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Guitar Joke of the Day-The Challenge of Looping

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  • This topic has 10 replies, 9 voices, and was last updated 5 days, 7 hours ago by Laurel C.
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    • April 20, 2026 at 6:24 am #413201
      charjo
      Moderator

        This about covers my success with looping.
        John

      • April 20, 2026 at 6:58 am #413202
        Michael Krailo
        Participant

          That might be the reason I still haven’t even tried on yet.

          Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

        • April 20, 2026 at 7:42 am #413205
          Richard G
          Participant

            Yep, we’ve all been there and done it 👍

            Richard

          • April 20, 2026 at 12:35 pm #413210
            JoeD1
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              Hilarious!

              Joe

              The sight of a touch, or the scent of a sound,
              Or the strength of an Oak with roots deep in the ground.
              --Graeme Edge

            • April 20, 2026 at 1:49 pm #413212
              San Luis Rey
              Participant

                yeah, love the looper! 🤪

                Mike

              • April 21, 2026 at 4:41 pm #413237
                sunjamr
                Participant

                  Haha, good one!

                  Sunjamr Steve

                • April 22, 2026 at 12:05 am #413243
                  Dieter
                  Participant

                    I bought a looper once, too, “because you just have to have one.” My experience was similar, and it’s been sitting unused in a box ever since. However, if you really take the time to learn how to use it, it can of course be a very useful tool,

                    Dieter

                  • April 22, 2026 at 3:57 am #413244
                    Richard G
                    Participant

                      Before I used a DAW I loaded Brian’s backing track on to a looper and then recorded my video playing live over the replaying track.
                      Today I use a looper purely to practice licks over a backing but also laying down new runs or sequences when I’m creating parts for a new solo. I find that quicker than laying the test pieces into a DAW.

                      Richard

                    • April 22, 2026 at 5:36 am #413246
                      Andy N
                      Participant

                        That’s brilliant 😂.

                        It reminded me of a Katy Tunstall story when someone in the crowd shouted out “My name is David” while she was setting up a loop. It got repeated for the entire song! Another of the perils of live looping I guess 😅

                        • April 22, 2026 at 7:58 am #413251
                          Michael Krailo
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                            Hey Andy, that reminded me of the time back in 2011 when I got my new car with fancy voice activated features and after learning how to utilize many of the commands, I tried to show it off to one of my buddies while he was in the passenger seat. As soon as I would start to give a voice command, my friend would start talking over me and ruining my commands. He just kept laughing after repeated attempts. I then realized how worthless the whole voice command system really was unless you are alone in your vehicle.

                            Go slow and practice correct technique, and your abilities will dramatically improve.

                        • April 23, 2026 at 1:25 am #413263
                          Laurel C
                          Moderator

                            Thanks for the laugh. Just bought a looper, something to look forward to.

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