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Loop pedals!!!!!
- Thread starter dheath89
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I have a vox lil' looper. I don't recommend it. It's not sturdy or rugged enough for serious gigging use.
The old Boomerang was amazing. If u can get ur hands on one, get it!
I use the Ditto. It's always last on my pedalboard, I make quiet ambient loops on the fly behind a lot of my bands songs, adds some "air" to the sound
And it's fun to pretend to be a solo bass artist when practicing lol it doesn't always sound like something, but the experimenting makes u better!
I use the Ditto. It's always last on my pedalboard, I make quiet ambient loops on the fly behind a lot of my bands songs, adds some "air" to the sound
And it's fun to pretend to be a solo bass artist when practicing lol it doesn't always sound like something, but the experimenting makes u better!
I have the Akai Headrush E2, which has other features (tape echo, delay), and I've had fun accompanying myself with it. But I just took it off my pedal board because I couldn't think of a live application for the looper, aside from a solo act to build layers, or noise/ambient (and I'm likely not using those terms correctly).
How else do you guys use the loop in a band setting? Any particular songs where it's a must-have for bassists?
How else do you guys use the loop in a band setting? Any particular songs where it's a must-have for bassists?
I was back and forth about Ditto or Boss RC3
love the Ditto cause its simplicity, love the RC3 for the feature(drum sampling. midi, etc)
love the Ditto cause its simplicity, love the RC3 for the feature(drum sampling. midi, etc)
Depends on how you define "best"
The tc Ditto is most certainly the best value in a looper...and it's audio quality is damn near as good as anything on the market.
But if you step up to something like a Strymon Timeline or a Pigtronix Infinity or a Looperlative LP2 you get way more comprehensive looping capabilities, which might be "best" (or "better" at least) for your particular application.
JazznFunk
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Boomerang Phrase III sampler. A bit more complicated, but it allows you to truly craft live songs with sections/parts on the fly. More than just a 'one-trick' looper. Expensive, but worth it!
I took a Ditto home to play with this weekend. We'll see. The features of the RC3 - like drums - is appealing, but I'm gonna try the KISS method first. I don't see myself doing solo looping bass gigs anytime soon. It's mostly to practice with, solo over groves, stuff like that. I hope I get some free time to give it a whirl this weekend.
Just picked up the ditto a week ago for use with my acoustic cover duo. I'm using it to add drum beats (a muted E string through a Boss OC2 for the kick drum sounds pretty sweet 
) and also to keep basslines going so I can solo on top.
It's a great value, dead simple to use. However, I'm already running into situations where I'd like to be able to switch between multiple loops. So I might take it back to GC and save my coins for a more feature laden unit.
For practicing, having fun, and laying down simple loops live, I don't think it can be beat for the price, quality, and form factor.
) and also to keep basslines going so I can solo on top.It's a great value, dead simple to use. However, I'm already running into situations where I'd like to be able to switch between multiple loops. So I might take it back to GC and save my coins for a more feature laden unit.
For practicing, having fun, and laying down simple loops live, I don't think it can be beat for the price, quality, and form factor.
