Sheeran Looper +
Ed Sheeran launches his own line of looper pedals. These stomps feature hold functionality designed to undo/redo and clear your loops with ease.
Ed Sheeran launches the “Looper +” and “Looper X”. Both models share the same DNA as Ed’s signature stadium-stage looper. Crafted by Ed and his production team in collaboration with in Music Brands Inc, Sheeran Loopers showcase state-of-the-art audio technology powered by HeadRush FX.
The Sheeran Looper + is a compact, and featured-packed looper, tailor-made for street and stage performances. Looper + features the same die-cast aluminum pedals from Ed’s stadium-stage looper alongside a full-color LCD display, LED performance feedback, and unique looper modes to spark creativity. Looper + offers professional 32-bit audio quality, mains, and battery power options with microphone, instrument, and USB connectivity. Priced at just $299, “Looper +” unleashes class-leading technology, catering to performers at every level – from newcomers embarking on their looping journey to seasoned pros seeking an electrifying upgrade.
Sheeran Looper X
Looper X is a evolution of Ed’s stadium looping tech with pro audio, tour-grade hardware, and world-class looping software. Featuring Ed’s iconic Sheeran Looper workflow, precision-engineered die-cast aluminum pedals, a 7” multi-touch display, and an RGB LED performance feedback system. Other key features include versatile looper modes, loop remix functions, real-time waveform rendering and metering, a built-in chromatic tuner, a professional Multi FX engine, and 32-bit audio powered by the mighty Headrush FX. The Sheeran Looper X includes an impressive array of professional I/O with USB audio and expandable SD card storage. Priced at just $1199, Looper X offers Ed Sheeran’ssignature looper tech in a completely stand-alone package for musicians to elevate their own songwriting and craft inspiring live performances.
The Sheeran Loopers Story - (Full Version)
“We wanted to give people all my looping tools,” says Ed. “The technology we developed over the past decade has helped me share my craft with people all over the world and we can’t wait to see what you can do with it.”
“We have worked with in Music and the team at HeadRush FX for years now, it felt like the right step to join forces and bring together all our tech to make this happen.”
MAP: $299.
For more information, please visit sheeranloopers.com.
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Huge shocker incoming: Zach Broyles made a Tube Screamer. The Mythos Envy Pro Overdrive is Zach’s take on the green apple of his eye, with some special tweaks including increased output, more drive sounds, and a low-end boost option. Does this mean he can clear out his collection of TS-9s? Of course not.
This time on Dipped in Tone, Rhett and Zach welcome Tyler Bryant, the Texas-bred and Nashville-based rocker who has made waves with his band the Shakedown, who Rhett credits as one of his favorite groups. Bryant, it turns out, is a TS-head himself, having learned to love the pedal thanks to its being found everywhere in Texas guitar circles.Bryant shares how he scraped together a band after dropping out of high school and moving to Nashville, including the rigors of 15-hour drives for 30-minute sets in a trusty Ford Expedition. He’s lived the dream (or nightmare, depending on the day) and has the wisdom to show it.
Throughout the chat, the gang covers modeling amps and why modern rock bands still need amps on stage; the ins and outs of recording-gear rabbit holes and getting great sounds; and the differences between American and European audiences. Tune in to hear it all.
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Hats off to Carmen Vandenberg of Bones UK, our celebrity Question of the Month respondent.
Guest Picker - Carmen Vandenberg, Bones UK
The cover of Soft, Bones UK’s new album, due in mid-September.
A: My favorite method these days (and to be honest, from when I started playing) is to put on my favorite blues records, listen with my eyes closed, and, at the end, see what my brain compartmentalizes and keeps stored away. Then, I try and play back what I heard and what my fingers or brain decided they liked!
Bone UK’s labelmade, Des Rocks.
Obsession: Right now, I am into anyone trying to create sounds that haven’t been made before—bands like Queens of the Stone Age, Jack White, and our labelmate, Des Rocs! There’s a Colombian band called Diamanté Electrico who I’ve been really into recently. Really anyone who’s trying to create innovative and inspiring sounds.
Reader of the Month - Sam C. Schiff.
Sam spent endless hours trying to learn the solo Leslie West played on “Long Red,” off of The Road Goes Ever On.
A: The best way to learn guitar is to listen to some good guitar playing! Put on a record, hear something tasty, and play on repeat until it comes out of your fingers. For me, it was Leslie West playing “Long Red” on the Mountain album, The Road Goes Ever On. I stayed up all night listening to that track until I could match Leslie’s phrasing. I still can’t, no one can, but I learned a lot!
Smith’s own low-wattage amp build.
Obsession: My latest musical obsession is low-wattage tube amps like the 5-watt Fender Champ heard on the Laylaalbum. Crank it up all the way for great tube distortion and sustain, and it’s still not loud enough to wake up the neighbors!
Gear Editor - Charles Saufley
Charles Saufley takes to gear like a duck to water!
A: Learning by ear and feel is most fun for me. I write and free-form jam more than I learn other people’s licks. When I do want to learn something specific, I’ll poke around on YouTube for a demo or a lesson or watch films of a player I like, and then typically mangle that in my own “special” way that yields something else. But I rarely have patience for tabs or notation.
The Grateful Dead’s 1967 debut album.
Obsession: Distorted and overdriven sounds with very little sustain—Keith Richards’ Between the Buttons tones, for example. Jerry Garcia’s plonky tones on the first Grateful Dead LP are another cool, less-fuzzy version of that texture.
Publisher - Jon Levy
A: I’m a primitive beast: The only way I can learn new music is by ear, so it’s a good thing I find that method enjoyable. I’m entirely illiterate with staff notation. Put sheet music in front of me and I’ll stare at it with twitchy, fearful incomprehension like an ape gaping at the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey. I’m almost as clueless with tab, but I can follow along with chord charts if I’m under duress.
The two-hit wonders behind the early ’70s soft-rock hits, “Fallin’ in Love” and “Don't Pull Your Love.”
Obsession: Revisiting and learning AM-radio pop hits circa 1966–1972. The Grass Roots, Edison Lighthouse, the Association, the Archies, and Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds—nothing is too cheesy for me to dissect and savor. Yes, I admit I have a serious problem.
