Boss RC-505 MKII Reviews

Rc505

Its amaZing. Crazy in and. Outs!

Amazing pice of equipment

The best looper on the market, easy to operate, good efect's, really good quality sound , it's a like a small mixer and recording divece all in one, in conclusion it's an incredible piece of hardware to compouse or play live.

Do the job. I also like the mk1 wich is more straitforward on the workflow.

Amazing piece of gear that would benefit from a better build quality

Works great – the sound quality is impeccable, and the fact that the unit can function as an audio interface while also applying live FX to vocals and synths allows me to cut out some of the extra devices I'd need in my chain otherwise. I've yet to get a full grasp on all of its looping and mixing capabilities, though, because there are just so many features, but thus far, I am astounded by how much I can do on the fly. It immediately puts you in the mood to improvise and experiment.

The build quality could be better, though. The body feels too light and plastic, almost like a toy. One accidental drop, and this expensive piece of gear is likely to end up in... well... pieces.

Excellent looper

My Headrush Looperboard was extremely annoying to use and unfriendly (subjective opinion of course) so I decided to try this one after selling the Looperboard.

What a fantastic decision. The layout of this thing is incredibly intuitive - I just started pressing stuff without RTFM and I was looping and actually enjoying what I was doing, in like 10 minutes.

Allegedly for experienced MK1 users, the MK2 has many downsides but I never used MK1 so to me its a great product out of the box. Updating firmware worked fine on a Mac Mini.

Could use some improvements

The machine overall is fantastic, but could use some updates. Some effects don't come through correctly, and is not very user-friendly. Still a great buy however