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Topic: The Loooper - True Bypass Switcher |
Michael Holland
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Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 22 May 2002 5:01 pm |
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I just ran across this. Looks like a great, inexpensive switcher. Want to run multiple effects in your loop with true bypass capability?
www.loooper.com
[This message was edited by Michael Holland on 22 May 2002 at 06:09 PM.] |
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Jon Light
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Saugerties, NY
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Posted 22 May 2002 5:18 pm
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| Thanks for posting that. Just today I found myself wanting something just like this. I've never seen anything like it for less than a couple of bills. I think I'm gonna get one. Cool. |
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Bill Crook
From:
Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Michael Holland
From:
Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Posted 23 May 2002 10:46 am
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Hey Bill,
Some effects, particularly stomp boxes, will color (dull) your sound even when the effect is switched out. This is known as 'tone sucking'. If you plug into a chorus pedal then plug that into a delay pedal and then plug that into a tuner and then into the amp you've got some serious degradation going on. True bypass switchers allow you to remove the device(s) from the chain when not in use. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 23 May 2002 11:43 am
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| I ordered a 2 loop box and will certainly report on it when I get it. To follow up on Michael's post, I just recently got a Pod. I've got miles to go before I can tell you if I'm gonna end up liking it or not but the biggest liability with it is that not only does it not have true bypass--it has no bypass. You can't cut it out--if you are hooked up to it you are processing your signal. Well it just happens that I also really like the sound of my amp w/o processing. The only way I can go from one to the other is by pulling cords and reconnecting. Well this box will allow me to go: guitar>>>loooper>>>amp with the pod in an effects loop. Step on a pedal and I'm a twin reverb into my Evans. Step on a pedal and I'm an Evans. Win/Win. Of course this is not an essential tool. But it's a useful device. (If the box is well made, that is--we'll see.) |
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Joey Ace
From:
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Posted 23 May 2002 11:59 am
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I like the Boss LS-2 to switch loops.
It's inexpensive and built like a tank.
It also has active trim controls for two loops. Although it is only "A-B-Y" you can add more than one together.
I looking forward to Jon's field report. |
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Bill Crook
From:
Goodlettsville, TN , Spending my kid's inheritance
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Posted 24 May 2002 5:34 am
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Michael....
Thanks for your responce, No pun/joke was intended toward your post. I just needed a lesson here. I have never attempted to use several different stomp-boxes chained together before. I wasen't aware of the problems one might have with this arrangement. The only problems I've ever had was I placed a tuner between my pedal and the amp. The tuner somehow always allowed a tone to bleed through. I finally went to a Korg "DTR-1" to resolve the problem. |
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Olli Haavisto
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Jarvenpaa,Finland
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Posted 24 May 2002 10:49 pm
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Jon,
You could try running the output of the POD to the effects return on the Evans and get an A/B box to choose the input of either the Evans or the POD.That way the POD sound wouldn`t be coloured by the Evans input stage. Just a thought , I don`t know if this work with the Evans eff.loop.I`ve used similar setups with other amps with good results.
Olli
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 25 May 2002 6:51 am
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Definitely an alternative way, Olli, except that the FX loop/amp-in insert on the Evans cuts out the front panel jacks. While this would be easy to disable, I'd rather let it be.
As it is, it might be a moot point---I used the Pod for the first time yesterday in battle (rehearsal) and I couldn't get anywhere close to the promising sound I was getting playing alone. I'll attribute this to the learning curve and I'll keep working at it but I was really depressed at the possibility that another tone avenue might fall by the wayside. But that is for another thread. |
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Jon Light
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 30 May 2002 5:11 pm
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I got my Loooper today. Hey---it does exactly what it is supposed to do. The guy is real good with email and way real good with taking care of business--I ordered it last Wed, he built it, shipped it, and I received it today. The only negative I can find is that the face panel markings are written on with a Sharpie marker. Obviously he is a small operation and is not up to speed to be screening the face. I told him about my opinions here--I don't know what to suggest but it would certainly enhance the product to have it look more professional. As it is, it doesn't bother me. I am a very satisfied customer.
BTW--I'm making progress with the Pod and I think I like it. Damn, it hurts to retire the outrigger. |
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