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I recommend this pedal to anyway that wants a live looping tool.

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I had been wanting to get the B3 (Boomerang 3) for a couple of years and finally pulled the trigger. The most striking thing about the B3 is its sound quality; it reproduces EXACTLY what you just played, note for note, tone for tone, exactly as the original sounded when you played it. That is what I kept reading about the B3. Its sound reproduction is as perfect as you can get, and that's what I wanted. All the other loopers have an inherent 'digital' sound to them, if you listen closely. One or two of them get close, but not close enough, to my critical ears. I am a bit of a 'sound snob' and simply refuse to settle for anything less than perfect sound reproduction, and the B3 is THE best when it come to sound quality. I don't use very many of the 'features' the B3 has to offer, although I also purchased the Side Car, just to have a few more switches to step on. I especially like the 'delete all loops' function of the Side Car, which is really the only reason I bought it. Aside from that though, I haven't even looked at any of the knobs or switches and have no idea what they even do. At the moment, I'm using the B3 for acoustic guitar and mic'd harmonica (blues harp through a Pignose amp), to create backing tracks to jam with. At some point, I'll also be plugging in a keyboard, but that's still a bit further down the road. The quality of the B3 and Side Car is simply superb. Just holding either in your hands and inspecting the quality of materials and components used in manufacturing these pedals become immediately obvious. I guess for what they cost, they SHOULD be of very high quality ... and they are. In terms of ease of use, since I'm only using the main foot switches, it couldn't really be any easier. I suppose if I were actually using any of the other functions (knobs/switches) and had to bend over to change them frequently, that might get a little old. The foot switches require VERY little pressure to activate, and I've already considered mounting the pedals them to an elevated (hand level) type of stand/pedal board, that I'd have to build. Maybe some day. Wow factor? Well, it's a looper. I suppose people who have never seen or heard of a looper, probably think it's somewhat 'wow-worthy.' Who knows. I think to at least some extent, loopers are on the 'geeky' side of guitar pedals. Being a geek, I'm not sure they're all that geeky, but they are definitely cool. I've been playing guitar since I was 12 years old (I'm 62 now) and I own a variety of acoustic, acoustic-electric and electric guitars. Everything I've plugged into the B3 is reproduces perfectly and sounds exactly as it sounded when I played it. To me, that's the ONLY thing that matters and the B3 nails it every time. Good stuff.

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I was leery of getting a rang III and had 2 original rangs. I sold both. I was leery of the rang III because the rang I's were so "musical".I discovered the rang III is no different.its just as "musical". I've only had a chance to play with it for a 1/2 hour and it took a lot of thought of how to incorporate it into my guitar setup. but man, just from the little time I spent with it, it is just simply amazing. The possibilities are endless. my old rangs were a little noisy so I ran a hush unit with them,but this one is silently clean. I am just running it in mono like my old rangs,cant wait to hook it up in stereo!! You don't realize the amount of anxiety leaving the original rangs which I played for 20 years caused,but in the 1/2 hour i played with the rangIII I realized its worth switching.the l rangs were so darn easy to play.this will take a bit more time to get used too.its 4am and I better turn it off as it has already kept me up way too much.Its superb, so small too.I thought it would be bigger but it is actually pretty small. Have not tried midi sync yet .I got a sidecar but haven't tried that yet either. I just used a simple y cable ( one goes to rangIII input and the other goes to f/x return of loop) from my last effect coming out of my amps effect loop -> out into the rang and the rang output into a mixer that goes into the aux ch of my amps.works great.I cant imagine anyone having a problem hooking it up as you can have 100% wet or normal 50/50 signal.Man, this is studio recording quality.the only downside is no direct outs for each loop and the possibility of some drunk spilling beer on it at a gig..will update later after trying it out more.thrilled though!!! if your on the fence about getting one of these, don't hesitate ,get it!!! by the way zZounds really is a quality company that bent over backwards to help me when it was needed.

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I plan on keeping this pedal until I wear it out and buy another Boomerang. It sounds great and does eveything I need it do. I am not a fan of one unit should do everyhing. This pedal doesn't try to be something its not - its perfect in my opinion. If It was lost or stolen I'd buy another in a nano-second. The only thing I didn't realize when I ordered the pedal is it does come with its own power supply - so I ordered one with it as well. No big deal since its a standard 9v unit - I always need one for backup anyway. I would have to say thanks to Boomerang for including the power supply - so, many pedals no longer provide one with their units. Again, I am obviously a big, big fan of this pedal - its a hidden treasure in my view with only upside for a pro-level player. This is pro-level piece of equipment - and does not store your tracks when you shut it off. But it can store some presets. I don't want to store my tracks as its more of a stuido or live unit and like a vocalist I should know remember the lyrics or in the case the licks.

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Pretty awesome pedal. However, if you want a stomp and go loop pedal, this is not for you. If you want something intricate and that can really take your playing, stacking it up, so it really sounds like you have multiple parts playing crystal clear...than this is for you. It doesn't mess with your tone as long as it's in your effects loop (where all loopers should be), and really makes each loop you do sound as if there was another guitar player with you. I use it for practice and to stack my leads and arpeggiated parts. It's a great tool! There are some features I wish it had, but overall a great buy!

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I'd buy it again and again if anything happened to it. Its become my can't live without unit. This is the best investmet I've made in a long time.

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i expect myself to hold on to this guy. The only reason i would upgrade is because I'm too trigger happy with the newest tech out there