VFB-2 Variable Feedback & Blend Bypass Looper OR Keeley Loop-pedal

Well i don't have either pedals but i do have a looper and i know that as a straight looper even though true bypass there is some tone suck.
I would probably suggest that what you would need is the Barge pedal.

I am looking at running one alongside my looper so as to retain more of the bottom end with certain pedals...

 

Chris, this shouldn't even have been a thread.

The Keeley is a simple, compact loop pedal. All it does is pull the loop in and out of the chain - there's ZERO blending involved.

The Barge does EXACTLY what you're looking for - blending the clean and fuzzed signals together.

EDIT: Now, if you're looking for a pedal that provides you with separate clean and dirty channel outputs, then what you really want is an active (buffered) A/B/Y pedal.

 

Barge Concepts VFB2 sounds like the ticket. They have just moved to a new facility and are starting to ship out product again after seral weeks of down time. I am awaiting mine with painful GAS symtoms!!!!!

 

welcome to TB! good to have you.

+1 on the VFB2. another two worth considering are the Boss LS2 and the Xotic X-Blender.
enjoy!
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It's okay. My apologies if I came off as harsh - I guess I'm so used to the differences, I thought it'd be obvious. Clearly, I've been here too long, and now I'm one of the arrogant ones

Good luck with your search! Barge Concepts is supposed to be coming out with a more compact blend pedal soon, too, in case space is an issue on your board. It'll be the VB Jr.

 

+1 on the VFB-2 Mine is on its way to me (hopefully soon). Already measured out a place for it on my pedal board too. Plus it has the added function of the feedback loop which you can use to do some really interesting things with just about any pedal . Plus, at a fraction the price of the X-Blender ($260 ) the VFB-2 is ever so tasty at $115 shipped.

 

Shipped being the key word! I WANT MINE TO ACTUALLY ARRIVE!!!!

Sorry for the yelling, I ordered mine on May 16 and it hasnt shipped yet so I'm getting impatient.

I have a space all ready for it as well. Oooooh The GAS is bad!

 

Indeed

 

Crabby it could be worse mate...
Completely off topic i have paid and ordered a console for my studio that i placed last august...
Guess what still no no console??????

So i understand your greif as i'm sure we all do...

Anyhoo back on topic..

 

My head is also spinning a bit with looper selection.

Just to clarify, is the VFB-2 pretty much the same thing a an X-blender?? I know I want an X-blender, but I get lost in the Barge concepts pedal descriptions... Basically, I just wish it said "X-blender at half the price"!! Then I would know what I was looking at

 

the x-blender gives you the added benefit of an EQ for the loop (maybe other stuff, too...?)... but it's essentially the same thing.

 

I went with the Barge unit strictly based on TB reviews for the unit. I was looking at the Radial Bigshot Blender but it was actually going to be more money in Canadian dollars.

The Barge Unit looks to be very well made, has bi colour leds and the added feedback loop looks like fun.

Just think of the barge VFB2 as a single true bypass loop with a clean blend knob to mix in dry signal with whatever effects you have in the loop.

The feedback loop has its own mix control knob as stomp switch to bypass the feedback loop or have it on.

The pedal looks really cool and reportedly has a fantastic buffer circuit which will keep all pedals in loop sounding level with each other.

I am so excited to receive mine despite the lengthy wait.

 

sounds sexy!! Thanks

 

Yup, I'm holding out for the VB Jr...

 

This thread just gave me more GAS, I don't even really need a blending pedal but it just looks sooo sweet!

 

I have a feeling I may never use the feedback loop, but I wasnt patient enough to wait for the smaller version. I do have a delay pedal on my board which may work well with the feedback loop.

I cant wait to experiment with this bad boy when it finally arrives.