The cool breakdowns and shifts in momentum and feel you can get from throwing on the reverse loop for a verse or chorus can be musically powerful and a useful arrangement tool. And considering how timing-critical looping can be, the spacious, easy-to-navigate interface is a luxury. The extra space also means plenty of room between the two footswitches and the new functions. For one thing, the X2 is completely stable when affixed to a pedalboard-good news for players who use a looper and little else in their line. But there is a lot of upside to this bigger enclosure.

But with a few very cool effects, a second footswitch that can be used as a loop stop switch, and stereo outputs, the X2 significantly expands on the capabilities of the little Ditto, and in some ways makes this the easiest Ditto to use yet.ĭouble Ditto, Bigger Box The legions of original Ditto fans that fell for its microscopic size will probably be bummed by the relative largeness of the X2. TCs new evolution of the Ditto, the X2, isn’t much more complex than the original Ditto. With a single effect level knob and one footswitch, the original Ditto is the antithesis of the multi-button, million-preset looper that traditionalists dread. But one of the latest broadside blows to the anti-looping camp has been the development of more compact, less complex, less nerdy units like the TC Electronic Ditto. To naysayers, loopers were an affront, cheating, or worse-a gimmick for nerds.Īs with all guitar technologies, much of the most vehement resistance has ebbed over the years. To open-minded and cutting-edge players, they were a godsend-a means to approximate the studio manipulations and overdubbing miracles of the Beatles or Hendrix onstage, or create and improvise compositions of previously unattainable depth. When dedicated digital loopers first appeared, they too sparked spirited debate. Every new development in stompboxes-from fuzz to flange-has spawned love from the adventurous and ire from purists. Guitar effects can foster serious divisions among players. TC Electronic Ditto X2 Review by premierguitar

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