Relatively cheap/basic looper pedals

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:41 pm

I know about the TC Electronic Ditto; are there any others worth considering?

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:10 am

I hear a lot of talk about loopers. I don't do much with mine other than writing some. I really, really like my ditto tho. That said, it's my first looper and I've never used and others. I really can't imagine anything more simple and fun than the Ditto tho.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:45 am

For a similar price as the Ditto (or even cheaper according to a quick peruse) you could pick up an Akai Headrush on eBay which would also give you tap-tempo delay and 4-output tape echo simulation with head gap (for that rhythmic Shadows type echo) and high-frequency dampening (for analog type muffling) controls. I love mine to pieces.
Bear in mind this is like a 16 year old delay-circuit-based looper design so it doesn't have nearly the loop time of the Ditto (about 25 seconds max in low-quality mode, 11 in high quality), but whenever I see "five minutes of loop time!" I think "10 minute songs with 5 minute intros". You can still overdub those 25 secs to infinity so it doesn't really matter in most situations.

Benmurray85 · Post by **Benmurray85** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:05 am

I've always loved the looper in the line 6 DL4. For me it's the easiest to use (no double tapping of switched which REALLY bugs me) half speed and reverse looping

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:57 am

With the same premise as Paul's suggestion, for the price of a ditto you could pick up a Boss RC-2 on eBay. I have one and I think it's great, loads of features, but basically as simple or complicated as you want it to be. I'd certainly look out for one in your position.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:39 pm

^ah shit, that's a million times better than a headrush. I was even looking out for one at one point, can't believe I forgot.

Noisy Cat · Post by **Noisy Cat** » Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:43 pm

Cheers folks - plenty to go on there

h8mtv · Post by **h8mtv** » Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:33 am

That seems to be the other top dog I've seen used. Knowing dick about loopers and not minding the dub tap I went ditto, plus the bitch is tiny. I'd like to try an RC2 sometime.

avj · Post by **avj** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:53 am

You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.

See page 28:

http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf

This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:55 am

avj wrote:You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.

See page 28:

http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf

This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.

+1 I do this.

BearBoy · Post by **BearBoy** » Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:26 pm

Thom wrote:
avj wrote:You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.

See page 28:

http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf

This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.
+1 I do this.

+2 I also do this. RC-3 and FS-6.