BOSS RC-1 Loop Station Pedal | Industry Standard Simple Looper for Guitar, Bass, Keyboards & More | 24-Segment LED Indicator | 12 Minutes of Record Time | Record, Playback, Overdub, Undo & Redo Loops

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If you’ve read through each of the above pedals, you should have a good idea of which one suits you the best. There’s a big difference between each Loop Station pedal, so for most guitarists, the choice will be easy.

While the RC-1 gives you basic looping functions, it should be clear how much of a step up there is when you jump to the RC-3.The RC-500 basically takes the brains of the RC-5 and puts it in a bigger enclosure to give you far better control over your loops and rhythms. BOSS created the RC-1 to compete against the incredibly popular Ditto Looper by TC Electronic ( read my review of the Ditto here). The Ditto Looper became popular thanks to the low price and easy-to-use features. Boss RC-500: If you find yourself craving a dual pedal option then look no further than the RC-500. You have a lot more control over your loops, the ability to store recorded loops on the pedal, and mix in rhythm patterns. Value: there’s a big difference in price between the loop station models. Think about how often you plan on using your looper and what it’s worth to you

The RC-3 adds useful features such as saving up to 99 loops and a rhythm player. These features make the RC-3 a worthwhile upgrade from the RC-1. The X2 only adds in two loop effects that most players aren’t going to use. The basic idea is that you can play an entire verse-chorus style song from start to finish using this pedal to build your loops and play rhythm parts. You can record different chord progressions and practice improvising over them and have them ready at every practice session.Boss Looper Pedals have become the industry standard for any performer across the world. Boss are the first name you think of when the word “Looper” or “Loop Station” is mentioned and they have built quite the legacy. These little red boxes have adorned the stages of some of the biggest performing artists, seen across streets at the feet of buskers and sitting on the bedroom floor of practising musicians across the globe. Songwriting giants, KT Tunstall, Ed Sheeran and Newton Faulkner all cut their teeth from using Boss Loopers. their live performances perfectly showcase the creative ways loop pedals can be used, and just look at them now! You want your looper pedal to last you a long time, so choose one that you’re not going to outgrow. Assign functions have been increased from 8 to 16, providing expanded performance control via the front panel, external footswitches, expression pedal, and MIDI

The Loop Pedal is not just for performing and practising, it's even an extremely powerful song sketching tool. You can record and save your ideas to the Looper, meaning you never lose those glorious moments of inspiration again.

There have been times in the past when I bought a lower model pedal to save some money, only to regret it later on. I’ve never bought a more expensive model and wished I had fewer features.