On 2004-03-08, russ138 gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 5...(8195)


Purchase: I got this piece of heaven at the GUitar Center in Ohio used for a little under $100.00
Pros: Man this thing is sweet. I was a big fan of the Boss Metal Zone pedal but was looking into getting some delay and wah going on. So I did some research and liked what I heard, this thing has great distortion, everything from bluesy overdrive to full out Metal Zone saturation. The effects are also nice you can adjust them on computerized knobs which is cool and quite easy. I've heard people complain about the wha and it's true that it doesn't have the sweep of a crybaby but it'll get the work done.
Cons: The only thing I don't like is that it's made of plastic. I can stomp pretty hard sometimes but so far it's a trooper.
Quality: Good, just the plastic issue.

Summary: This is a great piece of equipment if you are considering buying one I would definately urge you to do so.

On 2003-12-23, Slobby gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 5...(7044)


Purchase: I bought this unit used because of my budjet and love for different sounds. I needed a effects pedal that would put out for a couple hundred bills. guess what I found it.
Pros: Heard lots of bad things about the ME-30. "it doesn't give me the sound I wanted... blah blah!" Give it up guys! This unit is awesome, lots of different sounds mean a broader band of musical types. Music that is unreffined without being able to pigeonhole it into a shelf section in a music megastore. "it doesn't sound like the jeff beck solo I'm trying to emulate?" You know why? because your supposed to make your own music... ME-30 has lots of different options, combine chorus,tremolo, phaser sounds. Do what you want. For a couple hundred dollars its Damn solid, buy it and get creative.
Cons:
Quality: It's built tough enough for you to bring it to a live show and stomp on it when your stoked. Just make sure the guy watching you in the front by the stage doesn't spill beer on you ME-30.

Summary: get a drum machine, a recorder and some lyrics... just giv'er.

On 2003-01-26, ZaK gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 4...(4172)


Purchase: Purchased the unit at alocal music shop in Edmonton, Alberta. I paid Around $350.00CND I was using an old Ibanez effects rack but it was beyond repair, I use to play in aband but I no longer do and I only require a toy rather than a durable road unit.
Pros: I like the simplicity of the unit for just playing at home, I would not recomend it for playing in a road band but for jamming around home or in a local band it is a simple compact unit with allot of bang for your buck, great distortion options great course and delay. Built in tuner is great to. It has a track play back for those of us that can't read music and don't have the patients for tab you can slow down riffs and catch them by ear, it's great.
Cons: You can not use all of the effects at one time, not that you would nessecarly need them all at once but sometimes if you are trying to copy someones sound you can't quiet get it because you are limited by effects. Very limited on manual as well if you have a good amp that you like to use and just compliment with effects this is not a unit for you, it is a unit for your complete sound.
Quality: Again it is well built for an amature but there are better units for the pros. It is durable and easy to use.

Summary: For the investment I looked at allot of units and the ME-30 gives you all that an amature needs in a compact user freindly package. I would recomend it to anyone with $300.00 bucks who needs a new toy.

On 2002-04-15, torrin gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 4...(2008)


Purchase: i bought this off the internet from some dude in florida. I paid $100 for it, worth every penny. I got it b/c i was looking to expand my sound
Pros: I love this pedal. Very easy to use, you probably don't even need the manual. All the effects sound good. What i probably like the most is that you have three patches per effect program. Ten effects programs and 3 patches per program. This makes switching between FX a lot easier, and makes the pedal much more simple to use.
Cons: the wah. It doesn't sound that great, and it doesn't have a big range. Also, the if you are looking for a distortion with some hard edge to it, you might want to get another one. The dist sounds okay on this unit, but it's no where near something like the Metal Zone
Quality: great quality, but buttons are kind of close together though

Summary: great MFX unit, if you can find one, pick it up.

On 2001-12-13, max2635 gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 5...(1149)


Purchase: i purchased this multiple effects pedal from my neighbor who was quiting guitar, he sold it to me for $180 dollars
Pros: it works for my bass, i can make my own effects
Cons: nothing
Quality: very good

Summary: i like it

On 2001-12-11, Mike Johnson gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 4...(1127)


Purchase: I got this on closeout at my local music store for $140 US. It had just picked up my first guitar, and wanted something to expand my sound possibilities
Pros: Easy to learn. I got mine open box, with no manual, and had to figure it out. Volume is nice to use. Easy to change programmed sounds, or to use in manual mode turning on and off effects.
Cons: The Wah Wah. Plain and simple, you won't like it. It changes the sound in any position that you have the pedal. I also wish the LCD was backlit. It does kind of glow, but is still hard to see in low light situations, or with glare.
Quality: Very tough. Jump on it, stomp on it, it will still go. As time went on the spring on the expression pedal got loose, but I find I like it. I leaves the pedal in one position when you aren's using it.

Summary: This was a great thing for me. I am still learning, and I found it helped motivate me, being able to re-create the sounds I heard from my favorite bands. If you use a Wah, keep the one you have, don't figure on this replacing it. Great for someone who is learning, and gets tired of just the sound from their amp.

On 2001-06-26, Brian gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 2...(91)


Purchase: I was looking to give life to my beginner Godin Electric and be able to create a wide variety of sounds. The ME-30 ran me around $250.
Pros: It has a little bit of everything. Wah, overdrive, flanger, chorus, phaser, delay...
Cons: Somewhat complicated, and the ME-30 seemed to be a jack of all trades and a master of none. While the sounds were diverse and good for understanding how different effects work (they duplicate the controls of different pedals), they just didn't seem to duplicate the authenticity. The overdrive didn't seem to carry the beef it should. Perhaps it would be better if they concentrated on fewer, better.
Quality: Compact, durable, well-made.

Summary: In my opinion, no. If you want a little of everything, and just want to experiment. But for the musician who wants an authentic vintage amp sound, you're not going to get it from the ME-30. The ME-30 covers a lot of bases as far as effects go, but will not satisfy the user looking for high-quality effects.

On 2001-06-26, SLASHI gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 5...(92)


Purchase: I was initially using a BOSS Metal Zone distortion kit,and was longing for a multi Effect processor for a long time.Once my band's Bassist asked me to help him in buying a Multi Effect Processor as he wanted to shift to Lead Guitaring. Since I owned a BOSS Distortion and was more than satisfied with its performance, I asked him to get a BOSS processor. Two weeks latter his father sent him a BOSS ME 30 which his father bought for 250 US$. His father basically knew nothing about Guitars or Processors and this friend of mine had never used a kit before, So he asked me to help him use it ,he didnt have an electric guitar and was planning to buy one and since i had one he kept the kit in my house and asked me to program it for him. I spent some 15 - 20 days with the Processor and in that time i Got hold of sounds i loved hear from my guitar .I could now play METALLICA - "Enter Sandman" , VAN HALEN'S "Panama", IRON MAIDEN'S " Wasting Love" and so many other songs which i longed to play but couldnt as i couldnt get the right sound for them.I wished i owned that kit and suddenly Fortune Struck and my friend decided to stick to BASS Guitaring and wanted to sell the BOSS ME 30, and the very next day i payed him 180 US $ and got the kit from him . I knew that he wasnt lucky and I was Blessed to get a brand new BOSS ME 30 which cost 250 us$ for 180 us$. This is how I got my BOSS ME 30 ....
Pros: The BOSS ME 30 is one of the smallest Kits in its category .I have played with ZOOM 2020,ZOOM 505,BOSS GT 5( recently) but of all these kits ME 30 looks neat and Clean Its got a great LCD display that makes things easier.The volume and expression controls are great, so now i can switch from a rough Distorted sound to an amazingly Clean undistorted patch without getting that unwanted noise during that shift and the expression pedal gives you control over you Distortion Drive Limit which sounds great when you wanna play slow rock.The delay is absolutely marvelous you get to set delay patches that you could only Dream of. The first time i used the delay I could only think of Pink floyd and Def Leppard and most other Processors dont offer such Delay or can even sound like one of these bands.Programing is easy and once you are comfortable you can even set patches even in the middle of a show .And the kit is so dependable it has never let me down in any of the shows i have played in. I just Love this Kit.....
Cons: The only thing I dont like about the kit is the wah wah pedal it is not as good as the VOX pedal. You dont get the same Punch that the VOX Wah Wah Pedal offers you..
Quality: As i said before The kit is neat, Solid and is dependable its almost 2 years since i got it, It still rocks like a Brand new one. It has taken a lot of Abuse from my side I have accidentally dropped Coke on it, Dropped it on the floor a couple of times But It just wakes up and says " hello DUDE-I AM READY TO ROCK".

Summary: BOSS ME 30 -"Rules,it ROCKS"

On 2001-06-26, Mike Sleiman gave this Boss Guitar Effects a 5...(93)


Purchase: I bought this unit from my local music store. I went in there and said i need sum effecys and the guy set me up it was 399 cdn but i got a deal for 250.
Pros: The unit is great!!!! im in a punk band and usually we like our plain overdrive and chorus. i was a bit worried about all the buttons but i found it easy to use and very usefull!
Cons: the only think i dont like about this unit is that it sometimes takes a couple of millliseconds for the effect to process wich when you are playing live can be a hastle but if your laud enough the crowd cant hear it any ways. also the butons are sorta' close together, with a sz. 14 shoe u can sometimes hit the wrong effect but thats alright.
Quality: the unit is damn tough!!! i have jumped on it while playing (accidentally of course) and it keeps on tickin also i have spilled a can of pop and dropped it a few times and it still plays and looks like a million bux!

Summary: Good Job Boss!!!