the money, 300 bucks isn't much to get a ton of different sounds to expand your playing.

Didn't need support

I don't find this product sexually appealing, just doesn't turn me on that way, but it is very cool looking and has lots of features to play with.

Blues Stringer

blues, southern rock

The sounds are good but as with every board I have ever had (GNX3, POD XT Live, GT6)You gotta tweak 'em. Every player, every guitar, and every amp will change the way this board will sound. You have to find the sound you want by experimenting. Tweak until you find what you want.

For what it is the features are great. I love the fact that I can bypass the amp/cab modeling and have just stomp boxes. It is what it is. Read about it and don't expect more. Why would someone be dissatisfied with it because it doesn't have an mp3 player or recorder. If you researched it just a little bit you wouldn't be disappointed.

It's easy for me because I have been playing and using similar products for years. This isn't my first Digitech product either.

Heavy duty construction. I haven't had any problems yet. Digitech makes fine products and I have never had an issue with any that I have owned.

Obviously I think it is worth what I paid for it. If I didn't I wouldn't have bought it.

I answered this as a 10 but I really have no expereience with them. I have never had a problem with anything made by Digitech. They are a reputable company and make a fine product. I am assuming they would stand behind it and have good support.

They want me to rate the "sex appeal" of this product. I don't recommend having sex with this product. This product doesn't sexually appeal to me at all. If it did I woud seek immediate help.

Active Musician

Prog Rock, Rock, Blues, Country

i have played bass and guitar for over 30 years

Rock, blues, rock blues, classic rock, country

20 Years Guitar Player

Rock

I planned on using the bypass feature and just using this as an effects pedal, but to my surprise I ended up using a factory clean preset with my acoustic. Of course I tweaked it a little, but now it sounds fine.

Basic effects like Chorus, reverb and delay are good. Nothing fancy but for my acoustic set up, this worked fine.

The learning curve is minimal.

So far it seems sturdy.

Again, I am using this for a simple Acoustic rig so I have XLR out, some basic effects, and a volume boost (compressor) and volume control, (Pedal). Taking all of those items into concern, I think this is a great pedal.

I explained my needs to Digitech and they were VERY helpful and responsive.

Recording/Live shows

Rock

Overall. some of the sounds wer good, and others missed. I knew there would be some cuts given the newer price. Models were in abundance, but they seemed noisy.

It's an RP. They cut some of the features like drums and others. The new line does support a bypass and stomp control. The editor works but for recording this is not like earlier Workstations.

Fair to say it's easy to use. Manual is good.

Metal covers, durable switches. Seems road worthy.

This is a modified RP. It has a couple more bells. I was hoping for something like the workstation product line.

have not needed any

Looks cool and has some nice color trim scheme.

Active Musician

Blues, Rock, Modern Rock

Active Musician

Progressive Metal/Rock

I like it, but something is flat and not as expressive as the GNX3000 or GNX lines I tried. Almos like they cut something. Price for sure. Maybe I compared too much. Still givin a spin.

Here's where the cuts came in. More cuts than I thought.

Easy to use. Give them that.

Works good so far.

Step above other RP, but step down from GNX line jmho.

Forum, email, usual

The cover and casing is nice. Big LED.

Musician, Home recording

Rock

I don't know, but I do know this: I have the DigiTech RP350, which is an amazing pedal. But I'm sure the RP500 will be better. The ability for it to turn into five stompboxes will be AWESOME and the tap tempo is a welcome addition. This definitely appeals to me because it seems more tailored to heavy metal sounds. For instance, I read it up on the DigiTech website, and there are more heavy metal amps: like the DigiTech Mosh and the DigiTech Monster.

This pedal just BARELY gets a ten in my book. The lack of a drum machine, pickup simulator, and tuner hurts A LOT, but the combination of the pedalboard mode, extra effects and tap tempo makes up for it. I'm REALLY looking forward to the pedalboard mode! The ability to turn on and off individual effects will do wonders for some songs. The tap tempo will be nice for the delays, auto-ya, and other effects.

For me, Im used to the RP350 enough, so there wont be much of a learning curve for me. But for others, it might be harder to pick up on.

I'm not sure how DigiTechs hold up, but really, the thing is made of ALL metal. I'm sure it will hold up EXTREMELY well.

I've gone to DigiTechs support before with X-Edit problems. They respond quickly and give good answers. Very helpful.

HOLY CRAP! This thing looks nice. All black, with silver buttons and knobs, as well as LED lights. This might be the best-looking multi-effects pedal that has ever graced my eyes.

Active Musician - Guitarist, Songwriter

Thrash Metal, Alternative Metal, Experimental

pretty convincing amp and cab modles...

great stomp box feature...

easy if you don't need to change things alot...a nightmare if you have to preset #11 and #66.....

Good....roadworthy, mine hase been on the road for 6 months now , looks beat, but plays nice...

Great !!!

don't know

Classic Rock, Blues, Country, whatever they pay me to do....

Sweet sound for my likings and almosts every sound possilbe SICK

Alot of different features like the 5 stomp boxes undr you feet thats the coolest.

Its kinda feels like im about to break it but i think it will hold up for a while

The best sounds for $300.00 SWEET

none needed

hobbyist

Rock

There is just so many effects people say it sounds digity but its not as bad as most of the other. It's the best for in-room playing but for gigs you seem to have a hard time with it

great it is one of the best digitech effect pedals. With the metal covering and some platic it's just great

I wish eveything was cheaper but It's how we live.

I bought this from music-music a store here and they are great. Now I get every thing from zzounds because they are great with shipping and the care of products+ magazine

Hobbyist

rock

The sound I got out of this pedal was surprising. I was expecting a more digital or flat sound but what i got were some interesting outcomes. The presets alone were enough to satisfy, I mainly used the Hot Rod preset the most but some of the solo presets were fun to do that Eddie Van Halen type screamers. Overall I thought that the sounds were realistic, perfect for recording. Also it took out any hum that my single coils were picking up normally.

Includes: CD-Rom and Power Supply. I liked the Tuner feature but wish it was labeled better. I used mainly the Amp modeling features with distortion. I just wish that the LCD displayed more info but it was more than enough. I didn't get a chance to dive into much of the chorus/fx, delay, reverb, or compressor but the presets had some fun sounds to play around with. The Editing was probably the most useful part because it let you have total control over what sounds you wanted to include in the model.

Very easy to use but I would suggest that any owner browse through the manual just to unlock certain functions.

The RP500 seemed like it would be a sturdy product for home use. The top portion seems to be made of a hard plastic while the bottom is made of metal. The stompbox style pedals were sturdy, but when I would click one it made me feel like i was hitting it too hard and made me kind of hesitate at times. Overall the construction was ok. I wish that the bypass button wasn't so close to the tap tempo. The wah pedal was perfect over all the other features, real easy to use and sturdy. I do not think that this item would hold up live or on the road and if you did gig it out I would recommend a back up because it feels like if you stomped it too hard it would break.

I definitely think that this product it worth the selling price and more.

No support needed.

Overall the unit looked nice and sleek just a simple black and polished metal made it look like an up to date product. Nothing too flashy is always nice.