The Best Looper for Boss Katana, Yamaha THR, Positive Grid Spark & More! - XSonic Ulooper

[@artistlovepeace]

The best guitar demonstration channel on the internet! Always wonderful and fascinating. Thank you Andertons.

[@rodmorgan7041]

I agree totally. I watched a demo on another KZbin video and could not understand it at all. Lee & Pete make it look simple, so let's see if it is when I get it 👍🏻

[@millerpau]

I was a beta tester for the ulooper and had so much fun with it, and still do. The first thing that came to mind was Danish Pete would love this thing. It does what it says on the tin and that's all you need really.

[@wimjacobs4075]

Got it direct from XSonic a few weeks ago, and indeed it works fine on my Yamaha THR30II. Nice and small too so that it fits in the THR's bag with an additional power bank to power it through USB. Great product indeed, and glad it's possible to get it from closer by instead of China now.

[@matzer8846]

Thats a great little box A looper making use of the USB audio/DAW interface of our beloved practice amps Well done ... Thanks a lot for sharing this great demo

[@Richiez22908]

Many might already know and do this but, as an alternative with the same and much more functionality, you can connect your iPad or iPhone(depending on model) in the same way(USB) and use countless looper apps. No extra power needed and they have auto start, drum beats, multi tracks, auto stop and other neat features, as well as undo. Not poo booing on this pedal, as the traditional format is appealing in some instances and to some people. I've been doing this with my Mac and I-device for years now.

[@yoyoyuyu234476]

what looper app for instance? this is new to me

[@Stereostupid]

Really? What apps

[@twogeeseflying1922]

@@yoyoyuyu234476loopy pro?

[@renhoek3851]

I liked the idea, but I found my iphone far too delicate as a pedal, especially with my boots on. Bit disappointed as I paid a lot for the phone. Come on Apple, let's get these screens reinforced!

[@robinbrown7890]

@@yoyoyuyu234476 Loopy HD

[@erickfuga]

As a Spark Mini user - with no intent of getting the Spark 2 - this does sound (pun unintended) interesting!

[@pmdinaz]

Very, very nice. What a great demo for a useful product.

[@joshvowles]

Just got mine from Andertons. I use a fender mustang micro plus to practice. The Ulooper just works and is perfect for what I need.

[@brianrollins7275]

Definitely going to grab one to use with my thr30ii. It’s easy enough to jam along to music and backing tracks but this looper would be another tool in the box. Thanks for the information and demonstration. 👍🏻

[@RomainG6409]

what a player Pete is ... what a player !!! I love your demos !

[@bobgamble8204]

Great product, as Pete says these should have been built in or an option years ago!

[@zeffneeson5214]

Man Pete is so good 👌

[@joshtaylor2844]

That ending track. Chefs kiss

[@sandrews7760]

Katana go is the head turner for me. Interesting voodoo

[@stone3359]

I can’t work out how it will work with the Go… 🤷‍♂️

[@millerpau]

@@stone3359 It works perfectly with the GO. I uses USB to route audio to the looper and back via USB. Best of all the KGO has no latency compared to spark mini / go

[@AlejandroGonzalez-AGS]

Mr. Captain, you don’t look 60th…maybe 58.5 years…just kidding! I know your Father started the business. Great channel and follow BTW), just purchased this looper directly (cyber Monday) and shipping from China free to the U.S., cheaper than the UK I think (pls correct me if wrong). Tell Danish Pete to watch out… love you guys.. be safe. Cheers..🥂

[@marzecmakesmusic]

They are adding “undo” in feature update. And additional pedals to control it or etc

[@mossi123uk]

cant wait for mine to arrive, i have just been using apps on my pad for the looper but this is going to be great

[@damianhannon1581]

Yup this absolutely solves a problem I was going to moan that it would be great if it can be battery powered - but it is portable powered, can be powered by a power bank! This is perfect for my NUX mighty lite II. It can be portable (like a boss RC1, 3, 5) but essentially building its own effects loop - brilliant.

[@MrNeobuxer]

I've been using Donner Circle Looper with Yamaha THR30ii for a year now. Am I missing something here? :D

[@brianrollins7275]

I guess if you need that line out or aux in for something else then the ulooper might come in handy.

[@BonesDT]

This is great. I have an XSonic AIRSTEP Play and I swear by it. The free app alone is great. Have been wanting to get the AIRSTEP YT for a while so I can switch amp preset mid-song. I hope they consolidate all these pedal ideas into 1 unit.

[@zz-.-]

Wait a sec. So not only could this be used as a looper, but also you could use it to make it so the speaker in the positive grid spark and the speakers in the positive grid cab work together at the same time, instead of only the cab. Is that right?

[@garyoneill5648]

game changer.

[@garypreston2024]

Just ordered mine for my Spark Mini. Great demo - wonder if there's a way to either use the spark app drummer/midi drums into it?

[@justwinclassic]

There is a lot which can be done in the digital space in future. Digital connections when they overcome latency is going to enable unlimited connection and flexibility with stuff like this.

[@questionmark5463]

This is legit cool!

[@th3mute]

USB A to B. For anyone that needs to buy the cable. I have one of these and use it with my Spark 40 - it's a great little piece of kit.

[@Moldovich]

@andertons great, does it work with BOSS Katana Mk|| 50 Watts ? PS sorry the answer was on 3:46

[@MrShoryuken1]

August is over...still no support for the Katana 50

[@billyellow4849]

You could have taken your line out to the desk from the Ulooper output jack.

[@Mark_B585]

So am I correct that the next Andertons video will be Pete soloing in his kitchen?

[@backandfour]

I have already seen that...

[@rodmorgan7041]

😂👍🏻

[@davedavem]

Amazing it's taken so long for someone to figure this out! It was the reason I sold my Katana Air and bought a Katana 100 MkII. Also, when is Danish Pete's cough getting its own channel?

[@rodmorgan7041]

☹️That's mean

[@ayeapprove]

5:15 well it does matter, and it should be easy to fix. I imagine this works like a lightweight DAW so each press of the footswitch should create a new track. Long press should delete the last track. A simple pi-based project can do that.

[@brandall101]

It's already coming, from the manual: "Undo Overdub: This function will be available in the future firmware update."

[@sajisguitar]

Danish Pete, the king of Loops!!!

[@chrismataran]

Hello, I'm having trouble understanding why they would extend compatibility to the rest of the Boss Katana products, particularly those with an FX loop. My looper (Ditto X4) is connected to my Katana Artist head FX loop, and I also need the Katana's USB connection to be dedicated solely to the amp (there's no way I'm using a USB hub). It's quite expensive for a basic looper, even if it's marketed as being adaptable. While it's good news for owners of amps without an FX loop, I don't get the excitement. Anyway, thanks for the video, always appreciated; Cheers from across the Channel. Chris

[@zebulon39u]

There must be millions of owners of amps without an FX loop (the Katana 50 alone would account for a good percentage of them). That's what the excitement is about.

[@CJJC]

There’s a compatibility list in the video 3:28

[@BerndWeitzmann]

If you place any looper in the signal chain in front of any amp you‘ll have the problem that the sound of the recorded loop will change when you change the setting of the amp (or if you switch the channel of the amp). Or am I completely wrong? Nevertheless the idea of the ULooper is great. If you use such a practice amp this looper is very useful. It is a pity the the power supply is not provided through USB.

[@jimmythefish]

That’s correct. These are using the other (music/backing track) channel to play into the amp to allow you to change presets without altering the initial loop sound.

[@thewinenut9800]

Greetings from Oz, sorry already have a Boss RC-10

[@Civic.]

I hope they can make it compatible with the Blackstar TVP and Silverline series as even the models that have a kind of loop, that loop isn't actually usable due to the noise it introduces.

[@ryanturner9509]

no blackstar id core?

[@6969jezabel]

My cheap lekato looper has a usb port. I’ll have to see if this works.

[@andymjflemming]

Can you advise if ulooper can be used simultaneously with the TC Helicon vocal harmony pedal and spark live? Thanks

[@loonsailor]

Thanks for the video. I’ve been wanting a looper that plays nice with my THR10iiW for a while now and this pedal looks like a great, simple solution. It makes me wonder, though, could I do the same thing with a USB to my iPad using a full featured looper like Loopy Pro? I won’t be home to try it for a week or so.

[@rs-ou2po]

Mine looper with the Mini will pause loop play back when switching presets

[@brandall101]

Note that the ability to undo overdub is stated to be coming in the manual.

[@garyt3hsna1l82]

Does this have a 9v battery slot or do you need a separate power supply? There's always a catch, love my yamaha thr but it needed a dedicated fx loop, foot switch and looper pedal, and wireless dongle I know it would have cost over a grand but it really kills my aestetic lugging cables and auxilary gear. I want to show up with my amp charged in one hand, case of beer in the other, guitar hanging from my back, no return trips for gear.

[@millerpau]

You can use any USB/Phone battery pack to power the Ulooper via USB. Not 100% on THR but Ulooper will also charge Spark Mini/Go/KatanaGo while they are attached.

[@Teodor1Oline]

Got this looper a weak ago, and havent set ut up yet. This vid came at a perfect time!

[@KyleBevis-u7j]

Holy shit! This is genius!!!!

[@kazuki535-j5j]

Thanks for you philosophy

[@Kit-and-Stoma-Bob]

website now says Katana.... Interesting. [Update, it doesn't it's the way the text is rendered on the Andertons site, makes it seem like Katana and Katana go are supported... XSONIC site shows the same, but with formatting to separate family and model] Now the only issue, and maybe one to email to Xsonic abut, can you use this and an Airstep Kat together?

[@ritualdelo]

This is a brilliant looper made my life easier …

[@j.rozman7016]

Does it work with Yamaha Thr 10 C? what if I engage OD/booster pedal: does it alter the looped tone? Thanks!

[@zebulon39u]

Does anyone know if the end-of-August updates will include the Katana 50 MK I ? They say "Katana 50" and "Katana Gen 3", but does "Katana 50" include the MK I version?

[@DavidMorisset]

Built in rechargeable battery??????

[@mathieubacon9867]

I heard there was a problem of compatibility with the ulooper and the spark 40 that was affecting my he sound of the loop. Did they fixed it?

[@millerpau]

Xsonic did fix an issue with some spark 40s using 44.1 sample rate. However some spark 40s have an issue that the USB audio has a slight warble/chorus effect. This is nothing to do with Ulooper and happens with any DAW too

[@ionobelisk]

Does it work with a Black star id:core beam

[@IOANNISLIANOS-w7m]

Can anyone know if i can use it with my modeler multifx? Particularly, i own a boss gx-100 and i would like to have a looper like this and not another one connected to gx's fx loop

[@cirisirpula152]

That is genius!

[@LUKESTRONG4LIFE]

Sadly, even with the ULooper, you cannot get the speakers to work at the same time with the Spark 2 and the Spark Cab. Once you plug anything into the line out on the Spark 2, it mutes the speakers. Even the ULooper cannot help with this....at this point. Frustrating.

[@iancpowell]

If this worked with the UA pedals it would open a whole other world of functionality

[@CosmicHippopotamus]

Couldn’t you just put a looper behind the UA pedal?

[@hoisin75]

These decent build quality and work OK? Terrible reviews on Amazon, I’ve never heard of the manufacture and am getting spammed with ads on social media which always sets off alarm bells for me

[@pierreyveshuet1763]

So, is everybody practicing with a smartphone in hand today? I've got a Yamaha THR and I've even never installed the app. I'm stuck on the clean channel and build my sound with my effect pedals. I therefore spend more time playing than searching for presets...

[@timolebeck6405]

No. As said in the video: you usually change presets with a foot switch. The app is just for tweaking the presets... and you CAN change presets with it if needed.

[@kmjansen]

I’m 42 so I’d use this IF I had a USB amp, but I think most younger people would just use a looper in their DAW

[@leestanford2452]

That’s what I do. I use a line 6 pod express into Logic Pro and just loop in the daw.

[@philfyphil]

Not ideal if you just want a quick play around though. Switch on PC, boot it up, open the daw, set it up as required. Could I be bothered with this? Naaah!

[@kmjansen]

@@philfyphil I’m assuming most people’s computers are already booted up these days!

[@philfyphil]

@@kmjansen Well that wouldn’t be very ‘green’ would it!

[@kmjansen]

@@philfyphil Standby!

[@marzecmakesmusic]

Work with katana 50 mk2?

[@MrShoryuken1]

Also asking this.

[@bauub]

I don’t think it will work because the usb interface doesn’t work as a sound out to the amp even from a computer.

[@marzecmakesmusic]

@@bauub incorrect. It’s currently in beta and being released

[@bauub]

@@marzecmakesmusic oh! That would be nice. I’ll have to keep my eye on that then.

[@marzecmakesmusic]

@@bauub Note: If you're using a KATANA 50 and higher models, or a Fender LT amp, you'll need an additional 6.35mm (1/4") to 3.5mm (1/8") TRS stereo cable for connection. This cable is not included in the ULooper's box and must be purchased separately. The reason for this additional connection is that these amps' USB ports only support recording, not playback. Therefore, you need to use ULooper's Line Out to connect to the amp's AUX for playback.

[@brunoverertbruggen9796]

anyone tested this on a THR first generation ?

[@parapet128]

Can I use it with katana go?

[@davedavem]

yup

[@eah82677]

Kinda need this

[@jimmythefish]

Given the wireless Airstep this is a clunky product. Why can’t this be rechargeable and run over Bluetooth? Are there Bluetooth latency issues? It would be great if there was a looper function in the Airstep itself.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Was hoping this was software driven not a pedal, so I'm still waiting for a looper that doesn't require a 'foot' to use. Not joking, I've got neurological issues, my feet spasm and I can't get the timing right. A software looper which works off a certain length of pause would be great. (Not counting VST versions.)

[@tonray9395]

If your amp has a USB audi interface already...just use a DAW (something like Reaper) and record a loop that you can playback in any number of ways from your PC

[@innes_82]

Loopy pro seems like it might work for you.

[@jimmyjames2022]

@@innes_82 I'm on the Windows ecosystem, no version for that.

[@chrisproctor6673]

Shame it doesn’t work with the mk1 Yamaha THR10

[@amir.zolghadr]

Xsonic said it will in next future 👍

[@jspamerson2265]

It does now

[@ambarkulkarni2772]

No undo function yet.

[@danthegeetarman]

How many usb amps are there even out there? I don’t have a single one, so I think this wouldn’t work for me? 🤔

[@wonderfullife3108]

You don't need to worry then. Each layer you add on to a looper will retain its original sound, as long as you are using pedals going into the looper to get your variety of sounds, e.g layer 1: clean rythm, layer 2: distorted lead etc.

[@danthegeetarman]

Yeah I get it for people who have usb equipped amps. I guess my question was more of it also had a non-usb option, but as I watched further in the video realized that it doesn’t. So no worries

[@crock2434]

I'd definitely break that antenna plug sheesh...

[@leec2782]

If it only had a quantised drum loop...

[@MrShoryuken1]

Finally, finally we can use a looper with the katana 50. No thanks to Boss....

[@simondixon6761]

Not a problem for me I only use the clean channel on my katana and loads of pedals for my home rig.

[@garyjames326]

I do the same with my original Yamaha thr 10.

[@Official_Nocturne]

This company is concerning, the lack of foresight and scalability on the airstep waza air edition was disappointing.

[@fredfragniere]

Next step will be to have this looper connected by bluetooth to my Katana. Or at least the pedal powered by USB. Maybe in 2044.

[@Lez325]

Oh dear- do I have to sell my Boss Loop station then???? No I think NOT

[@LothyBluesCave]

No fx loop on these suckers? Cmon.... 😂

[@aleriklejuste]

My « old »Katana 100 mk1 had an effect loop So no issue

[@zebulon39u]

But none of the Katana 50s have had one, not even the most recent Gen 3. Katana have always been shrewd with their marketing, forcing customers to buy the 100 watt model to get the FX loop. This new looper is a game changer.

[@rodmorgan7041]

And you have none in stock 😏

[@zebulon39u]

I don't think anywhere in Europe has for the moment.

[@alexslaughter3658]

When are we going to see some more doom content? The people (me) are positively clamoring for it

[@zebensuicabrerahernandez429]

99999

[@zebensuicabrerahernandez429]

9999oooo

[@tvwatcher9291]

Too basic of a looper for the price. They need to make an interface adapter for an RC5 or similar. Shouldn't be too difficult for a good hardware designer. It's a far far better looper than this over priced toy. If nothing else just buy the new Spark and don't waste your hard earned coin on this junk.

[@akwamarsunzal]

120 quid? Seriously? Hardly pocket money price is it! In fact, isn´t Spark Go about the same price?!?!

[@rs-ou2po]

I got it for £70 direct. I'm surprised it's £120 there selling it for

[@akwamarsunzal]

@@rs-ou2po Feels like 69 quid all day long! Maybe even on offer at 59 quid! 120 quid? They can keep it

[@MrShoryuken1]

Where? It's £84​ on their website (delivered)@@rs-ou2po

[@1509lisa]

Pete, for Christ's sake stop talking over the other dude!

[@danishpete]

Sorry. I will try my best in the future. I just get excited :)

[@yoyoyuyu234476]

cant save a loop. thats a nogo

[@marzecmakesmusic]

UPDATE : I bought one today. Gosh darn it, my finger slipped, now I gotta keep it and someone try to live my life. Day by day Maybe even work with the discontinued katana GO?

[@bobli5216]

Yes, Sure

[@millerpau]

The last firmware update added support for KGO. Works very well the KGO with no latency at all. Makes for the ultimate portable solution. The Ulooper will also charge your KGO (or Spark Mini / GO) . And for portability you just need any USB/Phone battery pack to power the Ulooper via USB.

[@yoyoyuyu234476]

@@millerpau the ktgo is strapped somewhere on your guitar, so how do you connect the looper, with a very long usb cable?

[@millerpau]

@@yoyoyuyu234476 Lots of people use an adapter (female to female 1/4"), or I just use a normal effects pedal and run normal guitar lead to the input and put the KGO on the output then you can sit it on floor or in-front of you for ease of access. I use a tc electronic since it still does pass thru with no battery

[@hodlistheway]

£119.00...

[@MattSwain1]

…which is much cheaper than a new amp

[@hodlistheway]

@@MattSwain1 i own a spark mini and i love it, but thats half the price of the amp...make no sense to me

[@benja1378]

​@@hodlisthewaythat's honestly a really fair price for a looper with that capability. The cheapest normal looper is the Ditto for ~80€

[@topnug7626]

Should be 50

[@cirisirpula152]

Pretty fair price amongst guitar pedals.

[@januszwu973]

wow

[@Stereostupid]

Does the spark 40 have the same sounds as the spark 2?