The Boss RC-600 is the new “flagship” looper for players who want as much functionality as possible, despite the size. It’s intended as the successor the older RC-300, boasting six independent tracks for an unparalleled looping experience. But does it live up to expectations? Check Amazon Price
Category: Best Looper Pedals
Pigtronix Infinity 3 Looper Review
Pigtronix made a big mark on the looping world through the Infinity 2. Now they’re aiming to build on the successful formula with the new version. And it definitely looks great: clean, well-presented, with rugged metal footswitches but not too much cluttering up the body. It touts features like the option to run dual loops in parallel or series, the ability to easily switch up the pitch or speed of your loops, new synchronization options, and more. But is it really all it’s cracked up to be? Can they justify charging more than the Boss RC-500, for instance – or could you get better value for money elsewhere? Check Amazon Price
TC Electronic Ditto+ Looper Review
The original Ditto Looper broke the mold when it came to looper pedals. While other manufacturers were cramming in as many features as possible, the Ditto focused on its core functionality. It stood out from the competition by focusing on a clear, well-captured tone. This was immensely popular even with pro players who just wanted something that sounded great. The lack of memory was a pretty big limitation, however. TC Electronic listened to its customers and fixed this with the Ditto+ Looper. It is essentially the Ditto, plus, memory and a few other things. See what they did there?Check Amazon Price
Boss RC-5 Loop Station Review
Boss pretty much dominates the looping world. Their RC series of pedals have been among the most sought-after pedals in the field since they were first released, and they also do a pretty admirable job of meeting the varied needs of people looking for looper pedals. In particular, you don’t have to pick up a behemoth unit like the RC-300 (and now 500), because they have some stripped-down, stompbox-sized options out there too. The RC-3 was awesome, but the RC-5 aims to improve on the same formula. Check Amazon Price
Boss RC-500 Loop Station Review
The RC-500 is a bit of a departure from its predecessor, the RC-30. While the older unit had a just two footswitches, supplemented with a fairly busy upper section, the RC-500 adds an extra switch and streamlines the top. There are three metallic footswitches on the lower half of the body, angled towards you as you play, with a series of buttons, a couple of dials and two sliders on the top section, surrounding a small LCD display. There is around the same number of buttons, but the design has more of a focus on minimalism and simplicity so it’s less daunting as a new user.Check Amazon Price
Singular Sound Aeros Loop Studio Review
The more features you add to a looper pedal, the more it tends to blur the boundaries between different types of pedal. For example, the JamMan Delay is a Frankenstein-style combination of a looper pedal and a delay pedal, and the Nu-X JTC Pro Rhythm Looper is like the love-child of a looper pedal and a drum machine. But any looper, especially a multi-track one, blurs the boundaries between looper pedal and multi-track recorder almost by definition. The Singular Sound Aeros Loop Studio, though, takes this to the extreme.Check Amazon Price
Boss RC-10R Rhythm Loop Station Review
For a long time, the rhythm section on looper pedals was kind of crap. Not that it’s not a nice additional feature, more so that it was just something tossed in with some token patterns and often synthetic-sounding drums. But the RC-10R sets out to change all that. It’s essentially the love-child of a traditional, Boss-level looper pedal and a drum machine, complete with interesting patterns, the option to throw in fills and a choice of drum kits so you can change up the sound to suit your compositions. This all seems great on paper, but how does it work out in practice? Check Amazon Price
TC Electronic Ditto Stereo Looper Review
The original Ditto Looper is a legendary pedal. In making it, TC Electronic cast aside complexity in favor of top-notch sound quality and ease-of-use. Since then, the Ditto X2 and Ditto X4 versions have taken the concept further, incorporating effects and more footswitches into the same core framework. More recently, the newer Ditto+ Looper has also added 99 memory slots to the original formula. But the follow-up pedals lose some simplicity in the process. If you loved the minimalism of the original Ditto, you might be looking for something similar but with a few more powerful features. TC Electronic has answered in the form of the Ditto Stereo: an upgraded, stereo-looping version of the original.Check Amazon Price
TC Electronic Ditto X2 Looper Review
If you loved the Ditto looper but wanted just a little bit more in terms of features, TC Electronic may have hit the nail on the head with the Ditto X2. It’s the same great sounding looper pedal as the original, except it has two footswitches instead of one, lets you import and export loops and jamtracks to your computer, and gives you reverse and 1/2 speed effects. Just like the original Ditto Looper, the Ditto X2 is easy to use right out of the box, with all the features you need, and none of the fluff you may not. Check Amazon Price
Boss RC-300 Loop Station Review
The Boss RC-300 Loop Station is the new “flagship” looper from Boss. Being hailed as the second coming before it was even released, the Boss RC-300 has a lot to live up to. Not only was it’s predecessor, the RC-50 Loop Station, loaded with features, Digitech’s competing looper pedal, the JamMan Delay, is similarly large and loaded with cool features. With such stiff competition, the RC-300 Loop Station has to deliver something very special to stand out from the crowd. Check Amazon Price