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Amps With Looper & Vocal Harmonizer?
Forgive my lack of knowledge, but aside from the Boss Acoustic Singer models are there any other choices in acoustic amps that offer built in looping & vocal harmonizing options? I have been out of the game for 15 years and although I do own a pretty nice little Roland AC-60 I am thinking of moving on and I just don't know what's out there these days. I have given some thought to simply adding a Boss VE-8 between my guitar and amp but I think I'd prefer going with an amp with these features built in over adding a pedal. I figure there must be other options I'm not aware of. Thanks so much for any help.
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Using separate stompboxes is so much better. Chance to change the gear without replacing the amp. Chance to plug into someone else's system (PA, etc) without bringing the amp. More options for adjustment (loop time, harmonizer settings). Better control (multiple button foot switches).
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Thanks, Mike. This is the kind of info I need. I'm coming from a long hiatus from playing and back in the day I was an electric player who just dabbled in the acoustic side of things so I have very limited knowledge on this subject.
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I have the Acoustic Singer live and although there are better separate harmonizing and looper options out there, I use a separate looper myself, having pretty darn good options in a small but loud all in one package is most definitely convenient as hell.
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Spending other people’s money is a great pastime around here. I had a VE-8 myself with the extra pedal to make it a two button looper. I liked it fine but moved on to an Acoustic Soulmate, but depending on how much looping power you need there are very robust options for that feature alone.
The Boss I believe is 30 seconds which can be limiting. If you wanted to give a budget and use case scenario we could probably give you a number of good options to cover what you need. |
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I'm not a looper myself yet--partly because of the inferiority of the looper on my otherwise beloved VE-8--but I've bookmarked units recommended highly by others.
https://www.sweetwater.com/store/det...recorder-pedal https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/DittoX2 https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/720Looper I'd say the Ditto in particular got lots of raves, here and elsewhere. |
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Amps With Looper & Vocal Harmonizer?
I had a Ditto X4 and liked it. No trouble with it either, but the internet is full of horror stories about them failing. I use the built in one on the Acoustic Soulmate now which is a basic two button looper with a long recording time.
I’d ask yourself if you want to save more than the last loop, which if so eliminates a number of them. Also, if you want to loop voice and guitar or just guitar. For voice and basic looping you could get a used Play Acoustic for less than two bills to start. If you really get into looping you may decide to upgrade just that down the road and keep the PA for vocals, and you may find you like some of the effects for guitar. If it were me though, and I was happy with my amp and not looking for guitar effects, I’d follow MikeB’s advice and get a separate looper and vocal pedal (used), so it wouldn’t be a big issue to try something else down the road as your tastes change. |