Valeton GP-200

Valeton GP200 amp modeler on a budget

Pro's :
- Very stirdy build metalcase and pedal and clever connections (even USB-C and seperate midi in out plus xlr L/R and jack L/R outputs thumbs up for that
- The amps and stock cabs are very good with great dynamics and with a good IR added (you can load enough of them in the unit ) absolute great sounding
- The Wahs, boosts ,drives and modulation "pedals" are also very usefull
- Operation is breeze ,the pc editor is just very good

Con's :
The delay section definitely needs a firmware upgrade, mostly missing afilter section (a lo pass filter would be great addition) and only one delay is stereo (ping pong) the others are weak and bearely usable since they sit behind you own sound ( IMHO)
Reverb is usable but nothing special
Pitchshift just sucks big time
a lot of the fx are missing a dry/wet mix parameter

So in short a very promising unit where future firmware updates could take it easy to subtop level (helix and others ) amps come very close to fractal feel so Valeton please go ahead with new firmware (including correcting the guiding text of the amps (where valeton now is calling them speakers ???) in the pc editor and beat the lot

So Ive wanted this pedal for a while and it didnt disappoint me one bit. For this price ability to have many tunable cabs, amps, effects and even a global eq is quite insane. I played it for a bit and connected multiple external pedals. With enough tweaking you can get a sound youve always wanted and making presets is really easy. Even without the desktop aplication everything you need is easily changable. All the buttons you need to quick access pedals or amp is a good addition. Stomp mode has almost no delay between activating effects and tuner works great. One big bonus is the metal body, the upper buttons are taller making it easy to press them.

Only big drawback that ive found in 3 days of playing is you can have only one of each effect type so if you want a flanger and chorus youd need an external pedal for one of them since both are in modulation pedal spot. Some effects are worse versions of other effects but thats a preference thing and the full manual is only available through internet (the box comes with a quick description of every button and connection).

Overall I believe this mfx pedal is a great addition to an already exiting pedal board and is a great starting point for making one.