Sheeran Loopers Looper +

This is the first looper I have had that isn't by Boss. I have been looping for 20+ years on Boss pedals, and I accept that I might be too much in the ecosystem for now. However, I bought this pedal after seeking a pure multi-track looper that was an alternative to the RC10r drum machine looper I had been using recently.

The quality and layout of the pedal is very good and the footswitches are great. However, there is no options to changes what each switch does, so you'd might want to check that before buying. I am ok with the Start on A and Stop on B but in comparison to the Boss loop pedals where you can pretty much customise the pedals anyway you like it feels a little under serviced here.

That brings me to my biggest issue with the pedal. It has basically no options/functionality beyond basic looping (speed & reverse is about it). No tempo, no quantize, no loop break+, no end at the bar/loop end.....etc. This is stuff I had on my RC20 20+ years ago. I know I wanted a looper without FX, drums, etc., but to be so barebones is very surprising, especially when Headrush has had this stuff for years in their own brand stuff.

This doesn't stop the looper from being useful, but it means the workflow for the looper is 100% manual. You want a beat break, you have to time it yourself; you want to end at the end of the bar, you have to do it yourself. You want a perfectly timed loop with no time-based imperfections; you do it yourself. What this means is you're talking about short loops. Once you have loop A in sync mode, you can then do longer loops with some level of synchronisation. By comparison, in the Boss workflow, I could do an entire song setup on the first track.

In terms of ease of use, quality, sound, and controls, it is very good and with the footswitch and feel I really want to love it. I really hope firmware updates can bring a bit more in the way of looper functionality, because as it stands its a very expensive, very basic looper.