Harley Benton Mini Looper Reviews

Great if you're starting out

I bought this as my first ever pedal, and I don't regret it at all! I use it to practice my soloing, and I couldn't be happier. Great practice pedal and the USB feature is definitely very fun

Great looper pedal for practicing

A really useful mini looper pedal. Great for home practicing. Especially for song writing and musicians who loves to practice scales on their own phase. Pretty affordable and easy to use.

Gut für den Preis

Für den Einstieg gut geeignet, oder wenn man einen "Background Track" zum üben braucht. Ich nutze das Gerät nur Zuhause zum Proben. Für diesen Zweck ist es toll, besonders zu dem Preis.

Wenn man mehr machen möchte z. B. für Auftritte, empfehle ich das Pedal nicht. Die Wiedergabe und die Bedeienung eignen sich dafür nicht.

Also Zuhause üben - 5 Sterne, für Auftritte einsetzen - 3 Sterne.

It's alright

Nothing really wrong with the looper. I just don't use it anymore after i bought the zoom multipedal. There is a looper on there together with plenty of effects and a drum computer, for just double the price. There is nothing with this looper, but you get more bang for buck with the zoom.

begginer level looper

pros

low price

simple control

good construction

satisfactory sound performance

cons

delay after the first dub

rare but not negligible it distorts the sound (usually after hitting it very hard)

Generally it is a good pedal for a first contact with a looper. You will definately want to change it after some time using it, depend on someone's requirements. Not a pedal you will work with.

Great product for price

It's an affordable , very good alternative to the loopers pedals that cost twice the price

difficult to operate for me

Don't understand me wrong - this is a very good looper that functions perfectly. Yet, it is very difficult for me to use it. And that is because I am colour blind. It is impossible for me to see the difference between when the LED lights red or green. Therefore I never know what state the pedal is in. Why not use blue as a contrasting colour ?

Low quality

Used it about 6 month. There were problems with timing and sample lenght. But the main problem was pushbutton. There is no chance to work for a long time... Better to choose another one. Not recomended to buy

Great for backing when practicing

Using this for playing rythm/support when practicing solo-runs etc. Great for my intended use.

Took some getting used to the controls and timing of loop-recording.

Solid looper for homestudying/ jamming

Bought it for practicing at home, no negatives so far!

+ Very little hum (it's cheap so it's got some, but it might be due to my cheap powersource)

+ Easy to use once you get the ring of it!

+ Small, fits anywhere

+ Easily adjustable volume control

Good but has issues

I use this for recording a loop and building up and playing over. You can practice scales over certain chords etc.

Trouble for me is when I play quietly I use a Behringer GDI-21, which is a noisy amp sim, and this pedal somehow takes the noise from that and turns it into crackling as soon as you record over it, even though that isn't the noise that goes into it.

It works with my amplifier's distortion though. However if I turn the volume way down for night time, it skips part of the playing, as if it is doing a noise gate.

I'd give this 4/5 if it worked with GDI-21

Pros

- Inexpensive

- Simple to use

- Feels sturdy

Cons

- Seems to have a noise gate at very low levels

- Crackles when you use with a noisy pedal

- Due to the crackling it doesn't seem to truly record the signal going through it

Despite the issue I intend to keep this pedal and could probably put it in front of the GDI-21 and buy a pedal for distortion which would be a helpful compromise.

Edit: after spending more using it I realise it delays the overdubs. Was never an issue with my ditto. Will have to save for ditto instead.

Budget Looper

If you are about to get started to using Loopers, why not go for this budget product...?

If you are used to Loopers, better spend a bit more and get a more complete product.

Well, on the paper everything looks great, especially those "unlimited overdubs".

But unfortunately, overdubs don't work for me at all. They always start with some delay, some latency. Surely, I thought I am to blame here first as maybe I was playing out of tempo and/or using the pedal wrongly, but I tried to record metronome and compared the results which were the same. Basically, all overdubs start later than the actual main (first) loop. Then after a second or so they "catch up" to the rhythm/tempo. No matter if you start overdubbing in tempo of the first loop right at the start of the main loop, at its end, or even before (as overdub works perfectly fine that way too) - the result is always the same. So, unfortunately, unusable for me.

I've read somewhere that I should try to update the firmware, but unfortunately, there is no app to do so, and, most importantly, the pedal has no USB connection, so there is no way for me to do that.

Nice cheap looper

Nice to have a buffered pedal at the end of a signal chain. The button is easier to press then other pedals, which I find useful, as you have to manipulate it more often then other effect pedals. Sturdy. Not expectedly nice packaging. Great cheap alternative to more expensive loopers. Great tool for practising. i mostly play jazz and this thing helps me practise both chords and solos.

takes getting used to

single switch control, so have to read instructions carefully, not very intuitive. But an inexpensive first looper.

brilliant

if you are looking for your first looper then look no further.

i've been using this looper for a few days and i love it. nice little foot switch. sounds great through my Marshal AS50. i'm laying down some simple chords and overdubbing a few licks then blasting away with some beginner/learner solos. took me a few hours to get used to it (never used a looper before) but i am now using it with confidence and really enjoying it.

practice

this is a great tool for me to practice my lead guitar once again good value for little cost.

Could be great, but....

The build of this looper pedal is very sturdy and the price is great. The sound could be a bit better, but for this price I don't expect a premium sound anyway. However, what is making this completely unusable for me (and the reason I sold it soon after buying it) is that you have to HOLD down the pedal for ~2 second for the looping to stop! This makes it impossible to use in a live or jam setting because if the section of the song changes (eg. goes from verse to chorus), you need to be able to switch off instantly. Only buy it if you want to practice at home alone (but if you only plan to do that, a DAW might work better).

Not even good for the price

Buy a better looper. This thing constantly glitches and breaks and distorts and is generally a bad product. Do not be tempted by the price, it's really not worth your money.

Awesome thanks

For a home studio, this pedal is what you need. Minimum cost - maximum effect. I am pleased, recommend to beginners.