Re: Re: ...what to go for then?

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

Good point about the DD20/DL-4.  Can't go wrong with
those.  Over the weekend I plugged my guitar straight
into a guitar amp and put the DD20 in it's effect loop
and went to town.  Lots of fun to be had there.

--- Charlie Milkey <pilotcp@gmail.com> wrote:

> good summary mark, i second the lexicon jamman,
> mainly because i am
> selling mine, and i believe there are a few others
> selling theirs :)
> 
> for a first looper, i'd suggest an RC-20 or maybe
> rc-20XL, those are
> nice, and for a lot of people who are kinda
> interested in looping but
> not really, i suggest to them the boss DD20 or line
> 6 DL-4 mainly
> because if they don't like it, they still have a
> decent delay pedal
> (the lexicon jamman has a delay function too!)
> 
> otherwise, it seems like laptop looping might be the
> way to go for a lot :)
> 
> Charlie
> 
> 
> On 8/7/06, mark sottilaro
> <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > One thing I've found over the years is that 
> you'll
> > learn more about people when you read non
> professional
> > reviews than you learn about the gear... in many
> > cases.  Don't worry, someone somewhere will hate
> > everything and they tend to be vocal.
> >
> > From what I can hear about the RC-50 is that if
> you're
> > not syncing it to a drum machine it seems like a
> > pretty good box.  Not my bag, but I bet good music
> can
> > be made with it.  Am I wrong on this one?  I've
> kind
> > of stopped following the threads after "it doesn't
> > sync well."
> >
> > The talk about the JamMan faded so fast I have no
> idea
> > what it does... nor do I care.  The Lexicon JamMan
> is
> > still THE JamMan for me.  Get one, they're
> great....
> > unless you're one of the people who hate it.
> >
> > Bad reviews on the EDP?  Again, not my bag but it
> > executes what it does really well.  Maybe it is my
> > bag, as I now seem to be very happy with a
> software
> > emulation of it running from a laptop.  I'm sure
> it's
> > not the same but it does what I ask it to do.
> >
> > I love the Repeater... but it honestly hasn't seen
> a
> > signal for a month... will it hit my closet?
> (ebay)
> > Perhaps...  My heros seem to have foresaken their
> > hardware gear for laptop versions.  Still nothing
> > touches what this sucker does in software or other
> > hardware.  Does it have warts?  Sure, but show me
> some
> > gear that doesn't.
> >
> > Looperlative?  For sure get a laptop.  It's cool,
> but
> > for the cash you'll be better off with a decent
> laptop
> > and Mobius.  If you're totally anti laptop then
> this
> > is as good a choice as any.
> >
> > 2880?  Haven't hear anything bad about that...
> except
> > you only get a loop at a time but surely with all
> > those tracks...
> >
> > The thing about your first looper is that it will
> be
> > like your first girlfriend/boyfriend.  You shan't
> > forget them, but they will often tell you many
> things
> > about what you don't want as well as a few that
> you
> > can't get enough of.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > --- "tunga.muzik" <tunga.muzik@terra.com.br>
> wrote:
> >
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I´m also new to this community, been playing
> guitar
> > > for 15 years now and have been invited by some
> DJs
> > > to perform live with them. Obviously I need a
> > > looper, and I was just about to go and get a
> RC-50 ,
> > > but that was before I read reviews on
> > > harmony-central, musiciansfriend.com, loopers
> > > delight, etc.....I was excited about going
> stereo,
> > > having 3 phrase tracks, such long recording
> > > time......bla, bla, bla...........but as I would
> > > have it mainly for live performances, just put
> it
> > > aside for this moment.
> > >
> > > RC-20XL is mono, seems to degrade sound quality
> as
> > > more phrases are added onto previous recorded
> ones,
> > > has the 2 seconds pressed pedal waiting time to
> > > change recording/dubbing functions......sounds
> not
> > > pro enough.
> > >
> > > Also read a lot about some little issues on
> Digitech
> > > JamMan, Boomerang, Electro Harmonix 2880,
> > > etc.......even the Gibson Echoplex Digital
> ProPlus
> > > got bad reviews.
> > >
> > > Sincerely....I got lost in the middle of
> everything,
> > > so it got cloudy for me to define what should I
> buy
> > > at this moment, what will give me condition for
> a
> > > reliable and creative live performance, and also
> be
> > > a smart option regarding the cost X benefit X
> > > technology X quality issue.
> > >
> > > Counting on your expertise people....thanks a
> lot.
> > >
> > > Peace.
> > >
> > > TUNGA
> >
> >
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