Valeton GP200 - First Look Review 

This is exactly the type of review I hope to find when researching a product. It's authentic, honest, devoid of bias, and focused, in this case, on getting great sounds and having fun. To find such an experienced and knowledgeable person enthusiastically endorsing the real world usefulness/practicality of the product carries a lot of weight with me. Thank you Mr. Bond

You had me at “Suscribe if you want, don’t if you can’t even bother, as I don’t really care” LMAO! Ok I subscribed! 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

Thanks for sharing mate, very useful video and great guitar playing. Keep them videos coming....

Thank you for doing the review. I've been looking at the GP200 but was on the fence, I'm definitely getting it now. I can't wait!

Awesome review and excellent playing ! 👍

I've watched a lot of reviews of this processor. This was one of the best and honest ones I've seen. I really enjoyed watching your reactions to just the presets. It did help me decide to bite the bullet and get one!

I just bought this unit because of your video…Great Demo here👍🎸🤘

Mr. Bond, that was an awesome review on the Valeton I loved the way you connected it to the laptop very useful. Thanks for sharing.

Massive respect for your amp knowlege and experience, and for excellence in your playing choices to demo each amp sound. One of the best reviews of how a widget actually sounds that I have ever seen. Earned you a sub and a like. 🛎👍🎵😎

I’ve been thinking about getting one of these for months now. Thanks for the video! Totally sold. Sounds great.

I've watched a ton of videos on the GP-200 and yours is the most useful, informative and fun to watch. 🍻

A great bit of kit, and some bloody awesome playing!!

Many thanks for this great review, I like how you removed most of the effects and got down to the amp sims. I purchased one of these and just received it yesterday. I'm busy setting up a short list of presets to use for my recordings and you have given me some great ideas on how to go about the selection process.

Mr. Bond i have to tell you this video has been inspiring! I have owned the GP200 now for a few months, im absolutely in love with it, and your hardware/gear experience, and not to mention your playing gives devices like this a really really big boost! And the fact that the Anderton's guys really like the product too makes for a very interesting backing of it. I assume that by now (im only now finding your video) you have played a little more with the software, you probably already have the latest firmware on it, and have no doubt looked at the new stereo delays and reverbs in there, this thing really really earns its place to be honest. Thanks for a great video! Hope you're able to do some follow up with it!

Great review & guitar playing.

great review Paul, thanks. I ordered mine on the back of this video.

Thanks Paul. Great video, I really appreciate you taking the time to post it.

Paul, I just came across your channel and I like your work, mate. I just wanted to wish you the best with it. I'm sure you'll do well. The honesty, experience and passion in your presentation is what makes you stand out.

Just stumbled upon your channel and glad I did. I’ve just pulled the trigger on this unit and your review has convinced me I did the right thing. The fact you are a professional musician and producer and not just a RU-vid reviewer goes a long way, you’ve just gained a new subscriber, bravo.

This video sold me thanks brother! Great playing and spirit!

Watched this video, and I am sold on this pedal. Thanks for the vid!

Got the same presonus Studiolive 24 series III in my humble studio too! Love it!

Love how you go through the preset list.

Got one of these, amazing bit of kit and especially for the price 😎

This was a really excellent and very thorough review of this unit. I’m so glad I found this review because I’ve been looking at other very expensive petals like the FM three and I just can’t afford them. Of course, if I sell some of my amp I could get one of them, but I might end up doing that anyway, after one of these. Thanks very much. Well done..

Superb review from a quality working pro of a superb product. I was sceptical about all the rave reviews after buying a Boss Katana, again, after rave reviews and being underwhelmed at its lack of 'valvey' sound and feel. The Valeton GP200 appeared to have all the features, sounds, and ease of use I was after. Ideal to jack straight into the poweramp section of my Katana. This review put my mind at ease... I bought one ! ..... Kinnell ! This thing is epic for the money ! .... In the early 90s, when I was getting more serious about guitars I bought a 15+ year old Selmer Treble n Bass valve amp (silver front) for £30. Nobody wanted old valve amps at the time in this format. I was given an old 1960's jukebox speaker baffle, which had a mouldy pair of twin 12's of some type attached. I built it into a cab with some chipboard. The original marshall blues breaker pedal was launched around the same time, which really booted the rig into life. I sold that rig about 1998 for £80 to young lad who was starting out... today those old selmers fetch £600... anyway, I returned to guitar about 10 years ago with a couple of crappy transistor combos, which sadly got nowhere near the older selmer setup. (I think one was H&K attax100) Very recently, I hoped the Katana 100 head would get me in the ballpark. Whilst a lot nearer, it just never quite got close enough. I'm very happy to report that using the DR. Z 38 amp moddel in the GP 200 with a small pre boost and the built in blues breaker fx into the Katana I'm there ! It's dialled in 😊 ... highly reactive, snappy, glassy blues tone at half volume on the guitar pot that rolls into ear flapping old school valve drive at your fingertips. To me, it's worth the £290 to recreate my old amp alone.... However, everything else is epic as well. Marshall 800 is highly authentic.. and my god, The Soldano ! ... Most reviews mention that the Soldano model is extremely close. WOW, if a real Soldano is even slightly better than the model in the Valeton it is truly the world's greatest guitar amp. The hype is real, this budget modeller IS capable of pro tone and use. Thanks for taking the time to give us your expertise on this piece of kit Paul

Great review Paul. Just stumbled on your channel as I’m trying to decide between the Valeton and a Donner Arena 2000. I think after watching you review I’ll go the Valeton route. Great content and you have me a subscriber now.

Thanks!

And the Valeton sound really good!!

Entertaining and informative. Great video. BTW, I also like having the built in expression pedal !

I bought one I absolutely love it!!! Very good sounds and very versatile 👍👍👍👍

I purchased one because of the reviews and the price, I had nothing to loose. I was only looking to have a travel amp that I could throw in a back pack. It has become my main rig, I run it thru 2 headrush FRFR 18's and it sounds amazing and can be freaking loud. The only drawback is that it does not have enough slots for after market IR's, I love all the Celestion IR packs I own. Great review Paul....

I just bought one as well. I have a Bias Positive Grid & this pedal board sounds as good if not better at 1/4 the price. Really solid review, great playing & really helpful comments & insight.Thx for ur 411 overview. It really is getting scary what u can do with a few hundred dollars these days. Makes me wonder if I need to keep my 84 JCM-800 & keep micing it up for sessions when u can get pretty impressive amp sounds from this Valeton GP-200 so easy.

Thank you Paul!!!

Thanks Paul. I'm convinced. Ordered one. ty and merry xmas

Brilliant review paul Exellenty

Fantastic review Paul - I own an almost 20 yr old Boss GT-8 which I have been using with a 1969 Princeton Reverb since I bought it. It doesn't sound very good through a PA (unless I run it through an ART V3 Studio Valve Pre-amp) but wanted to stop hauling amps around and have become very much aware of the trend of moving into advanced amp modelling and profiling. I admit I haven't personally tried any of the Line 6 Helix / Headrush/ Kemper/ Fractal / Quad Cortex / Boss GT 1000 / Fender Tone Master / etc. units but have watched many You Tube demos & reviews ( Anderton's regularly) and just came across the Valeton.GP-200.This unit looks perfect for my needs even though I could afford one of the others. I'm not a pro musician but do appreciate good sound when I hear it and love simplicity as I get older! The sounds you were getting "straight out of box" blew me away and I hadn't realized that latency can be a factor with some of them. Thanks for that revelation. I have also watched your review after 6 months of using the GP-200 and I'm convinced! Cheers from Canada

Yes, anyway, I ordered my unit after months of reviewing and comparing, just seeing the naturalness with which Paul presents the pedalboard that I immediately said to myself: buy it! Thank you for that review and for being who you are. Best regards from Venezuela

Good video Asti. I'm a long time HX Stomp user and the Helix deffo does more stuff BUT these things sound great, are super giggable and affordable - what's not to love? Great time to be a guitarist, it's a golden age for gear! Your playing sounds monstrous as always btw!

I’ve just bought one on your demo , blown me away Paul thankyou makin noise in Spain 😂

Nice personal sharing, It sure is a great piece of gear, love mine too🙏🏻🙏🏻

Thanks. You’ve got me sold.

Great review, I have the GP200, mostly for live playing, It Is great for the price

your video is amazing! i'm thinking to buy one now! 😊

Great review

One of the best demos iv seen. ..

From a musician for musicians. Thank you so much!!!

Oh how I love the versatility and charisma of genuine character. Devoided of any elitist bias unlike the anderton guys that judge everything by its cost/price. Enjoying and having fun, that's what it should always be! 😊😊😊😊 Thank for the review and sharing your insights.

I'm sold im definitely grabbing one. Thanks

Excellent review - this should be the Valeton GP-200's ad.

Thanks for the video,I think I will get one.

This is how u review, well done. Subbed, probably gonna buy this too, thanks for MAKING me spend some of my kids inheritance (although my son plays guitar too, so he'll be happy lol)

Great review, hope you got that for free! This will sell a ton of them!

‘Really fabulous device i own & a great presentation !!!🤓🎸🏆🎭✌🏼🎈#thanks

just one worddddd...OUTSTADINGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG !!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks a lot for your tips and time

After one year struggle with GX100 I finally ditched it. Will go for this one next.

Nice run through! I got one to replace the old Boss GT-3, which is amazing but outdated and quite bulky. This thing fits into a laptop case! Its easy to plug in and start playing but the software lets you dig into what it can really do. It's quirky but versatile and definitely sounds terrific

That’s a very beautiful Les Paul ❤

Being a ‘clean’ sort of bloke, meaning not into tube screamers, must say I enjoyed this presentation as I have this multi-effects pedal and feel I’ve learnt a lot

the height of the buttons on the back row is a feature that i've never understood not being included in units like these (well done Valeton)...

I recently bought one of these to back up my Helix. The feel and responsiveness is there. I think it sounds just as great as the Helix and I may end up using it instead since its smaller and easier the carry around lol.

Great run through. Sounds nice for the money. I am replacing my Line6 hd500 with one. I only really use the effects but like the direct option if anything goes wrong with my amp. Subbed 👍 P.s. I also have an AC50 head dated to 1968. It is as near original as safety would allow. It is the fattest amp I have ever used. Totally different to the shrill AC 15/30 🙂

Great review on the Valeton GP-200, Yes I do own the Fractal AXE-FXll XL, and it's very good sounding, but I use my GP-200 cause it's so easy to get the sound fast. I do say it's really closing the gap on the more price friendly units. Yes, my Fractal has every thing a tweeters need to hone in the perfect sound, but you burn a lot on time setting up the AX-Fll XL, and then the idea is lost. So yes, it's not 100% perfect but at the price point it's a real gem. I had the GE-300 by Mooer and I thought that was pretty good too, until it and it's nice hard case got stolen out of our trunk of our car. Vacations can be hell on band gear. The GE-300 you can control the stomp boxes better, and they lit up the buttons so you can see what amp, reverb, etc. are and where. I find that kind of lacking on the GP-200. As of sound, the GP-200 is on par with my guitar players Heilx ( sure his does more on switching, digital output and higher sample rates for recording) But to be honest I did not like it until he updated it a couple times from Line-6 and added some new cab sims. Not to sure the GE-300 sounds as good as the GP-200, I think the GP has a bit of a edge sound wise on the GE-300, but still the Mooer was pretty darn good too, just a bit behind the GP-200, and the Line-6. I think the only thing out that would sound better is the new Fractal, might be a few more that I have not tried. But I have to say the Paul Bond is a master at showcasing a product and giving his honest option. Two huge thumps up on this video, and killer player and Knowledgeable nice guy.

Hi Paul this is a great review, I am toying with this or the Boss GT-100 at the moment and your review seems to swing it the GP200 way. I downloaded the software for my Mac but since I do not have the hardware I cannot see what it is like. My main tastes are U2 Gilmour and AC/DC so will need a good delay for the first two at least. Have you meddled with the software yet, is it as good as the Boss Tone Studio, which I think is rather nice. PS, I cannot for the life of me understand why you do not have more subs, you know your stuff and can obviously play as well. Keep up the good work, you now have 453 subs.

Got mine a few months ago when my church band went ‘silent stage’ mainly as it was the only in this price range to have xlr outs but I’ve been really pleased with it. The only things I think I would change are the ability to have 2 drive pedals in a patch (some of the boosts are in the Pre and DST selections so why not some of the drives?) and I’d have more modulation options for the delays although the new update has introduced some stereo delays with modulation. Oh and the manual could be a bit more helpful! All in all a great unit.

Just must say that your Les Paul is extremely beautiful, that top is something!

Umming and ahing about ordering one of these from Andertons for a couple of weeks now. I only use software amp sims (TH-U, Amplitube 5 etc), a Spark Mini, and a Fender Mustang Micro, but I wanted something with good quality tones and a looper, to use with headphones on cottage holidays while my wife has a lie-in. Out of all the demos on YT, this is the only one that's completely sold me on it. Oh yeah, have a sub' too.

You should do more of this, Mr Bond!

You my friend know your way around a guitar, awesome and great review, you made me order one. I thank you but wife don’t lol

Love this review and demo, thank you Paul. Like you, I have seen the Andertons reviews and took the plunge yesterday. I'm pairing it with a Laney FRFR cab that they featured. Looking forward to plugging it in.

Great video! Pretty much did what anyone would do by going through all the presets first but cool you did it for us lol. Question, since you first got it, have you decided the best way to use it live? Direct out to PA, using a dedicated FRFR type or into the effects loop of an amp?

Ordered one today

The distortion is lacking so I put a klone boost threw it and now it rocks. Then I put a cmods brownie distortion and no it screams goin'threw a cranked fender black face twin

13:28 Yeah, the eq on the MB amps really changes everything about how the amp sounds... I suspect people take photos of their settings just to make sure that they can get back to that sound again 😂

Hi, great video, just wondering does it have Bluetooth would be a great feature to connect it to a Bluetooth headphones.

My GP-200 arrives today, excited to evaluate it. I have a Kemper Stage and HR Prime, so the bar is very high with me. It looks terrific, but I fear it leans thin and bright on tones, which seems to kinda be a common thread in all of the Valeton reviews. I really hope it has ample fullness, esp on clean. We will see!

I’m a bit late to the party. I use an original POd 2.0. I would assume this is quite an upgrade in sound to that older unit? Great channel and review and playing of course. Thank you

You liked preset #1. Most of us do. Lee Anderton curled his lip and sneered at it calling it something like "typical first patch of a unit and completely unusable" 😄. I had a GP-100 and love this -200. Most people who aren't snobs usually do who give it a solid chance. Best Regards and Best of Luck in 2023!

Dear Paul, how is its pitch shifter as a capo? And the looper? Does the looper work with one button long stop to stope and delete a loop?

I'm amazed by the price of this... It must be the best Multi-Effect for the money! Got one myself so I'm kind of bais....

Subbed....first watch.....not a pro player but too damn much gear including this GP200......and for everyone batching on here about thin,etc...USE THE GLOBAL EQ AND IT SOUNDS GREAT INTO ANYTHING YOU HAVE !! Most people buying this probably have a katana combo.....it works great as power cab and can be bought for $100-200 on used market everywhere, cheaper than these Frfr selling now!

Yo Paul, a most excellent vid. I broke down and bought one of these last week based mainly on your review. I got a pretty sweet deal on the red one. In the last few seconds of your video you hit on the exact topic I was hoping you’d hit on, and that’s recording this thing. I haven’t had a chance to try it yet, but how are you connecting it to your console, daw, whatever? It will def be appearing in some of my future tracks.

Hi Paul, Nice playing! Can you conjure up any country Tele Tones?

Can this be plugged directly into an amp in the front not an effects loop? My Gamma amp does not have an effects loop.. Thanks Craig

Hello Paul! This is an amazing review! Truly great job! I do have two questions :I am looking to use this direct live, do you feel this works for Tha? Second is why you didn't demo the acoustic simulation? Otherwise I will be getting this after your excellent work. Peace brother.

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Brilliant review on the GP 200 will you be doing more videos on this it sounds amazing. Also how are you using it and what monitors are you using. Cheers

Valeton should be paying you, i wasn't convinced by andertons... it left me shaken and did not stir anything... Mr. Bond

10:05 Reverb was the last thing on my mind when you went into this jam.. wow, nice playing!

Ive got one about 4 days ago. And i absolutely love it. Quick question if i was to use earphones and try to tweak myself a nice tone will it be the same if i were to gig with it setting it up in a mixer

Mr Bond, thanks for the excellent video! I got my GP200 just yesterday and have been fiddling with it since. I am wondering how did you keep the volumes of the presets so constant as I was playing through them and the clean sounds were just not getting enough volume through my desktop speakers, even though in the DAW the input is already kind of clipping. Your tones are amazing. Are you monitoring through those Yamahas that I see you've got set up on the left behind you?

Great video Paul! How would you compare the effects quality to similar units/plugins in your experience live and producing? I’ve got a good amp solution so looking to use this for effects primarily

Paul, love this review, I'm almost sold on one. But before I spend any cash, any chance you could try and nail a good Lowell George tone, as that is what I'm looking for? Cheers,

Great sounds thx. May I ask did you output to powered monitor or guitar amp? The reason I asked is if I need to buy a powered monitor if I buy this one? Thx

Thank you for a great review. Nice to see one from a working musician and one not affiliated to a company . I'm thinking of getting one to move up from an MG300. Are you still happy with the Valeton GP200 ?

I have it and its the best gear I have! Such a great tool man, so much fun and endless modeling of tunes

You mentioned that you can just the pedal to program it. I'm not wild about using a computer because I like to do settings on the fly. So if you can produce a video just doing the settings on the pedal & how to program them to certain buttons on the pedal, I'd appreciate it!

Hi Paul, i'm missing a harmonizer in the mod section!

Super nice video on the Valeton w/great info. I own the same Gp-200 unit and also own the Presonus StudioLive (I own the SSL UC1 also which I saw near the mixer). I am just wondering did you plug the Valeton directed into your DAW via the USB out on the Valeton? Or did you use the Valeton L/R line outs into the Presonus? Sound's excellent and nice playing too...Gave a Sub. Glad I found your channel. Phil NYC / Jersey Shore Area

😂😂😂 You: first patch absolutely amazing, nothing wrong with it at all! Lee from Andertons about the same patch: typical multi-effects first patch that’s absolutely unusable in any type of scenario!