Let’s take a look at, and review, the DigiTech RP355 Multi Guitar Effects Pedal. This DigiTech RP355 review is going to focus a lot on the functionality, benefits and practicality of this pedal. It certainly has a lot to offer and it’s widely used by many musicians both in a studio and live setting. Whenever you are looking to buy digital guitar effects pedals it’s important to stay away from the “cheaper” stuff usually as the tones tend to sound terribly muddy and not at all crisp or clean.
DigiTech RP355 Review
The DigiTech RP355 boasts an incredible array of options including 126 amps, cabinets, stompboxes and effects that allow you to mix and match them until you find a sound that works for you. In addition to this, you can also enjoy a 20-second looper that allows you to record or upload (via USB, but more on this later) anything you’d like to. Because this unit features USB functionality, you can connect to your computer via its DAW for superior recording quality. This product also comes with a copy of the Cubase LE4 software used for music production and editing which is worth mentioning.
This pedal can easily be used both in the studio and on stage. It features easy to use pedals and even has a built-in chromatic tuner that allows you to tune your guitar on demand. The brightly light display is fairly intuitive and allows for one to easily switch between pre-sets while being easily used for tuning as well.
For solo play, the DigiTech RP355 comes pre-loaded with 60 drum patterns (known to some as a “drum machine”) that can even be used in combination with it’s single headphone output. A neat trick that you can also use is to connect this baby to your computer or to an MP3 player using the 1/8th” auxiliary output in order to play along to your favorite songs or even midi files that you’ve created.
DigiTech RP355 Pros
The effects offered are as follows: Pickup Simulator (single coil to humbucker and vise versa); Wah (3 models); Compressor (3 models); Distortion (18 models); Amplifier (35 models); Cabinet (19 models); EQ; Noise Gate / Auto Swell; Chorus/FX (several models which include chorus (4 models), flanger (4 models), phaser (4 models), vibrato, rotary speaker, vibropan, unicorn uni-vibe, tremolo/panner, envelope filter, DOD FX25, auto ya, ya ya, synth talk, step filter, digitech whammy, pitch shift, detune, harmony pitch shifting, & Boss OC-2 Octaver); Delay (7 models); and Reverb (6 models). The Chorus/FX can be located pre-Distortion or post-Noise Gate. The volume pedal can be located pre-Chorus/FX or post-Reverb.
* 20 Second Looper
* 126 amps, cabinets, effects and stompboxes.
* Room for up to 140 presets – 70 from the factory and 70 programmable by the musician
* A free copy of Cubase LE4 is in the box
* 60 pre-set drum patterns
* USB compatibility let’s you stream, edit and record with superior quality.
* 1/8″ headphone & Aux jack
* Chromatic Tuner is built in
* Expression pedal is built in for effects
* Power Supply is in the box
DigiTech RP355 Cons
* One of the biggest user complaints is that the 20 second looper isn’t long enough and that there is no “undo” feature.
* Other people complain that the internal memory is poor and you will get the best use out of your loops by running them through your computer via USB or the Aux input.
As far as user reviews go, they are pretty straight forward inline with what you’d expect of a high quality, multi-effects guitar pedal.