Live looping has come a long way since Robert Fripp’s epic ‘Frippertronics’ performance, with the loop pedal’s journey from an obscure minimalist song creation tool to its mainstream application in rock and pop music being a meteoric rise. While most guitarists have been exposed to the looper as a performance aid via Ed Sheeran, KT Tunstall, and Kurt Vile, it actually has a second useful application, as a practice and songwriting tool.
DigiTech’s Trio+ is a looper pedal as you may well be accustomed to, but it’s also a bassist and drummer in a box. Unlike your band’s drummer the Trio+ never misses a beat, nor does its bassist fluff a note, providing a reliable backing for you to flesh out ideas, practice scales, or even come up with full songs.
