loop pedals

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:04 pm

okay. this is one aspect of guitar crap i got no experience with. i got no idea how these things work, what brands/models are decent etc. somebody pleez educate me.

when your playin do you just hit a pedal to start the loop and then hit it again to end it? does it repeat automatically? is it hard to time? can you do multiple loops over one another?

any info is appriciated! thanks in advance!

NJPearce22 · Post by **NJPearce22** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:38 pm

look at the boss loop station pedal on musiciansfriend. that is probably the most advanced looper out. i'd post a link but am lazy and don't want to explain how they work.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:48 pm

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/srs7/g=g ... id/151352/

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jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 9:50 pm

Look up the Boomerang phrase sampler if you want simplicity. If you want more capability go for the RC-20.

Keller Williams started with a boomerang and now uses a Gibson Echoplex.

EDIT: If you want the king of all loopers check out the Echoplex.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:46 pm

okay, but how are they used... like can i just be playing a progression and then tap my foot at the first beat of said progression and then on the last beat of it too and have it start looping automatically?

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:48 pm

Basically, but you'd have to press the button just before the first beat and just after the last.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:54 pm

jeffro wrote:Basically, but you'd have to press the button just before the first beat and just after the last.

is it hard to get the timimg down right?

jeffro · Post by **jeffro** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 10:55 pm

I dunno, I haven't gotten my loop pedal or delay pedal yet because im still deciding on what i want. But I imagine with practice anyone could do it.

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:06 pm

i know on the boss you tap it, it goes in, yo go till you want it to stop recording and stop looping, and tap it again... then it loops, and you can change the speed, tim, whatever, and then tap when it needs to stop.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:16 pm

... sounds pretty cool. i got some money and im very interested in one of these, but id like to use one first. do they have models you can test at like samash?

filmdude100cms · Post by **filmdude100cms** » Fri Jan 07, 2005 11:32 pm

never been to one and if i saw one cant say id go in, i hear they suck.. guitar center should have them.

Ranting Thespian · Post by **Ranting Thespian** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 12:12 am

Bodd DD's or Line 6

i am sam2 · Post by **i am sam2** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 1:24 am

well i have the boss, its awesome (for me) for playing around with my own stuff by myself but i havent been able to use it in the band setting cuz i cant get the time just right so that the drummer can play along and stuff...in other words, i still cant do it well enough. but a great feature is the auto-start where you tell it to start recording when you start playing...that lets you worry about getting when it stops only, so you can do an auto-start, do a riff 4 times, and then stop, which isnt too hard, and then you can press the record again and overlap stuff on top. quite fun if you ask me.

Brock · Post by **Brock** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 4:18 am

It takes practice, just like everything else. You won't get it to sound like Howie or Keller the first time you try it. With enough practice, youc an.

mangold · Post by **mangold** » Sat Jan 08, 2005 7:15 pm

thanks for the help guys