So here is my take on this. I have used both Boss and Digitech pedals and multi's. Pedal to Pedal I prefer Boss, just better built boxes. But when it comes to Multi's, I believe DigiTech owns the tech side of market. Agreeably a multi pedal can be difficult to use if you are a technophobe or are looking for that plug and play ability of individual pedals. But, for me multi's and Digitechs just make more sense overall. Don't get me wrong, I like simple, Delay Chorus Distortion into an amp is just fine, but sometimes I want to play around to see how far down the tone hole I can take it.
I had a RP355 and BP255 digital processors in my rig awhile back, and that was all I ever used. Being a techy, and having played with computers since I was in Jr High, I could easily program these pedals from my tower computer. I would imagine, using the their software, I would have been able to set the pedals up to do a full gig without having to bounce between this distortion or that chorus depending on the song, just 1 2 3 4 through the set. with a laptop, I could go full portable, and make changes to a patch on the fly. A good portion of the effects models in the RP series multi's are actually based on Boss stomp boxes, so they know where to find the good tones. They also have a wide selection of amp and cabinet combinations (as does Boss) which is pretty cool if you can't afford to own all those amps and cabs. (no Archon's though
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Another reason I like the multi's is the size. If I had a pedal board (and amps) as contained in the multi, I would need to put an addition on the house, and take out a second mortgage. So, they make economic sense as well. I realize the RP is not "pro" gear, but for a rank amateur like me, It makes me feel like a pro. ( I guess that's why they sell it to people like me.)
