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The Best Loopers IMO
I have used many BOSS loopers over the years - the RC-1, RC-3, RC-30 and I am now using the RC-10R and the RC-5. I love how easy they are to use and the sound quality of these is so much better than the previous RC-3 which I upgraded from. These ones with storage are also great for saving song ideas on the fly and also for loading up backing tracks. Then there is the BOSS build quality - they last forever. The absolute best part of all the BOSS loopers though is the external switch jack. This means you can use an external button as a dedicated stop switch. This makes things much easier as you no longer have to double press to stop. I have even gotten small stop buttons built into my loopers to save space. It be great if BOSS offered this mod from the factory.
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Welcome back Boss!
I had a Boss looper before and while I never had an issue with recording or sound quality the interface was not intuitive.
The RC-5 is so much easier to use. I also added an FS-7 (set to navigate loops). I mainly use this to catch licks and riffs and leave them on the looper until I record it in a song. This iswhere the RC-5 Shines with it's 99 slots there plenty of spots to park ideas until they can be worked out. There have been plenty of times where I get another idea before I've worked out the one on the looper and it is lost forever.
The sound quality is great and the interface is quite easy to navigate. I did watch a video on how to set it up with a footswitch and that saved me loads of time during the initial set up.
Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? I think so, I would buy it again if lost or stolen.
The RC-5 is so much easier to use. I also added an FS-7 (set to navigate loops). I mainly use this to catch licks and riffs and leave them on the looper until I record it in a song. This iswhere the RC-5 Shines with it's 99 slots there plenty of spots to park ideas until they can be worked out. There have been plenty of times where I get another idea before I've worked out the one on the looper and it is lost forever.
The sound quality is great and the interface is quite easy to navigate. I did watch a video on how to set it up with a footswitch and that saved me loads of time during the initial set up.
Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? I think so, I would buy it again if lost or stolen.
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Quality from boss as usually
Works perfectly, sounds good, the menu is a bit difficult to navigate but once you read the manual you are set.
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Superb sound and many functions
If you look for a simple looper and don't like reading manuals this beast is perhaps not ideal for you. However if you want a compact pedal that will record and dub loops with fantastic sound quality and has a ton of other functions there is probably no better choice on the market.
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Lots of settings
Very useful looper, probably as powerful as it gets in the smallest size but lots of settings and menus to get to grips with
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c
Great boss pedal.
One of the best loopers.
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Well done
Very good, simple and professional looper with fewer opitons than the bigger brothers. Helps not to get lost in the menus. It works, the sound is ok, the controls are good, the rythms are of good quality and enough variatons. For comparison: The RC-500 (the menu is to crammy), RC-505 mkii (great effects tho!) and the RC-600 didn't sit well with me but that's a personal preference (mostly simplicity and format wise), you may find them more suitable.
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j
Good stuff.
Just a quality pedal.
A little bit hard to dig into but once you are there......
A little bit hard to dig into but once you are there......
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JT
Very happy
Never used another looper so I'm not an expert.. it took me a while watching youtube videos to figure out how to use it (not all the features etc are in the instruction leaflet) but I have the hang of it now. I use it for recording riffs and ideas and it's perfect for that. I'm very happy.
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Great looper
Overall the looper is working as you would be expected. For the size, it's really usable once you get the hang of it. It has a slight learning curve, but once mastered, you can start playing with all her functionalities.
If you are looking for a compact and polyvalent looping pedal, look no further.
If you are looking for a compact and polyvalent looping pedal, look no further.
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