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Product Information
The Digitech RP500 is a guitar effect pedal that comes with an internal power supply. This Digitech guitar pedal features an effect switching system, which lets you control internal stompboxes and effects. The pedal board mode turns the Digitech RP500 into five separate stompboxes. This guitar effect pedal has a 20-second looper and gives you up to 5 seconds of delay time. This Digitech guitar pedal provides you with 100 different factory presets and 100 adjustable user presets to choose from. The easy-to-read LED on the Digitech RP500 indicates program status as well as the names of the presets.Product Identifiers
BrandDigiTech
MPNRP500
UPC0691991201363
ModelRP500
eBay Product ID (ePID)78718086
Dimensions
Weight7lbs.
Depth8.75in
Height2.25in
Additional Product Features
Power SupplyAC Adapter
Output Impedance1 K ohms
TypeMulti-Effects
Input Impedance1m ohms
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 26 Nov, 2015
Overall, a good value...with a learning curve
I have owned Line-6, Berhinger and Boss MFX products in the past. I would put this somewhere between Line 6 and Boss for simplicity. I like the fact that it has a stomp box mode. Tap one switch and you have 5 stomp boxes plus a volume and wah at your disposal. Tap it again and it's a full-featured switching unit. I won't go into the individual effects as you can download the manual from Digitech's website. I will instead focus on usability and functionality with a lesser focus on sound of each effect. The first thing I noted was was the pedal board mode. I previously had a Boss ME-70 and liked the stomp box/pedal board mode. You have 5 switches/effects that can all be tweaked to your tasted. The expression pedal can be programmed for a number of effects, from a "Whammy" pedal to a wah. It can also be programmed to control any parameter of any effect, such as the reverb level for passages of a song that need to be dry. The difference between this pedal and the Boss ME-70/ME-80 is the tweakability. The Boss products have 2-3 knobs for each effect, similar to what a real stompbox would have. You grab and twist and you're done. The RP500 is much more complex. You have to use the edit buttons to select the row of the effect you want to adjust then use the row of knobs at the bottom of the matirx to adjust the various parameters. Depending on the effect, the number of knobs that have any control will vary. This brings me to my next gripe; the matrix is small and can be hard to read so deciphering the row and column you are controlling can be tricky. I'm an old geezer and need reading glasses. In this way, the RP-500 is more tweakable than the Boss product. Each parameter has a huge range with a high resolution. For example, the reverb level, rather than going from 0-10 or 0-9 actual goes from 0-99 giving the abililty to really fine tune a parameter. To sweep through the entire range can take 6-10 turns of the knob, (I haven't actually counted). The Boss product on the other hand goes from 7 O'Clock through 5 O'clock, like a conventional knob, give less tweakability. But, it also makes it a little tougher to zero in on a setting because the changes are so minute. In the "patch mode" or "switching" mode, you have 100 factory presets as well as 100 user presets. When new or after a factory preset, the user presets have the same settings as the factory presets. Like most MFX units. the factory presets are always set up to "showcase" the unit's cabability making them somewhat extreme. For instance, the Plexi preset is horrible. I'm not sure what they were shooting for because it sounds nothing a Plexi. The remedy for this is to copy the patch to a user location then tweak to taste. Another "mode" this unit, that is always available isn't really a mode but just a way to quickly dial up some sounds. When not in edit mode, you can simply grab the first knob on the left and twist it and it runs through a list of "tones" from the tone library. They are combinations of amps, cabinets and various settings and they are independent of the unit's 100 presets. Once you find a tone you like you can then grab the second knob. This is the effects knob in this mode. It will run through a slew of effects chains containing anywhere from one to several effects. When you find something you like you can save it to a user slot then tweak it. The overall build of the unit is pretty solid. Not much plastic here. The expression pedal has a solid feel to it. There is a switch built into the toe-down position of the pedal to turn the wah or other effect on and off. Out of the box, it's extrememely sensitive and will need to be adjusted. I think it was was around 90 and I had to bump it up to about 115 to make it less sensitive. I installed the X-Edit software and the drivers. Initially, my computer wouldn't detect the unit although the drivers installed properly and it was showing up properly in the device manager. I had to power-off the unit then power it back on. Even then, I found connectivity hit and miss. I kept having to unplug the USB cable and plug it back in to get my computer to recognize it, but once it recognized it, it seemed to stay connected. I'm running Windows 7. The unit was shipped with version 1.2 of the firmware and I updated it to 1.4. I had heard that version 2.0, which add's a looper, would whack the harmonizer and I have more use for the harmonizer than I do the looper. Again, the complexity of the unit is much more complex than a Boss ME-70/ME-80 yet simpler that a Line 6 POD product. Whereas with the Boss unit, you can pretty much plug it in and figure it out, with this unit, you will want to spend a little time getting familiar with it. I believe some great sounds can be achieved with this unit. There are some digital artifacts with some effects but in the context of a mix, I don't believe they'll be noticable.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 09 Dec, 2015
Great Item!
This is the best deal I have gotten on E bay! Everything works as it should. I had the correct cable to connect to my Laptop. Did some research and it works just fine with Win 10. Downloaded all user patches and extra factory patches and had fun installing them. Now that I have a handle on what controls what,,, I am very happy. This is about a 200 savings from new.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Jan, 2019
5 out of 5 stars
I have always used DigiTech pedals. There ease of use, and excellent effects make it a no brainier. I've had other more expensive processor pedals, they are overly complicated and frustrating. Within 15 minutes I had my own custom made sound and was ready to play. This pedal rules🤘🤘🤘🤘Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Jun, 2021
Awesome guitar effects pedal
I bought this because I had previously owned a Digitech RP 500 but I sold mine on ebay back in 2018 to a guy that scammed me and I ended up loosing over $170 plus I never got my Digitech RP 500 back like he supposedly insisted he mailed back to me he was a scammer and lier and I didn’t want to sell my pedal but I needed the money at the time but it taught me a valuable lesson but it was really awesome to have this pedal again I could do so much with it because you can’t create almost any tone and situation with different models of amplifiers and speaker cabinets to distortions and all kinds of effects it’s totally digital and there is the fact you can’t get the exact sound of certain amplifier models because of the fact there isn’t valves in this but to my ear it comes close given that this doesn’t cost nowhere near a tube amp ! It’s great for practice or even for recording ! I feel like I can do just about anything I want with this digitech rp 500 !Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Apr, 2018
LIGHTWEIGHT WITH WAH WAH PEDAL
I USED IT FIRST TIME IN MY GIG, SO GREAT, SOUNDS SO BIG AND DIFFERENT. EASY TO OPERATE, NO COMPLICATED PROGRAMMING. PLUG N PLAY N CHOOSE YOUR EFFECTS APPROPRIATE TO THE MUSIC.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 28 Jun, 2016
Great item. Take time to learn system.
This pedal is well built. Solid chassis and foot pedals are rock solid. System has a big learning curve but the results are worth it if you put in the time to learn. Highly recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Apr, 2017
Fun and useful pedal system
I have the old Johnson Millennium JM 150 amps the first and IMHO best modeling amps. Also have the Johnson J station. But must say this DIGITECH RP 500 is a lot easier to program. A little learning curve. but you plug in USB to computer you download or get it with the CD of the editor program and you can mess with the virtual image of knobs and all settings on the computer and then it saves to the pedal! Also can purchase or share patches and put them on there. 100 user patches. The big brother RP 1000 has more pedals so I believe you can change effects on the run easier but also is a lot more expensive. Depends what you need. Very pleased with this pedal system.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Nov, 2020
High quality and user friendly
These units are built like tanks, easy to program and very reliableVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 22 Oct, 2015
Tough and Tame
Old school switches I'm not afraid to stomp on and very sturdy casing makes it tough. Ease of navigation and huge selections make it tame. Multi-applications. Sounds from acoustic to jazz to shred-face metal that compete with the rest. Tweak the presets, store them and call them yours! Most of my personal selections don't even incorporate the amp simulators. With many distortions and comps to choose from, I get great tone and plenty of "whoosh" used as only a pedal board. Good bang for the buck!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 12 Jul, 2016
Just get it its the best....
This device is really good, it has made my jamming sessions really fun and easy.....Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
