Digitech RP5 vs RP1 vs RP10

[Jeff K]

Has anyone used the Digitech RP5 yet ? I am considering one and was wondering
if anyone had checked it out yet and compared it to the RP1 or RP10. I was in
particular wondering about the tremolo, harmonizer, and echo functions.

Is it true that the RP1 has no tremolo or harmonizer functions ?

[William M. Willis]

Jeff K (jkl...@seattle.legent.com) wrote:
: Has anyone used the Digitech RP5 yet ? I am considering one and was wondering

: if anyone had checked it out yet and compared it to the RP1 or RP10. I was in
: particular wondering about the tremolo, harmonizer, and echo functions.

: Is it true that the RP1 has no tremolo or harmonizer functions ?

Nope, the RP-1 doesn't have tremelo or harmonizer functions. When it
came out I don't think DigiTech had realized that theycould market their
Whammy product inside their multieffects units. But, the RP-1 has 4
distortions types whereas the RP-5 only has 3, the RP-1 has a 1.5 second
multi-tap delay, RP-5 800ms. The RP-1 has 150 presets, 75 user definiable
and 75 factory, RP-5 40+40=80 total. RP-1 doesn't have S-DISC processing,
RP-5 does. RP-5: phase, wah (autowah?), tremelo, pitch shifting, autopan,
guitar tuner, all of which the RP-1 doesn't. The RP-1 has a 7 band EQ,
RP-5 3 band. RP-1: stereo imaging, delay modulation, and 10 foot pedals,
RP-5 has none of these effects and only 5 pedals. I've had a RP-1 for 2
years now and I think it's great, but the RP-5 probably sells for around
$100 less. The new RP-10 looks like it takes the RP-1 and puts in
everything the RP-5 has that the RP-1 doesn't, gives you the expression
pedal (so you don't have to buy the $140 DigiTech pedal for the RP-5) and
throws it into one package. To me it looks like RP-1+RP-5+expression
pedal=RP-10

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[glenn mcdonald]

In article <1994Nov16.1...@iglou.com>, wi...@iglou.iglou.com
(William M. Willis) wrote:

> The new RP-10 looks like it takes the RP-1 and puts in
> everything the RP-5 has that the RP-1 doesn't, gives you the expression
> pedal (so you don't have to buy the $140 DigiTech pedal for the RP-5) and
> throws it into one package. To me it looks like RP-1+RP-5+expression
> pedal=RP-10

I haven't used the 1 or 5, but I do have an RP-10, and like it a *lot*. My
complete guitar rig now consists of Guitar, RP-10, and three cables. No
amps to mic, no racks to mount, no thicket of those tiny 9-volt power
cables for Boss pedals, no hours wasted trying to get all the input and
output levels on five different effects matched up. And the *noises* you
can make, or, perhaps more impressively, *not* make. Ahh.

Only two complaints about it. One, it would have been cool of Digitech to
build in a tuner. Actually, I think I saw an ad for the whole RP- line
that claimed that the RP-10 *does* have a tuner, but if so they forgot to
make reference to it anywhere apparent in the interface or documentation.
Two, there's a little computer-induced delay in switching effects or
components that I'm still getting used to. I was used to being able to
stomp on my Heavy Metal 2 pedal at exactly the moment when I wanted ghastly
noise to start happening, and the effect of telling the RP-10 to switch
algorithms or parameters isn't quite the same as the effect of mashing down
an analog pedal. Then again, I could always hook the HM2 up again if I
really decide I miss it.

Overall, though, I'm eminently satisfied, and recommend the RP-10 without
hesitation.