Boss RC-5 Loop Station

Great looper

Overall the looper is working as you would be expected. For the size, it's really usable once you get the hang of it. It has a slight learning curve, but once mastered, you can start playing with all her functionalities.

If you are looking for a compact and polyvalent looping pedal, look no further.

Great boss pedal.

One of the best loopers.

Welcome back Boss!

I had a Boss looper before and while I never had an issue with recording or sound quality the interface was not intuitive.

The RC-5 is so much easier to use. I also added an FS-7 (set to navigate loops). I mainly use this to catch licks and riffs and leave them on the looper until I record it in a song. This iswhere the RC-5 Shines with it's 99 slots there plenty of spots to park ideas until they can be worked out. There have been plenty of times where I get another idea before I've worked out the one on the looper and it is lost forever.

The sound quality is great and the interface is quite easy to navigate. I did watch a video on how to set it up with a footswitch and that saved me loads of time during the initial set up.

Is it expensive? Yes. Is it worth it? I think so, I would buy it again if lost or stolen.

Quality from boss as usually

Works perfectly, sounds good, the menu is a bit difficult to navigate but once you read the manual you are set.

The Best Loopers IMO

I have used many BOSS loopers over the years - the RC-1, RC-3, RC-30 and I am now using the RC-10R and the RC-5. I love how easy they are to use and the sound quality of these is so much better than the previous RC-3 which I upgraded from. These ones with storage are also great for saving song ideas on the fly and also for loading up backing tracks. Then there is the BOSS build quality - they last forever. The absolute best part of all the BOSS loopers though is the external switch jack. This means you can use an external button as a dedicated stop switch. This makes things much easier as you no longer have to double press to stop. I have even gotten small stop buttons built into my loopers to save space. It be great if BOSS offered this mod from the factory.

Superb sound and many functions

If you look for a simple looper and don't like reading manuals this beast is perhaps not ideal for you. However if you want a compact pedal that will record and dub loops with fantastic sound quality and has a ton of other functions there is probably no better choice on the market.

Lots of settings

Very useful looper, probably as powerful as it gets in the smallest size but lots of settings and menus to get to grips with

Good stuff.

Just a quality pedal.

A little bit hard to dig into but once you are there......

Very happy

Never used another looper so I'm not an expert.. it took me a while watching youtube videos to figure out how to use it (not all the features etc are in the instruction leaflet) but I have the hang of it now. I use it for recording riffs and ideas and it's perfect for that. I'm very happy.

Satisfied

If you started with a looper, this is for you. You have time, pulse and 13 hours to record your tracks. Besides it is very transportable

I am very satisfied. Thank you