The RP1000 integrates into your amp and with your stompboxes, not the other way around. Featuring exclusive Stompbox and Amp loops, the RP1000 doesn't get in the way of your tone and switches external stompboxes in and out of the signal path like large pro rigs. For home recording Steinberg Cubase LE4 software is also included.

The RP1000 is awarded the Guitarist Choice award for 'highly recommended-excellent buys' and receives a Guitarist Rating of 4.5 out of 5. The review in particular recognises its impressive number of sounds-per-pound, expanded pedalboard mode (on the RP500) and ease of editing.

"What impresses us immediately about the RP1000 is the relative lack of fiddly editing buttons...Building a patch on the newest RP models is a breeze, because you can always start from the tone and effects libraries".

"We were impressed by the range of classic amps and effects models on the RP500, and the RP1000 has even more to offer. There's a wide range of Fender, Marshall and Mesa/Boogie-inspired models, along with a few more (pleasantly) suprising additions such as the Gibson GA-40, the Peavey 5150 and the Orange OR120".

"Once again, there's pretty much everything you're likely to need for standard use, and the Lexicon reverbs add an extra touch of class. Some of the clean sounds positively glisten, but you're not limited to perfect digital delays and reverbs; the spring reverb (based on the Fender Twin) is rich and meaty, especially at crazy surf guitar settings, and the Maestro echoplex model is perfect for those slowly degrading tape delay sounds".

"At its heart though, the RP1000 is really a generously upgraded RP500, which is no bad thing. We were already impressed by the effects and amp models on the smaller unit, so it's nice to have access to even more here, and of course the huge increase in real-time control is most definitely welcome".

The RP1000 is available now at £499 RRP. To read the full review, pick up the May Issue (Issue 315) of Guitarist Magazine on sale now.