A Looper?

[Tim Harrison]

Hey all,

just wondering if any of you could help me,

I've seen a dvd of Victor Wooten at Bass Day 2002, and he plays a simple bass line, which then plays over, and he adds chords on top of that, which then repeat with the bass line, then he solo's over it all. and it's ******* good.

i just wanted to know what this type of effect is called, and how much roughly, does it cost?

Cheers!

 

[Ron Now]

Yup its a looper. They can range from $170/200ish and up.

Boss makes some good ones (RC-2, RC-20XL, RC-50, DD-20 to an extent)
Digitech Jamman.
Boomerang.
Akai Headrush.
Electro Harmonix 16 second digital delay.
Zvex Lo-fi Loop Junky


Those are just the ones off the top of my head

 

[Gnome]

Electro Harmonix 2880. You can play four loops at the same time, controlling volume, overdub. Plus it has a foot controller.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

for something relatively simple, try the boss RC2, or RC20XL.

they're basically the same thing, but one is more compact.

 

[Swimming Bird]

Now that you have some basics, do a search. The RC-50 has been talked about extensively and there is plenty of data and opinions floating around, though it seems no one has tried an RC-2 yet.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

...it seems no one has tried an RC-2 yet.

i have!

it's quite nice, actually. i'll be picking one up soon. it's the same as an RC20XL, except in a single box. to stop the loop, you have to stomp twice on the pedal, or get an external footswitch. other than that, it's exactly the same. great for space-saving! if you're not an extensive looping freak, and you just want to lay down a loop (or a loop and some overdubs) and jam on it, it's awesome.

 

[ZolkoW]

I have a Digitech Jamman.
It's quite the same as the Boss rc20, but has USB connection, so you can download wavs or save your loops to computer, and very easy to use.
I think two pedals is a must... I never tried RC-2, but have a delay pedal with that short looping function (4seconds), a real looper is better
Ok, RC2 may be more usable than my delay..

edit: I mean... much better than RC-20, and a bit cheaper, too... but similar look.

 

[zazz]

if you have a computer then guitar rig has it built in and there is a programme called ambiloop which is free!!