Least Costly Looping Solution

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

It's funny, but cost doesn't get mentioned much 
on this list, but when I'm talking to young musicians 
who are interested in getting into live looping for the first 
time,  this is always the first stumbling block to their 
entry into our wonderful world.

Why don't we make some really solid recommendations for 
newbie and wanna be live loopers that are economy minded, primarily.

Remember,  things like all the freeware software loopers than abound 
don't really count, because you have to have a decent laptop and a decent 
breakout box to use them for free.
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CHEAPEST LIVE LOOPING SOLUTIONS FOR THE BEGINNING LIVE LOOPER*

Personally,  my vote goes to the 
Line 6 DL 4.     At $250, it is the 2nd cheapest live looping stomp 
box pedal behind the Boss RC2 ($200) but it's ability 
to play (and record loops) both forwards, backwards and at half 
speed and double speed in addition to it's ability to add a decent 
simple digital delay with modulation, feedback and rate control 
(and controllable with an additional expression pedal-$50)
onto any discreet layered loop makes this a creativity machine 
with a lot of deep potential, right out of the box.

What else is out there for the Newbie on a budget.