Pr3Va1L Posted September 19, 2005 Report Share Posted September 19, 2005 Alright, i`m shopping for an "old" multi effect. Both of these are somewhat cheap... I've narrowed it down to those 2 because: the RP7 has a tube and is cheaper, and the GT-3 has tons and tons of parameters to change (and to change with the expression pedal, too (i.e. drive, wich the RP7 dosen't have) They both have every effect i need. Things like chorus and delay are just standard on these kind of things Plus they both have an "Harmonist" effect, wich I was looking for. Ppl say that on both of them the distortion sucks The RP-7 seems easyer to change and create sounds with, but I don't care at all. Anyways wich do you reccomend?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erikbojerik Posted September 20, 2005 Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Go with the one that lets you save the most user-defined patches. I personally like a lot of tweeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted September 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2005 Actually I'd think they're both 128 I'm almost decided on the GT3... I mean, it's a Boss, and I never saw someone complaining about it : / Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I love my GT3. I paid $350 new back in 2001. The 5150 patches aren't going to sound exactly like a real cranked 5150, but they sound pretty good anyway. The non-distortion effects, like the Slow Gear, are priceless. It's a good piece of hardware for the discriminating amateur/working man. I have no experience with Digitech except watching all of my friends' units burn out after a couple years. Only thing worse is Zoom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted October 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 I bought the GT3. It's great!!! And what you say about the 5150 patches... Tweak them. You can get ANY sound you want with the right tweaks!! Seriously there isn't a sound I want I haven't been able to get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 3, 2005 Report Share Posted October 3, 2005 Glad you enjoy it! I'm pretty satisfied with what I'm getting from the 5150 patches so far, but maybe if I get some time I'll tweak the parameters a little. Not bad for hardware designed with mid-'90s processing power, eh? I love Roland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pr3Va1L Posted October 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 yeah exactly... some ppl i know bought korg stuff... new stuff for more money than I bought the GT3 and it totally owns them Even if it's like 7-8 years old Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 Holy crap, I finally played around with those 5150 patches today. Never thought it'd happen, but I finally got Best of Both Worlds to sound like Best of Both Worlds. Kick ass! Just had to tweak the presence, mike position, and scoop the mid a little. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 At a gig this weekend, a guy who was the guitar player in their band, but now plays bass, sold me a Boss GT-6 in perfect condition for 100 dollars. He said he needed some beer money for the night because he was flat broke, and he doesn't play guitar anymore, so I ended up buying it after trying it out. I really didn't need it, but for the money I couldn't pass it up. I haven't had a chance to really try it out yet, but it sounded pretty impressive for what I payed. Did I get a good deal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crafty Posted October 5, 2005 Report Share Posted October 5, 2005 They sold for $400 new, so I'd say you did if it's in perfect shape, as you said. It was the next-generation processor that replaced the GT-3 and GT-5 and has some nice upgrades like the digital output and individual parameter knobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibanez_crazy Posted October 6, 2005 Report Share Posted October 6, 2005 Sold all of my digitech gear because of the lack of seemless patch changing, even after I upgraded. Sounds like you made the right choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasty Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 I own the GT-6 and think its a good pedal for recording or studio work. My favorite feature is probably the "master BPM" where it can do delays/phases yadda yadda to a certain BPM. Perhaps my favorite patch on there is 'Run like Hell" where I have the BPM set to 116bpm and a little flange, a little delay with chorus...man its awesome being able to nail that Pink Floyd song. I used to gig out with mine but the main issue is that you have to be real careful about setting volumes on all the patches so they are the same. Otherwise switching from one patch to another will blow the soundguy and (your reputation) out of the bar. I use a basic 4 pedal setup now but still use the GT-6 as a backup.... oh yeah i painted the entire GT-6 with spray-on black truckbed liner...but that shouldn't surprise most people on this board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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