TC Electronic Flashback Question..

[J-man]

I'm thinking about getting one as I need a delay pedal. I was specifically wondering about the looper function.. How easy is it to use in a gig situation? Does it handle multiple overdubs well?

Any other opinions on the pedal are also welcome.

[smoss469]

Multiple overdubs, yes. Easy? Yes. You only get about 20 seconds IIRC to use though.

[MASONish]

Absolutely love this delay!

[gtrguru]

Good function but definitely not a looper pedal

[Lawson]

This was my fist fx pedal. I enjoy playing aroud with the delay. I need to try the "Tone Print" feature today :D

For me, the looper is just a bonus, you can loop up to 40 seconds, and that for me has good practise value, so i can get better at landing on chords when soloing and stuff. Its also good for finding new grooves and riffs. I actually used it live once, but I was playing inconsistent swamp rock for background music.

[J-man]

Originally Posted by gtrguru

Good function but definitely not a looper pedal

Could you expand on that a bit? The looper function being useable is make or break for me.

[Jeff_K]

Have it, love it, but like he says not a looper pedal like you want. It's pretty basic, good for practicing at home but I don't think I'd use it live. What I don't like about it is that the volume is fixed...no way to have the loop at a lower volume than the guitar. It ends up being one big cacophony if you layer and want to play over it. It's nice to have sometimes to work on stuff but not really a gigable looper IMO.

[J-man]

Originally Posted by Jeff_K

Have it, love it, but like he says not a looper pedal like you want. It's pretty basic, good for practicing at home but I don't think I'd use it live. What I don't like about it is that the volume is fixed...no way to have the loop at a lower volume than the guitar. It ends up being one big cacophony if you layer and want to play over it. It's nice to have sometimes to work on stuff but not really a gigable looper IMO.

Thanks, that's helpful.

I originally just wanted a delay pedal, but I've been toying with the idea of getting into looping. The guitarist from the two-piece band "Giraffes? Giraffes!" uses loops to great effect and I think it'd be a lot of fun to write some pieces in the same vein.

What dedicated looper pedals do you guys recommend? Preferably something that can be had for sub £150.

[smoss469]

Don't get me wrong, it's a great pedal and I actually use it as a looper more than a delay, but if you want something with more than "start/stop", might want to look elsewhere.

[Verne Bunsen]

I've been using a Digitech JamMan for looping and it's killer. Great on-the-fly loop creation and overdubbing, plus you can create loops and backing tracks in a studio or on your computer and then load them up. I have a lot of fun with that pedal! The full-featured version is going for $275 or so, but the smaller "Solo" version is going for about $175. Never used the "Solo" but I'm sure it's pretty capable as well.

[uriah1]

Love flashback, but as a delay only, get a serious looper pedal if you need one.

[paulvcarter]

I think it's a great pedal but I tried using it as a looper live and it's tough, the switch is kinda small - This problem is more me being crap than the pedal but worth thinking about.

Dedicated loopers tend to have much larger foot switches.

[ToneShark]

I wouldn't go anywhere near that pedal if you're looking for something easy to use. It sounded fine, but holy hell, I doubt I've ever had a pedal that made me so mad when I'd try to use it. If you're looking for a looper, you should probably get a looper. And if you really want a delay/looper, if you can handle the possibly suspect reliability, at the very least the Line6 DL4 is easy to use and sounds pretty good. I think I did both of these with it: