Small yet Powerful - BOSS RC-3 LOOP Station DEMO, RC3 Looper Guitar Pedal Review, Reid's Reviews

[@hallbrandon8562]

I watched 20 different videos about this pedal today after I picked up this pedal. They all show some basics but I had to watch 20 videos to learn about half of what the pedal can do. I really wish I saw yours first because not one video covered everything about it. Yours was the first video I saw that showed how to switch to the auto mode. Thank you thank you thank you.

[@MERKURETlegostudio]

same

[@victorhbbs]

i own one since a year and didnt know bout half of this

[@victorhbbs]

I have to

[@victorhbbs]

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[@victorhbbs]

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[@user-yl4lf9mh1w]

This is THE tutorial to watch. He goes through everything from start to finish for anyone to understand.

[@peteharris556]

Best , most comprehensive review on the net

[@RobinsonRDavid]

Pete Harris 100% agree!

[@thbenton4]

I absolutely agree!

[@droidsector]

Came here to say exact same thing! Quality video 👌

[@genegreer9153]

I agree with other comments, this is the best explanation of how to use the RC3. It provides important details which are not on other tutorials, and not always in the manual either - many of which can result in serious obstacles until you learn them - and I did, finally, learn them thanks to Reid.

[@groovypants]

The BEST review and demo I have seen on KZbin for the Boss RC3. I have a JamMan Stereo Solo XT that has been playing up in auto record mode. It only kicks into record when i attack the strings and play hard. So looking for a new toy and been eyeing the Boss RC3 looper. Im sold now. No showing off or running throgh just a few features. This was a ripper instructional video that highlighted the features. Well done and what a shame your hits aren't higher. Many groovy thanks mate.

[@ReidsReviews]

Thanks for the feedback! I really appreciate it.

[@sloedwn7710]

If you haven’t gotten it yet, totally do man. I’ve had it for about a year, it’s helped me write and make some insane love loops for gigs.

[@kellydopp347]

7:00 minutes "RP" is awesome. I hated the fact that I had to press 2x just to hear it back and not overdub. Thank you man!!!

[@freddymusicien7656]

Very exhaustif, complete & calm explanation, putting the emphasis on the pedal and not on the performance of the guitar playing. Thank you.

[@phlipperbrooks129]

Now THIS is how reviews should be done. Got my pedal an hour ago and haven't touched the manual yet.

[@davidtucker2311]

You go over many features in an easy to understand way that no one else even goes over. GREAT Tutorial!

[@januszluszczyk5576]

Omg. Have this pedal for ten years. And today finally find out how many functions and how to use properly. Thanks. Big thanks

[@stephenmcintire6081]

Ha! I feel better about having it 3 years and knowing all of this. But now we know.

[@peteharris556]

Thanks. Does the inner thinner volume control knob allow you control the guitar volume such as a lead guitar and the outer fatter volume allow you control the volume of your rhythm guitar?

[@cruepprich]

@@stephenmcintire6081 Two years here, but the same!

[@WorldsOkayistGuitarPlayer]

This video is the best I’ve watched on the subject. I’ve owned this for like 8 years and never really learned out to use it

[@davidharpersongs]

I just broke mine out after buying it at a yard sale. THIS IS THE BEST VIDEO I've seen on this. Thanks so much!

[@avantglob5498]

Many years later and this is the best video I could find on the RC3. Thanks a lot. I just got one today.

[@ezumach]

I know I am four years late to the party, but this was a great tutorial. I bought this pedal. I predominantly play acoustic, this is great for doing solo gigs I can lay down some rhythm, and then add some lead, some arpeggios, on top of vocals.

[@marksystemed4678]

I got my pedal yesterday and the guy was so generous he threw in around ten mini to medium cables including 2 custom fender ones for free, the pedal he sold for 90 euros.I have a looper on my Axe fx 2 bit it is limited to only 30 seconds.I had an RC2 years ago and sold it since the Axe fx2 had one, I regret selling it.BUT. This RC3 is a great pedal which gives me a lot of inspiration for creating more loops. And this video covers everything about it, I will use everything except for the 'one shot'. Thanks a lot.

[@motocephalic]

great in depth review: most people who buy this have no clue how to do a simple loop. Never mind the incredible features. My suggestion, simply make a clear concise simple loop. I am grateful for the education.

[@Sortedman23]

Thank you so much , probably the best demo of a Boss product I’ve come across in the last five years , very clearly described, relaxed , to the point critical , relevant info ! Way better , more useful than any manual imho !

[@sirrobinofloxley7156]

The thing I like about it the best is, if you have a semi-acoustic guitar, with this pedal you basically have an unlimited band, if you know what you're doing. The versatility of the semi-acoustic guitar, for percussion, if it has a mic fitted, which is essential, you can definitely make enough sounds to sound like a band. All that just layering on one channel makes this looper pretty formidable and crucial for making new music on the fly.

[@jrom428]

Best review on KZbin. If the algorithm is reading this put this to the top of the list

[@joeshmoe7967]

Finally a video to REALLY show how it works. Going to dust min eoff, and really get into it this winter (2024) I want to use it busking to add to what I do, but it does so much, I didn't find it easy to get it going. I will hook it up then re-watch and takes the steps along with you. Thanks!

[@hwi62]

Just got this pedal and *frantically* looked for an overview of the use and functionality. Wasted a lot of time browsing through useless beginner tutorials.. But this one WOW👍👌 to the point... A million thanks.

[@seanalexander6310]

I've wanted one for a long time and finally caved on a used one. It should be a lot of fun when it arrives. I can think of a lot of various ways to use it.

[@vexxedami7817]

Come back to this video multiple times get this pedal in the pocket. Excellently done

[@brandoncain9154]

thank you. ive been trying to figure out how to turn off the auto overdub for a while.

[@LiamandNoah]

Best video on RC 3 on youtube just after watching 2 mins on the video i could tell. i paused the video to give a comment. keep more reviews coming. the way you do it beyond perfect.

[@lukel2359]

The definitive review/demo of the Boss RC-3. Thanks, Reid!

[@Richtbird]

You are absolutely hands down the master of simply explaining how to make the RC 3 work and enjoy what’s recorded. TY so much for the tutorial. T. bird.🎸🦅

[@gerryberryhub]

Literally paused your vid, ran to my pedal and updated settings as you suggested. Great review! Subbed.

[@UnendingGrimness]

All this time and all the loops I've made with this pedal and I never knew about half the stuff you mentioned, especially the auto record which is gonna make things a lot easier \m/ I wasn't reading the manual it came with... That thing is the size of a pocket bible lol Best review on KZbin!

[@MattR82]

I watch a lot of demos on pedals and stuff and I just wanna say I love this , with the breakdown on how it works, etc… thank you for the in depth review

[@marksystemed4678]

I'm getting one second hand tomorrow and I will be using this video as a tutorial, very helpful. Thank you

[@markwebb9063]

Thank you sir, this is the best review for this Pedal out there and I’m saving it to my favorites!

[@dancingpeanuts3338]

straightforward, no nonsense, easy to understand tutorial. thank you.

[@hcsrensen]

Just what i need to learn about this pedal thank´s

[@Flying-Roro]

My Rc3 is arriving tomorrow. Thanks a lot for the explanation mate

[@amandasteven1400]

well this proves it... ONE PiCTURE is worth 1000 words:) actually displaying the RC3 while using it helps immensely... thank u thank u thank u!

[@bluegrassmagee8697]

Great lesson on this system, the best I've seen so far for sure. I just started getting into one of these and It's really fun and appreciate the super tips on combing tracks Thanks!

[@richthetrashpicker-upper5244]

Okay I bought the thing and put away I'm using my old one up until now thank you for the video explain it very well

[@jeremygriffiths4093]

This is the best video on this pedal ever!!! Great job sir!!

[@willbergman2483]

Thank you. Thank you thank you thank you. I've seen a few instructional videos and they talk fast and move on and their fingers are covering up what they're doing on the pedal and in the end you just think you're gonna go mad. This was so clear and so well paced and so well reinforced. And now I'm gonna hit the Subscribe button.

[@ReidsReviews]

Thanks for the creds!

[@DwayneETowns]

Your video covered a lot I didn't know about my rc3 Looper I'm going to keep studying... thanks.

[@frodeandersson9211]

Greetings from Norway! I just enjoyed this video - and finally everything about this pedal was in depth explained - so great for a fresh beginner. Time saving and in a pleasant "tap tempo",. So thank you!

[@acoustically9201]

Great review / tutorial. Maybe could've also made more of the fact you can upload professional backing tracks to the various slots via the USB.... and they can be used to play along to for practice or for gigs. You can also back up any loops or saved pattern to a file on your computer - which is useful.

[@ggallan2424]

this video is so helpful thank you so much. answers every question i’ve had about this pedal! would’ve taken me days to figure this out on my own

[@simongorelik92]

best 3c3 demo!!!! i wish i saw you first befor loseing my mind and watching the wrong videos

[@Warren_Laidler]

Excellent video bro, very informative. Revisited this one after a year of not using my rc30. Thanks again.

[@slayerx2000]

Thanks man. Best video I have found yet regarding this pedal. Just got mine today. Very excited to master the functionality of this thing.

[@listairgin]

Brilliant demo, thank you so much for doing it for us all. 🌌🌅🌠🕊👌🏻

[@d_walsh]

Thanks. Recently bought this pedal and this helps tremendously

[@matthewarrowsmith9022]

Just a note to say how much I appreciated your video. Loved the way you showed all the features of the pedal. I've just bought one today and now I feel like I just about get away with not reading the manual. The manual is so small too that I can't really read it, so resorted to downloading a PDF version. The Boss site is pretty good too and it's great to be able to transfer backing tracks or rhythm tracks to the memory slots (appear as folders when connected to your PC). Lots of free content to fill up some of those slots with and I guess you could put your own stuff in there to play along with as long as the files are in .wav format.

[@ReidsReviews]

Hey, thanks a bunch for the comment. Enjoy the pedal!

[@andrepereira744]

Hey man, can you answer a question I have? Can you please tell me if when we transfer our recordings to the computer, is it normal that the pedal drum beats, which we use in these recordings, are not transferred to the computer? I mean, I end up just having my guitars and/or basses with no rhythm/beat on my computer savings. It's normal or is just another anormally that my old pedal have?

[@adammorse6502]

Picked up this model recently, this is the best tutorial I've seen yet! Thank-you!

[@alanthew6490]

One thing I have done which you didn’t cover is the connectivity to a computer and the ability to drop audio files directly into the memory slots. I have done this for some backing tracks. I didn’t know about the one shot though so I’ll re-write them with one shot switched on.

[@andrepereira744]

Hey man, can you answer a question I have? Can you please tell me if when we transfer our recordings to the computer, is it normal that the pedal drum beats, which we use in these recordings, are not transferred to the computer? I mean, I end up just having my guitars and/or basses with no rhythm/beat on my computer savings. It's normal or is just another anormally that my old pedal have?

[@alanthew6490]

@@andrepereira744 sorry. I do not know.

[@andrepereira744]

@@alanthew6490 No problem. Thanks anyway, mate.

[@brannonjones3668]

Thank You for an easy to follow instructional. Very well done my good Sir.

[@deathbymyside]

bloody good review Reidy, cheers mate

[@frankhillphotography]

Thanks for this video. It's really helped me understand the pedal soo much better. Keep up the great work !

[@LloydMajor]

Best class yet! Cool greenscreen as well.

[@alanthew6490]

Great video, some really neat options that I wasn’t aware of. Especially auto start.

[@deanhoeta6475]

Thank you🎉🎉I've owned one for couple of years an never knew half of these functions, thanks 😊

[@persiaguitar]

Thank you for your excellent tutorial . Recording one shot and then go to another loop absolutely useless in live performance unless a pedal can also do Write function then it might some how work

[@johnkoenig9072]

Very useful video, thanks for sharing ! I'll have to watch again though lol

[@MichaelCrutcher]

The one-shot mode thing at 8:25 is gold. So, this is to say that I could build a loop of, say, a blues, copy it to a 2nd memory location, make the first one a one-shot, keep the 2nd one to solo over in loop mode, and then go back to the one-shot for an ending? Or maybe do a third loop with an ending and make it a one-shot? The middle loop will repeat until I tell it to change to another loop? I was under the impression that there was a bug that put a a short silence between one loop and the next that made this impossible.

[@ReidsReviews]

Thanks for your comment! Yes your scenario should work. I'm not aware of a bug that inserts silence. Sometime they address bugs through updated firmware though.

[@cruepprich]

Best RC-3 tutorial on YT! Thanks a bunch!

[@royw65]

Great review, needed. This for me to use this correctly, thanks..

[@northland..]

fantastic video. thanks for explaining it so clearly.

[@SteinarPladsen]

So GREAT presentation, I just bought it :-) And will be back to learn more from your video!

[@Al-po2oh]

This was very informative and organized. My 70 year old brain is still spinning. Thanks for a good video. Also auto mode is brilliant because on playback it starts immediately upon pushing the pedal.

[@photofriend44]

Great video, you got a new subscriber.

[@mickproper1969]

best RC-3 review on youtube - many thanks!

[@MOHANMSHARMA]

Great video and very well explained, i learnt some things and love from India

[@saddestchord7622]

I've had one of these for while but for the past couple years it's been sitting in a drawer. I found it frustrating to use. And even though I didn't hear it in your video, I never thought it sounded good when doing playback. For me, the drums were a nice feature. I only used it to practice so the drums were basically a metronome. When I bought it I thought it would be a good songwriting tool, but I was continually frustrated by all the buttons doing several things. I never even figured out it had an auto start. These days I just go direct and use a DAW and sometimes I use the six button looper on a Helix. The DAW is a little to complicated for just getting an idea down, and the Helix doesn't save loops. After watching your video I think I'm going to dig out the Boss and give it another try.

[@flatroc1]

I'd Really like to see ya do a review on the Line 6 M9 multi effects/looper pedal. Thanks for you work, you do the best explanations etc.

[@TheBoondoggler]

Now THIS is how you demo a pedal.

[@jeffreybarrett3151]

Great review - very clear. Thank you!

[@yellowdued]

best demo video for this pedal thank you

[@stevenhudson6843]

Top stuff mate. Off to jam surry! 😊

[@GrandDragon1000]

Very good review! You answered a few questions that I had Thank You!😎

[@Orieus]

Great video! So when i was watching ur vid, i couldnt get the rhythm to start at the same time as my playing, it wouldnt trigger the device. When i pressed Write, it showed DL, then i pressed tempo and it triggered it. I didnt see u do it that way in the video though. When i tried the way u showed it on the video it wouldnt trigger but it would play the rhythm etc.. I got to it to work my way, but whats the offical way, or did u do it my way off camera ?

[@CptJack-ki5ln]

Definitely didn't know about the one shot mode, that's bad a$$! I have this with the stop/memory shift pedal, which allows you to tap tempo, undo last loop, and clear altogether. I'm trying to figure out how to memory shift with the stop pedal though. It would also be cool to know how if you can communicate a "One shot" or save recording without playback, shift memory, and then go back to the memory channel using the stop pedal, if that makes any sense.

[@juliodefreitas157]

Thank you for sharing your demo 💙💙👍

[@vanomadics5538]

thankyou mate 8 years I never knew there settings, subbed

[@YEM_]

Amazing demo / review! I've come here a few times getting to know my looper. Question for the community... or Reid... :) I'm having a small issue and maybe you can comment on your experience. There seems to be a very slight delay or empty space after it ends the recording. Follow me on a simple example... I'm trying to record like half a second of a chord. Just a quick recording that says "DAH!"... then loops "DAH-DAH-DAH"... forever. :) I play a chord, then press record. I stop the recording after about half a second. At this point I should have a recording with no pick attack, just a chord ringing in a loop. But... Immediately after I stop recording, I cover the strings with my hand... then I observe a loop with that says "DAH-String mute-DAH-String mute". I'm totally 100% covering the strings after hitting stop... but... alas. Any ideas?

[@ReidsReviews]

The minimum record time is 1.5 seconds. Does your issue happen with loops lasting longer than 1.5 seconds?

[@YEM_]

@@ReidsReviews oh, that's it! Thank you! It does not happen on longer recordings.

[@StefanvanderKlooster]

About your thought regarding the little amount of drums: it is possible to upload recorded drums from your computer to your pedal via the USB connection. It's not exactly the same, but still.

[@ReidsReviews]

Great comment. Thanks for bringing that up.

[@PaulChaplo]

In RP mode what determines, after ending a recording and saving, if one more press will do playback that I want, rather than erasing my ‘phrase’ ?

[@Greg-yy8wc]

Nice tutorial, well done

[@fideldely5988]

Excelent Review. Very helpful. Thanks!!

[@Tfrne]

Great review! Thank you!

[@williammg9135]

Thank you very much!! Very helpful!

[@gixxergeezer4171]

Thanks for this. Very helpful.

[@ArtDonna84]

Excellent demo. 👍

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

Hi, I just got one of these. When I press the tap tempo button the drum speed doesn't change. What am I doing wrong? Also, when I record a phrase/loop the recorded phrase starts playing back while I'm recording it! What am I doing wrong? Hope someone can help. Great looper...

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

I figured it out now...lol

[@tasosa.4895]

How you figured it out? Because i have the same problems

[@Johnny-oy9fh]

@@tasosa.4895 Hi, I still don't know why it does that. But I've found it happens when I try n delete the part I've recorded to start again. So I delete the whole track instead and start again. Hoping to find the cause eventually... How about you?

[@ArturasBurke]

Very informative! Thank you!

[@Sherman1862]

I'm trying to hook up my Boss RC 3 to an ISPOT 7 Power Supply on a Pedal Board I'm setting up, my first.... It's not working with a 9 Volt Connection that I'm using.. All my other (3) pedals, Ibanez Delay, & Blues Diver, and a Dunlop Wah are all working on the 9 volt plugs... Any idea what connector I should use to connect to the Power Supply??? Thank you very much, awesome Video... Happy 2023!!! Keep on Rockin'!!!! : )

[@dusanmilinkovic7687]

The best explenation, thank you very much!

[@williep1626]

This was great. Answered my concerns and more.

[@FordBills]

Hi, I put my pedal on auto record but everytime I turn the pedal off I have to set this function again, is it that way the pedal works or can I save this setting to stay always on? I really would appreciate the help. Thanks for the great video learned a lot.

[@lisalovegirl]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this pedal. I do have a question. I was able to get a drum beat for an entire song from my computer onto the pedal and when I hit the pedal it plays, but if I don’t hit the pedal twice to stop it, it’ll play over again. Do you think the one shot would prevent this from happening? Or if putting it in one shot, will it go to the next number or phrase? Any info on this would be awesome. 😊

[@astrogerard2022]

So if you have drums going and record and then save are the drums saved as well if you come back later? That wasn't clear to me.

[@garytrim1761]

Great review. I recently purchased the RC3 and discovered that a new version RC5 is now on the market. I ordered the RC5 to try it out. I'll return one of the models for a refund. Could you possibly do a review on the new RC5? Thanks!

[@ReidsReviews]

I have ordered an RC5. I do plan on doing a review on it. Thanks for the feedback!

[@garytrim1761]

@@ReidsReviews Can't wait for your review of the RC5. I must be getting too old for this stuff because this unit is extremely difficult for me to use. I find the instructions are very vague and lack step by step procedures. The instructions to setup the unit is a joke. I can't manipulate the "pattern" feature and the various drum kits, which I thought well basically the same. Regardless, I need lots of help with this unit or it gets returned to the music store.

[@whobroughtthedog]

Still trying to figure out something. Can I pick and set a drum beat then save it without any additional overlay?

[@Unasstheao]

What about usb? He also didn't mention the backing tracks on channels 90-99.