I think loopers are one of the best bits of gear you can buy to improve your playing and have fun at the same time. Often I just use mine for improvising practice, and they are perfect for that, but it’s great fun to put together multiple parts.
Here’s my RC5 and Kermit the Frog socks having a play. I’d love to see ideas from others … what songs do you build up using a looper?
I couldn’t agree more. Before I make a recording of my own song on the computer, I usually record the chord progression on a looper, then practice soloing till I feel confident enough to do the serious guitar part using dedicated software.
Nice. RC5 is a brilliant piece of kit. The basic ditto it replaced was fun too and within anyone’s budget.
Really nice layering. 
I am not that far with my looper, I am using it just for 4 bar progression and then I improvise over that like I did in my Grade 2 Final Exam.
I really agree that looper will serve you the truth about your time without any cheat and that can elevate your playing really good.
I guess I do the 1st step of layering. I’ve recorded and saved a 12bar blues in A. I then practice soloing over the top of it. I also practice switching from playing chords to soloing and back again - I’m not very good at that.
Paul - great work with the looper! Top tool for loads of different reasons! The layers are working great with the drum base! I didn’t recognize the song at first - what a classic!!
I’m pretty sure you have recording gear - so an also good thing to do would be recording each layer - and doing a forensic dive into the timing of each section! It’s such a common problem, and when you record yourself you’ll be able to hear and SEE the waveforms to see where they line up and if you rush or drag!
Hope ur keeping well - your Tele looks just like mine too!
I got a looper so I could start working on things like this. I’m not there yet, but I got the looper (RC-5) so I could start learning how to use it. I have some song ideas in my head that are way above my skill level right now, but I can definitely see having fun with one of these.
And especially with a couple different pedals to change my tone, I can see stacking layers getting really interesting (I have an octave pedal for a bassline and an overdrive for solo work).
I can’t even imagine playing at home without a looper…
That was great. Thanks for posting.
You’ll have a blast Nate - One nice thing about looping is that often the individual parts are simple and easy to play, but the combined effect can be really nice.
Thanks for the homework
Keeping very well, retired and having a blast … yes, the tele is a lovely old girl.
Very nice Paul.
Were you influenced by the Andertones latest cover, or just coincidence?..
Cheers,
Keith
Haha - yes, indeed. It’s a great cover isn’t it!!
So much to learn from this, thanks for sharing!
I love how relaxed you are while adding loops. You aren’t jumping from one layer to another, you’ve got time to listen to it, stay in the groove and (perhaps) think what you will play next. Unlike me haha. Lots to learn from this!
Btw is the drum loop from the RC5, it looked like you hit something next to it.
Yes, this is one of the secrets to looping. Building simple layers and blending them effectively (eg mixing bass, middle and top parts and changing the effects/levels to get them sounding different). As Paul Davids says, you have to be a guitar player, a producer and a mix engineer.
I find balancing the levels quite hard to manage. I noticed that your loops were louder in the playing than in the loop. Was that intentional?
I’ve also found it is a really good tool for showing you how bad and inconsistent your playing is. 
When you’ve heard that dud note come around for the tenth time it really starts to get on your nerves.
Don’t use my JamMan Stereo anywhere near enough as I should. Good reminder Paul !
100% agree
I use a Boss FS7 with the RC5 and set it up for tap tempo and rhythm on/off. Very Useful!
The RC5 goes through the external effects loop of my Quad Cortex, so yes I set it a bit louder when playing. Also you can probably hear the acoustic sounds of the guitar on top of the amplified sound as volume was quite low.
@mathsjunky well done Paul! I wasn’t familiar with the song but it sounds good.
I’ve been dabbling with a looper recently too and I’m planning to use it in the next JG Open Mic (this Saturday).
Awesome! I’ve used a looper live at the JGOM a couple of times before. Went fine, but I probably had too long a loop - it’s a bit boring for the audience to listen to you record a long loop. Luckily I got it close enough the first time round, so didn’t need to redo it
Good luck - I’ll look forward to taking a listen to your performance