If you spend some time on the guitar forums, and review pages,
you will find endless opinions on what is better - Multi effect units,
or individual effects pedals. The real choice in the end comes with
your ear.
The common argument is "multi effects sound harsh and digital". This may be true with some older models, however, with the right setup, the latest units can produce sounds equally organic and soul-full as most single effects pedals.
The latest Digitech units for example (RP-500, RP-1000) feature an amp bypass capability, defeating the internal amplifiers and cabinet models, giving you a straight up stompbox pedal board. A pedal board that features every pedal known to man, without any cables!
Line 6 is also known for their amp modeling technology which they include in their multi effects such as the Floor Pod Plus, HD500, and Pod X3 Live. Several of these pedals also now include XLR in/outs and vocal effects to allow you to run a microphone through the unit into a PA. It's all about creating versatility!
I personally use the RP-500 through a 70's Fender Twin Reverb, and it sounds great! This goes against everything I read about multi effect pedals before I bought it. I also owned a wide variety of single effect pedals including the BBE Soul Vibe, Boss Blues Driver, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, etc... They all sounded great in their own right, but I can easily duplicate all these sounds, and more with the RP-500. You can also take it to the next level by running it to two amps in stereo for an incredible, lush sound, only available to the pros in the recent past.
The common argument is "multi effects sound harsh and digital". This may be true with some older models, however, with the right setup, the latest units can produce sounds equally organic and soul-full as most single effects pedals.
The latest Digitech units for example (RP-500, RP-1000) feature an amp bypass capability, defeating the internal amplifiers and cabinet models, giving you a straight up stompbox pedal board. A pedal board that features every pedal known to man, without any cables!
Line 6 is also known for their amp modeling technology which they include in their multi effects such as the Floor Pod Plus, HD500, and Pod X3 Live. Several of these pedals also now include XLR in/outs and vocal effects to allow you to run a microphone through the unit into a PA. It's all about creating versatility!
I personally use the RP-500 through a 70's Fender Twin Reverb, and it sounds great! This goes against everything I read about multi effect pedals before I bought it. I also owned a wide variety of single effect pedals including the BBE Soul Vibe, Boss Blues Driver, Dunlop Cry Baby Wah, etc... They all sounded great in their own right, but I can easily duplicate all these sounds, and more with the RP-500. You can also take it to the next level by running it to two amps in stereo for an incredible, lush sound, only available to the pros in the recent past.
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