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thanks so much! I've never used these forum boards before and it's a nice way to get information, for sure. I found info on Fostex MR-8 and something called a Boomerang--but prices are a consideration and don't want a whole lot of features for an old bat that's just trying to fulfill a lifelong dream to learn to play! > From: Tim Nelson <psychle62@yahoo.com> > Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 05:46:39 -0800 (PST) > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: Re: basic loop equipment > Resent-From: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Resent-Date: Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:46:44 -0500 > > Hi Stephanie, > > For what you're doing, I'd be willing to bet you'd be > quite happy with the Boss RC-20. It's an entry-level > looper without a whole lot of bells and whistles, but > what sets it apart from the other loopers in its price > range is its long sampling time, plenty to loop a > I-IV-V backing part or a verse/chorus/bridge song that > you could then solo over until the cows came home. > > There are two versions of the RC-20; the newest one is > the RC-20XL that has a greater amount of memory and > more features, but the original RC-20 still has five > full minutes of recording capacity and can most likely > be picked up very reasonably used. > > Also available for the purposes you've described are > the little "phrase samplers" like the Sabine > Backtrack, but I think you'd probably very quickly > find that they don't sound very good and aren't as > usefull overall as something like the RC-20. They're > cheaper, but you'd definitely be wanting to upgrade a > lot sooner. > > Another option that you probably already own would be > to use your computer's audio recording capability to > record backing parts which you could then edit to loop > nicely while you play over it. > > Good luck! > > -t- > > --- Stephanie Stemmler <sstemmler@above-the-fold.com> > wrote: >> I am a BEGINNER guitar player. Wanted to play 12 bar >> blues and then hear >> that while I learn to play solos. I was thinking >> about cassette 4 track >> recorder...but then saw stuff about guitar effect >> pedals with loops. >> >> What's the best way to do what I want to do? I just >> want a practice >> tool---not a mega-recording station or something >> like that. Thanks! >> >> > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Small Business - Try our new resources site! > http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/resources/ >