DigiTech RP350 Guitar Effects Processor Review

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(More customer reviews)The amp simulators alone make the Digitech RP350 worth the price of admission. No piece of solid state equipment can capture all of the nuances of tube gear, but this thing comes reasonably close.

The main limitation I found is that you can run only ONE effect at a time from the Chorus/FX module (delay and reverb are in a separate module). So running chorus and flange together is impossible. Ditto with phaser and pitch shift. I would strongly recommend visiting the Digitech website and downloading the manual so that you know exactly what you are getting. The website also has clips of the presets, though actually playing one would of course be better.

My only other gripe is that the Marshall Plexi simulation could use a higher maximum gain level. You have to mate it with a distortion pedal simulation to get a decent among of distortion. I prefer my Tech 21 Sansamp GT2 for 70s hard rock sounds.

For the price, this was well worth it for me. I just hope Digitech makes future models with two FX modules instead of only one.

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The DigiTech RP350, powered by the new AudioDNA2super chip, delivers incredible tone and a mountain of processing power, including Lexicon Reverbs and stomp boxes based on the TS808, Big Muff Pi, Rat and DOD 250.And that's just the tip of the RP iceberg! The RP350 features a high-quality built-in drum machine, and connects to your computuer via USB so you can instantly lay down tracks on your favorite DAW. Other features include up to 5 seconds of delay, expression pedal input, minijack headphone output and aux input, stereo XLR outputs, 118 total models including 18 speaker cabinet models and 27 amp, preamp and acoustic models.Take your new RP to a weekend jam and drop some jaws. The RP350 is dripping with tone that has to heard to be believed. Tone that deserves to be heard on stage and in the studio. But even if your new RP guitar modeling processor never leaves your practice room, you'll never run out of creative ways to use it.

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Electro-Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Echo Chorus Vibrato Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)My son has been adding various instruments and devices to his armamentarium of sound production and distortion equipment.He loves this little box. It actually modifies the sound of whatever you put through it about twice as much as advertised for some technical reason my son explained but I don't understand. It had something to do with the specs given being the average while one actually has a lot more room for experimentation.Anyway, he immediately starting something that sounded a bit Pink Floydish using this box with his electric guitar.Several days later he was playing something quite interesting and creative using this box, only he was playing his I-phone or something! Well, the point is that this is a lot of potential creative sound production for the price. Soooooo, if your considering this, I can tell you to just buy it, if you can find it, as it appears it is being discontinued, which has something to do with the great price. Simply a lot of fun and potential for the price from a company that makes good quality equipment.This is a great deal.

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Electro Harmonix Memory Boy Analog Echo Chorus Vibrato - Electro Harmonix MBOY.

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Kona Thin Body Acoustic/Electric Guitar - Red (K2TRD) Review

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(More customer reviews)One of my favorite purchases.Found this girl on the wall at a pawn shop in Tomball Texas. I bought it because i was tired of taking some of my more expensive guitars on the road in the back of my van with all the other electronic equipment tubling around.I liked this K2TRD because for an expensive guitar it has great sound and a boat load of resonance. My next trick was to pull the string off and replace them with D Adarrio 10's so i could play this guitar like an electric and be able to bend strings........works great and everyone who plays it loves it...hrt

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Casio CTK-2100 61 Key Personal Keyboard Premium Package with Headphones, Stand & Power Supply Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a REALLY good value for the price (I paid $128).The headphones took a while to figure out how to use, but the quality of the rest of the set more than makes up for that.I didn't realize when I bought this, but it's a teaching keyboard and has a number of songs programed into it that it will break down and teach you to play.You can also hook it up directly to your computer or radio and download songs onto it that way.Not to mention the volume control.

So. Amazing.

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A great choice for both piano beginners and intermediates, the portable Casio CTK-2100 personal keyboard offers 61 piano-style touch keys and step-by-step lessons that help just about anyone learn to play. Offering a wide range of features and functions, the CTK-2100 keyboard includes 400 tones and 150 rhythms, sampling function, an audio-in jack that lets you play along with your favorite songs, USB port for connecting to a PC, and AHL audio technology for reproducing amazingly real grand piano and acoustic musical instrument sounds. It's powered by 6 AA batteries.
This Premium Package also comes with professional closed-cup headphones, single x-braced stand, and power supply.

Key Features

AHL sound source (Acoustic & Highly-compressed Large-waveform):All built-in tones, including piano and acoustic instrument tones, now sound better than ever before! 48-tone maximum polyphony provides plenty of margin to minimize the chance of notes being dropped when tones are layered and when playing with Auto Accompaniment.
Piano-style keyboard: An easy-to-play keyboard with an appearance resembling that of an acoustic piano.
Digital effects: Use effects to add reverb for more depth and breadth in your music.
Step Up Lesson: Pieces are divided into short, easy-to-master phrases making it easy for just about anyone to learn to play. After you master a phrase you advance to the next one. With this new lesson function, you keep building up your collection of mastered phrases and soon you are able to play the entire song.
Scoring system: Your lesson score appears on the display screen.
Voice fingering guide: If the keyboard senses you are having problems, it will help you by calling out finger numbers in a simulated human voice.
Metronome for lesson support
Sampling function: Sample a sound and you can play it on the keyboard! You can create sound effects for a party or other events, or use sounds to compose music (1 sound; 1-second sampling time).The potential for fun is virtually unlimited!
Audio-in jack: Connect a digital audio player, CD player, or other audio device and you can play along with music played through the keyboard's speakers.
Wide selection of tones (400 high-quality tones) supports play of songs from various genres.
150 rhythms and auto accompaniments for Latin music and other styles from around the world. In addition to Bossa Nova, Samba, and other basic rhythms, you also get Cumbia, Reggaeton, Calypso, and more USB port for computer connection
General MIDI (GM Level 1) support allows connection with a computer or another GM-compatible device

Specifications

Keyboard: 61 standard-size keys
Touch Response: 2 types, Off
Key Light System: Up to 4 keys can be lit at the same time
Maximum Polyphony: 48 notes (24 for certain tones)
Effects: 10 types
Reverb: 1 to 10, Off
Metronome: beats per measure -- 0,2 to 6; tempo range -- 30 to 255
Step Up Lesson:

Lessons: 4 (Listen, Watch, Remember, Auto)
Lesson Part: L, R, LR
Functions: Repeat, Voice Fingering Guide, Note Guide.

Music Challenge: 20 notes
Auto Accompaniment: Rhythm Patterns -- 150; One Touch Presets -- 150
Musical Information Function: Tone, Rhythm, Song Bank, numbers and names; staff notation, fingering, pedal operation, tempo, measure and beat number, chord name, etc.
USB port: Yes
Sustain jack: Standard jack (sustain, sostenuto, soft, rhythm start/stop)
Phones/Output jack: Stereo standard jack
Output Impedance: 200 Ohm, Output Voltage: 4.8 V (RMS) MAX
Audio In jack: Stereo mini jack
Input Impedance: 40 kOhm, Input Sensitivity: 200 mV
Mic In jack: Standard jack
Batteries: 6 AA batteries

The 61-key Casio CTK-2100 portable keyboard makes it easy to learn to play the piano (see larger version of keyboard plus a detail of the keyboard controls.

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Washburn OG2CE Oscar Schmidt Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)Ok, how did I spend $200 on an electric acoustic, and get such an awesome deal?!! I've always been happy with Washburn, but this is ridiculous. I feel like I still owe them money! I compared this to a friend's $650Ibanez and the action and tone is exactly the same if not a bit better! WOW! The action isn't as comfortable as a Cort I tried at the same price, but the electronics are better and it rings out with tone-to-the-bone much better than the Cort. What's amazing is, I spent just about $40.00 less on a Fender Starcaster which was not electric and was of hideous quality of ridiculous proportions. Acoustically this guitar is a dream, and event though the action isn't "perfect", my hands don't hurt and I can kill every note. The real fun begins when I connect it to any of my amps, add some effects and am in total heaven. Don't pass up this deal. This is quality and fun, through-and-through!

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This Oscar Schmidt by Washburn OG2CE full size Dreadnought Acoustic Electric Guitar is a truly versatile instrument!It is made of Select spruce top and features Catalpa sides and back, Mahogany neck, and Rosewood fingerboard and bridge.This cutaway Guitar also features chrome die cast tuners, a fully adjustable truss rod, and an active EQ system.Established in Phildelphia in 1886, Oscar Schmidt continues to produce quality musical instruments at affordable prices.They are known for easy playing and great sounding instruments.Try one, and you will be convinced!

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DigiTech DL-8 HardWire Delay/Looper Extreme-Performance Pedal Review

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(More customer reviews)Recently upgraded to a tube amp that unfortunately has no effects.Since pedals are so expensive I decided to go with the DL 8 to start with.Not only is there a number of delay functions, there is a modulated delay that gives a nice chorus type of effect.There's also a slapback delay that gives a reverb type of effect and lastly there's a 20 second looper.Don't get me wrong, this isn't going to completely replace a chorus, reverb or looper but it's a great starter pedal that lets you create a variety of sounds until you can fill out your pedals.The looper is very basic.You can't save loops and once you start a loop you can't stop it and then start it again so this may not be the answer if you want to be a one man band.You can loop up to 20 seconds and then overdub over it which is a lot of fun.

The other main reason I chose the DL8 is that other reviewers stated there was no loss of tone using the pedal.I finally upgraded to a tube amp and dont want my pedals robbing the tone.I would agree that the signal stays pretty solid using this pedal and I didn't notice any loss of tone during use.One downer is thing eats batteries really quick.The first 9v lasted only a 2-3 hours of time.I'm going to invest in the power supply or some sort of powered pedal board.The pedal itself is heavy as a brick and seems built solid.I think it will last a long time but time will tell.Overall, a solid buy and I'm very happy

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HardWire DL8 Delay Looper Pedal; Add a delay to enhance your over-all live performance. The DL8 is an 8 second true stereo delay with 11 delay settings ranging from analog tape, reverse and modulated delays to a 20 second looper. The DL8 features a 3 color LED indicator that shows pedal status in the looper mode. The delay tails can be retained when switching the pedal to bypass by setting the Tails on/off switch. Powered by 9 volt battery or optional DOD PS200R Power Supply.

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Line 6 POD Studio UX1 Review

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(More customer reviews)Overall it is pretty impressive for a low budget studio.Here's some pros and cons:

Pros
- comes with PodFarm software (big variety of effects and amp models)
- comes with RiffWorks (drum machine and recorder)
- comes with some other software too ;)
- lets you get idea of how a wide variety of effects sounds

Cons
- can be a little tricky to set up and register
- tech support is a little weak (they incorrectly say it replaces your soundcard)
- the quality of the effects is about an 8 on a scale of 1 to 10 (clean sounds are great, but distortions and delays sound cheap)


Notes:it may replace your sound card, but only if you set it up that way.I think it's bad for the tech support people to use that phrase, because it does NOT have to replace it.For example, on my BGears Enspirer (the setup was a bit tricky) but you actually can hear sound from computer speakers and the signal out at the same time.In fact, thats how you use RiffWorks!I just think their tech support forum is geared towards the most common hardware, but it's wrong to claim "the UX1 replaces your sound card".
Also, about the effects, any of the clean effects sound pretty good.But with any heavy distortion it gets muddy and just doesn't sound quite like a Marshall. ;)And with the digital delay effects, they are pretty cheap really, eventhough they look fancy.It's easy to muddy them up when you mix much in.Even on a high end PC, I give the clean effects a 9 out of 10.The distortion is about a 7/10, and delay is about 6/10.Overall it's pretty fun though (esp for the price!), but it just not sound the same as high end stuff. ;)

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POD® Studio UX1: Pro Guitar Recording with Superior POD® TonePOD® Studio UX1 combines the stunning sound of POD Farm™ plug-in with a rock-solid and powerful USB interface. Essential to the success of countless platinum-selling albums, these immortal Line 6 guitar, bass and effects tones are now available for recording guitarists. POD Farm, the Premium Tone Plug-inPOD Farm plug-in features the sounds of the sought-after vintage essentials and must-have modern monsters necessary for a pro-sounding recording. It includes 18 immortal guitar amps (modeled after* Fender® Deluxe Reverb®, Marshall® JCM-800, Vox® AC-30 Top Boost, Mesa/Boogie® Dual Rectifier®, and more), 24 guitar cabs, 5 bass amps and 5 bass cabs, 29 essential stompbox and studio effects (modeled after* EP-1 Tube Echoplex, Ibanez® Tube Screamer®, MXR® Phase 90, LA-2A® studio compression, and more) and 6 crucial mic preamps (modeled after* Neve® 1073, Avalon Vt737, API® 512c, and more). Drag and drop models into the signal flow, pre or post amplifier. The carousel-style gear browser, displaying each and every coveted model, provides an experience that's a dream come true. Creating classic tones or imaginative hybrids is incredibly fast and easy. Plus, get your free FX Junkie model pack and add 35 more effect models including synths, filters, delays, and more to POD Farm! UX1, the Lowest Noise for the Clearest RecordingsUX1 boasts the lowest noise for recording guitar, 12dB more dynamic range than similar interfaces, for clear and dynamic recordings. Plus, exclusive Line 6 ToneDirect™ monitoring virtually eliminates latency allowing you to record with amp and effect modeling and without sacrificing tone or feel.Start Recording Right Out of the BoxPOD Studio UX1 includes POD Farm and Ableton® Live Lite 8-track recording software, an ideal platform for recording guitarists. This collection of studio-standard hardware and software provides instant pro recording, right out of the box.

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