Boss RC-20 vs. Line6 DL4

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I want a "loop station". But I'm not sure which one is best. The Boss looks like its solely for loops while the Line6 has several other features, such as delay. I'm not sure what the delay would do; if there are any advantages to having the delay feature.

I've seen musicians such as howie day and joseph arthur use the Line6 DL4, and it sounded amazing. However, I've never seen anyone use the Boss RC-20.

I really dont know anything about either of the two pedals, but I do know that from what I've heard, they would be perfect for solo live performance.

It's just deciding which one is better and which one would be best for me to get.

Can anyone help?
 
sounds like you answered it for yourself my friend, youve seen alot of people using line 6 but not the boss that should answer it for you. personaly i have never tried either but no one is responding to your question so i thought i judge this by what i know about both companys, boss has a tendancy to realy not have that good of sound quality in my opinion, ive had various boss products over the years and have found that they over do all there effects in my opinion, the new line 6 stuff is realy getting good ive tried alot of there products and they just seem to wail on boss from what ive seen. i would get online and search for reviews on both products, harmony central does alot of this and theres a few other places also. but from what i know about both companys id go with line 6 for sure. good luck and have fun shopping, god bless flash
 
Actually it's simple: if you want te play with loops get the RC-20, if you want to do loops but want a good delay box as well, go with the DL4... I have a RC-20 and love it. The permanent memory in it is great for bass-solo work and for teaching (pack it with some drums or play my own bass line to teach soloing over).
The sound of both units is good, no real difference there.

Try to figure out what feature you're after, or if you're not just having an attack of G.A.S. ;)


Herwig
 
The DL4 isn't really a looping pedal but a delay modeling pedal with a looping feature. It has about 30 seconds of loop time, far less than the RC20 which is designed for loopiong. So, if you want loops, go with the RC20.
 
I tried out the RC-20. It was cool. But I kept having to bend down and mess with the buttons, like "delete". It looks like it will take some time to get used to.

Both Sam ash and guitar center were out of stock of the line6! I have a feeling that might mean something... I wish I could of tried it out.

I realize that the line 6 doesn't primarily focus on looping, but if it is easier to use on stage, then I will get it. I just want something that can get the fucking job done, you know? haha, the Boss has tons of options, but I dont think i need that many. I just want to do loops on the fly. Like Howie Day.
 
I own the DL4 and it's awesome! I haven't tried the RC so I can't speak for it. The DL4 happens to only have 14 seconds of looping time so if that's a problem I wouldn't advise it. Great effects though! You can layer loops, like record rhythm and then lead. You're going to laugh but the tube sound is great on vocals too!
 
I posted this in another thread:

I went to an open mic thing a couple of nights ago. The "MC" if you will, had a RC20 and was wicked good with it. He did a few tunes about halfway through the night. The stage had a Roland keyboard hooked up as well, and he'd start with a guitar riff, then insert a bass line, add keys, all while he was singing. the sound was quite impressive. I think the loop station has the capability to quantize (either that or he was better than I thought). This box is actually something that will solve a huge problem for me. I'm a single act when I play live. This will give me the ability to do the leads in songs like "Wish You Were Here", "Hotel California", and countless others. Too Cool! I was so impressed as to what the heck the guy was using, I waited around to ask him the exact brand and model and wrote it down... ...now I'm looking. The average price I've seen on E-Bay and in the Used section of music stores is around $200.00 (US).
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I watched the guy use this on-stage and he really didn't have to mess around with the box all that much while he was playing(other than stepping on it to trigger/play the loop), although I'm sure he's spent some time with the unit. 5 minutes of looping capability is the selling point for me as a solo gig. I've been checking E-Bay constantly and they are getting $200 - $250 for them all day. I may have found one through a private party in a local paper for $175. If it's still available, I will own it by the end of the day (and I'll post as to how I like it, learning curve, etc...)
 
Picking up that RC-20 this morning. $175, used twice. He got it as a gift and doesn't use it (he's also a rich type living large in a really nice area of Connecticut, so he doesn't care about $$), and is still in the box, with all the literature, CDs, adapters, etc. I'm telling you, if you're a performing single guitar/singer act (who used to be in a duo or a band) and miss having lead guitar parts during your act, from all I can see, this is the answer. I believe it quantizes so you can screw up doing a rhythm run, and it'll straighten it out for the lead run. It does a shit-load of other stuff that I will get into as I go, but this looks like the ticket! I'll keep ya posted!

...The great thing about this is that my ass is covered as far as the expense goes, because if I don't like it, I can put it on Ebay and sell the entire package for around $50 more than I got it for.

:)
 
Got the RC-20 for $175. Used twice in a room, never gigged with, in the box.. freaking brand new!!! I messed with it yesterday, but today I really did some work with it. This thing is every singer/guitar player solo act's dream!!! for instance, it has the ability to overdub on the fly, so, on a song like "Hotel California", you can go throuth the first bar of the guitar, then play it back during the second bar and play the second guitar part as if there were two guitars playing.. ...and then step on the pedal again to get a bar of the verse strumming, and at the end, let it do it's thing playing rhythm while you pull off the entire lead at the end.. fucking amazing! I can't say enough about this ox for this type of application... ...and the learning curve is minimal. The toughest thing is figuring out where you're going to pull the phrase you are recording from, and getting the timing down, which is mearly just a little practice (and that never hurt anyone). The other thing this thing MAKES you do is pay attention to tempo (not a bad thing either). For my purposes, it's a godsend... ...I'm beside my self at what this thing gives me the ability to do in a live application!




Tom.
 
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