True bypass loopers

WarpedSounds

Hi folks,

Just wondered what people thought about these. Are they really worth the pedalboard space/extra cabling?

I recently bought a Carl Martin Octo Switch (original version). I can see how it's presets will be great for live, but to house it with a volume pedal a Whammy on the front row of a board puts me into Pedaltrain Pro/Terra territory.

I was just trying to get opinions as I'd like to streamline my final board to something more manageable than 20+ peds just to fill it up.  

Cheers. 

meltedbuzzbox

I have the octa switch 2 on a pedal train pro. It made life much easier and the preset thing is genius. It don't half add some weight though!! I found myself not waiting to take my board to practice and have since scaled down a lot thanks to the h9 covering the job of 5 or 6 pedals as well as adding a lot more. 

But I do like the Octa switch and if I had a man to lug my kit about i would use it 

WarpedSounds

I can see the benefits, but, as you say, it weighs a fair bit and it takes up so much room. I haven't gigged it yet, but the concept is cool. The OS3 looks great. 

Trying to decide whether to go with a Pro or scale down for convenience. 

sgosden

I used a bright onion switcher for gigging for a long time (moved onto a decibel 11 now with presets). With the onion it just made life easier having switches for - tuner, mod, OD1, OD2 and amp channel, within a few inches of eachother.

WarpedSounds

Thanks for info. Maybe I just need something smaller. It's my first foray into pedaltrain-type boards and the looper plays a big part on the size, especially with a vp and Whammy. It starts getting silly - and heavy!