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Re: Unidentified subject!

I'm not sure about the new model, but the original Akai Headrush had
the capability of recording up to 11.9 seconds while still allowing
overdubs or up to 23.8 seconds without allowing overdubs. The Headrush
was my first looper, and I loved it. The user interface is simple and
intuitive (or was to me). My wants quickly outgrew its capabilities,
though, and I moved on to an EDP (although at one point, I had the
Headrush, EDP, and Line 6 DL-4 all in the rig at the same time). The
original Headrush was going for a premium on ebay for a while (mine
actually sold for more than I paid for it originally), but now that
the 2nd version of it is available, I'd imagine they're going for less
these days.

The Line 6 DL-4 would also work. It has a maximum of 14 seconds of
loop time (unless you record at half-speed, then you get 28 seconds at
half the sample rate). I think I read somewhere that these have been
discontinued, which is a shame. I'm not sure what they're going for on
ebay.

Since it doesn't seem to matter to you whether or not you have the
capability of adjusting the feedback of the loop, you will not be
annoyed by the lack of that function in either the Headrush E1 or the
DL-4.

Good luck,

Jon Southwood




On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:27:06 -0500, nato sp <natosp@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Hello all, I just subscribed to the list a moment ago to ask a question. 
>I'd
> appreciate any answer(s) that I can get.
> 
> I'm interested in a very simple and, if possible, inexpensive looping 
>pedal.
> I play guitar and sing in a band. Many times, my guitar parts are complex
> and require all of my concentration. Therefore I can't play them while I
> sing. Because of this, I'd like to have a pedal that can loop a riff of 
>10
> seconds or less while I am playing live. I don't need or want any other
> functions, I don't need to be able to overlay loops upon one another.
> 
> Do my needs conjure up ideas about particular pedals? I've been doing my
> best to read up on all the different options, from delays to loopers to
> samplers etc. but am having trouble finding the right thing. Please help!
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> nato
> 
>