Which is the better buy?

[JB_From_Hell]

Both are around $160 (used). I don't care about bullsh*t like mp3 players, phrase trainers, loopers, etc... What I DO care about is sound quality, quick patch changes, ease of editing in a live situation, etc...

So, vote and explain!

I should add, I owned a Digitech RP100 and hated it, but I've liked every Boss product I've tried.

 

[theodie]

Re: Which is the better buy?

I have played a RP100 and I agree, IT SUCKS!!! I dont know which one to choose because I have never played either. Based on the digiteks and boss stuff I have played, I would say the boss with out a doubt is better. BTW, I am wondering, what kind of amp do ya play through?

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Which is the better buy?

The amp is either my tiny Stone practice amp, or my drummer's Peavey solid-state stack. The Peavey is soon to be joined by a (tube) Peavey Rockmaster preamp, though.

 

[proxy]

Re: Which is the better buy?

My friend has the Boss and really likes it and I like it as well. I in general hate everything digitech.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Which is the better buy?

To be honest, neither. The boss would be better than the digitech, though.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Which is the better buy?

To be honest, neither. The boss would be better than the digitech, though.

Why neither?

 

[theodie]

Re: Which is the better buy?

The amp is either my tiny Stone practice amp, or my drummer's Peavey solid-state stack. The Peavey is soon to be joined by a (tube) Peavey Rockmaster preamp, though.

That explains why the invader works really well for you. The best sounds I ever got from an invader was with solid state amps, mostly small ones that were not great amps to start with. I remember playing the invader for the first time. I was in small music store and I was playing a Kramer Baretta through a small peavey, it was allright but, I saw a Tom Delonge start in the store and I plugged it in. It sounded good (at the time) through the amp. It sounded 3 times better than the Kramer Baretta that I was playing before. I would say, Get a really good amp setup and you will not want anything to do with Floorboards.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Which is the better buy?

I would say, Get a really good amp setup and you will not want anything to do with Floorboards.

I want the processor more for effects than gain/modeling. I like effects enough to have some, but not enough to put the money into individual stomp boxes.

 

[theodie]

Re: Which is the better buy?

I want the processor more for effects than gain/modeling. I like effects enough to have some, but not enough to put the money into individual stomp boxes.

I got ya!! I wish there was a decent sounding floorboard that just has effects (no distortions) and dosent color the sound so badly. It has to be user friendly though. That would actually be a great idea.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Which is the better buy?

The Peavey Rockmaster has a button on the footswitch for effects. I don't know a lot about electronics more complicated than the inside of a guitar, but I'm assuming this button switches the effects loop in and out of the circuit, so it won't matter if the effects are ultra-noisy.

 

[Hot _Grits]

Re: Which is the better buy?

Why neither?

Those floorboards are tone killers, plain and simple, and tend to sound average at best.

In my opinion it's better to save for a while and get a few pedals over time than to get an all-in-one unit that promises the kitchen sink and delivers the toilet.

 

[Grandor]

Re: Which is the better buy?

Boss GT-3 for sure if ur set on that sort of thing.

Personally I would do what Hot_Grits suggested.

 

[Closed Eye]

Re: Which is the better buy?

I'm going to say the ME-50. I think if you buy the optional Boss footswitch you can get patch changes quicker than you can say "Mashed Potato". You could possibly get them faster than that, but I can't be too sure.

Anyway, the ME-50 sounds exactly like what you're looking for. The real-time knobs and lack of digital menus/loopers/phrase trainers/belly-button lint will make for "patch changes" and "ease of editing" and probably even the "sound quality" thing too. I dunno, a lot of people don't like the ME-50, but I think for people who want fast/easy effects that's the way to go.

 

[JB_From_Hell]

Re: Which is the better buy?

Thanks for the suggestion Closed eye If I come across a used one, I'll check it out.

 

[Benjy_26]

Re: Which is the better buy?

I got ya!! I wish there was a decent sounding floorboard that just has effects (no distortions) and dosent color the sound so badly. It has to be user friendly though. That would actually be a great idea.

Yamaha made a floorboard just like what you're describing. I think it's called the UD stomp.