If you’re a guitarist on a budget who is interested in creating loops at home or to use in smaller live settings, you might be interested in the Groove Loop X2 by Mooer Audio. This is a stereo looper and drum machine pedal that combines two essential tools for guitarists. In this review, I will share my experience with this pedal and why I think it is a great addition to your arsenal of guitar gear, especially for home use. Check Amazon Price
Category: Best Cheap Looper Pedals
Lekato Looper Review
The Lekato Looper pedal is a white label (generic) looper / tuner pedal that Amazon can sellers buy in bulk from China, rebrand, and resell as their own. That said, you get a ton of bang for your buck with this looper. It’s loaded with features and will easily have you jamming solos and working out songs at home. If you can put up with potential quality control issues and a lack of customer support, this is one of the best (all things considered) cheap looper pedals you can find. Plus, you get a built-in tuner so it’s like getting two pedals in one!Check Amazon Price
Donner Circle Looper Pedal Review
If you’ve been shopping around for loopers for a little while, you’ll have undoubtedly noticed it can get real expensive if you don’t want a crappy pedal. Boss essentially rules the game through sheer numbers, and the new “flagship,” the RC-600, costs almost $700. No matter how much you love looping, that starts to sting a little. But what are your alternatives? Can you even get a looper for $150 or less without being limited in some way as with something like the Ditto? Are there any choices that aren’t painfully stripped-down or painfully expensive? Enter the Donner Circle Looper. Check Amazon Price
Outlaw Effects Lasso Looper Review
There are two extremes when it comes to looper pedals. On one side, you have things like the Boss RC-300, which cram as much functionality in as possible with the aim of providing every feature you could possibly need in a single (often obnoxiously large) unit. On the other, you have pedals like the Ditto from TC Electronic, which scale things back to the key offering, in the name of reducing the footprint of the pedal (not to mention the price) while still providing the core functionality you’re looking for. Check Amazon Price
Acoustic Loop1 Review
You don’t need a vast array of buttons and 15 footswitches to produce a truly amazing looper pedal. From the very simple options like the TC Electronic Ditto to the more complex but still compact options like the RC-3 from Boss, there are plenty of looper pedals out there that provide excellent performance while still keeping the footprint small and the operation intuitive and simple. This is a specific market, though – some guitarists who like loopers need something multi-track and with a dizzying array of footswitches and dials. Check Guitar Center Price
NUX Loop Core Review
The NUX Loop Core is a clone of the Boss RC-3 Loop Station, and is basically just as good. The only reservation I might have is when it comes to quality control in manufacturing and customer support, but I’m just speculating. Honestly, the Loop Core is pretty great. You’ll notice the solid metal body construction, except for the battery compartment which is plastic. Like the Boss RC-3, it has all the essentials that I look for in a looper including a built-in selection of drum patterns, the ability to store multiple phrases, USB connectivity, stereo ins/outs, and the option to add external footswitches. Check Amazon Price
TC Electronic Ditto Looper Review
When you’re shopping around for loopers, you’ll undoubtedly see models with as many dials as the interior of a space shuttle. In that respect, the TC Electronic Ditto Looper is a breath of fresh air. It features only one dial and one footswitch, stripping down the overly techy looper layout to its bare minimum functions. You might be worried about lost functionality, but simple design and great sound quality still makes it an extremely appealing option. But can it really compete with the technological might of other, bigger loopers on the market?Check Amazon Price