What's The Best Looping Pedal? - Vlog

[@HelwigTV]

I feel one of the most honest and down to earth VLOGS yet. Really seeing a change in the person.

[@theclancyjack]

just watch your show today in Taiwan! amazing line and really fun looping and rhythm building. love your creativity! really inspired me and began to search for your work! Thanks again for today's show :D

[@BaceBeat]

Can't wait to get the book in my hands. I just started looping for practicing purposes and I really love the possibilities for either record yourself to get a feeling of how you really sound (yes, with all of the timing issues or inconsistencies in sound and phrasing) or just for getting a fast backing track. In this book I'd really like to see four main things: - The first loop and getting the damn Timing right (maybe including practicing advises and what to put in the looper at the first round) - Song building and stacking up loops in an efficient and/or creative way - Ideas how to handle Bridges or different chord changes in general - How to line up and use multiple loopers I also use the mini ditto looper, just because it records in 24 bits and not just CD-Quality. A real boost in sound quality imho. Have you ever some issues with the ditto loopers? I have the feeling, that my looper doesn't work right.

[@heypockyway6652]

Looks like a nice and concise setup. Looking forward to the book. Thanks man

[@KristofGuitar]

I actually wrote a book on looping. It's mainly for guitarists, because that's what the publisher wanted and it is about simple looping pedals too. Nothing with MIDI or multiple buttons, which is not too everyone's liking, but there's only so much you can cover in a book. It covers the very beginning (which looper should you get and how does it work) and goes into pretty complex stuff in the last two chapters (how to use it as a practice tool, and how to make it a tool to enhance your creativity). There are many things covered you also mention, like percussive layers, staying out of the way of the other layers, splitting your parts up sonically/frequency wise, even using two loopers and other effects. I would have loved to explore the final two chapters more, since this is where it gets really interesting and more advanced. The live looping part is also not heavily featured at all, and it would be great to see you write about that, since you are the absolute authority in the field! I'd love to send you a copy of my book, if you're interested. Hopefully it can inspire you a little bit, even if it only gives you one new idea (not that I think you haven't thought of it all) so I can thank you for the immense amount of inspiration you have given me the last few years.

[@lesterfalcon1350]

x2 is stereo in too, which can be two monos, so guitar and bass or two basses can both plug in at the same time. Feeding either two or the same amp.

[@mehertouihri1940]

Funny that i was looking for loop pedal reviews to decide which one to buy thinking "if only i could find a review from Yanek Gwizdala" If anyone knows about loop pedals and different ways to use them in a brilliant way, it's you Sir ;) Greetings from Berlin, the last show with Bob here a month ago was amazing, I'm very glad you guys made it safely home ;) Much Love and respect :)

[@oscarsantos2608]

Janeks and Chelseas place = bass wonderland!

[@alcantey]

Just starting my looper journey and getting my head wrapped around using one looper. Would like to see applications using serial loopers. Really enjoy your content Janek!

[@xicaobass]

Hey Janek! Congratulations on your wedding, very happy for you guys! So.. How do you manage when you have a part A and part B on one song and you have to change between both parts. how do you do it? do record just one of the parts and the other you do it without loop? How can we have both parts recorded and skip between the two freely? thank you for your help!!

[@cosmicevan]

Q for the book - When looping how do you keep it fresh? It is so easy to get into a formulaic approach w loops. We all love a groove > beat > solo and the beat > groove > solo, but that gets old even if your musical ideas are unique. How do you get to song writing beyond those basic formula concepts so you can have a versatile live set?

[@pietrozaffutomusic]

Bardzo Dobrze Janek!

[@JamesTezar]

You guys stay safe with all the wildfires going on. I have the new mxr loop pedal and am still learning it. I would love to see Chelsea do a book or course on 6 string bass technique.

[@MindfulProgramming]

brother check out the new MXR Clone looper! dedicated stop button, half the size of the Ditto x2.

[@Wally55223]

Also, check out the new MXR clone looper! That thing might be your style. Back to some of the ideas of your old DL4-ish

[@lorenzouva6615]

i can't wait to see that book... i love looping and I real want to start using one pedal better

[@jairajswann]

That is great that you were writing a book on looping, I think a lot of Bass Player’s these days need a great solid resource for that. What are some tips and tricks to nailing the 1, when you’re setting up the loop, so it doesn’t sound lopsided in a live setting?

[@kyukyu8195]

Yessssss! NEW VLOG!

[@stario]

Say you're running a Sansamp BDDI at the end of your chain, now where does the Ditto sit, after or before it?

[@sebastianliedke8982]

you mentioned using two loopers... so, how do you manage the "clocking-thing"... just by practicing hard? :-D

[@janekgwizdala]

I don't use multiple loopers in parallel, I use them in series. I sample from one to another to create a new loop, clean out the first looper, and essentially give myself a fresh channel to record in. It's like a mini mixing board, but in series instead of synced in parallel.

[@davehein1418]

Can you clear out a loop without clearing the whole stack? Is there an noise or signal artifact when clearing a loop?

[@OnlineNumberOne]

Would be nice to hear how to layer tracks and make them sound diffirently. I remember some time ago you did explain how you pluck strings for percussion to make tonal diffirence between "kick drum" and "hi-hat", or somethin like this. So I'm looking forward for something like this for everything else. How to make chords sound and melody, so they won't sound way to much alike. Maybe some tweak some eq settings or add effects or again change right or left technic. Thanks!)

[@hahabass]

Carrying a bag full of pedals to connect up once you hit the gig seems like an unnecessary added step to me. Obviously I missed the bit where you said why you don't carry a connected-up pedal board with you?

[@davehein1418]

Do the Ditto loopers add any noise? I have a Boss looper and it adds a hiss to the signal that just drives me nuts.

[@Wally55223]

Side note away from the loopers, but what is that amazing looking bass strap?

[@janekgwizdala]

They are from Chile: ergo-straps.com

[@skippto]

Great to see such an unbiased demo. By the way did a Ditto looper happen to come out on top by any chance?

[@heypockyway6652]

Any ideas for looping vocals as well as guitar. I think some of the boss units do it, right?

[@Lorneplumber]

I can do that with my helix. basically any looper will record whatever you put into it

[@davehein1418]

What do you use to get the presence or reverb effect?

[@coreymcd22]

Hi Janek, I've been using loop pedals live both as a solo bassist and ambient soundscape artist with mutiple instruments for about five years and I'm curious as to your insights on a couple of things. First, do you ever listen to a metronome with headphones for the first loop depending on how complex or how many bars it is? Or have you always just woodshedded timing enough to where you nail it live? Also, I have a project that involves a drummer and live looping and I'm wondering if you've ever used a mixer to run the loop through a drummer's headphones to help them stay on time. This is an issue that I know drummers have had since loop pedals first became a thing. I recently got a Ditto X2 to try the beat sense mode but I've noticed that you can't record a loop on your own without drums or it gets super confused about the tempo and fluctuates wildly. Thanks so much!

[@coreymcd22]

The X2 Jam that is, my mistake.

[@weschilton]

Hey Janek, do you ever save any of your loops to the computer via the usb port?

[@tylerwmbass]

When will Janek enjoy a coffee with the coffee drinkers? Love the content homie keep it up.

[@janekgwizdala]

at 500k subs

[@tylerwmbass]

@@janekgwizdala over 10% of the way there.

[@TheGreyCrusadeStudio]

When is Chelsea going to show us her practice room?! And shows us what that new bass sounds like 😀

[@bassdaze]

im confused... is this about moving, a book or a looper pedal?

[@janekgwizdala]

Robert Carpenter seriously?

[@bassdaze]

yup... it is i

[@RodrigoMurasawa]

why dont you use a pedal board?

[@marcelodelpaggio7469]

new book about loop performances?

[@AlphaDude95]

Hi Janek, great content as always, I have a question, when transitioning from one to the other, do you need two loopers, or is there a way around it using only one, it just seems to mess up the groove, when I remove stuff and try to start a new thing

[@lesterfalcon1350]

Is Mark Rylance your father?

[@albclef]

Man I Really need to learn how to use my looper. X 2

[@gregorbien1719]

🙏🏻

[@Redbelo]

The ditto is a lovely pedal , just does not last ,

[@oscarsantos2608]

I have a boss rc2 dont know if its any better....

[@snazzback]

I'm sure you were just pushed for time but that awful stock youtube music made the video almost unwatchable for me. You're better than that Janek!

[@snazzback]

@Groove Connected Not sure what background noise you're referring to, but my point here is Janek usually uses original compositions/improvisations to soundtrack his vlogs. Like I said I imagine (hope) it's just lack of time due to moving home! (Or playing pool?)

[@Isdale]

@@snazzback There was a white noise hiss throughout most of the video.

[@RitchieRosson]

Agreed! It's torturous.

[@kchang8977]

Why don't you like pedalboards? Breaking down and setting up every time seems complicated.

[@kchang8977]

@Groove Connected to that point, I remember him saying he was going to try a series of smaller pedalboards. I think we need to invent a modular system and make $$$. It might seem redundant, but there should be an in between system from full pedalboard to loose pedals.

[@shunyatarecords8320]

you dont have straplocks on your bass!!