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Confused by all the different Boss looper pedals floating around out there? We’ve created a list in chronologically descending order to help you understand where your Boss looper falls in the Boss lineup. Generally speaking, Boss usually releases looper pedals in batches of three with one small looper pedal, one medium-sized looper pedal, and one large looper pedal. For example, in the 2011 generation of pedals, the Boss RC-3 had one foot pedal, the Boss RC-30 had two foot pedals, and the Boss RC-300 had six foot pedals. These small, medium and large looper pedals are periodically updated, with a few specialty looper pedals occasionally released as well.

Using a looper can seem too complicated for many guitarists. You can’t just turn it on and forget about it like other types of pedals. The trick with a loop station is making it seem like you aren’t using one at all. The only way to pull this off is to have set strategies in place. Learn to think like an entire band and allow the loop station to complement your performance instead of control it. If you don’t already have a loop pedal, make sure that you are buying one that will do everything you need it to do in a way that you can understand and feel comfortable with. Don’t just go in blind when you’re buying your first pedal; do your research.

Dub FX uses a Boss RC-50 along with a GT-10 effects pedal to create vocal-only beats, and then raps over the top. His music in infused with drum and bass, hip-hop and dub step influences, and he has being turning heads across the world with his street performances. After having built up a solid fan-base, he has released several records, including a solo album, Everythinks a Ripple, and many collaborative works. He still travels the world, and seems set to bring looper pedals some much deserved attention from across the genres. We caught up with him to find out a little more about his music and his use of the RC-50.