Quote Originally Posted by tot_Ou_tard
Hi Scorona (sung to the tune of My Sharona),
Haven't heard that since high school... ;-)
Great thread. I geuss the first question is do you have access to a computer while playing or not?
Yes, but I'd rather spend less time sitting in front of a computer (since I do that for a living). I'm getting a little "old school" on this...I'd rather have something with real dials and switches, etc. I'll use the computer for transfer or final mixdown.

The two things that really take a practise session to the next level are some sort of drum machine and an ability to record at least a few minutes of playing.
I have an Alesis SR-16 drum machine, that I feed into my computer's sound card, but it would be nice to have a drum machine built into the recording device, like the Boss BR600.

The nice thing about a looper (I have the Boos RC-2) is that you can control everything with your feet & it makes a nice live tool when you have the chops. You also run it in front of your amp (although the drum sounds get ratty if the have has any significant gain).
How are the drum sounds in general? Do you get preset patterns to use or that you can load?

I would have to invest in some effects pedals to use in front of the looper, right? (i.e. I wouldn't be able to use the effects on my Vox amp).

Thanks for the reply.