Hi Randy,
I asked Richard for some comments on RP250 and he mentioned that you
tried RP350, which is also of interest to me. I'm just just looking
for some stomp box for practice/performance and not studio
recording, so it should not be super quiet, etc. Although, I'm
wondering how well it performs with the chromatic harmoica - clean
sound + reverb/delay and maybe some other effects in between. In
general I plan to use the box mostly for the accoustic sound with
the mic in hand. So, can you comment on this unit?
I'm also wondering if i can use a vocal mic plugged straight into
the unit, or should I use impedance transformer.
Thanks,
Alex
Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 26.11.2007 20:35:48 >>>
Hi Alex,
I bought an RP350 and spent five hours trying to get a decent sound
out
of it using the Bassman model (which should work pretty well for
harp),
without success. I then packed it up and sent it back to the dealer.
Time is my most important possession, and I can't afford to waste it
on
an unresponsive device. I mean, it only took me about 15 minutes to
get
a decent sound out of the Zoom G1, which has a completely different
operating system, and within an hour I had four or five good-sounding
patches. But I sent that unit back too--I just didn't need something
that basically does what the RP200 does, with miniscule differences
in
the sound.
Randy Singer has advised me that there's a switch in the RP350 that
determines whether the unit sets up its output for a mixer (best if
you're using a keyboard amp or recording direct) or an amp. I didn't
know that switch existed, and Randy says that it was the difference
between success and failure for him, so maybe that was the problem.
But the fact is that the RP200 works really, really well for me,
and I
don't need to spend another $150 and 40-50 hours on a device that
may,
in the end, improve the sound very slightly, if at all. So I'll just
skip this generation of amp modelers, and maybe pick up on the next
one
in 3-5 years, by which time the devices will undoubtedly be smaller,
easier to use, less expensive, and better-sounding. Until then, it's
the RP200 for me.
Regards, Richard Hunter
Alexander Savelyev wrote:
Hi Richard,
I know your are a big fan of the RP200, but did you try the new one
RP 250?
I understand that you invested your time while coming up with your
own
settings on RP200
and as the rules says - stick to what is working for you - but if you
tried it I'd like to
ask for your comments or any feedback.
Thanks,
Alex
--
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