seeking a Boomerang

[cstockdale]

anyone have a Boomerang (not a thing you throw) pedal for sale?

 

[Hard2Hear]

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

 

[cstockdale]

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.

 

[Hard2Hear]

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

 

[Fmmahoganyrush]

By the way, I am not planning on using it to record anyway, it is for jamming and live use.

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.

 

[SUBLIMINATOR]

I use a 'rang onstage to loop vocals. It has been giged hard and held up well.

 

[cstockdale]

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!