This pedal has found its home amongst the pedal boards of all sorts of musicians, ranging from light jazz to hardcore metal – and everything in between. It’s been particularly popular amongst the “Looper” scene that has come alive thanks to famous guitar loopers like K.T. Tunsall, who like the idea of a one-man-band.

DigiTech JamMan Looper: How It Works

This pedal works on the same principle as pretty much any standard looping pedal, but it does have some features that others in its price range do not. It’s one of the best bang-for-the-buck guitar effects pedals on the market today.

First, let’s address the basics. To start creating loops, simply press one of the two pedals and start playing. Once you’ve reached the end of your loop, hit step on it again. The loop will keep playing continuously. It might take some practice to get the feel just right, but it’s pretty simple and most players will pick it up in a matter of minutes.

Now that you’re loop is going, you essentially have your own rhythm track. You can do two things at this point: keep adding layers (in the same way you added the first one) or simply jam over the top.

Pretty easy, huh!

No wonder this is one of the preferred guitar effects pedals of so many musicians.

Here’s what makes the DigiTech JamMan Looper stand out from the rest:

• It has an expandable memory port
• It includes XLR inputs so you can create vocal loops too

The first one is pretty self explanatory: the more memory the thing has, the more run time it allows you in terms of building loops. More memory = more loop power. Pretty simple.

The second is what makes this unit stand out  from the others in the price range, like the Boss units.

DigiTech JamMan Looper: One Man Band

If you’re going the one-man-band route, why would you only want to loop your guitar sounds? We all know how important vocals are, and more specifically, how much bigger vocals sound when they are doubled or even harmonized.

With the JamMan, you can make this happen. Because the mic runs through the pedal just like the guitar, you can build vocal loops the same way you built the instrument tracks.

The DigiTech JamMan Looper truly is an amazing pedal for the price, and the perfect way to jam.