Its hard to believe Digitech originally released the groundbreaking Whammy pedal in 1989. Since then, the pedal has definitely earned its place in pedal board history and it is guaranteed to be emulated in any modern generation multi-fx unit. I think back to some of my all time favorite songs and al... [More]

For those who've followed FrugalGuitarist.com for a while, it should be no surprise that I'm a fan of Digitech gear. I've owned a piece of their gear for just about as long as I've been playing guitar as they are one of those companies which always offers a great balance of professional features at ... [More]

Sometimes Frugal means downright inexpensive. Digitech’s Hot Head Distortion pedal runs a smooth fifty dollars, budgeted within the means of any guitarist considering buying a first pedal – and I imagine that’s partly the intention, getting the attention of people who aren’t ... [More]

I can still remember the first time I listened to Steve Vai’s Passion and Warefare album. I was only 15 and had been playing guitar roughly 4 years and that album opened my eyes (or ears as it was) to a completely different approach to guitar. One in which the instrument was not limited by the... [More]

Digitech originally released their revamped RP series around 2006 serving up an enhanced modeling engine which first appeared in their GNX Workstation Processors. Their new Audio DNA2 processor promised four times the power of the previous generation matching their powerhouse GNX3000’s process... [More]

Compact multi effects pedals have a historic reputation of being a jack of all trades, master of none. However, recent advances in programming algorithms and ever increasing processing power have provided an evolutionary jump over the last 5 years or so of an extraordinary magnitude. While it’... [More]

Digitech RP255 vs Zoom G2.1nu: Head to Head Ok, so we’ve run down the main features, strengths, and weaknesses of both the Digitech RP255 and Zoom G2.1nu. So what’s the verdict? As usual, it really all depends on the in tended application. If you live for high gain palm muted madness and... [More]