Affordable, simple looping system for 4-5 pedals

[quadrogong]

I tend to use house rigs at most clubs,
Rented rigs at festivals..
.. I use different amps,rarely mine..
so I never bother using an anp's fx loop

my signal is way better when I bypass my pedals,
my pitch-black plus and custom tube OD are pretty transparent, bur there's still a tiny loss of punch with them both on..

I've found with all pedals, the Purity of tone and overall punchiness is diluted.

I use two older effects, a DOD Meatbox,
Which I love, and a Boss LMB-3 limiter, which is soon to be upgraded
My board is small,I use 3-5 pedals a gig.
I can't afford to call Bob Bradshaw, so I thought I'd investigate some smaller looping systems..
My main goal is to keep the tone pure, nothing fancy..just on/off for each fx, maybe 5 w my tuner.

[HolmeBass]

Barge concepts makes good ones, the simplest one is this:

Barge Concepts VB-Jr

They make more complex ones too, with variable feedback from the output of the FX loop back into its input, but I think for bass the simplest one is probably fine, plus it takes up less real estate on your board.

[iamdenialNJ]

Sure or if you don't NEED a 5 TB looper you can just use one tb looper. You turn on your selected pedal and then stomp on tb loop when you need the effect. Trying to save you $$$ here.

[quadrogong]

I'm kind of looking for a strip type loop,
http://www.pedalboards.com/true%20bypass.htm
This kind of stuff..
Something thin, light,,
simple, efficient but inexpensive.

[grimniggzy]

I'm having 2 2-loop pedals made at the moment.
I'm getting them from this guy...
I<3Fuzz &bull; View topic - Loop switchers, Attenuators, custom made to order

[insomniac2295]

you could always build one yourself and save a boatload of $$$$$

[Motasimo]

Check out roadrage pro gear or this1smyne both have what you are looking for in a bypass looper.

[Rocky55]

I just ordered this...
5-Loop Effect Switcher w/Tuner Out & Master Bypass, Loop-Master Pedals

I was going to go with a 4 loop + tuner, but this one was on sale for the same price. Figured I'll probably add a pedal at some point, and the master bypass could come in handy.

I heard good things about Road Rage also, and priced pretty much the same - however, the one in the loop being on sale seemed worth it to me. Now I just have to wait a couple of months to get it.

[kesslari]

Originally Posted by quadrogong

I'm kind of looking for a strip type loop,
New_Folder
This kind of stuff..
Something thin, light,,
simple, efficient but inexpensive.

Why?
If the pedals are in the loop, and you bypass it, your tone is pure.
If you have the loop "in" and a pedal on, you're not using your "pure" tone anymore, so it's kind of a moot point - unless you're a radical purist and want "pure tone but just that one effect at precisely how I have it set".

So a single loop. Bypass it for pure tone. Turn on the particular pedals you want, and hit the loop pedal to "turn them on" for a song, then bypass it again (or change the pedals that are on).

At least, that's what I do, and it works for me.

[quadrogong]

Thanx, for a small board, you're probably right, I'm unfamiliar w these systems and need to do some research,
Thnx
sounds good

[Downunderwonder]

afaik pedals are two kinds. True bypass and "less than true" bypass.

The ones with true bypass add an extra 4" of cable to your input impedance. That's half of avian everything.

Many pedals these days are "true bypass" but you can make one or more bypass loops yourself. 1 box, a few switches and jacks. Gets more interesting if you want LED indication but it's easy enough.

The other thing you might try is a small clean boost in front of all your pedals that is always on. Apparently pedals suck less when they have more to chew on.