I bought this pedal about 7 months ago and I have regrets. If one had a lot more money then there are plenty of other options but for its price the Head Rush is outstanding. Switching to a lower quality loop doubles the available record time and I can't really hear much difference especially when used in an effects chain. The only feature which took a while to get used to in live performance was that tapping the right pedal whilst over dubbing strips back to the original recorded loop only, it doesn't just remove the overdub you were recording. However I have found that actually this is a feature to be exploited.

The tape loop function is excellent allowing more flexibility than I have seen on many dedicated units.

The ridged edge to the knobs means that you can control them with your feet if you want; this is always a bonus for me especially with looping when I want a fade out of the looping unit only.

Excellent value for money

Without sounding too much like a converted rusher...oh my word! I had heard talk of the headrush after KT Tunstall bust out some grooves on hers, much to the delight of slack jawed watchers. It didn't stick in my head for too long though being as how I still stomp around on my old zoom 3030 and various boxes of noise. Until that is an encounter with a man called 'Son of Dave' in a friendly venue not far from Notts. centre. Up he popped frail but intensely insane and started hammering out the most brutal beatbox rhythms spliced by vocal squeals and the monster magic of his harmonica! Utter brilliance...Satans own dweeble! All from a little metal box sat betwixt his brogued feet! My musical life had changed! I rapidly purchased aforementioned Headrush box of madness and have since delved into a sonic world of bubbling sample loops and manic blabberings, and can honestly say I have developed and destroyed more musical ideas in the last week than in 10 years of musicality! I don't have the faintest clue of it's full potential as I am far from the greatest understander of what exactly all the options (because there are plenty) actually do (too excited to read the manual). Looping re-looping, splicing and bouncing sounds around the extremely user friendly set-up has been a breeze allowing me to concoct masses of layers which can interweave and create some blisteringly beautiful rhythms. Melodies and harmonies can get a little twisted if you're not careful! The sturdy construction helps it win some votes too as you tend to stomp just that little bit harder the more exited you get at the noise coming out of your amps! The only gripe I have is that there is only one input (am I asking a little too much from such a wondrous box?) and splitting signals whilst possible, with a signal splitter or just ingenious mixer desk fandangles, is a bit of a hassle when like me you have to dismantle your set-up to be able to sleep at night! But that said if you will it, it will happen...I would recommend anyone thinking of burning their brains with sonic sweetness and dissolving their bones with delay to purchase one of these fine beauties! The finest tape echo delay loop magician is waiting in your wallet to be born! Buy one and go nuts!!!! Bonus!