Boss RC-2 Loop Station Guitar Pedal
The size is the key on this guy. If you want a fully featured looper with loads of options look at different products that cost at least twice as much and take up at least four times the space. If you do minimal looping and just want to stack things on top to set up for some freestyle soloing this is your guy.
I highly recommend using an expression pedal for stop/tap tempo. It really makes it more simple to do some basic things. I actually built my tap tempo switch right into the pedal so it doesn’t take up any extra space on my pedalboard.
The pedal is really as easy to use as a looper can get. It’s a cakewalk to start laying down grooves that you can solo over.
The one thing that could really be improved for a simple looper like this would be the ability to go backwards in the pre-recorded phrases using an external switch. You can only go one direction right now and that’s kind of a drag. Doesn’t bother me too much as I usually just set up a layer and let it sit while I solo over the groove.
Sound quality is decent in front of the amp or in the effects loop. Put it after all of your effects (including delay) or you’ll get undesirable results.
For the money it’s a killer deal. If you want to test the waters of looping this is the way to go.
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