tc new looper pedal (polytune mini size)

[willbassyeah]

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i think i am going to buy it hehe

 

[kenstee]

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Finally a simple looper. Great if you can deal with less features than the Boss RC series or JamMan.

 

[DieterVDW]

Seems cool!
It has an undo feature, which is a must for me!

I bought the Boss RC-20XL 2nd hand and it was the best buy I ever did.
Excellent practice tool: record some chords, then start practicing soloing over those chords (jazz guitar).

Some features the RC-20 has and that you might want to consider too:
- Autostart when sound is heard (never use it)
- Tempo adjust of recorded loop with pitch intact (handy sometimes, but no must)
- Built-in basic drum machine / metronome -> very handy for practising timing on bass!
- RC20 can save loops. Is nice.
- The RC-20 has two pedals, which allows you to stop the loop and restart it at will. I can't imagine this will be possible with the TC, but although I haven't really used this (not using this live) I can imagine it can be quite handy when performing to stop the loop and then resume it later in the song.
- RC20 has some effects you can apply on tracks, but never use those.

All in all this seems like a great basic looper with undo!
Wonder for how much this will sell!

Edit: The Boss RC-3 essentially does everything I want, including undo and stop/start with 3 hours of memory and USB-interface. Sells for 200€ (that's probably around 200GBP too).
You might want to consider saving for the more advanced Boss (main features: saving loops + 3 hours of memory), but if this thing sells for 105 GBP as mentioned on that page, this is a great deal!

 

[Ron Now]

OK, I want one...

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

behndy's having a geargasm somewhere right now

 

[mattiastomas]

That looks really cool. Beats getting a TC flashback if you're not gonna use the delay part of it. Hope it won't be too pricey though.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

Too pricey? Did you watch the video? You can't afford not to check it out

 

[DiscoFreq]

That looks really cool. Beats getting a TC flashback if you're not gonna use the delay part of it. Hope it won't be too pricey though.

I added some prices I found on a few shop pages to my page: £105, €129

 

[iovar]

Nice, but at that money you can probably get a Jamman Solo at ebay.
Also, lol at the video:
"We've taken away all the unecessary features... drum machines , Sd card slots,..."
And keeps on going about how they removed , stripped , etc.

Yeah ,they first built a super pedal and then strip it down?
Or did they remove features, the same way fiat "removed" airbags, air conditioning, 3000 cc of engine and 500 hp from my seicento?

 

[NoxNoctus]

I was interested but at $170-200...eeeeh notsomuch.

 

[willbassyeah]

170 really? I was thinking of building a dual looper set up... I was already eyeing the jamman because of the ability to sync both pedals despite of its location. But having that small size might benefit me actually. Hmmm...

 

[chumbo73]

170?? No doubt I would go for the RC-3 or the Flashback and get tons of delays and effects. To all the pros that DIETER has listed, I would add that you can record your jams or spontaneous riffs save them.

I would pay ~70USD max for this one.

 

[Jared Lash]

Tore from TC said it would be available in the U.S. in late March and the price will be $129.99 MAP.

Graphic outlining the functions:

And full info on the TC site:
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I fully understand people who want all the additional features of the Boss, but this is much closer to what I want. Personally I'd rather have two foot switches for greater usability, but obviously TC was going for a minimal footprint.

I'm thinking I'll pick one of these up.

 

[SirMjac28]

I like that $129.99 price much better.

 

[Roscoe East]

Crap. I did not need to see that!

 

[chumbo73]

I guess you are paying for the size, it seems a good pedal but way overpriced.

 

[BassManPatsFan]

So is this in essence the looper that's built into the flashback?

 

[Jared Lash]

So is this in essence the looper that's built into the flashback?

Seems like it, but with some additions:

• The max loop time is 5 minutes rather than 40 seconds (with unlimited overdubs with either)
  
• It adds the Undo/Redo functionality
  
• You can stop and then restart your loops.

Tore was talking up the recording quality but I don't know if it's an upgrade from the Flashback or not.

 

[Bryan R. Tyler]

5 minutes is waaaay more than anyone should need for a single loop- who's going to want to sit around for a song that's at minimum 10 minutes?

I've got a Flashback around here and the audio quality is fine, FWIW.

 

[Jared Lash]

5 minutes is waaaay more than anyone should need for a single loop- who's going to want to sit around for a song that's at minimum 10 minutes?

I've got a Flashback around here and the audio quality is fine, FWIW.

Yeah, 40 seconds is honestly longer than I think I'd ever need.

For me it's more about the Undo/Redo. That and having a dedicated looper rather than a pair of Flashbacks with one always set to looper.

In fact I'll probably opt for a tap tempo delay and this looper to replace my Flashback if I don't hold onto the X4 I currently have.