The ME series goes back to around 1988. I had an ME5 and it had digital effects and analog overdrive and distortion. I don’t remember what it cost but it was probably $300 or less.
Stu from KGLW plays it live, i boufht it also last time, and i am really impressed, quaity is good, there are a lot of tones and effects, and its simple. Very good for beginners and medium players. Greetings James (lol)
BOSS makes go-to stomp boxes. This gives you the greatest hits in one unit. Kind of crappy wah, but the OTHER pedal modes are worth looking into. The owners manual explains a build your own distortion feature!
I have a decent pedal board but just for band practice or messing around without a lot of cables it seems great. Plus I don’t own a whammy and I got one for 80 bucks. Way less than a whammy. Can’t wait to try it out.
Got mine in 2002/3. It was just out. Gigged it for years and still have it. Pedal broke off years ago but still rocked it. Picked up a broken mint me-50b for cheap and used it for parts to restore it. The thing i love about the me50 is that it doesn't change the tone in bypass mode. The newer models do. If you can pick one up then jump on it. The distortions can be debatable but you're getting an expression pedal, wah, delay, modulation, noise gate, comp and a tuner that are all really good. Plus you get an ok reverb (the mod is ok), and then you can also plug audio tracks through it. I loved it on guitar with my tsl2000 but i only use it now on my synths and, to be honest, the distortion and tone controls are awsome with synths. I love this thing. Glad to see there is still an interest out there, and yes, my mates call me an me-50 fanboy, but im cool with it. Keep her lit.
I used mine from around 2004-2008 for the modulation, delay , tuner and expression pedal. Great pedal. I sold it in 2009 and bought used again in 2016. I really missed the resonance and voice expression. I feel like it has more character than most multi fx pedals. I know it’s digital but it doesn’t feel as flat as digital from it’s time.
Buenisimo!! Tengo una y me pasa lo mismo.. para tocar en vivo la uso y es muy practica , la distorsion es discutible pero para la edad que tiene suena muy bien
This was my first pedal ever. Being a beginner and not known much, multi-effect was the way to go. I sold it after a couple of years, because I bought the GT-8. Both pedals were actually under-utilised... I didn't really have references to the real amps and effects that were emulated in the ME or the GT. I replaced the GT-8 with the Line 6 Pod HD Pro and the Shortboard. I liked the fact that the Pod HD Pro could also be used like a pedalboard, as if you're controlling up to 8 pedals. The Boss multi-effects were more based on presets. It made more sense to me to have a pedalboard layout, and with the computer software it was easier to understand. Finally in 2021 I built a real pedalboard with a bunch of pedals. It took almost two years to finish, but some pedals are substituted sometimes. Having real, physical pedals and an amp (or using the Boss IR-200) really feels like home. I've got a lot of creative options, but the options are limited. No option paralysis anymore! Having said that, I kinda wish I still had my GT-8, because I'm much more knowledgeable today. It would have been fun to mess around with it and create some weird and wild presets. I remember the ME-50 wasn't great in preset mode. When switching between presets, there was this very short delay, a short sound dropout. So it didn't really work for rehearsing or gigging. You don't want to have that half a second's silence between your verse part and your chorus part. Or maybe there was something wrong with my box?
Sorry for the late reply. I’m just seeing this comment. I have the same issue with the boss me-50 in preset mode. I used it a lot for recording in the 2000s. For live use I used it for delay, phaser and the expression pedal. I’ve had numerous pedal board set ups since but wanted the boss me-50 again because of nostalgia. I think it’s great for anyone beginning to play and explore. Cheap and somewhat intuitive compared to the boss gt-8. Thanks for commenting!
@@RPMusicStudios I agree that it's simple and easy to use, the GT-8 has some menu diving. Too bad the ME-50 lacks the DSP, it would have been great for live use with the presets. It's got some great sounds in it regardless.
ME-50->GE-7->RC-10r and call it a day. Could add a synth pedal or better compressor, but that's gravy. The ME-50 gets you 90% or so there, the EQ can get you to 95% of any sounds. Add in drums and a looper, and you've got plenty to play with.
I bought my ME-50 maybe 15 years ago??? I used it with my Monoprice 5 watter. It was so easy to dial in just the right sounds that I was craving. It's very easy to operate. Then I went acoustic for a decade and a half: 2 Martins, 000-28 Deluxe, D-18, a Gibson J-45, a 1968 Gibson small acoustic, several Takamine lawsuits. But now I feel the Strat, and LP calling again. Everything should be just like I left it. Take care all!!!!
This is a great unit for old school into-a-good-amp playing. No fuss. No little lead connectivity issues. Great design all very usable and easy to dial in. Exceptionally sturdy. You can use specialist pedals along with it of course. I got mine used for £100. You have to have a good amp or good amp sims / pedals, this just does the main guitar effects really well with no hassle. I have a pedal board of boutique pedals worth about £1500 and this is a great on-the-fly backpack alternative.
I bought it again in 2023. I had the same one 10 years ago. But when I decided to build a pedalboard, I bought an ir player from AMT, revv g3 and I needed a bunch of effects pedals. And instead I just bought the me 50 again. I think it's as classic as the BOSS pedals. This is not old stuff. This is a classic.
Everything is digital. And this sounds like it. Built and laid out like great roadworthy progear, but that 20-20k digital means anyone with experience will find it limited. Extremely limited in all sounds.
I disagree. My last 20 gigs I just picked this thing that I bought used on short notice for a european tour some 15 years ago. This pedal is awesome, I have loads of custom pedals for sale now haha (except for some that really are irreplicable)
@@beenderedonedat the pedal is a useful Swiss Army knife kind of solution. Way neater than a pedal board and less capacitance. Also great for beginners to experience fx. But I can't see any of my shoe-gazimg friends settling for it.
Nice, i have one and put it away...time to get it out after this .. liked your style and i have come across the same sound with just an fender amp modeler within the gt series.. i remember buying that cause the color was such a 🔵 blue.. plus being Boss i figured you couldn't loose for 99 bucks ..it still looks like new..
@@RPMusicStudios I run it with "Blackstar mt stage 60" amp and I just find that it sound better if I turn down the treble on my amp a bit, sounds less harsch, especially the distortion effects
Pretty cool video Man.....#2022.....and i have finally one of this......i was running after the ME-50 for a long time now....i found this gem' just incredible for the amount of money.......it's a solid manufactured gear......and as far as the sounds are concerned.....this rack is a beast !!!! ......really crazy.....and a ridiculous amount of pretty cool effects......
This is extremely helpful. I just picked one of these up at Guitar Center for an ensemble class I'm in, and I'm utterly new to pedals.. thank you so much for this!
Well, i have used this for gigs back in 2004-2009 for subtle and not so subtle effects. Weird noises are subjective and genre dependent. Example I play Shoegaze style music which delay ,fuzz ,pitch bending and modulation are a big part of the sound. If I played 80s metal I would not use this pedal in the same way. If I played blues I would not use any pedal. Hope this helps.
Hey Love this man. I've still got mine, and have used it live (including a Zeppellin show, great for Theramin effects) and recording since mid 2000s. I always found this unit to be really useful. Thanks for the post. Great demo.
@@RPMusicStudios There are foot switches you can get to move you between patches without having to bend down. I got tunes on SC and RN where I use it exclusively on the later recordings ('08-'14).
Got this thing in the early 2000's and I still use it nearly every day.
Dont buy expensive Hardware when your not a prof., but buy this for getting ideas and more, i bought one for 50 Bucks and its great!
Thank you for this, more power to your band Metallica! YEAHH!
Ahhahhhahaahhahaha! I love it. Master of Puppets is actually a life changing album for me.
is this good for playing Metallica songs like enter sandman?
Hi James Hetfield 😅😅
Give me fuel give me fire 🔥
The ME series goes back to around 1988. I had an ME5 and it had digital effects and analog overdrive and distortion. I don’t remember what it cost but it was probably $300 or less.
I was 14 in 88 so had all hand me down stuff. Fake les Paul and some tube amp and no pedals. Not even distortion
Stu from KGLW plays it live, i boufht it also last time, and i am really impressed, quaity is good, there are a lot of tones and effects, and its simple.
Very good for beginners and medium players.
Greetings James (lol)
BOSS makes go-to stomp boxes. This gives you the greatest hits in one unit. Kind of crappy wah, but the OTHER pedal modes are worth looking into. The owners manual explains a build your own distortion feature!
I have a decent pedal board but just for band practice or messing around without a lot of cables it seems great. Plus I don’t own a whammy and I got one for 80 bucks. Way less than a whammy. Can’t wait to try it out.
It’s definitely the best 80 bucks ever spent on gear!
sounded kool, but kinda trippy... you must have took that word COSM to heart... lol...
Got mine in 2002/3. It was just out. Gigged it for years and still have it. Pedal broke off years ago but still rocked it. Picked up a broken mint me-50b for cheap and used it for parts to restore it. The thing i love about the me50 is that it doesn't change the tone in bypass mode. The newer models do. If you can pick one up then jump on it. The distortions can be debatable but you're getting an expression pedal, wah, delay, modulation, noise gate, comp and a tuner that are all really good. Plus you get an ok reverb (the mod is ok), and then you can also plug audio tracks through it. I loved it on guitar with my tsl2000 but i only use it now on my synths and, to be honest, the distortion and tone controls are awsome with synths. I love this thing. Glad to see there is still an interest out there, and yes, my mates call me an me-50 fanboy, but im cool with it. Keep her lit.
I used mine from around 2004-2008 for the modulation, delay , tuner and expression pedal. Great pedal. I sold it in 2009 and bought used again in 2016. I really missed the resonance and voice expression. I feel like it has more character than most multi fx pedals. I know it’s digital but it doesn’t feel as flat as digital from it’s time.
Buenisimo!! Tengo una y me pasa lo mismo.. para tocar en vivo la uso y es muy practica , la distorsion es discutible pero para la edad que tiene suena muy bien
This was my first pedal ever. Being a beginner and not known much, multi-effect was the way to go. I sold it after a couple of years, because I bought the GT-8. Both pedals were actually under-utilised... I didn't really have references to the real amps and effects that were emulated in the ME or the GT. I replaced the GT-8 with the Line 6 Pod HD Pro and the Shortboard. I liked the fact that the Pod HD Pro could also be used like a pedalboard, as if you're controlling up to 8 pedals. The Boss multi-effects were more based on presets. It made more sense to me to have a pedalboard layout, and with the computer software it was easier to understand. Finally in 2021 I built a real pedalboard with a bunch of pedals. It took almost two years to finish, but some pedals are substituted sometimes. Having real, physical pedals and an amp (or using the Boss IR-200) really feels like home. I've got a lot of creative options, but the options are limited. No option paralysis anymore!
Having said that, I kinda wish I still had my GT-8, because I'm much more knowledgeable today. It would have been fun to mess around with it and create some weird and wild presets.
I remember the ME-50 wasn't great in preset mode. When switching between presets, there was this very short delay, a short sound dropout. So it didn't really work for rehearsing or gigging. You don't want to have that half a second's silence between your verse part and your chorus part. Or maybe there was something wrong with my box?
Sorry for the late reply. I’m just seeing this comment.
I have the same issue with the boss me-50 in preset mode. I used it a lot for recording in the 2000s. For live use I used it for delay, phaser and the expression pedal.
I’ve had numerous pedal board set ups since but wanted the boss me-50 again because of nostalgia.
I think it’s great for anyone beginning to play and explore. Cheap and somewhat intuitive compared to the boss gt-8.
Thanks for commenting!
@@RPMusicStudios I agree that it's simple and easy to use, the GT-8 has some menu diving. Too bad the ME-50 lacks the DSP, it would have been great for live use with the presets. It's got some great sounds in it regardless.
@@RPMusicStudios how would I get a acoustic sound and compression please and thanks
ME-50->GE-7->RC-10r and call it a day. Could add a synth pedal or better compressor, but that's gravy. The ME-50 gets you 90% or so there, the EQ can get you to 95% of any sounds. Add in drums and a looper, and you've got plenty to play with.
I have one here in the Brazil it's a cool pedal in the amp, in line i don't think...
What the price in your place?
🇧🇷 Greetings
Hi Pablo. They go for 75 to 125 US dollars here. That’s a bargain compared to newer multi effects pedals especially with inflation. Greetings!
I bought one of these brand new, wish I'd never sold it.. so easy to use and great sounds.
I’ve owned the ME-50 2-3 times! Holding on to it this time.
@@RPMusicStudios i don't blame you!! I'm thinking of getting an ME80..
I bought my ME-50 maybe 15 years ago??? I used it with my Monoprice 5 watter. It was so easy to dial in just the right sounds that I was craving. It's very easy to operate.
Then I went acoustic for a decade and a half: 2 Martins, 000-28 Deluxe, D-18, a Gibson J-45, a 1968 Gibson small acoustic, several Takamine lawsuits.
But now I feel the Strat, and LP calling again. Everything should be just like I left it.
Take care all!!!!
Cannot read the fine print on settings of overdrive /distortion /modulation-----BAD VIDEO photography?
This is a great unit for old school into-a-good-amp playing. No fuss. No little lead connectivity issues. Great design all very usable and easy to dial in. Exceptionally sturdy. You can use specialist pedals along with it of course.
I got mine used for £100. You have to have a good amp or good amp sims / pedals, this just does the main guitar effects really well with no hassle. I have a pedal board of boutique pedals worth about £1500 and this is a great on-the-fly backpack alternative.
I bought it again in 2023. I had the same one 10 years ago. But when I decided to build a pedalboard, I bought an ir player from AMT, revv g3 and I needed a bunch of effects pedals. And instead I just bought the me 50 again. I think it's as classic as the BOSS pedals. This is not old stuff. This is a classic.
Wow very impressive the sounds you were getting out of that ME 50! Thanks that really helped me.
I’m glad I could help!!!!
Everything is digital. And this sounds like it. Built and laid out like great roadworthy progear, but that 20-20k digital means anyone with experience will find it limited. Extremely limited in all sounds.
True. That’s why I recommend it for beginners. Find what sound excite you and as you progress find those sounds in pedals that excel.
I disagree. My last 20 gigs I just picked this thing that I bought used on short notice for a european tour some 15 years ago. This pedal is awesome, I have loads of custom pedals for sale now haha (except for some that really are irreplicable)
@@beenderedonedat do you have a Boss RT-20?
@@beenderedonedat the pedal is a useful Swiss Army knife kind of solution. Way neater than a pedal board and less capacitance. Also great for beginners to experience fx. But I can't see any of my shoe-gazimg friends settling for it.
No, only the ME-50. Played it as of yesterday again. 900 people, it was great, I wasn't haha, but the pedal worked just fine
@@luckyhouston1054
Nice, i have one and put it away...time to get it out after this .. liked your style and i have come across the same sound with just an fender amp modeler within the gt series.. i remember buying that cause the color was such a 🔵 blue.. plus being Boss i figured you couldn't loose for 99 bucks ..it still looks like new..
I still use this for recording from time to time. There are certain sounds that only this pedal produces!
I find that this pedal brings out too much high end so I always turn down the treble on my amp while using this
Is that with certain effects? Or just having it in the chain?
@@RPMusicStudios I run it with "Blackstar mt stage 60" amp and I just find that it sound better if I turn down the treble on my amp a bit, sounds less harsch, especially the distortion effects
Why demo the sound from this pedal using DELAY on ALL the fx ? Why not remove delay so we can hear each fx clearly !
I played it how I use it and how I like it. I pushed it to extremes to showcase its abilities.
Pretty cool video Man.....#2022.....and i have finally one of this......i was running after the ME-50 for a long time now....i found this gem' just incredible for the amount of money.......it's a solid manufactured gear......and as far as the sounds are concerned.....this rack is a beast !!!! ......really crazy.....and a ridiculous amount of pretty cool effects......
It really is a solid piece of gear!
wish i never slept on this
This is extremely helpful. I just picked one of these up at Guitar Center for an ensemble class I'm in, and I'm utterly new to pedals.. thank you so much for this!
Glad I could help! Good luck!
I can't see anyone using any of the sounds in this review on an actual gig. Is it just for messing around with at home to generate weird noises?
Well, i have used this for gigs back in 2004-2009 for subtle and not so subtle effects.
Weird noises are subjective and genre dependent. Example I play Shoegaze style music which delay ,fuzz ,pitch bending and modulation are a big part of the sound.
If I played 80s metal I would not use this pedal in the same way.
If I played blues I would not use any pedal.
Hope this helps.
Great video. Thank you!
Crazy stuff !!!!
My goto pedal… but i never knew u can create these sounds… thx
It’s a great pedal!
Hey Love this man. I've still got mine, and have used it live (including a Zeppellin show, great for Theramin effects) and recording since mid 2000s. I always found this unit to be really useful. Thanks for the post. Great demo.
I just used it last week on a recording! There are sounds on it that I can get really quick!
@@RPMusicStudios There are foot switches you can get to move you between patches without having to bend down. I got tunes on SC and RN where I use it exclusively on the later recordings ('08-'14).
had one of those for about a year, wrote some good stuff with it and had a ton of fun. Wish i never sold it!
It’s definitely one of those things where you don’t know what you got till it’s gone. It def punches above its weight.
Your delay & distortion parts sound like early mogwai
Love mogwai. Haven’t listen to them in a while. Saw them live in Philly 2008ish. Big pedal boards lol
Nice man
Could you plug l r outputs into 2 different amps to get chorus similar to jc120?
I’m pretty sure you can. I don’t see why that wouldn’t work. I’ll have to test that out!
Yes you can!!!
Yes! That’s probably it’s best feature. It has stereo chorus, pan effect and ping pong delay. Sounds great going to two amps.
Like your playing dude!
Thanks!
Where i can buy this multifx?
your local gas station of course
@@kevinr.3542 😂
does lsd came with that pedal when you buy it? 😂
If you buy it from the right seller! Lol
I'm thinking about buying a used one from a local player. I'm wondering of it has a looper? I can't find an answer to that.
It doesn’t have a looper