DigiTech RP50 Modeling Guitar Processor

The DigiTech RP50 is a guitar tone and effects processor with a built-in drum machine, chromatic tuner, expression pedal input, and more. It is feature packed with a low price for the budget guitarist.

Specifications

• Input: 1/4” input
• Output: 1 - 1/4” Stereo TRS (can be used as a headphone output)
• Control In: 1/4” input (Use a passive volume pedal as an expression controller)
• A/D/A: 24 bit Delta Sigma
• Power Supply: 6 AA Batteries or DigiTech PS200R (9VDC) power supply
• Power Consumption: 5 Watts Maximum (w/ optional PS200R power supply)
• Battery Life: >15 hours with continuous useage
• Memory: 40 User/40 Factory Presets
• Effects: Pickup Simulator,Wah, Compressor, 11 Amp Models,Acoustic Guitar Simulator, 3
• band EQ, Noise Gate, Cabinet Modeling, Chorus, Flange, Phaser,Tremolo, Panner,
• Vibrato, Rotary Speaker,Auto Ya™, Envelope Filter, Pitch Shift, Detune,Whammy™,
• Delay, and Reverb
• Drum Machine: 30 Patterns
• Simultaneous Effects: up to 8
• Dimensions: 6” L x 5” W x 2.125”H
• Weight: 0.85 lbs (1.85 lbs. w/ power supply)

Pros

• Lots of extra features
• Very affordable

Cons

• All plastic assembly
  
• Non-editable drum patterns

Review

An affordable multi-effects processor with many features and effects. A flexible unit for the budget amateur or intermediate guitarist.

Summary

I purchased the RP50 at a local shop for about $47 - retail was $59.99. A multi-effects processor like this is perfect for someone like me - an amateur guitarist with a low budget demanding tons of features. This unit lets you manage up to 40 user presets, with 40 more factory presets locked in memory, for a total of 80 effects selected with two pedals. The RP50 allows for ten simultaneous effects from a total of almost 30:

• Pickup Simulator
• Compressor
• Wah
• Amp Modeling
• Cabinet Modeling
• 3-band EQ
• Noise Gate
• Auto Swell
• Chorus
• Flanger
• Phaser
• Tremolo
• Panner
• Vibrato
• Rotary Speaker
• Auto Ya
• Envelope Filter
• Detune
• Pitch Shift
• Whammy
• Digital Delay
• Analog Delay
• Ping Pong Delay
• 6 Different Reverbs

So you can really pump out a lot of wicked sounds from this device.

The RP50 also has a chromatic tuner, a drum "machine" with 30 preset patterns, tempo, and volume control, and battery or AC power to suit your needs. The addition of an expression pedal input lets you add a passive volume pedal to manipulate control whammy, wah, and volume.

The sound of the RP50 is pretty clean on my budget system, and the added tuner and drum machine will save some money on a separate tuner and metronome.