cstockdale
supafly killa homey
anyone have a Boomerang (not a thing you throw) pedal for sale?
Hard2Hear
New member
Hey C-
Just an FYI. A couple of years ago I really wanted a Boomerang, too and I bought one. Once I got it home, I found it was REALLY noisy. The sound was way too grainy to record with. For distorted stuff it may have worked but I was dealing with realy clean el and acoustic guitar.
I ended up getting an old tape echoplex and love it.
I know you didn't ask for a review, but I wanted to throw in my experience. Luckily, I was able to return it just a few days after the purchase.
H2H
Just an FYI. A couple of years ago I really wanted a Boomerang, too and I bought one. Once I got it home, I found it was REALLY noisy. The sound was way too grainy to record with. For distorted stuff it may have worked but I was dealing with realy clean el and acoustic guitar.
I ended up getting an old tape echoplex and love it.
I know you didn't ask for a review, but I wanted to throw in my experience. Luckily, I was able to return it just a few days after the purchase.
H2H
cstockdale
supafly killa homey
Interesting. I had heard the opposite: that it was very clean, maybe there is a lot of variation between units? I had considered the Boss RC 20 Loop Station, but a guitar god friend of mine swore up and down that the Boomerang was a superior unit in terms of sound and ease of use. But, hey, who really knows. I would love to rent one first to try it, but there is nowhere in town that carries them.
By the way, I am not planning on using it to record anyway, it is for jamming and live use.
By the way, I am not planning on using it to record anyway, it is for jamming and live use.
Hard2Hear
New member
For live use I think it woulod be just fine for you then. 
I'll let you in on the secret of the best delay/looping unit though. It's the Lexicon Jam-Man. It was discontinued several years ago, and is very hard to find these days. I was introduced to this unit by a great fingerstylist, Phil Keaggy. It has features like a variable on the fly tempo shift that none of the others really get right. If you can find one get it!
H2H
I'll let you in on the secret of the best delay/looping unit though. It's the Lexicon Jam-Man. It was discontinued several years ago, and is very hard to find these days. I was introduced to this unit by a great fingerstylist, Phil Keaggy. It has features like a variable on the fly tempo shift that none of the others really get right. If you can find one get it!
H2H
Fmmahoganyrush
Pleads the 5th...
cstockdale said:
I use an RC-20 on-stage. For me it was a toss-up between the RC-20 and the Boomerang. I didn't really need all the bells and whistles the Boomerang offered (I just wanted something to loop on the fly), and with the ability to store 5 minutes of looping, I went with the RC-20. Also the fact that in a drunken stooper, a two pedal stomp box is easier to manipulate than the 5 on the Boomerang...YMMV
BTW...I'm presently not gigging (for a while anyway due to the new baby thing), so if you're anywhere near CT and want to borrow (It's not for sale) the RC-20 to check out, let me know.
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SUBLIMINATOR
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I use a 'rang onstage to loop vocals. It has been giged hard and held up well.
cstockdale
supafly killa homey
Fmmahoganyrush said:I use an RC-20 on-stage. For me it was a toss-up between the RC-20 and the Boomerang. I didn't really need all the bells and whistles the Boomerang offered (I just wanted something to loop on the fly), and with the ability to store 5 minutes of looping, I went with the RC-20. Also the fact that in a drunken stooper, a two pedal stomp box is easier to manipulate than the 5 on the Boomerang...YMMV
BTW...I'm presently not gigging (for a while anyway due to the new baby thing), so if you're anywhere near CT and want to borrow (It's not for sale) the RC-20 to check out, let me know.
If I was anywhere near connecticut, I would love to try it, but seeing as I am on the West Coast in Canada... I think I will have to try a different one. Thanks though!
