Digitech jamman stereo looper

[red7654]

Hello out there. I am a newbie to this site so please bear with me.
I want to purchase a looper that I can down load mp3 files onto to use for practice.
Do any of you out there have experience with the Digitech Jamman stereo looper?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Robert

[mikealpine]

I don't have experience with that, but bought a Line 6 amp that has built in looping and such. That is the Spider Jam 75. They make the effects, backing tracks and looper in a separate unit:

http://www.musiciansfriend.com/ampli...50498002088000

You might want to consider this one as well. The backing tracks are terric and it makes practice much more fun.

[8TrackJoe]

I'm not certain, but I think the Digitech Loopers will only import/play wave files not mp3s. I know they have an aux input port for connecting a CD/MP3 player. If you are wanting to to play along with MP3s for practicing you might want to check out the Tascam Guitar Trainer....

http://tascam.com/product/gt-r1/

I haven't ever used one or closely checked it out, but it might play MP3s.

Joe

[Laughingboy68]

You can use JamManager to import files in either mp3 or WAV format.

I've never used it this way but it is possible and fairly simple.

I love my Stereo JamMan.

Mike

[mikealpine]

That GT-R1 looks pretty cool. Love the idea that you can slow down a section of a song to learn it, without changing pitch.

[sixstrings]

I have the original Jamman - not familiar w/ the next gen 'Stereo' version. In general, I find it it more 'intuitive' than the Roland RC-30 which has stereo/2 tracks etc making it more complicated. The Jamman loops when the looping pedal is pressed a second time while the Roland goes off...which I find counter-intuitive only because I'm used to the former. In general, looping offers a 'wow factor' to your audience if you can make it work for you...it's a great performance tool.

[8TrackJoe]

sixstrings, I agree with you about the Boss RC-30. When I was looking for a looper I was looking at YouTube videos comparing most of the main ones (Digitech, Boss, Boomerang, PigTronix). I came across this video on the RC-30, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ML5zvWKooys, talking about how to change the pedal config on the boot up/power up of the unit. That was one of the items that turned me away from the Boss units. That plus I got my Jamman Solo for great price on the local Craigslist.

Your right about the WOW factor. I used it Saturday evening and Sunday morning at church for the first time and the look on people faces was priceless. Would have been better if a 9 volt battery hadn't died off in one of my pedals in the middle of a song. LOL. But then again I am slowly rebuildin my setup after all of these years.

Joe

[sixstrings]

Originally Posted by 8TrackJoe

Would have been better if a 9 volt battery hadn't died off in one of my pedals in the middle of a song. LOL. But then again I am slowly rebuildin my setup after all of these years.

Joe

This goes under the heading: "The dangers of looping." Other dangers include messing up the loop timing, double-clutch and re-do - all the while making the audience believe it was all planned; or overdubiing the transition w/ a power chord. Then, there are days when its fluid, flawless, and takes the music to another dimension w/ a very modest effort.