Guitar Pedal Loop Switcher For Sale (2024 Update)

I was pleased with the Radial direct drive amp simulator. However I realised that my existing distortion pedal wasn't going to be enough to be amp free but still maintain decent distortion. So I thought I'd try the company's tonebone trimode. It solved the problem and gave me more besides. The price was half price, reconditioned. The unit includes a tube and because of this gives an authentic tube amp sound. I was struck by the power of the unit. To get the same effects from an amp you would really have to crank it. At the same time there is subtle variety here because you can have your searing leads on one channel, and an on the edge of breaking up sound on your rhythm channel. There are plenty of fine tuning functions on the unit. It takes some experimentation to get your two channels the way you want, but once set you are good to go. So you can dial in subtle distortion right through to full raunch. The distortion remains transparent, but meshes well with a sweet cream pedal I have. The unit itself easily creates tube screamer sounds if that's what you want. A solid unit,it certainly looks like its built to last. When I first played it, it would sometimes drop volume on the lead channel, but Radial do explain about this on their website, and its very easy to rectify- just putting a lead jack in and out of a send/return input a few times if you dont use it. The problem went away without my needing to do this. The only other issue is that the adapter is an unusual power specification, but the unit does come with its own adapter. Certainly recommend. Really enjoyable.dlh.dba.3so7znwlj

I have rarely relied on a loop machine in my 33+ years of performing music. I've had a DigiTec JamMan for a long time but found it too difficult to co-ordinate short phrases into a piece. I used it more with sampling of ambient sound than musical phrases. I've only had the Boss RC-500 for a short time but already find it much easier to use. I haven't even experimented with the percussion aspects but I can see great possibilities. I'm a great fan of Boss and Roland. They make quality , well thought out, aids for musical expression. What a creative company they are, indeed!Ralph

Have not used it live yet. Still getting friendly with it. There are a lot of rhythm patterns to choose from but many of them are very similar. Some of the functions I would have thought would be accessible through MIDI are not, but there are ways to work around most of them. Overall it seems like a great unit for a moderate price. The sound quality is very good. One disappointment is that I had the impression you could download rhythm patterns to replace the ones you don't care to use – you can't download them as rhythms, only as backing tracks. Look for the reference manual (not the owners manual) and study it before you buy if you have specific expectations.Glenn K

I decided to buy a looper last year to use primarily for practice, and for easily capturing ideas and riffs. I settled on the Boss RC-1 and it performed great. The biggest limitation was only being able to capture one idea at a time. I started looking around for something with more memory locations and I found the RC-5 as an upgrade. I am blown away by the included drums and the device's ability to determine the tempo. As a tool for capturing multiple ideas and being able to back them up to a PC, this is perfect. I haven't tested the midi capability yet. I could easily see using this in an actual performance in the future. It's pedalboard-friendly size makes it very easy to carry around.Joe G

Initial troubles with connecting to a computer, turns out it was my faulty USB cable (NU-X responded fairly quickly to me – which was good). However, the audio converter software from the NU-X website will not open on a Mac with Catalina as the Mac cannot verify the developer. You have to go into your Preferences and change your security settings to open the software. After that – OK. I'm still experimenting with the unit so I cant comment on that, but a list of the in-built rhythms (style, emphasis on '2' etc.) would be handy.Brendan Robb

This pedal was fairly cheap, and it does work, so I dont want to knock that part of it. However, The sound quality is terrible. I saw one review that said, after three or four layers of sound it starts to sound muddy. I feel that was an understatement. A single play back loop sounds muddy to me. Ill still use it to practice with, but Im not very impressed. Save your money, and buy a better quality looper.guitarded5150

I've had the Agamidae Tail Loop controlled now for several months. My sound has improved vastly because of it. My main gigging guitars are a Strat (sss) and a Les Paul (HH). I use this controller just for my overdrives and compressors. My time based effects are run on a different board on separate switches through an effects loop in my amp (ODS tube amp). While the Controller can run 6 separate effects in various chain configurations (6 switches), you get 5 presets per bank (switches 1-5) and 5 banks for a total of 25 presets. I use bank 1 for my Strat. Switch one is my cleanest tone (just an MXR 10 band EQ), Two is Country quack (Barber LTD and a little Comp), Three is grit….etc. to number Five lead. Bank 2 is for the LP. same config… clean to scream, 1-5. Since I didn't grow up in a country where they read Right to Left… I think of my switches as 1-6, Left to Right… regardless of what they say (which is 1 on the far Right and 6 on the far left… whatever). I cant read them from where I stand anyway! I use one pedal per channel… but you can put as many pedals looped in a chain for each channel as you want. Compressors are recommended first in your chain… so my comps are on 1 and 2 then goes the OD's from cleanest to grittiest. I recommend a signal booster. I use the Emerson Concord, it works great. that goes to my Digitech Drop (detuner) which I use to make my strat a Baritone on country licks. the Drop then goes into the IN of the Agamidae Tail looper. My out from the Agamidae Tail goes into my volume pedal then to the amp. I said my tone has improved a lot because of the Agamidae Tail because in the pedal board tap dance of death I would minimize how many pedals I would incorporate because on stage I had too many things going on. Trying to minimize the pedal usage and get a tone for every song and every guitar wasn't working. I've been able to moderate each pedals gain and presence because I can easily chain them to achieve a fantastic tone!Koffee_iv

For a compact looper pedal this has, great features. The deal breaker is the circular led panel. While this pedal functions in a basic way the led tells you exactly what is happening and where you are in you loop. That knowledge makes me far more confident to use it live. You can end the playback and erase the loop silently or pause the playback and use it again – useful if a lead break is later in the song. You record the rhythm part, pause it and start it later on in the song. There options for adding extra pedal to control things but I found I got on OK without them. Basically a solid looper with a useful display that is, easy to read in a live situation. The trick to silently erase is to double tap and hold the second tap. Stops instantly and the erases a couple of seconds later – this isn't clear in the instructions.David M.

High value and quality! Maybe not for the touring professional who needs every bell and whistle, but for beginners or intermediates it's a really solid feature set and great quality at a price point that is just a hair over the price of some much more basic units. Spend the extra $20 and get a pedal you'll love! Loopers are super fun, this one is no exception. There is a learning curve but that's more on the player than the pedal. (If your timing/coordination are not on point, a looper, like any recording method, will really highlight that.) Would highly recommend to anyone interested in a looper for fun, creativity, practice, comping, improving over your own backing, even for pro use if you don't need the fanciest bells n' whistles.Steverino

I have rarely relied on a loop machine in my 33+ years of performing music. I've had a DigiTec JamMan for a long time but found it too difficult to co-ordinate short phrases into a piece. I used it more with sampling of ambient sound than musical phrases. I've only had the Boss RC-500 for a short time but already find it much easier to use. I haven't even experimented with the percussion aspects but I can see great possibilities. I'm a great fan of Boss and Roland. They make quality , well thought out, aids for musical expression. What a creative company they are, indeed!Ralph

Have not used it live yet. Still getting friendly with it. There are a lot of rhythm patterns to choose from but many of them are very similar. Some of the functions I would have thought would be accessible through MIDI are not, but there are ways to work around most of them. Overall it seems like a great unit for a moderate price. The sound quality is very good. One disappointment is that I had the impression you could download rhythm patterns to replace the ones you don't care to use – you can't download them as rhythms, only as backing tracks. Look for the reference manual (not the owners manual) and study it before you buy if you have specific expectations.Glenn K

I decided to buy a looper last year to use primarily for practice, and for easily capturing ideas and riffs. I settled on the Boss RC-1 and it performed great. The biggest limitation was only being able to capture one idea at a time. I started looking around for something with more memory locations and I found the RC-5 as an upgrade. I am blown away by the included drums and the device's ability to determine the tempo. As a tool for capturing multiple ideas and being able to back them up to a PC, this is perfect. I haven't tested the midi capability yet. I could easily see using this in an actual performance in the future. It's pedalboard-friendly size makes it very easy to carry around.Joe G

Greta produc! well made, easy to use, good clean sound, the ability to overdus loop and store them in 3 banks makes this a great unit for the price!larryaikido

Sonicake is the real deal. These guys design and make solid, great sounding and well-thought-out equipment. This looper is easy to use, compact, and comes with the features youd expect from boxes costing maybe twice as much. Very happy with my purchase and will look to Sonicake for any future needs.jefrey1f

I really like it, the sound quality is great has a ton of options and features and many customization abilities. In the back of the unit you have a lot of different inputs and outputs which is great you can connect many of your instruments and pro sound system as an output.Anonymous

I've had an Rc505 for a year or so now and was excited to get my hands on this RC600. The floor setup is great, although you can't quite do everything with your feet. With a shoe off you can do most of the functions with a toe, but you still have to bend over to mess with it. The included drum loops in this are a massive upgrade from the RC505. Tons of character and room to play around with there – even settings for fills etc at the end of loops. I've only had this two days, so I'll update my review after some more time with it, but so far I feel like it sounds better, the extra instrument and mic inputs are a huge boost, and overall it's been pretty easy to use coming from the 505.Sterling

Very similar to the Ditto Plus, I personally have to have 2 stomp buttons on a loop pedal. Ditto,Electro Harmonics,and this MXR Clone looper would be my 3 picks for good loop pedals. Had this one for 2 days and really like it so far, I have been playing for 25 years, had tons of effects and consider this pedal very important on my pedal board, and loopers are a ton of fun along with being a great self gig tool. Great product so far!!Chuck

I grabbed one of these as soon as I was aware that MXR had brought a Looper to Market. The implementation of the half and double speed options + reverse using external tap tempo switch is a brilliant idea and works flawlessly. Expression pedal control for Loop volume is also a great feature and works perfectly. I was putting this thing fully through its paces in about 5 minutes without ever looking at a manual. Then I walked away for several hours with the looper powered on . On returning, the loop that was in memory had become a garbled, distorted digital mess. No controls would function on the pedal. A quick power off and it was back to normal. Use it for an hour, walk away for several…same thing. Ugh. My other Loopers don't exhibit any weird behaviour like this, you can leave them on for days on end. So, I returned it to my local GC and got a new one from the display case. Got it home and the green LED is dead and will not indicate playback. Ugh. Drove across town to another GC , picked up a third one. So far, this one isn't exhibiting any weird behavior, even after leaving it powered up for several days. If it proves to remain dependable, I would give this 5 Stars easily. I guess I better remember to send in that warranty! Even with the bugs (early batch problems?) this is an excellent looper at a great price point.KevMo

Very simple operation, but good list of functions. MXR pedals, like this one, are built like tanks and will last. I have had looper pedals that had too many features and as a result turned the joy of just playing into a complicated mental exercise and we all know what that does to the creative process. Two button operation makes this pedal just right for recording multiple layers of loops. Easy to remove the last take if you are not happy and want to do it over. Thoughtful feature that gives you a count in so you know when to start playing.KyMusic

My first loop pedal, so I can't really compare the Nux with others, but it seems pretty good to me. It could use more foot pedals so that some of the push-button functionality could manipulated while you're playing, but there's an option to connect another pedal anyway, so that's covered really. Pretty easy to use. Seems solid. Has a pretty good sound quality. Only thing I dislike would be the simplicity of the drum tracks, but I didn't really buy it for that. In all it's pretty great value. I did a lot of searching, and this has a lot for the price. Especially like the enormous record capacity with 99 presents you can save to. I'd recommend it.jamesingl0

This is heaps of fun to use – easy, foot switch is very fast (microswitch), sturdy casing – I wouldn't stomp on it too hard because I reckon the microswitch could wear eventually, but it's definitely a quick pedal. Came with a battery so you can try it out straight away. Nice and tidy, I really like this pedal. I don't regret it at all. Time for some fun!psylink2008

I did not utilize it to its full power but what I did use so far works good. It's a must have item if you mostly play alone.elic3000

Amazing bit of tech, super simple to use and loads of features, PMT we’re brilliant, couldn’t get to the store so the sent it out by post and it arrived within 24 hours which is great especially since I was buzzing to get on and play! I ordered a stand which was out of stock but the store upgraded my product and sent it out within a couple of days. Top job fellas thank you for the great service.paolo m.

An immense sounding, feature packed device. This looper will improve your workflow and creativity from day one. I have been using it with my synths, bass guitar and acoustic guitar to make a variety of different genres of music, from synth-pop to classical. I’m experimenting with vocals, something I have never tried before and even for someone with no vocal training at all you can use the fx on the MKII to add depth and presence to your voice. The creative possibilities are endless and exploring them is so much fun. I highly recommend the MKII for anyone interested in music production or live performing.Jonathan W.

This looper is great for making music right away. Plug in a guitar and a mic and you can be your own band. I also feel like it's pretty easy to learn. Things I don't like: flimsy volume faders, plasticity connections on the back and I feel like when you're live it's hard to control the volume of each loop. Also having trouble with the mic picking up everything I'm doing. All about I'm satisfied with my Looper.NICK

Good initial impressions, very convenient size. Haven't managed to try it out much but can kick out good gig level volume and also nice at lower home practice volumes.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

My only suggested improvement would be to put In/Out together on right side and loop Send/Return on left side. That way all cables coming/going from outside the pedalboard are to the right, and connections to the pedalboard onboard effects are grouped on the left. Otherwise, great solution.editio

Early days but, so far, I love it. I already have a Ditto Stereo, so I knew what to expect. This was really bought for the 'stop' and 'fade' functions for live performance, but I really like the ways that the two loop functions can be used together. The real test will be when I get a chance to use it for a gig.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

Does everything you want from a high quality loop pedal, and a bit more. Basic compared to some of the more complex pedals out there, but having what is basically two high quality single loop pedals in one that can play in parallel or series gives you so much more scope for creativity in your loops.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

I truly love the design of this product, don't get me wrong. But the dedicated stop switch is lacking. You have to double tap the stop to truly stop the loop, otherwise it plays until the end of the loop phrase and THEN stops. For a pedal advertised as "the guitarists looper" it seems more geared towards being midi synced with a sequencer, which is great if you overlook the fact most guitarists are unfamiliar with midi and are usually uninterested in using drum machines and sequencers. As a veteran looper, I realize the biggest problem is making loops on time. I've gotten pretty good at looping on time, but the occasional live screw up is still pretty hard to avoid l.With my boss rc20 I would simply record the entire verse, press stop instead of play when I get to the chorus, and solo over the verse after the chorus section, effectively avoiding off time loops altogether by never reaching the actual end of the phrase where the sort of "sound seam" of a loop is, which is always totally noticable if you're not perfectly on time. With the Ditto x4 it instead of incorporating a true dedicated stop, Tc electronics assumed everybody has a metronome sequenced to their looper and designed the stop to work such as that of a sequencer. This is a pretty unbelievablly stupid move in my opinion,considering this pedal is geared towards guitarists, not EDM DJs. I'm not your average guitarist, so I actually am interested in its midi applications. I'm not saying it isn't a neat idea to have midi sync on a pedal, but the pedal shouldn't revolve around that feature. I've been working on finding ways around the lack of a true dedicated stop, like getting good at double tapping on time. Pretty annoying to have to do when the thing has four buttons. Also, they should have made one of the effects simply a dedicated "undo" function. But the design? Perfect. Perhaps they could issue a software update to fix some of the bugs. I would be really happy with TC Electronics I'd they did.Bloth Wood

I'm a long time supporter of Boss products but I won't be using this pedal. I do not like that I have to double tap the Record/play pedal on the first loop to play without continuing to record. Record/play or record/overdub should be a user controlled option like on my RC-300. Loops can only be played in parallel and should have the ability to run in series like the RC-300. The effects are gimmicky and mostly unusable and the rhythm section is really generic and unchangeable. If they would only make this pedal with 4 switches (A: record/play – stop/clear & B: record/play – stop/clear) and the ability to play loops in series and parallel, remove the effects and rhythm section, this would be the hottest product on the market. I have an RC-300 which has all these features but its too large which is why I'm looking to replace it. Come on Boss… give us a small, functional looper between the RC-300 and RC-30 or we will all be switching to something else like the EHX 22500.Reviewed by Andertons Music Co.

Bought it after being bored of the limitations I experienced while using the boss dd7 delay as a looper in my world music project (although the dd7 does a very good job). Now I start to get bored of the limitations the rc 30 brings with it. I wish for example the effects could be used without using a loop. That would give a new sense to the Maschine while it is implemented to my setup and not in use as a looper. The machine should have enough chips on board to provide some more fun and usability. The beatbox unit could also be programmable and I would like to be able to put other drumsamples in it. What I miss is a bpm – Meter AND the possibility to choose the bpm by number. This would help to synchronise it with other machines what is more or less impossible the way it is. WARNING: If you start the loops that are already on the machine (#90+.. ) when you buy it after some testing with a guitar you will either blow your ears or your amp because they are 300% louder then your guitar.Luxp

I would recommend buying the DigiTech JML2 JamMan instead of the RC-30. I just purchased an RC-30 and played with it fairly extensively for a couple weeks before deciding to return it and get the JamMan. This is obviously a review of the RC-30, but I'm going to compare it to the JamMan for features. Places the JamMan has an edge: 1. You are able to switch back and forth between different phrases seamlessly. The RC-30's biggest downfall is a 1/4 second or so lag that occurs when you switch between different phrases. The newest firmware updates have not made this go away. Because of the lag, the RC-30 is almost unusable in live applications. 2. When purchased with the Digitech FS3X footswitch (which only cost me $14.95), the JamMan has 7 different control buttons providing much easier hands free control than the RC-30 which has a max of 4 switches when used in conjunction with the Boss FS-6, which is also much more expensive than the Digitech footswitch. The Boss forces you to double tap switches or hold them down for two seconds (changes phrases requires a 2 second hold down even if you have an FS-6). 3. The JamMan allows for real time tap tempo changes while the loop is playing. The RC-30 only allows tempo changes when stopped and the phrase must have been previously saved. 4. The JamMan has an instrument in volume level and the RC-30 does not. This makes mixing instruments, loops, mics, and rhythms easier on the JamMan. 5. Cost is less, even with the additional FS3X. Also the Digitech comes with a power supply (does not run on batteries) while the Boss does not come with a power supply (it does run on batteries though) and is the right power supply that doesn't cause the unit to buzz is an additional $15-25 depending on where you buy it. Places the RC-30 has an edge: 1. Two looping channels with each phrase. The user can layer a couple elements on one channel and then switch to the other (while the first is still running) and lay more elements down then stop the first set, etc. This is actuallly pretty difficult to do with only 4 pedal buttons (and that assumes you have an FS-6). It should also be noted that the two channels must be the same length. 2. Additional recording time on the RC-30 (3hrs vs. JamMan's 35min). Both allow transfer to computer via USB though for unlimited storage. The JamMan can have additional storage with bigger memory card though. The RC-30 doesn't use a memory card. The computer storage for both units is somewhat annoying and time consuming. 3. Loop FX on RC-30. The only effect on the JamMan is reversing the loop (RC-30 doesn't do this). I actually found the Loop FX to be less than spectacular but others may disagree with me. Personally, I'd much rather have a reverse function. 4. Mic input on RC-30 has phantom power. Overall I much prefer the JamMan over the RC-30 if for no other reason than the fact that it's usable in a live setting because there's no phrase switching lag. Neither unit seems to noticeably alter my tone – and I'm a tone freak so that's something I listen for and care about a lot. I've owned lots of Boss effects and many have been great but you shouldn't buy this pedal simply because it's made by Boss. Compare the features and choose what's most important for you.alinquist