Anyone who has seen us play live has noticed that at times, it seems like there is more than one of me playing guitar. This is all thanks to the Boss RC-20, which is a looping pedal. It records live music on the fly and plays it back, then allows overdubs on top of the original track.
Howie Day really got me into looping in college. He is still one of the most prolific loopers out there, and has a knack for perfectly timing vocal and guitar loops.
Some new guys have come along also - I think Yoav (featured in this video) has a real cool sound going using a Boss DD-20. I've also seen a few other artists take stabs at looping, such as Laura Viers last week here in Louisville, but she proved that you can't just pick it up overnight. It takes a long time to become familiar and confident with the equipment.
Also, the equipment will screw over even the best performers at some point. Imagine having 2,000 watts powering your gig when a small power chord gets pulled, greating a sonic boom that will send the crowd to the ground then out the door. I've seen it happen to Howie Day on numerous occasions. Or, you can be like me last weekend and forget the AC adapter (a custom 18V plug) and have no pedalboard power at all. Straight-up acoustic, baby!
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