Cheap loop bypass pedals

[MrDinsdale]

Hey!

 

Looking a slightly more complex pedalboard setup and it'd be really handy to have a couple of loops i can quickly turn on/off. Nothing fancy, no clean blend or anything like that, just small profile single loop.

 

There are some cheap options on amazon but wondered if anyone had experience using them? I think the power supply is just for the on/off light.

 

Any thoughts on these or other options would be great!

 

https://amzn.eu/d/2Z4XlRR

[ped]

I have one of these, it's really nice and UK made

https://www.swiftpedals.co.uk/loopers.html

 

 

[fretmeister]

I've had a Boss LS-2 forever. It just works great. Sometimes I use just a single loop to turn on 2 or 3 at once in a single loop, sometimes I put different things in each loop, and sometimes I use it as a clean blend.

 

It's the least exciting pedal in the world, but it's so useful! And it's a Boss so if you buy a new one you can leave it to the next generation in your Will. It will still be working just fine.

[MrDinsdale]

@fretmeister Love the LS2 although it's a pretty big pedal and super overkill for what I need, I'd need 2 of them on the board and it'd take up a fair bit of room!

 

@ped That's a great find, only marginally more expensive than the cheap Amazon ones, I think 2 of the single loop ones would be perfect.

 

[MrDinsdale]

Well it escalated and now I'm looking at the Boss ES-5. This is what happens when we go a month without a band practice or gig 😂

[ped]

9 minutes ago, MrDinsdale said:

Well it escalated and now I'm looking at the Boss ES-5. This is what happens when we go a month without a band practice or gig 😂

...and when you spend 5 mins on BC!

[Rich]

I made my own -- still trying to work out how to shoehorn a blend control and phase switch into it  -- but I do like the look of the cheapy Amazon one, and the Swift. I'd go with either of them, for a simple setup. Which it's obviously not, if you're looking at the ES5..!  

[ped]

I must admit that I find a phase switch really useful (on my Valco KGB fuzz pedal) - seems to be something the LS2 is missing?

[SumOne]

https://brightonion.co.uk/collections/single-loopers

[lidl e]

I like this vein tap kid for these utility pedals.

 

https://www.vein-tap.com/product/true-bypass-looper/

 

He's got good customer service.

[Boodang]

Custom paint and led colours.

Edited June 3, 2023 by Boodang

[MrDinsdale]

Between Swift, Vein Tap, Bright Onion and Lazy bear there are some great cheap options 🙌