You want your looper pedal to last you a long time, so choose one that you’re not going to outgrow.

As we have seen in the article Taking Control of Your Loop Station, a key feature of all BOSS Loop Stations is the ability to expand their functionality by adding additional control pedals. While the RC-1 gives you basic looping functions, it should be clear how much of a step up there is when you jump to the RC-3. The RC-600 is the successor to BOSS’ beloved RC-300. This elegant unit offers beauty, brains and braun; taking power, control and flexibility to levels never before seen in hardware loopers.Assignable footswitches: what makes this interesting is that each footswitch can be controlled with tap, double-tap, or hold. This gives you three possible ways you can assign functions to every footswitch. This is a great feature that should allow you to customize your pedal to suit your own needs. Value: there’s a big difference in price between the loop station models. Think about how often you plan on using your looper and what it’s worth to you

Play - This plays the original recording, all the layers you have overdubbed and allows you to play along with them, without adding to the loop. This means you can perform freely without having anything added to the loop. You have just one memory location in the RC-1, and that’s not really a separate loop storage space. It just remembers the last thing you recorded and didn’t clear. Fortunately, it does retain the memory after the pedal is switched off. Footswitches: The RC-600 features 9 footswitches, with 3 seperate footswitch modes which you can toggle between; giving you an unbelievable 27 integrated footswitch controls. Coloured LED indicators under each control keeps things clear in the heat of performance. You also have the option to connect up to two Expression Pedals, or up to 4 external footswitches.The no-nonsense X4 serves up two stereo loops, each with their own footswitch, as well as a dedicated ‘stop’ switch, and an FX switch. Second things first: stereo channels are separate, period. No mixing of any kind there. Quality-wise, mixing stereo to mono is something that you wouldn’t want to do anyway.

styles make up the rhythm side of the pedal, with the ability to program two unique song sections, as well as intros/endings and rhythm fills. For solo performers, this could be the band-in-a-box you’ve been waiting for.There have been times in the past when I bought a lower model pedal to save some money, only to regret it later on. I’ve never bought a more expensive model and wished I had fewer features.