Valeton GP200 - I Like It But, I Don't Love It 

I have the Valetron GP200 Junior and I absolutely love it- Nice demo Dave

Dave having conversation with the universe. Beautiful stuff

You're such a inspiration Dave 😊

Dreamy stuff Dave....!!...🎵🎶🎵

What a fantastic video have a good weekend Dave ❤❤❤❤❤❤😊😊😊😊😊😊

I was considering this, thanks for saving me a headache

The GP 200 is a great unit.. Please make your own mind up as I already have..

Great Video Dave as always I like the GUI...Guess I'll Stick with my Boss GT6 though, had it for years and it never lets me down!

I think where you get really the most of out of this is actually when you can hook it up to your computer you have software that it comes with and that allows you to really dial in the unit for what you want and how expandable it actually can be

Dave I have one and love it. I plug it into the power amp input of my boss katana and turn off the cab on the Valeton.

I’ve got the GP-200LT that I use for its FX with a Tonex going into the FX loop to use its amp sims. Works well and sounds good.

I got one to use with headphones or studio speakers if I want to jam and not use my amp or laptop. I love the GUI, very easy, great looper, "ok" drums, amps sound great and most fxs sound great too. So for an all on one box I give it a 8/10. Oh and you can customize the pedals plus it has great midi as well!

AMAZING DAVE!!! I love your work so much I have learned so much from you over the past few years I've been playing guitar. I have the whole Californication pedalboard complete like you had recreated. I am after the By The Way tone now. What tone advice do you recommend and could there be a possible video in the near future?

You can customize the foot switches on patch mode or stomp mode (as well as user mode) and you can change what buttons control banking, changing through patches, or simply turning on and off effects. I currently have mine set up so that tap on all eight of the buttons turns on and off all the effect pedals. Holding down the buttons or combining one and five five and six, six and seven or seven and eight together will give me banking, changing patches, tuner, Looper, drums, etc. I also have one of the buttons that changes the expression pedal mode from a to b so I can control both Wah and volume

I have the JR version of this (it has fewer switches but still has the expression pedal) and I got it as an inexpensive way into amp modelling (and effects). I use it with the HarleyB FRFR speaker for use at home and overall I like it. I hear what you are saying about its drawbacks if you are gigging with it though.

Good evening Dave, I have several multi effects at home. Purely subjectively, I believe that this is not a blind development path in the search for and acquaintance with the sounds of guitar effects. Again, according to my subjective opinion, they are basically pedalboards in a compact package, which probably entails certain compromise solutions and results. Still, I'm glad they exist and provide plenty of learning opportunities not just for beginner guitarists. I have several effects from Valetone. amplifier, connecting cables, etc. It seems to me that the brand is quite responsive to the development and demands of musicians. OK for home play, I can't judge for live play. In my home mini studio I have many PBs as well as Zoom, Hotone, NUX, HB multi-effects. Coexistence works here somehow. I like the particular Valetone model, it basically has 2-3 better effects for the price. Thank you very much for the quality and objective review, including the musical performance. Greetings and I wish you a nice weekend. Pavel CZ.👍👍👍

Nice ambient sounds.

I have the GP 200 I love it but I'm not at a skill level as much as you are but for what it is and for the money I think it's pretty damn good

With your main point being the switching delay it was interesting to see towards the end of your review, when you were switching between presets there was almost no delay… I think there may be something wrong with the setup you’ve configured in stomp box mode. I think there is a mechanism to set the switch to operate on the down rather than on the release, the presets probably do that.

I giggle with mine and it’s mega. Soldano is my fav amp. No idea of it’s actually sounds like one but for punk high gain it’s brilliant

I have the Valeton GP100 I got mine a little over a year ago. I used it maybe 4 times and then had an issue with mine the little screen went completely blank and then I just had a white screen with no display. But the pedal still works but now I have to use the software on my computer in order to use the pedals and different effects. I contacted Valeton but they were not much help and I even sent them an email asking if I could send it to them and have it fixed but never answered me back! But it sounds okay but I don’t really care for it that much anymore and I don’t use anymore! 🤔 Great video Dave Thank you 😊🙏

Great video I tried it returned it not a fan has its good points I guess for the price

Oh the RU-vidr Perfecto De Castro made a few sweet patches that the expression pedal changes amp and pedal settings so you can go from heel\clean to toe\high gain

Hey Dave, I bought this unit last month, to replace my older backup/home digital multifx (a Digitech Element, I didn't mind about how some its distortions/amps sounded, but I hated the half second of gap that occurred switching the patches). I've noticed here that all the pedal switches work only releasing the foot from them, also the CTRL one and the others A/B/C/D (when they're set on stomp box mode) don't have a noticeable gap. Somebody says using a midi controller there aren't these issues at all as well as it seems the latest firmware improves partially the gaps you found in patch mode. By the way years ago, before the Element, I owned that Zoom g2.1u (like yours) and the infamous g9.2tt (the one with the "fake" valve), although I enjoyed the modulations and their configurability (at that time I was playing new-wave/post-punk stuff and all was fine), I really disliked the distiortions, so for me this Valeton sounds much better. ;)

Sounds good… Headrush MX5 is my multi fx does everything l need.. all pre-sets need tweaking to suit your needs… Zoom Gu2.1 is also a favourite of mine!🙂

I love Jazz Chorus amps but only for half the signal...Fender on the other half. JC amps don't do dirt well at all but I love their clean sound. Great pedal platforms. I know lots of distortion leaning rockers don't like them but that's not my wheel house.

PARAMETRIC EQ. Im sure the gp 200 has it. It brings amp models to life. Makes the sound rounder If you use it on anything, its great. The digital world has to have one in my experience. The katana sounds way better with one. I use helix which made me sell my katana. Im excited about your helix video!! Hope you love it as much as i do

I have a GP100 and love it. Just wish it had an effects loop. Tried the GP200 and returned it. Probably because I don't have the skills to get the best out of it. But the GP100 is great for practice, the occasional jam night, and even rare unpaid gig.

Kick on the chorus , reverb, and a slight bit of echo. Some of these multi effects are leaving out echo to use on a slow intro to get that live stage big thick sound booming through the air at night sound. On the right songs. When you hear that you dont forget it, its hard to capture and replicate. I still work at it. They need to make a pedal for that named "The big sound". You got some good sounds out of the Valeton. Thanks Dave for the review. Oh just saw the Boss Terra echo pedal. With some other effects like Valetons, thats getting close. Thanks again Dave, you sounded close with the Valeton at certain points.

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I tried the smaller version of this - similiar to you through a guitar amp (think my Katana, my idea was to basically have 1 amp & 1 unit cover everything). Much the same as you I found the drives/distortions a bit "thin" to my ears. Very good unit, that I think serves a great purpose, which is a way to have a 1 stop shop MFX on a signifcant budget reduction - that does everything - from being a stand alone giggable or studio rig, to something you can implement in to a board to cover effects you may want, but dont want to fork out on etc. I had thought about getting somethig like this to have a small "headphone rig" - but opted myself to just get one of those little nux mighty lites - which are shockingly good (especially if you get one for £20 like I did, what a deal that was).

Great video, Dave. I'm wavering on a new multiFX unit for a new project im involved with, and the GP200 was in the mix. I'm a pedals and valve amp guy, but I am looking for an ampless unit that I can take to open mics, showcases etc. and have patches for songs as well as having it set up like you had in the video. This unit seems to do this? @everyone, suggestions/alternatives to the GP200 in a similar price bracket welcome 🙏

Hey Dave, nice video as always. You should try updating the firmware, maybe that will fix the issue you are the noticing when switching patch.

Hi Dave. I have the headrush pedal board. Not the new prime but the model before..it has a feature called tails which I think it's stops and lag in-between pressing the switches. It's also very easy to switch off the tail mode .I bought the headrush because of the simplicity of the unit. It has a 7 inch touch screen and very easy to navigate. I didn't go for the helix or the boss 1000 because of the simplicity of the headrush. I enjoy the headrush for that reason. I hope one day you get the chance to review one I would love to here your thoughts thanks again Dave. Ps I watch your gig that you put up on utube phenomenal absolutely brilliant .what a truly incredible band

Luv my Gp200, you have the global EQ if you think not enough Bass and you can do so much more also easier if you connect to your computor to set it up. try using in stereo and send to 2 amps

Hey Dave thanks for the video! I had the exact same issue with the unit but after upgrading the firmware (to 1.5.2) and putting the volume block in front of the signal chain the "fade" thing is eliminated and i´d say the gaps are pretty much gone. It´s still annoying that the unit doesn´t react when pressing the button but switches when you release it but yeah...once i got used to it it works for my live setup :-) Keep up the good work!

Tried out the lite version of this and ended up returning it - still nothing touches the zoom g3n as a mid-pedalboard multi fx for my money. Except the g1four if you need to use batteries or a powerbank.

Hi Dave! Very tasteful playing and sounds can you share your patches please?

I can see where a multi effects unit wouldn’t exactly work for you but I think that might be a good home practice unit. Everything in one unit. It would work for me because I just play at home 🏡 although I think many of us are always upgrading just to hear what’s out there. Nice demo. I like how clean it looks and agree about the staggered height of tap buttons. Thanks. 👍☮️🌞🎸🎵🩵

I always prefer digital/ software based tones for the flexibility but I'll always understand the satisfaction of having each tone in an actual existing pedal in front of you. Lots of character

I just get lost in this. It's like a movie soundtrack. Some day I'd love to see you explain more as to how you achieve this dreamscape sound on guitar. From guitar, pickup, technique to pedal order and settings and amp.

Try the ampero 11 stomp. I think these digital boxes are fun. That’s where I’ll leave it.

Hmm I was literally getting ready to buy one in just a few minutes a video from Dave pops up ? It sounded great with you playing .. hehe.. people of the tube let me know if I should buy one today ..seems great for the price..and I'm on a budget... thanks y'all..this would be my first introduction to a multi effects unit

For live, it might be useful to have the pedal pressed in in advance ready to release when you need the sound. Sometimes, we don't always get there in time.

It's pretty normal for patch changes to take time, but the root of your complaint is really you can't make a pedalboard you actually like with it. Normal use for any PB (even hard wired ones) are you build one pedalboard and footswitch toggle the thing you want to change.

you can add an extra block for the effects, let say i want to have 2 mod units along each other and i can use only 1...

How ya Dave. What treble booster can I get that will get me the Rory Gallagher sound

My Guitar Teacher has one for students to use, it's good but it's not a patch on my Headrush MX5 I use at home

My mate had to go into the global eq and really take the high cuts down to kill the high end fizz.

Strange what you said about not having enough bass. I have to roll bass off everything. I have global EQ shelving at 90 Hz

Is the order of ToneCity and GV' Plus on your main pedalboard (vertical in front of the speakers)... reversed??

Hi dave! Can i get your patch on the valeton. I like the tone. Good enough for me :)

Bought one and then returned it. Its a great piece of gear for home use, but I wanted to use it as my live rig so that my sound was always the same at different venues. My main issue was that it didn't respond or feel like a real amp under my fingers in a live setting

Think you change switch to activate on down press where std is switch on up

Hey here with Sjaak, I myself have the same multi effect board, but lately I bought the Rumble Seat from Alien Analoge, and well what if I gonna try to get the same sounds with this multi effect pedal, gues what I found out, this is a bit stupid because the are practilly the same price but the Valeton GP 200 can do it and much more, so do I need a lot of hardware or just this with an amp and cabinet speaker and go for it. PS: I was suprised with the sound of Pink Floyd, I like youre sounds, youre playing, youre older video's it remembers me going wild in the late 80's me trying to play Jimmi Hendrix in the middle of the night, they could hear me 3 blocks away when I had the windows open. That gave me some problems but when you got time in control with youself it doesn't matter. Do it over again and again till you get satisfaction and feel good about it. The Valeton GP 200 is just AWESOME.

Have the hr prime cool, and the hottone but this valeton i kind of think is ok, got the red one my fav colour 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 i think the amp can matter with these, my valeton sounds shite into my laney ironheart 120 but slapping it on my orange pro crush 120 it sounds the dogs bollocks using the clean channel, i think amps have some effects on it from my useage. They are designed to tweek and get levels right but it if you have the time too, i think its better than the pod go, had one of those twice and sold within 2 weeks of having them and will not be getting another ever made my mind up on that

You need to update it ....i did with mine no dely in changing in patches or (fading) as what u experience...

that tone at 24:14 is what I want for live soloing can I get that with a pedal

Also I have the RED one GP200R

What's your honest opinion on best multi effects pedal your have tried without spending silly money. Is the HX stomp still the daddy or have you tried anything better in that price range. All best Peter

I think to get rid of that move the volume pedal far right bottom to in front of WAH pedal,why, you ask 😂 I don’t know but it takes out lag.

How do you regulate the difference in volumes, for example in the distortion/crunch presets? Do you just reduce the volume of the patch? Greetings from Mexico I just bought the Valeton GP 200 too

Hi Dave. That’s awesome. 21:30. How did you do it? The shimmer sound?

Hey dave. I believe you should try making one pedal board with several controls instead of several pedalboards with one control.

Hey Dave, I see your issue with this device. But to better understand the issue, it would be nice to demonstrate how it should be working for you. Demonstrate it with your peddels. Maybe it can be tuned somewhere in the software. I'm sure the developers of this device will take your recommendations seriously.

how is the sound quality compared to ur G6 . can u get the same ambient tones in the intro with Zoom G6. I'm looking for an effects unit fo my worship live rig. dose the zoom g6 has any acoustic pre amp in it?

At first i hear red hot chili pepper (rhcp) kinda thing, then suddenly it's more like jimi.. then i was like wow! all this while didn't realize that rhcp is actually influenced by jimi.. Then owh! it was just you who got influenced by them both (is it true?).. anyway, great playing! Really like it 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.. btw, on the laging / fading isue, shoot me but i never came across anybody who said anything about it.. at least on youtube..

I would love to know your patch for the clean can you export it and email to me

Dave , kustom defender 112 , cheap tube amp for £120, or avoid like plague ? Xx

You've spent so many years crafting your board to amp setup that I'd imagine no multi effect unit would achieve what you've carefully built for yourself

Set the global eq it males a huge difference.

Used mine for a couple of rehearsals then left the band, it hasn't been out of it's box since. Which is a waste, I think it's a gret piece of kit.

Very often the case that amp and cab models are usually asked to be turned off, if you absolutely do need to front end an amp...Should be in global routing inside manual no?...These things are not designed to primarily work in front of regular amps for certain...don't have to follow rules of course, if you can find something that goes against them and offers pleasing results...

...... All those beautiful pedal boards of Honor over the place yeah.. the never ending search for the Epic Tone and colors just give me my Echoes, Delays, Reverb and the most High Gain Brutally dark and sinister Doommetal Distortions

Vangelis

Valeton GP200 or NUX Trident for your taste?

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When you say you set it to run through a guitar amp, do you mean you just shut off cabs? Could you specify?

I don’t find it lacking in bass, usually I have to cut the bass, but I’m playing an LP and you’re playing a strat. My PRS is less boomy.

Can you please do john frusciante tone on valeton gp 200

Stomp mode

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You don't want to know what my thoughts are...🧐 But I might tell you what I think... 😊

If you go through the front end you must turn off cab sim feature i am sure you know this for it to sound right.

Dave, is it possible to mount John Frusciante's timbre on it?

Wtf is this patch 1:03 ? ❤❤❤❤

22:33 oh that is weird

Gig worthy! I beg to differ. I took this to a gig and the stewards chucked me out. I heard one of them say how did he get past the body search team at the front door? Abseiling is always the answer for unlawful gig entry without a ticket.

Those your pants on the radiator???😂😂

I’ve had 2 x GP100s and 1 x GP200. All crap. Sounded really synthetic and didn’t even work as an audio interface as there was lots of crackle. Weird as I have a Hotone Ampero One which I think is from the parent company and that’s pretty good.

People should know, there is NO warranty on these. Mine broke (no sound one day) after a few weeks and Valeton said, sorry. That's it?! So I ordered a new one and returned the dead one. Then sold the new one on Reverb to get my money mostly back. It's hot garbage.

It sounds way better through the effects loop of the amp.

Great video and I think this unit would be great to use doing ambient music for a movie. Sorry to be nosey but I see you have TWO Golden Plexis now, great pedals and I got myself one on your recommendation. A bit of a curve ball, but have you ever reviewed the Fender Stratacoustic. You're a true inspiration buddy and my son (17) has now started watching your videos/reviews.

This sounds great, maybe you just need to get used to it

Dave stole my bike, I really need it back, Any chance you could send me a multi fx for my gigs. I'll have it to make up for my stolen bike

Might be worth watching this too. This pedal seems to have used similar switching to the Valeton, but that was changed in the firmware update....ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rAItdiCiGnU.htmlsi=v__TmSeLB9-gtfpP