As an owner of the GP-200, this thing is amazing. I use it for everything: practicing, recording and even gigging and it has never failed me or given me any problems. This product is easy to recommend because of how good the value for the money it brings and any begginer that gets this, will be set for years to come because you really don’t need anything else (except for monitors obviously).
@@kroketix no worries! You can plug it into any speaker and you can also plug it into your pc/mac and use it as an audio interface to record in your DAW of choice.
My partner Sarah saw me watching this and said “surely you aren’t going to buy more guitar stuff”, and I said “no, I’m only watching”, but I really want one of these now; I’ll probably get one now.
It's not for me, but I'm thoroughly astounded by the amount of R&D that went into this for the price. The little touches like the taller switches in the back and USB C are leaving more expensive units feeling a little lacking. Well done 👏👏👏
I've been messing with mine for a couple of weeks now, and yesterday we had another firmware/software update! Now we have some added delays and things AAAND! movable effects loop option! Yay! I hope Digital John does a follow up with this one!
I picked up a GP200R about three months ago to replace a 15-year-old Digitech RP1000...ZERO regrets. Solid build, fantastic tone, easy to mod in the editing software, and takes up FAR less space on my pedalboard.
@Pero R Close but not quite there yet. I still see a lot of these type units missing important parts in their sound that just doesn't work as well between studio versus stage. In a live environment (shows) it becomes even more apparent.
@Pero R (( For "Bedroom players" )) which is 95% of who the Music Industry sells to... It's OK, That's how we ALL start. Playing in a BAND, @ Stage volume, Completely Different.
BY FAR, ONE OF THR BEST REVIEW “ quick tutorial “ VIDS I’VE SEEN. I ORDER ONE ON LINE AS SOON AS VIDE WAS OVER. GREAT JOB GUYS!!! I’m an old caveman that just took out his Roland VS-840 to start recording my rocking kids. If I actually understand how to use it with this quick demo I’m sure that anyone with a 1/4 of a brain can figure it out too. I barely know how to download apps on my phone 🤣 Yes I’m a freaking caveman. My daughter is KILLING IT on the drums, so is there a way I can record her drums so she can play piano and saxophone to help her record her stuff. Son is the guitarist so this is mainly for him but I figured my princess can use it too. Quite frankly all I can do is stare at my VS-840, then stare at the Bible size instructional manual and get really down on myself bc I can’t remember how to use it. It’s been 25 to 30 years ago since I last used it 😞 Sorry for long message but if anyone knows something I can use to record her drums I would REALLY appreciate it. Obviously I would have to get mics needed for it. Thank you brothers & sisters 🤙🏽🖤🤙🏽
I have the smaller gp-100. The amps and dirt sound great. With the same IR, they sound just as good as my helix. The modulation, delay and reverbs don’t sound as good as helix but still absolutely serviceable.
I like it all, except the IR's I dont get. All the included cabs and mic options, I don't see much difference with downloading more IR's. And the idea of paying for them, paying for a setting, instead of actual content, seems like a jip off.
I have the GP-100 as well that I got mainly to having something small to take along for business travel. I like it except that the grouping of some effects, notably compressors and wahs together, aren't great and the EQ section isn't that useful.
The Captain digging digital pedalboards is hysterical. I went all digital in 2018, sold pretty much all my gear taking up floor space and landed on a Line 6 Helix. Put a lot of money in my Mustang GT500 downpayment bank account. In fact I like it so much I sold most of my guitars too. I put over $10,000 into my bank account by selling guitars and going fully digital. Anyway, I play to a couch in my studio so having a ton of gear just wasn't necessary. I can get very close to every sound I need with a Helix.
Someone at some point in time applied a pixel filter to an Andertons video in final cut pro ... and boom, Digital John is born. He'll never get rid of that name. :)
Lots of great sounds in these Valeton units the only thing you need to do is set the volume of each patch as they are all over the place that way. They are solid units though!
I just got one of these, given to me to review. I would put it up against the HeadRush MX5 that I own any day of the week. The HeadRush isn’t bad, but requires a lot of tweaking to get it to sound good. The presets it ships with are all pretty much deletable garbage. You can play the Valeton GP-200 straight out of the box and find usable presets straight away. For around $250, the Valeton just has so many positives. I thought I would like the touchscreen on the MX5, but it sucks having to dig around to find the most used settings, whereas on the GP-200, they are knobs right on the front! Actual, full sized Balanced XLR’s on board, A modern USB-C port rather than the silly USB-B connector from 20 years ago… And on and on. I had written the thing off without ever trying it because I thought it was too cheap to be worth my time, but holy-cow is this thing an amazing bargain! I think they set the price way too low for all that you get. I want to see these folks put out a high-end, top of the line model, because if this is any indication of what can be done in DSP these days, it would have to be freaking amazing!
*I've been through countless test videos and returned a $600 touch screen does it all disaster all the reviews worshiped from whatever other brand at the time. This is the best sounding unit I have heard and I'm not a fan of monstrous floor units. I own one, it's spectacular but a nightmare to program by hand vs USB, and I bought it at 50% off so I couldn't pass it up.* The "budget" level models with an expression pedal are more than enough considering how much gear most of us already own. I play 2-hand touch, instrumentals and am a shredder. *I also have a formal education in subatomic physics and engineering, aka electrical/electronics engineering lol.* My standards are far above elite and gear snob lol.
It may not be for everyone but I reckon for the low dollar it is compared to many other similar units of other brands it’s a decent well made piece of kit, plenty of good sounding FX, amps, cabs, IRs, looper, cheesy drums but there if you want it, you can’t really fault it for the price and easy to edit all parameters you want, good display and able to reorder FX in chain. I’ve used the GP100 and for its low price it sound pretty good if you’re willing to edit parameters to your desired tones you want and not expect presets to sound as you want straight away, you gotta be willing to work with any bit of gear to achieve your wanted tones. I get paid on Friday and I’m gonna order one. Thanks for your review gents.
I think the Boss GT1000 Core is biggest bang for the buck in multi pedals... Picked mine up new on Amazon for $450... No beating that price for what's crammed into it...
I've been playing through an Ampero for the last few years and absolutely love it. No effects loop, but I really don't need that, as the onboard sounds do pretty much everything I generally need to do. The midi implementation is a little weird, but it does work. And it all fits in my gig bag. I either plug directly into a PA or into an FRFR powered speaker. People are amazed at how good this sounds through a PA. I see that I can buy this Valeton unit for $314 in the USA. At that price, I think I'll pick this up as a 'backup device'.
As always, my favourite shop makes a fun video with a fun product. I have a Pod Go but kind of feel I could leave one of these in my gig / teaching bag and would never be bored on a break between lessons. I have a Spark, which is phenomenal but since I bought it there seems to be something that moves up a level every few months!
I still use my Boss GT1 and ME80 because they seem incredible pedalboards even after the years. It reminds me a lot because the GT1 style mechanism seems quite simple but improved in every way. The patches you bring if they are valid. Hopefully bring one from G. Moore. Good price too.
I have a boss ME-80 and its super easy to use, cool effects and all but the distortion sucks ass. If you have any tips on how to make it sound better I would appreciate it
@@seegui1971just add a ProCo Rat and TS808 and you're goid to go 😂. The ME-80 distortion just cant go in full since the processing of the pedal is not high end compared to a GT-100 which sounds fuller IMO
Glad I saw this video, almost bought the new gx 10 boss, this is more bang for the buck. Sounds epic 😎. Ordered one off Amazon today. Nice job fellas 👏😊👍
I am very probably wrong, but I see this as an awesome "studio" machine. For some reason I can't see myself using this on a live stage, without having to always getting on my knees to change the settings after each song. Unless I have some kind of pedestal next to me and being able to make changes standing up. Again...I am probably wrong, but is the impressions it gives me!
I'd love to hear your thoughts after testing it out for a while, since I might get one as well. I'm also wondering if you can overdub the looper? that would be cool :)
I think this unit is ultra cool. Sounds awesome, IMO, and would be loads of fun. I have a Boss GT-1 and I like it; But I've been looking at this one, and the Mooer equivalent. The 200 I think. It's absolutely amazing to me what you can get these days for $150 - $300 bucks. Just crazy, and these units are so fun to mess around with.
Jimmy I was looking at these a while ago and if I recall, there is no assign function on this which is why I don't own it. Funny enough, I got a gt1 for €120 second hand here in Ireland and it's enough for now, might get an extra footswitch though
@@padawan9127 Hi, I'm also using the Boss GT-1 from the last 5 years, but currently I am facing some issues regarding the display, It's not working properly showing "System error" (2,1). Don't know why it's happening? Have you any Idea?
Too bad that you guys has left the EU otherwise I would bought serveras things from you... But here we are and unfortunately I buy it from somewhere else just to get rid of the taxes! Anyway I love your channel!!!
I can tell this is a killer effects unit might take a little ingenuity to figure out the parameters but it sounds like you might get stuck on a couple and just leave it there for who knows quite a while because of the sound it's putting out and you don't want to lose it when you start tripping it out yeah I can see this processor doing some interesting damage for sure
Despite there being about 20 years age difference between Captain Lee, Danish Pete and my own age compared to Digital John, farts are and will always be universally funny!! #MrBrown
Just got one off eBay, something that some might find handy to know. The aux-in presents as USB inputs 3 and 4 in your DAW (I use LoopyPro on ipad) so I can easily incorporate hardware synth very easily (I don’t think you can use Valeton effects on USB) but no biggy as ipad world is AUV3 rush 😀. Also you have USB 5 and 6 that provide loop back for more audio fiddling with sources on ipad. iPad plugged via usbc (yay) to Valeton and then in to the return of my Vox AV30 I have managed to get rid of a lot of kit and am very happy with result..
I just bought one of these and really like it. Very versatile - lots to like with this pedal. I like it in the video around 5:45, they are mucking around with the reverb and it sounds completely dry. Because they have the reverb off - they casually turn it on at 5:51... oops. LOL.
19:36 lol I love the enthusiasm for the USB C port... it's actually pretty cool that new electronics keep using USB C! It seemed like 5-10 years ago EVERY year there was some new standard for plugging stuff in
I believe the EU made them mandatory for all phones, so that’s why they’re popularity has picked up speed. But they’re also much faster in data transfer and thunderbolt 3 (which is way faster) compatible. It is really awesome to not need a plethora of adapters anymore.
as a harmonica player im really looking foward to try this in a future i was going to get an audio interface for my harp blaster and ive wanted pedal and uve stumbuled around this and now that i see you guys use it i want it i could add external harmonicas pedal but i dont need too with this i could make my own pedals nice
I've long said that Mooer, NuX, Hotone and Joyo are a cut above the clone pedal makers, especially since they each dared to jump into MFX territory. Valeton has been around a long time as well and I have a few of their mini pedals [pretty good!]. Guess we can add Valeton to the list of upper tier clone makers. Makes sense. As time passes, its easier and cheaper to get your hands on DSP chips, etc.... Not bad this one but I need to play with it myself. This one does seem quite feature rich and well thought out! @CAP and JOHN: We need to see a low priced MFX unit shootout! Mooer, Valeton, NuX and put them up against previous gen Boss GT1 and current gen, slightly more money, more pro GX1000. Will these match up totally to my full Helix or Boss GT1000 or the incredible Quad Cortex? Likely not. But you can apparently get a good way there! And you cannot argue with the prices.
Hello dear Captain, I've been plugging these amp sim pedals into my tube amp to try to make it sound like a Fendery type. I plug into my fx loop send/return to keep my preamp tubes and mix it with the digital sim. Could you do a comparison between multi-effects units like this? Thx!
I love my GP-200 for the variety of sounds it offers and pro features like midi in and out. It's looper and drums are meh, but I'm spoiled by my Singular Sound Beat Buddy and Aeros looper, which I use to sync the GP-200s delay effects. Wish I could stack multiple delays and overdrives etc, but overall it's a winner. Still sufferes from what all digital approaches do - namely, so many options that you risk tweaking/geeking-out all day instead of practicing and playing. The modeling is really good to my ear, and has helped me refine and add variety to my sound that's simply not possible using a tradional amp, pedal and cab set-up. I busk, so it's compactness and portability and feature set are awesome. So is it's price.
@@dazscrivo All loopers are unforgiving of mistakes. Especially in timing. Even the areos, which can quantize minor glitches. The problem with them is that they don't care about your ego or feelings.They don't make mistakes either. They just play yours back to you and the audience until you stop them and start over. All loopers I've used, and I've used at least 10 over the years, allow you to build and delete layers / overdubs. The problem is that this function only goes one overdub deep before deleting the whole track. It's like only being able to go back one step. The problem isn't with getting overdubs right. The main problem is getting the intial loop tight. Overdubs are not as critical to stop and start perfectly. The aeros is multi-track and multi-part with a visual display for tracking, and midi clock and command integration to sync-up with the Beat Buddy. The Beat buddy in turn sounds AWESOME, and can be used as the master clock for both the aeros loop studio and my TC Triple delay. This means my delay effects are always in sync with whatever tempo is selected on the beat buddy / aeros. In short, it's far from simple, and it's taken me years to get reasonably comfortable performing with a looper. Building a looping rig is like building a custom instrument you operate with your feet. One that's computer synchronized and intehrated with your guitar and drum effect signals. I use a mini tascam recorder to mix everything, and it's all output in stereo to my Bose S-1 PA speakers. The rig cost me thousands of dollars to build, mainly because of years of failed experiemnets trying to get the exact sound and workflow I wanted. It's a huge undertaking - at least it was for me. My advice is to start with something simple and cheap, like the $50 "Lekato" looper on Amazon and see if you have what it takes (patience) to learn how to loop simple single part songs like "Knocking on Heaven's Door" that just repeat the same simple open chords throughout the song. Once you master that, get yourself a more expensive double or triple button unit that offeres a SINGLE button STOP so you don't have to double tap when trying to stop the thing perfectly on the beat. I was never able to master that skill, and I'm pretty good at that sort of thing. Drums are another layer to work in - some loopers have built in drum machines, but I didn't care for any of them personally for performing. OK for practice though. Beware: Every BOSS looper short of their massive 5 or whatever channel looper board require DOUBLE TAPPING to stop. This makes them USELESS as perfomance tools. At least for me. Again, looping is HARD. It's not like buying a cool distortion pedal or boutique amp and suddlenly you sound like the God Thor when you play a power chord. It's time consuming (years in my case) and frustrating, especially for the first month or two until you start getting the timing right. It will make you a MUCH better muscian if you stick with it, and get good at it. Much better I'm starting to do videos of my pedal board and how it works. Subscribe to my channel and hit the notification bell etc and hopefully something I post soon will help you out....
Great and fun video as usual. One comment: with these brands you can never be sure how long the support will last and how soon they’ll replace the unit with a new model. Sure you pay more for a POD Go but you buy yourself a piece of mind as far as support for years to come. Plus community, 3rd party patches etc.
I'm always leery of a few things: 1. The support or lack thereof; some of these companies have terrible customer service. 2. The fact that something new and better is going to come out next week or even tomorrow. 3. Like you said the fact that they will probably release an upgraded model by the end of the year or next year, or whenever.
This video and Paul Bond's 6 mo follow-up review made me pull the trigger. Have an old Digitech GNX3000 which has been great but so much to love about this modern modelling and multieffects pedal. At this price point it is simply too good for me to pass up.
A pretty cool package. I don't mind at all that there is no touchscreen on board. Somehow you have to achieve the low price and the operation looks very intuitive without it. Btw: As for the "I don't know which effect is on which switch" thing. I'm pretty sure you can name CTRL1 to 4 for each patch, so you see the names in the main patch screen. Can anyone clear this up who already has this unit? I'm currently using a Boss GT1 and although I'm happy with it, I can't shake the feeling that it sounds a bit muddy at times and lacks brilliance in the higher tones, if that makes sense. If anyone has been able to compare the two, I'd love to hear your thoughts on possibly switching to this one. Cheers!
Currently own the gt1 myself and my ears have improved enough that even i feel like it can get muddy at times too, would love to know of any other multi fx procs you purchased since then that's been better!!! Higher price range than the GT would be cool too
@@guyguy8809 I switched to the MG 30 by NUX. I absolutely love the unit and it's ridiculous what you get for your bucks. They also just released a new firmware that improves the unit again. It's worth taking a look. Just make sure you watch recent videos cause they really updated the thing over time. Maybe it's to your liking.
I'm in love with your YT Channel and all the work you've guys done for all of us around the world. Much love from germany for your afford! ❤ Rock ON and I'm really looking forward every day for some new content from you 😅👌
Love your channel! The Gaptain, Danish Pete and Digital John! What a blast! Even have a guitar called Danish Pete... And that is a big thing when you are a swede! Just so you known, swedes and danish people aren't best of freinds...
When it comes to high gain, ultra high gain and other very and some would say over processed guitar sounds I think that there's mountains of hardware and software for that and many if not most will sound about the same IMHO. For that you can grab any number of peddles and so many will get a smashed high gain done. The big BIG features I look for and need are how does it sound clean (and I don't mean clean with a ton of added reverb and delay efx and such), like how does it faithfully reproduce a real amp's clean and allow the real sound of the guitar/amp match to shine (like Fender sparkle or Marshal depth etc)? You touched on that very briefly with a few licks played then right into obsessing about reverbs. You went to a very crunchy Marshall for a second or two. And just as important as clean is how will it faithfully reproduce the "brown" sound of a pushed small amp or the master volume saturation or whatever it's called that makes the slightly to very crunchy sound of tube amps, whether it's small Champ cranked to 10 or Marshall 1959 et al, for blues or just thicker rock sound in rhythm playing (think classic Stones or Faces) or beautiful leads a la Bad Company? With this processor can you pick an amp like the Fender you did, then tap into all its tone/volume/master/ settings etc AND get it to emulate a real amp being pushed to overdrive its speaker... or not? And finally, what if I'd want to also play my acoustic guitar or use the normally great sounding piezo pickup in my solid body? Is there anything on this peddle that won't muck up the beautiful sound of a clean acoustic through a nice shimmering amp?
I like Digital John and these new pedals Hotone ampero, nux mg30, mx5, and this valetron. Very cool. Lots of fun for cheap!!! I think I'll buy them all eventually 😌
I've never understood why all of these type of processors, since the 80's, always have the signal chain running left to right. When in the real world, our signal chains have always run right to left! This Valeton sounds great. Maybe not right up there with the very best but, sounds fantastic for the money.
Comments please and appreciated!😁. Use 4 cable method and mic the amp (I have Marshall DSL40) or forget the amp and use 2 XLR outs to go directly to PA? NOTE; I have not purchased this unit yet!
I love my Valeton GP 200, I’ve found several IRs and presets labeled as PRST like this I can’t get no cl.prst you go to computer and you’ll see on right side two squares next to each other above the list one is import other is export the other three I think first is save . But just make sure when your download purchased presets go up to around 30-A and look for your empty presets called it’s gp 200 lots of empty spots I’ve downloaded approx 20 purchased and I still have lots of slots ….. IRs are a block dead center top says IR click it then look for your purchased or free IRs click one also be in the it’s gp 200 upper spaces and build you a patch with IR I’ve done about 10 of those too Soldano, Friedman, Engle, 800 JCM , VOX , AC SIMM , exc… then just assign you pedals 1234 to turn on / off OD, MOD, REV get great leads
I was dead set on a Hotone Ampero MP-100 after seeing your video on that, but I'm seeing online that a lot of people are liking the GP-200. In terms of versatility, ease of use, and most importantly the accuracy to the original sounds of the actual equipment which is better: the MP-100 or the GP-200? Also, if it matters, I mostly play classic rock and blues. Thank you for your opinions!
I may be late to comment but the valeton are actually owned by the same company I had my eyes set on the hotone a as well till I seen this recently and just pick it up during the prime days next day hot tone announced ampero stage II looking forward to seeing reviews on that I'm extremely happy with the gp200 coming from playing gr-55 and online softwares like Helix and amplitube 5
Every video I have watched on the GP-200 has used electric guitar with massive distortion. Great, it does that all right, but how about us acoustic users? I'm sure there are some nice clean acoustic patches somewhere in there. Can you get Mary Spender back in with acoustic guitar to demo please. Also one more tech question - if using looper with drum machine, can you switch off loop (or pause loop) but keep drums going? I can't find any info on this - not even in the manual. Cheers guys - I love your shop and have bought loads of stuff over the past few years and always enjoy your videos - but please, some of us are acoustic users.
I don’t know. I have one that I’m sending back. The software is very easy to use but it was only recently released in the US for some reason. It would freeze a lot when scrolling through the global menu and the expression pedal would never calibrate correctly. The last straw was when it freaked out, shut down and never fired up again. I always run my stuff through a surge protector and I even tried different outlets and stuff. I thought the tones were great and when using the the desktop software, it was very easy to get really good sounds. I used it live for several months before it shit the bed.
Does this unit have Snapshot capabilities similar to the Helix? In a live setting it is invaluable to create tonal variations across Snapshots, then press one button to change seemingly infinite parameters simultaneously rather than simply turning a particular pedal on/off.
Hi what's the difference between this model in HD and the other not mentioning HD on the Amazon site is there a difference or is it jus the same???????????
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If I spent as much time practicing as I do watching your videos, I would kick ass at guitar.
I'm thinking that too.
haha, same.
Amen Brother🤣
True true! 😂
Oh boy I feel that. In my stomach. Like a knifez
As an owner of the GP-200, this thing is amazing. I use it for everything: practicing, recording and even gigging and it has never failed me or given me any problems. This product is easy to recommend because of how good the value for the money it brings and any begginer that gets this, will be set for years to come because you really don’t need anything else (except for monitors obviously).
Do you HAVE to plug in in An amp, or can you also play through your pc speakers? Sorry im less then a novice...
@@kroketix you can plug it into anything u want . amp , speakers ,Pa etc
Mine arrived yesterday, wow! 😮
@@kroketix no worries! You can plug it into any speaker and you can also plug it into your pc/mac and use it as an audio interface to record in your DAW of choice.
@@MannyDemaga thank you! Really looking forward to my first multi-FX pedal!
My partner Sarah saw me watching this and said “surely you aren’t going to buy more guitar stuff”, and I said “no, I’m only watching”, but I really want one of these now; I’ll probably get one now.
How often does this happen in my life 😂😂😂
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It's not for me, but I'm thoroughly astounded by the amount of R&D that went into this for the price. The little touches like the taller switches in the back and USB C are leaving more expensive units feeling a little lacking.
Well done 👏👏👏
I've been messing with mine for a couple of weeks now, and yesterday we had another firmware/software update! Now we have some added delays and things AAAND! movable effects loop option! Yay! I hope Digital John does a follow up with this one!
what is the use of USB C in this scenario? Thanks.
@@1972Georges Audio Interface. You can record your guitar's sound to computer with DAW (recording software) trough that usb c.
Got mine (from Andertons) a couple of weeks ago now. Based on this review. Nailed it!
Couldn’t be happier
I picked up a GP200R about three months ago to replace a 15-year-old Digitech RP1000...ZERO regrets. Solid build, fantastic tone, easy to mod in the editing software, and takes up FAR less space on my pedalboard.
you shouldnt need a pedal board ,that is the whole point
Soon all of those 3k high end effect processors will have a hard time justifying their prices...
@Pero R Close but not quite there yet. I still see a lot of these type units missing important parts in their sound that just doesn't work as well between studio versus stage. In a live environment (shows) it becomes even more apparent.
Agree
@Pero R (( For "Bedroom players" )) which is 95% of who the Music Industry sells to... It's OK, That's how we ALL start. Playing in a BAND, @ Stage volume, Completely Different.
Can't beat the Chinese, man.
They got cheap labors.
The cortex is only 2k new and its really showing its worth it. Or Kemper stage is starting at 1800
BY FAR, ONE OF THR BEST REVIEW “ quick tutorial “ VIDS I’VE SEEN.
I ORDER ONE ON LINE AS SOON AS VIDE WAS OVER. GREAT JOB GUYS!!!
I’m an old caveman that just took out his Roland VS-840 to start recording my rocking kids. If I actually understand how to use it with this quick demo I’m sure that anyone with a 1/4 of a brain can figure it out too. I barely know how to download apps on my phone 🤣
Yes I’m a freaking caveman.
My daughter is KILLING IT on the drums, so is there a way I can record her drums so she can play piano and saxophone to help her record her stuff. Son is the guitarist so this is mainly for him but I figured my princess can use it too.
Quite frankly all I can do is stare at my VS-840, then stare at the Bible size instructional manual and get really down on myself bc I can’t remember how to use it. It’s been 25 to 30 years ago since I last used it 😞
Sorry for long message but if anyone knows something I can use to record her drums I would REALLY appreciate it. Obviously I would have to get mics needed for it.
Thank you brothers & sisters 🤙🏽🖤🤙🏽
I have the smaller gp-100. The amps and dirt sound great. With the same IR, they sound just as good as my helix. The modulation, delay and reverbs don’t sound as good as helix but still absolutely serviceable.
Totally agree. Totally gigable. Especially with custom IRs. Picked it up from Amazon US for 107 usd. For 107 usd it’s a steal.
I like it all, except the IR's I dont get. All the included cabs and mic options, I don't see much difference with downloading more IR's. And the idea of paying for them, paying for a setting, instead of actual content, seems like a jip off.
I have the GP-100 as well that I got mainly to having something small to take along for business travel. I like it except that the grouping of some effects, notably compressors and wahs together, aren't great and the EQ section isn't that useful.
@@blastofo There are a whole stack of IRs available to download for free from various places on the web. You can also make your own.
Useful backup for Helix maybe?
Don't forget for the overhead cam: autofocus off, focus manually on the product, set and leave.
i like Digital John. we need the traditional jams with him and everyone else on the channel.
The Captain digging digital pedalboards is hysterical. I went all digital in 2018, sold pretty much all my gear taking up floor space and landed on a Line 6 Helix. Put a lot of money in my Mustang GT500 downpayment bank account. In fact I like it so much I sold most of my guitars too. I put over $10,000 into my bank account by selling guitars and going fully digital. Anyway, I play to a couch in my studio so having a ton of gear just wasn't necessary. I can get very close to every sound I need with a Helix.
Yea me too. N the thing is, for most people u dont even need a multi fx as good as the helix. Any one will do.
Does the helix actual switch sounds without any delay or squelch? Especially using high gain and heavily affected tones?
Put $10,000 in but lost $10,000 on selling used gear
Looks great. Especially for bedroom use & people who can’t afford a complicated dream pedal board. Loved my Boss ME-80.
The Boss ME80 is the easiest pedalboard to use and for me it is still the best even if it lacks amp and cab.
ME80 has amp sims. Cab sim is on automatically if listening through headphones/direct out (off through guitar out)
This blows away the me80 for sure
John is one hell of a Guitar player
I have one of this and its impressive at the price point, lots of cool features. You can't go wrong with Digital John.
How far off is the tone from the big boys?
Someone at some point in time applied a pixel filter to an Andertons video in final cut pro ... and boom, Digital John is born. He'll never get rid of that name. :)
That opening riff was stirring!
What song is it?
Digital John is like the reverse Lawnmower Man.
That’s tremendous 🤣😂. John is like Digital Bob Ross.
I have no idea who that is but imma roll with it
@@johnconnearnmusic book/movie of the same name
Nearly spat my coffee out with that "DIGITAL JOHN" bit.
Then I actually did when "DIGITAL" returned! xD
Just bought mine yesterday hopefully it arrives soon!
Lots of great sounds in these Valeton units the only thing you need to do is set the volume of each patch as they are all over the place that way. They are solid units though!
I just got one of these, given to me to review. I would put it up against the HeadRush MX5 that I own any day of the week. The HeadRush isn’t bad, but requires a lot of tweaking to get it to sound good. The presets it ships with are all pretty much deletable garbage. You can play the Valeton GP-200 straight out of the box and find usable presets straight away. For around $250, the Valeton just has so many positives. I thought I would like the touchscreen on the MX5, but it sucks having to dig around to find the most used settings, whereas on the GP-200, they are knobs right on the front! Actual, full sized Balanced XLR’s on board, A modern USB-C port rather than the silly USB-B connector from 20 years ago… And on and on. I had written the thing off without ever trying it because I thought it was too cheap to be worth my time, but holy-cow is this thing an amazing bargain! I think they set the price way too low for all that you get. I want to see these folks put out a high-end, top of the line model, because if this is any indication of what can be done in DSP these days, it would have to be freaking amazing!
*I've been through countless test videos and returned a $600 touch screen does it all disaster all the reviews worshiped from whatever other brand at the time. This is the best sounding unit I have heard and I'm not a fan of monstrous floor units. I own one, it's spectacular but a nightmare to program by hand vs USB, and I bought it at 50% off so I couldn't pass it up.*
The "budget" level models with an expression pedal are more than enough considering how much gear most of us already own.
I play 2-hand touch, instrumentals and am a shredder.
*I also have a formal education in subatomic physics and engineering, aka electrical/electronics engineering lol.*
My standards are far above elite and gear snob lol.
Just that you get full sizeMIDI IN and OUT at this price point is amazing.
Specially the midi-out, which means you can use it to control plug-ins in a DAW. You just need the right cable.
I've had the GP100 for a couple years now and was looking to upgrade a bit. This seems like a natural way to go.
I can't see the difference part from the size and more buttons, but I can't see a different on the specs comparing the two
It may not be for everyone but I reckon for the low dollar it is compared to many other similar units of other brands it’s a decent well made piece of kit, plenty of good sounding FX, amps, cabs, IRs, looper, cheesy drums but there if you want it, you can’t really fault it for the price and easy to edit all parameters you want, good display and able to reorder FX in chain. I’ve used the GP100 and for its low price it sound pretty good if you’re willing to edit parameters to your desired tones you want and not expect presets to sound as you want straight away, you gotta be willing to work with any bit of gear to achieve your wanted tones.
I get paid on Friday and I’m gonna order one. Thanks for your review gents.
I just got one, and your video was an excellent introduction! Thanks!
I think the Boss GT1000 Core is biggest bang for the buck in multi pedals... Picked mine up new on Amazon for $450... No beating that price for what's crammed into it...
I've been playing through an Ampero for the last few years and absolutely love it. No effects loop, but I really don't need that, as the onboard sounds do pretty much everything I generally need to do. The midi implementation is a little weird, but it does work. And it all fits in my gig bag. I either plug directly into a PA or into an FRFR powered speaker. People are amazed at how good this sounds through a PA.
I see that I can buy this Valeton unit for $314 in the USA. At that price, I think I'll pick this up as a 'backup device'.
As always, my favourite shop makes a fun video with a fun product. I have a Pod Go but kind of feel I could leave one of these in my gig / teaching bag and would never be bored on a break between lessons. I have a Spark, which is phenomenal but since I bought it there seems to be something that moves up a level every few months!
It's childish....but that "Digital John" .makes me laugh out loud everytime. .good show 😂
Me too. Hilarious
I still use my Boss GT1 and ME80 because they seem incredible pedalboards even after the years. It reminds me a lot because the GT1 style mechanism seems quite simple but improved in every way. The patches you bring if they are valid. Hopefully bring one from G. Moore. Good price too.
I have a boss ME-80 and its super easy to use, cool effects and all but the distortion sucks ass. If you have any tips on how to make it sound better I would appreciate it
@@seegui1971just add a ProCo Rat and TS808 and you're goid to go 😂. The ME-80 distortion just cant go in full since the processing of the pedal is not high end compared to a GT-100 which sounds fuller IMO
Glad I saw this video, almost bought the new gx 10 boss, this is more bang for the buck. Sounds epic 😎. Ordered one off Amazon today. Nice job fellas 👏😊👍
The digital John thing cracks me up every time 🤣
For an aspiring pub gig guitarist would you recommend this, or perhaps the software / PC equivalent that offers multiple pedal effects?
I am very probably wrong, but I see this as an awesome "studio" machine. For some reason I can't see myself using this on a live stage, without having to always getting on my knees to change the settings after each song. Unless I have some kind of pedestal next to me and being able to make changes standing up. Again...I am probably wrong, but is the impressions it gives me!
Literally had one of these arrive yesterday!
I'd love to hear your thoughts after testing it out for a while, since I might get one as well. I'm also wondering if you can overdub the looper? that would be cool :)
The Boss ME-90 can be used with batteries which makes it more versatile for gigs with no power outlets.
John's playing is so precise. Very jealous.
I think this unit is ultra cool. Sounds awesome, IMO, and would be loads of fun. I have a Boss GT-1 and I like it; But I've been looking at this one, and the Mooer equivalent. The 200 I think. It's absolutely amazing to me what you can get these days for $150 - $300 bucks. Just crazy, and these units are so fun to mess around with.
Jimmy I was looking at these a while ago and if I recall, there is no assign function on this which is why I don't own it. Funny enough, I got a gt1 for €120 second hand here in Ireland and it's enough for now, might get an extra footswitch though
@@padawan9127 Hi, I'm also using the Boss GT-1 from the last 5 years, but currently I am facing some issues regarding the display, It's not working properly showing "System error" (2,1). Don't know why it's happening? Have you any Idea?
@@arghyabakshi85 hi, can't say I do. I actually sold my gt1 a few months back and never had this issue. Best of luck sorting it out
finally valeton reviews @andertons.. hahaha
Too bad that you guys has left the EU otherwise I would bought serveras things from you...
But here we are and unfortunately I buy it from somewhere else just to get rid of the taxes!
Anyway I love your channel!!!
I can tell this is a killer effects unit might take a little ingenuity to figure out the parameters but it sounds like you might get stuck on a couple and just leave it there for who knows quite a while because of the sound it's putting out and you don't want to lose it when you start tripping it out yeah I can see this processor doing some interesting damage for sure
Hard to judge a reverb when Digital John keeps ending the phrases by canceling the trails with a mute.
That intro basically sold me on this thing
Despite there being about 20 years age difference between Captain Lee, Danish Pete and my own age compared to Digital John, farts are and will always be universally funny!! #MrBrown
Just got one off eBay, something that some might find handy to know.
The aux-in presents as USB inputs 3 and 4 in your DAW (I use LoopyPro on ipad) so I can easily incorporate hardware synth very easily (I don’t think you can use Valeton effects on USB) but no biggy as ipad world is AUV3 rush 😀. Also you have USB 5 and 6 that provide loop back for more audio fiddling with sources on ipad.
iPad plugged via usbc (yay) to Valeton and then in to the return of my Vox AV30 I have managed to get rid of a lot of kit and am very happy with result..
I just bought one of these and really like it. Very versatile - lots to like with this pedal. I like it in the video around 5:45, they are mucking around with the reverb and it sounds completely dry. Because they have the reverb off - they casually turn it on at 5:51... oops. LOL.
19:36 lol I love the enthusiasm for the USB C port... it's actually pretty cool that new electronics keep using USB C! It seemed like 5-10 years ago EVERY year there was some new standard for plugging stuff in
I believe the EU made them mandatory for all phones, so that’s why they’re popularity has picked up speed. But they’re also much faster in data transfer and thunderbolt 3 (which is way faster) compatible. It is really awesome to not need a plethora of adapters anymore.
0:42 hearing this is my favorite part about John being on the videos lol... his badass playing is great to hear as well :)
as a harmonica player im really looking foward to try this in a future i was going to get an audio interface for my harp blaster and ive wanted pedal and uve stumbuled around this and now that i see you guys use it i want it i could add external harmonicas pedal but i dont need too with this i could make my own pedals nice
That higher back row foot switches thing is genius!
Should the cab not be at the end of the effects chain?
I've long said that Mooer, NuX, Hotone and Joyo are a cut above the clone pedal makers, especially since they each dared to jump into MFX territory. Valeton has been around a long time as well and I have a few of their mini pedals [pretty good!]. Guess we can add Valeton to the list of upper tier clone makers. Makes sense. As time passes, its easier and cheaper to get your hands on DSP chips, etc....
Not bad this one but I need to play with it myself. This one does seem quite feature rich and well thought out!
@CAP and JOHN: We need to see a low priced MFX unit shootout! Mooer, Valeton, NuX and put them up against previous gen Boss GT1 and current gen, slightly more money, more pro GX1000.
Will these match up totally to my full Helix or Boss GT1000 or the incredible Quad Cortex? Likely not. But you can apparently get a good way there! And you cannot argue with the prices.
I'd include Hotone in this list
@@JorgeTheilacker You're right! I forgot them. Fixing...Cheers and thanks! XD
FYI Valeton is a trademark of Hotone.
@@zoomosis Interesting info! I was not aware of that. How did you discover that? Cheers and thanks!
wauw, that guitar riff in the beginning, is a killer riff, the young man plays nice
What song is it?
Hello dear Captain, I've been plugging these amp sim pedals into my tube amp to try to make it sound like a Fendery type. I plug into my fx loop send/return to keep my preamp tubes and mix it with the digital sim. Could you do a comparison between multi-effects units like this? Thx!
Reminds me of my old Zoom multi effects I had when I was starting out. Cheap and sounds great for the price point!
505?
I remember those old zoom 505 multi effects, I couldn’t stand the sound of those
I love my GP-200 for the variety of sounds it offers and pro features like midi in and out. It's looper and drums are meh, but I'm spoiled by my Singular Sound Beat Buddy and Aeros looper, which I use to sync the GP-200s delay effects. Wish I could stack multiple delays and overdrives etc, but overall it's a winner. Still sufferes from what all digital approaches do - namely, so many options that you risk tweaking/geeking-out all day instead of practicing and playing.
The modeling is really good to my ear, and has helped me refine and add variety to my sound that's simply not possible using a tradional amp, pedal and cab set-up. I busk, so it's compactness and portability and feature set are awesome. So is it's price.
Does the looper work ok? If you make a mistake you can delete that layer instead of full thing?
@@dazscrivo All loopers are unforgiving of mistakes. Especially in timing. Even the areos, which can quantize minor glitches. The problem with them is that they don't care about your ego or feelings.They don't make mistakes either. They just play yours back to you and the audience until you stop them and start over.
All loopers I've used, and I've used at least 10 over the years, allow you to build and delete layers / overdubs. The problem is that this function only goes one overdub deep before deleting the whole track. It's like only being able to go back one step.
The problem isn't with getting overdubs right. The main problem is getting the intial loop tight. Overdubs are not as critical to stop and start perfectly. The aeros is multi-track and multi-part with a visual display for tracking, and midi clock and command integration to sync-up with the Beat Buddy. The Beat buddy in turn sounds AWESOME, and can be used as the master clock for both the aeros loop studio and my TC Triple delay. This means my delay effects are always in sync with whatever tempo is selected on the beat buddy / aeros.
In short, it's far from simple, and it's taken me years to get reasonably comfortable performing with a looper. Building a looping rig is like building a custom instrument you operate with your feet. One that's computer synchronized and intehrated with your guitar and drum effect signals. I use a mini tascam recorder to mix everything, and it's all output in stereo to my Bose S-1 PA speakers. The rig cost me thousands of dollars to build, mainly because of years of failed experiemnets trying to get the exact sound and workflow I wanted. It's a huge undertaking - at least it was for me.
My advice is to start with something simple and cheap, like the $50 "Lekato" looper on Amazon and see if you have what it takes (patience) to learn how to loop simple single part songs like "Knocking on Heaven's Door" that just repeat the same simple open chords throughout the song.
Once you master that, get yourself a more expensive double or triple button unit that offeres a SINGLE button STOP so you don't have to double tap when trying to stop the thing perfectly on the beat. I was never able to master that skill, and I'm pretty good at that sort of thing. Drums are another layer to work in - some loopers have built in drum machines, but I didn't care for any of them personally for performing. OK for practice though. Beware: Every BOSS looper short of their massive 5 or whatever channel looper board require DOUBLE TAPPING to stop. This makes them USELESS as perfomance tools.
At least for me.
Again, looping is HARD. It's not like buying a cool distortion pedal or boutique amp and suddlenly you sound like the God Thor when you play a power chord. It's time consuming (years in my case) and frustrating, especially for the first month or two until you start getting the timing right.
It will make you a MUCH better muscian if you stick with it, and get good at it.
Much better
I'm starting to do videos of my pedal board and how it works. Subscribe to my channel and hit the notification bell etc and hopefully something I post soon will help you out....
@@TheWilliamHoganExperienceAppreciate the in-depth explanation. Definitely helped out this newbie haha
Nux mg 30 is pretty darn good value for money
what's the chances of a little tutorial on how to play riffs like that opening one?
Great and fun video as usual. One comment: with these brands you can never be sure how long the support will last and how soon they’ll replace the unit with a new model. Sure you pay more for a POD Go but you buy yourself a piece of mind as far as support for years to come. Plus community, 3rd party patches etc.
I'm always leery of a few things:
1. The support or lack thereof; some of these companies have terrible customer service.
2. The fact that something new and better is going to come out next week or even tomorrow.
3. Like you said the fact that they will probably release an upgraded model by the end of the year or next year, or whenever.
@@mr.d.572 That could be said of nearly any product, especially the last two points.
Love the opening jam! Great vid chaps!
The valeton is made by Hotone, who also make the Ampero 2...which this looks like it shares a lot with.
I tried other modelers and chose this opposed to its more expensive peers. This is a stupid deal for what you get.
It’s easy to use, and sounds great.
the price seems really good for someone like me, im so novice to these, I own a Boss GT-8 but this is damn great!
This video and Paul Bond's 6 mo follow-up review made me pull the trigger. Have an old Digitech GNX3000 which has been great but so much to love about this modern modelling and multieffects pedal. At this price point it is simply too good for me to pass up.
A pretty cool package. I don't mind at all that there is no touchscreen on board. Somehow you have to achieve the low price and the operation looks very intuitive without it. Btw: As for the "I don't know which effect is on which switch" thing. I'm pretty sure you can name CTRL1 to 4 for each patch, so you see the names in the main patch screen. Can anyone clear this up who already has this unit? I'm currently using a Boss GT1 and although I'm happy with it, I can't shake the feeling that it sounds a bit muddy at times and lacks brilliance in the higher tones, if that makes sense. If anyone has been able to compare the two, I'd love to hear your thoughts on possibly switching to this one. Cheers!
Currently own the gt1 myself and my ears have improved enough that even i feel like it can get muddy at times too, would love to know of any other multi fx procs you purchased since then that's been better!!! Higher price range than the GT would be cool too
@@guyguy8809 I switched to the MG 30 by NUX. I absolutely love the unit and it's ridiculous what you get for your bucks. They also just released a new firmware that improves the unit again. It's worth taking a look. Just make sure you watch recent videos cause they really updated the thing over time. Maybe it's to your liking.
I'm in love with your YT Channel and all the work you've guys done for all of us around the world. Much love from germany for your afford! ❤ Rock ON and I'm really looking forward every day for some new content from you 😅👌
I'm impressed by "Digital" John. Hope to see him on more vids :)
What does it play through? Can you hook it to an amp
Love your channel! The Gaptain, Danish Pete and Digital John! What a blast!
Even have a guitar called Danish Pete... And that is a big thing when you are a swede!
Just so you known, swedes and danish people aren't best of freinds...
Life’s too short pal. Just make music.
Took you guys long enough..
This device seems really awesome!
I'm kinda regretting buying the Tonex pedal now. This looks far better as an input into my DAW input and for practicing.
When it comes to high gain, ultra high gain and other very and some would say over processed guitar sounds I think that there's mountains of hardware and software for that and many if not most will sound about the same IMHO. For that you can grab any number of peddles and so many will get a smashed high gain done. The big BIG features I look for and need are how does it sound clean (and I don't mean clean with a ton of added reverb and delay efx and such), like how does it faithfully reproduce a real amp's clean and allow the real sound of the guitar/amp match to shine (like Fender sparkle or Marshal depth etc)? You touched on that very briefly with a few licks played then right into obsessing about reverbs. You went to a very crunchy Marshall for a second or two. And just as important as clean is how will it faithfully reproduce the "brown" sound of a pushed small amp or the master volume saturation or whatever it's called that makes the slightly to very crunchy sound of tube amps, whether it's small Champ cranked to 10 or Marshall 1959 et al, for blues or just thicker rock sound in rhythm playing (think classic Stones or Faces) or beautiful leads a la Bad Company? With this processor can you pick an amp like the Fender you did, then tap into all its tone/volume/master/ settings etc AND get it to emulate a real amp being pushed to overdrive its speaker... or not? And finally, what if I'd want to also play my acoustic guitar or use the normally great sounding piezo pickup in my solid body? Is there anything on this peddle that won't muck up the beautiful sound of a clean acoustic through a nice shimmering amp?
Any era is a good era for blues!
I like Digital John and these new pedals Hotone ampero, nux mg30, mx5, and this valetron. Very cool. Lots of fun for cheap!!! I think I'll buy them all eventually 😌
I've never understood why all of these type of processors, since the 80's, always have the signal chain running left to right. When in the real world, our signal chains have always run right to left! This Valeton sounds great. Maybe not right up there with the very best but, sounds fantastic for the money.
If I remember correctly Zoom g3 had right to left
That intro was Extreme-ly good! Thanks
What song is it?
*DIGITAL JOHN* *insert meme*
Always my favorite part of these digital videos. 😂
All I need to know is, can you run it through your amp?
I currently own a Zoom G5N, is it worth selling mine and getting one of this Gp-200? Thanks
Lee is F'ing hilarious. Very fun to watch on these videos. Should do stand up as a side job
Comments please and appreciated!😁. Use 4 cable method and mic the amp (I have Marshall DSL40) or forget the amp and use 2 XLR outs to go directly to PA? NOTE; I have not purchased this unit yet!
I saw the bank switched but how u change patches in a live use that I saved?all videos I saw ppl using the rotary know to switch patches
Digi-John can shred yo
I want this multi-fx, thanks for the review.
I love my Valeton GP 200, I’ve found several IRs and presets labeled as PRST like this I can’t get no cl.prst you go to computer and you’ll see on right side two squares next to each other above the list one is import other is export the other three I think first is save . But just make sure when your download purchased presets go up to around 30-A and look for your empty presets called it’s gp 200 lots of empty spots I’ve downloaded approx 20 purchased and I still have lots of slots ….. IRs are a block dead center top says IR click it then look for your purchased or free IRs click one also be in the it’s gp 200 upper spaces and build you a patch with IR I’ve done about 10 of those too Soldano, Friedman, Engle, 800 JCM , VOX , AC SIMM , exc… then just assign you pedals 1234 to turn on / off OD, MOD, REV get great leads
I was dead set on a Hotone Ampero MP-100 after seeing your video on that, but I'm seeing online that a lot of people are liking the GP-200. In terms of versatility, ease of use, and most importantly the accuracy to the original sounds of the actual equipment which is better: the MP-100 or the GP-200? Also, if it matters, I mostly play classic rock and blues. Thank you for your opinions!
Get the GP-200. It basically has the same amp models and other effects as the Hotone.
I may be late to comment but the valeton are actually owned by the same company I had my eyes set on the hotone a as well till I seen this recently and just pick it up during the prime days next day hot tone announced ampero stage II looking forward to seeing reviews on that I'm extremely happy with the gp200 coming from playing gr-55 and online softwares like Helix and amplitube 5
I apologise if I'm being rude, but what is that black thing around John's head? I can't tell if it's a bandana, a headband or some kind of apparatus
It’s the base of his toupee showing through
Every video I have watched on the GP-200 has used electric guitar with massive distortion. Great, it does that all right, but how about us acoustic users? I'm sure there are some nice clean acoustic patches somewhere in there. Can you get Mary Spender back in with acoustic guitar to demo please. Also one more tech question - if using looper with drum machine, can you switch off loop (or pause loop) but keep drums going? I can't find any info on this - not even in the manual. Cheers guys - I love your shop and have bought loads of stuff over the past few years and always enjoy your videos - but please, some of us are acoustic users.
I don’t know. I have one that I’m sending back. The software is very easy to use but it was only recently released in the US for some reason. It would freeze a lot when scrolling through the global menu and the expression pedal would never calibrate correctly. The last straw was when it freaked out, shut down and never fired up again. I always run my stuff through a surge protector and I even tried different outlets and stuff. I thought the tones were great and when using the the desktop software, it was very easy to get really good sounds. I used it live for several months before it shit the bed.
So it pulled an "Amber Heard", is what you're saying? Gross. I regret this comment already and I haven't even posted it yet.
Does this model have micro simulation?
Just bought this board! Cant wait to try it when it comes!!!!!
Does this unit have Snapshot capabilities similar to the Helix? In a live setting it is invaluable to create tonal variations across Snapshots, then press one button to change seemingly infinite parameters simultaneously rather than simply turning a particular pedal on/off.
I was wondering the same!
Hi what's the difference between this model in HD and the other not mentioning HD on the Amazon site is there a difference or is it jus the same???????????
I'd love to see a demo of the GP-200 with an acoustic setup? I love Andertons videos but they do neglect us acoustic guys!
I am also wondering whether I should go for the helix stomp xl or this one has a reliable acoustic effect too.
PODHD500X has an elevated rear row of switches for that 'no-accidental' purpose. That unit sounds great though.
Sounds pretty good. I feel like the gain patches have too much gain on them. I haven’t heard too many great low gain settings.
Might have to trade in my digitech....
Can I use this independently from a computer? Just amp & guitar only. And does the pedal serve as a wah??