Wow! I have owned this pedal for years and have barely scratched the surface of what it can do. That is in part due to the fact that the manual isn't easy to decipher (your mileage may differ). What a difference a good teacher can make. Dave, you made this pedal so much easier to understand and I am extremely grateful for this demo. It's like you breathed new life into this pedal for me. Digitech should have had you write the manual instead of someone else. Then I would have understand this pedal better, a long time ago! Now I'm going to spend the next couple of hours putting to use, what I just learned from you here today. Thank you so much and Happy New Year 2025!
As always, an excellent video Dave. I wanted to underscore a key point you made - when teaching the trio, keep it ultra simple. You just about get the best result using single notes. Add the extras later. Also, the simple set up you showed early on, of guitar straight in and using headphones as your output, has many advantages, especially when you're playing late at night in a family home with other people asleep! In fact, I got so used to doing that, I now do just that 99% of the time and really enjoy playing like that. This leads me to the next point, for me, the number one key feature of this pedal is to be able to quickly create a backing track for a whole song, and I mean ultra quick, like a whole song in 30 minutes - dump into your DAW, and you now have a pretty good foundation for completing your song. Once it's in your DAW, you can do whatever you want. You can even record your own bass lines, add extra drum parts, etc etc Cheers, Joey
@@ingmarlambrechtse985 Fair question. It's not Midi, they are audio tracks. Two methods: 1. 1/4" from the mixer out (on the Trio) to your interface, with all three trio tracks being recorded onto one track in your DAW (least desireable). 2. same as above, but you isolate each instrument on the Trio by putting down the volume to zero of the other two instruments. Say, you start with drums, put the loop and bass down to zero, record drums to one track in your DAW. Then isolate the other two, so that you end up with three tracks. Then you improve on no. 2 even further. You can actually record your drums in stereo, create two drum tracks in your DAW and then I use an 1/8" pin out of the headphones in the Trio, and this particular lead I have splits out into 2 1/4" leads that go into your interface, and that will do your drums in stereo (the other two instruments are in mono, so no benefit for those). Cheers, Joey
Fantastic Instruction Process - I have been stumped on a couple of the process steps and this review simply, clearly and methodically explains. SUPER!!! and thank you.
This has been my favourite practice tool since it was released. I also enjoy the SDRUM. I’m looking forward to see what new pedals Digitech come up with, now that they are in full operation again.
Very simple AND CLEAR instructions, review, etc. Very refreshing! Thank you! Keep it up! (I haven't purchased one yet, but... as soon as I can...I will!) 😮 😂
Definitely picking one of these up today. I play solo and duo gigs with no drummer…..definitely better than adding a drummer to the mix as we don’t need percussion on most of our tunes. AND I can still loop separately the congas and percussion!
I used Trio + on my songs “Goodness of God “ and “Que chante pour toi” and “Thank you Jesus “ -country rock and “O Seigneur a toi la gloire “ “Kumbaya my Lord “
Digitech is back... I'd buy a upgraded TRIO+. Maybe at this years NAMM they'll have 1 to show? You can be hands free using the 3 button footswitch. I have 3 sim-cards worth of music,a buddy & I did. Good reveiw & showing how to use it in different ways. 👍
Great comments on the tool usefulness. You've though it through. Thanks. I hope Digitech can come back with a revised edition with few extra options like (1) guitar effects independent of the genre (2) indipendent output for Bass and Drums so that I could plug them in directly into my DAW and have great base to start off a song. Thanks a ton
I have one for the rythmique songs for my upbeat worship songs either in French or English and Spanish.. It’s a band in the box much more than a looper and it’s not so hard to learn how to use it !!
I really like these kinds of vids Dave!❤ it really stirs things up and it makes the audience guess what the content will be next for me. As long as your happy with making content, you will be succesful. Appreciate you Dave😊
Dave I love your work thanks to you I have been continuing by guitar journey and hope after may be a year or two i can play the guitar half as good as you.
Thank you for being so dispassionate in your review. I was going to buy one, but I am put off by the restricted guitar voices. Funny, I sent my idea for an advanced looper pedal to Digitech a couple of years ago after buying a Jam Kan. the Trio+ is so close and yet still shoots itself in the foot with a lack of simple features.
Can you use this as a standalone looper without all the band stuff? If so what are some pros and cons of using this as a looper as opposed to a regular looper pedal?
I've seen on online message forums that you can run the output into the amp FX return and the FX send of the pedal into the front of the amp, with all additional pedals intact. Are you able to vouch for a setup like that insofar as preserving tone/sound quality goes?
Thank you for your directness. Your explanation and examples were perfectly blended without unneeded flash. Your pros and cons stayed generic, as to quell most FAQs. Very well done.
Thanks for the in-depth video. I'm fairly new to guitar and want to start experimenting with playing with backing. This looks like it would be perfect. Quick question though: I have an amp with an 'aux in'. Do you know if I'd be able to feed the band straight to that so that I can use the effects on my amp for the guitar?
Everyone keeps saying it saves everything automatically, but it doesn't seem like you can change the volume mix between the parts after the initial recording. Do you know how to do that and resave at a new volume level? No one seems to know how to do this
Volume levels are not saved... you dial them in with the knobs and that's what it is... However, you can change the intensity of the drums by pressing the part led (changes from green to red) or the "busy-ness" of the bass by pressing the button... When I want to have different volume levels in my parts, I turn the volume up/ down on the guitar or on the pedals I use (this approach works quite well with the Digitech Trio+).
After the drums, bass and rhythm are recorded, I send each to its own track on a TASCAM recorder/mixer by setting the volume of the other two to zero. The key is to use a good count in to get the timing synchronized but it’s not difficult. My approach is a little tedious but it works for me.
Your reviews are very good and not too long, good job! How is the connection with the Boss Katana Artist (with Send/Return)? Is it generally preferable with looper pedals, when the amplifier only give out the guitar sound and the bass and drums go into another speaker?
That's the preferable option, a PA system will be full spectrum so you'll get a lot more of the low end and clarity of the bass/drums. Having said that, it's fine to just go through the guitar amp too, although it won't sound as good
@@GuitarZero2Hero This machine seems to be inspiring, but I wonder if it is not too repetitive an one ends up using the same setting over and over again. There is no randomizer. A company should come up and it these features, call it AI-Band Looper or whatever.
Most songs only have one rhythm. Will this unit work just to provide a basic drum and bass track to any song ? abit like if someone is playing a cajon to accompany the solo singer guitarist ? I am looking for something that will do that every time. Perhaps you can recommend ?
I currently use a Beat Buddy for my Drum Tracks for my live gigs but what i miss out on is a BASS TRACK. Can i plug my guitar into this unit and have the unit create bass tracks while i play my guitar ? I dont necessarily need the drum track from the unit. Or could you recommend a device to me that would create BASS lines on the fly while i play live ?
Great video, very well organized with clear explanation of the important features of the Trio+ pedal. I'll be reviewing this with the pedal in hand (or underfoot) many times methinks! 👍👍 Subbed!
What about the tempo setting? Do you need it? I don't see a place to see that you've set the tempo to say 69 bpm or 110 bpm etc. Or does it set the drum tempo for you based on the guitar rhythm you play?
As tech progresses, I look forward to other gear which devs may make which would have more cool features and maybe more realistic drums; nothing against electronic-sounding drums, I like them. But having the option of accessing a “real drumkit” would be really interesting. And maybe something like this which has a more complex response…I’ll try to sound a little vaguer…lol..I guess the one reading this follows what I mean. Maybe further, more advanced versions of Digitech Trios?
Always Nails everything, songs and Tech what a legend. Well I'm gonna have a crack at this with the Kemper, if anyone has suggestions, this is the best info I could find, Thanks for the great Demo Davo. For those wanting to try and hook this up to a Kemper - Guitar >> Trio + Input >> Trio Plus send >> Kemper Input >> Kemper Monitor Out >> Trio+ Return >> Trio Output >> Cab.
It seems like a cool pedal however, the drums are so bright and I can barely hear the bass. Can you adjust the levels with these instruments separately?
Hey! (‘_’ )/ Have you tried to just get the Looper -side Foot Switch replaced? Could. be that’s ALL you need to be back up & running! The “grounding” for that switch may be disconnected or just pinched off thus the “control” functionality for the Looper section won’t function!…or perhaps another wire is compromised so poor functionality possibly!..🥹🤔Try this suggestion and see because the Trio+ REQUIRES ALL wiring to be pristine to operate properly particularly ok! b(‘_
The Digitech Strummable Drums is quite cool, too. You can do lots with it, when you know how to operate the pedal well... Just spend some time with it there is so much to get out of this pedal. It is quite cool for live playing, a lot better than the BeatBuddy in my opinion. Even more so, when you have the footswitch thingy for the Digitech... (3 different modes available, etc.)
Yes, the old Trio pedal. Depends on what you're looking for. There are products overlapping what the Trio+ does like SDRUM or Beatbuddy. There's the Boss DR-880. It lets you programm bass guitar, too. Much better drum machine, but no pedal other than the Trio+ does the teaching/learning thing and present you a beat and a bass line you don't have to programm and lets you start jamming away in seconds.
The RC5 is just a simple looper with basic drum machine capabilities. Great pedal no doubt. But it doesn’t allow you to cycle through multiple progressions and doesn’t create a drum/bass groove based off what you’re playing like the Trio+. So you can’t really compare them as their feature set is entirely different. If you need a simple to use looper, RC5 is easier to get your head around as a beginner, but if want something that has a better ability to get creative with and build out a full band, then Trio+ is better
@@lanceholland Was it? Would love to know when or in what situation you had this problem. Mine works just fine. Would love to find out where its limitations are. I'm looking forward to hearing from you, answer is much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Keep rocking!!
@@apriltoronto5254 Hi - I'd strum a basic chord progression using simple chords. What the unit produced was completely out of whack drums and bass lines that didn't even follow the chords. It wasn't like I was even using complicated chords....even a basic blue progression seemed to confuse it. Maybe mine was a dud? It's like it wasn't actually listening when I would do the record/learn.
LOL! It'll give you slightly different results each time if starting from scratch, so if you're just jamming live in a more improv sort of way, absolutely. But you could also save the song structures and parts you have created into the 12 song slots. So short answer is yes, but I would be doing a lot of prep before the gig to have everything in place. If you want to recreate specific grooves or beats, it's a little trickier since you are only given a set of options to choose from created from how you taught the band
@@GuitarZero2Hero Thanks. It seems more suited to home jamming. I already have, band in a box for that. I get nervous enough without worrying about extra pedals to press. 😂
@@GuitarZero2Hero How do you get those "slightly different" results each time? Mine is just doing the same thing over and over when I put in a certain chord sequenz with the same rhythm each time... Would love to get an answer. Thanks in advance. All the best to you guys!
It’ll work with any guitar amp. As I mentioned in the video you’ll just need to keep the tone on your amp as dry/clean as possible so that the drum and bass and not coloured or distorted by your amp. So you would need to use external pedals or the inbuilt FX on the Trio+ if you want distorted, or driven tones. I prefer the former as the inbuilt fx on this pedal are limited. So you’d be essentially be using your spark as a speaker only and letting other gear handle to tone.
@@GuitarZero2Hero Thanks for clarifying. When I said no, I should have been more clear that all the different tones of the Spark would not work with it effectively
Best demo I've seen in ages. You deserve a healthy bonus, sir!
Thank you!
Excellent presentation; well thought out and delivered.
Wow! I have owned this pedal for years and have barely scratched the surface of what it can do. That is in part due to the fact that the manual isn't easy to decipher (your mileage may differ). What a difference a good teacher can make. Dave, you made this pedal so much easier to understand and I am extremely grateful for this demo. It's like you breathed new life into this pedal for me. Digitech should have had you write the manual instead of someone else. Then I would have understand this pedal better, a long time ago! Now I'm going to spend the next couple of hours putting to use, what I just learned from you here today. Thank you so much and Happy New Year 2025!
Very clear and simple instructions for novice users. Really appreciated.
As always, an excellent video Dave.
I wanted to underscore a key point you made - when teaching the trio, keep it ultra simple. You just about get the best result using single notes. Add the extras later.
Also, the simple set up you showed early on, of guitar straight in and using headphones as your output, has many advantages, especially when you're playing late at night in a family home with other people asleep! In fact, I got so used to doing that, I now do just that 99% of the time and really enjoy playing like that.
This leads me to the next point, for me, the number one key feature of this pedal is to be able to quickly create a backing track for a whole song, and I mean ultra quick, like a whole song in 30 minutes - dump into your DAW, and you now have a pretty good foundation for completing your song. Once it's in your DAW, you can do whatever you want. You can even record your own bass lines, add extra drum parts, etc etc
Cheers, Joey
How do you get it into the daw? Are those seperate Midi tracks?
@@ingmarlambrechtse985 Fair question. It's not Midi, they are audio tracks. Two methods:
1. 1/4" from the mixer out (on the Trio) to your interface, with all three trio tracks being recorded onto one track in your DAW (least desireable).
2. same as above, but you isolate each instrument on the Trio by putting down the volume to zero of the other two instruments. Say, you start with drums, put the loop and bass down to zero, record drums to one track in your DAW. Then isolate the other two, so that you end up with three tracks.
Then you improve on no. 2 even further. You can actually record your drums in stereo, create two drum tracks in your DAW and then I use an 1/8" pin out of the headphones in the Trio, and this particular lead I have splits out into 2 1/4" leads that go into your interface, and that will do your drums in stereo (the other two instruments are in mono, so no benefit for those).
Cheers, Joey
try this you can load seperate parts of audio on pc
Fantastic Instruction Process - I have been stumped on a couple of the process steps and this review simply, clearly and methodically explains. SUPER!!! and thank you.
Glad it helped!
This has been my favourite practice tool since it was released. I also enjoy the SDRUM. I’m looking forward to see what new pedals Digitech come up with, now that they are in full operation again.
Happy to see the Trio plus again. I hope Digitech can improve it and make a mk2 of it soon.
With the tech that is now… omg that would be a must have product.
I think they don't exist as a company anymore.
Unless someone bought them and kept it alive in some form.
Very simple AND CLEAR instructions, review, etc. Very refreshing! Thank you! Keep it up! (I haven't purchased one yet, but... as soon as I can...I will!) 😮 😂
Definitely picking one of these up today. I play solo and duo gigs with no drummer…..definitely better than adding a drummer to the mix as we don’t need percussion on most of our tunes. AND I can still loop separately the congas and percussion!
Very clear and useful demo. Thank you!
I used Trio + on my songs “Goodness of God “ and “Que chante pour toi” and “Thank you Jesus “ -country rock and “O Seigneur a toi la gloire “ “Kumbaya my Lord “
Amen
Enjoyed the demo and review. A lot of good information! Thanks!
Thanks for watching John!
Beauuutiful. What are the three chords you had there Dave? Thanks so much!!!!
Excellent!! You answered several questions about the Trio+ that were not explained in the manual. Thanks🎸
Glad it was helpful!
Digitech is back... I'd buy a upgraded TRIO+. Maybe at this years NAMM they'll have 1 to show? You can be hands free using the 3 button footswitch. I have 3 sim-cards worth of music,a buddy & I did. Good reveiw & showing how to use it in different ways. 👍
Great comments on the tool usefulness. You've though it through. Thanks. I hope Digitech can come back with a revised edition with few extra options like (1) guitar effects independent of the genre (2) indipendent output for Bass and Drums so that I could plug them in directly into my DAW and have great base to start off a song. Thanks a ton
13:03 there's also an even more advanced setup, using the guitar amp's fx loop
I have one for the rythmique songs for my upbeat worship songs either in French or English and Spanish..
It’s a band in the box much more than a looper and it’s not so hard to learn how to use it !!
I really like these kinds of vids Dave!❤ it really stirs things up and it makes the audience guess what the content will be next for me. As long as your happy with making content, you will be succesful. Appreciate you Dave😊
Thank you Miguel :) really appreciate you too!
Nice 1 dude.
I've had 1 of these for a years but haven't used it much.
It's certainly handy tho for trying out musical ideas etc!
Very good now play the chorus and a bridge . Had one took me away completely from my songwriting x
Sounds great! Great loop you made there but what if I want to add a chorus to that on the fly . . . like a live gig?
Dave I love your work thanks to you I have been continuing by guitar journey and hope after may be a year or two i can play the guitar half as good as you.
So awesome to hear! Keep it up :)
"Thunder only happens when it's rainin', players only love you when they're playin'" -Stevie Nicks 🎸🎸🎸
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Thank you for the information and the presentation, I think it will help me.
Thank you for being so dispassionate in your review. I was going to buy one, but I am put off by the restricted guitar voices. Funny, I sent my idea for an advanced looper pedal to Digitech a couple of years ago after buying a Jam Kan. the Trio+ is so close and yet still shoots itself in the foot with a lack of simple features.
Can you use this as a standalone looper without all the band stuff? If so what are some pros and cons of using this as a looper as opposed to a regular looper pedal?
Yes just click directly on the Loop button. Acts like a simple looper.
great demo, I will be referring back to this many times.
How dose it hold up with a boss katana amp?
I've seen on online message forums that you can run the output into the amp FX return and the FX send of the pedal into the front of the amp, with all additional pedals intact. Are you able to vouch for a setup like that insofar as preserving tone/sound quality goes?
Yes, works fine.
Thank you for your directness. Your explanation and examples were perfectly blended without unneeded flash. Your pros and cons stayed generic, as to quell most FAQs. Very well done.
Glad it was helpful!
Does the bass come out of the same output as the drums? 🤔 Be cool if you could separate them
Hello, thanks for the video, i'm a guitarist but is the Digitech Trio working also with a keyboard?
Thanks for the in-depth video. I'm fairly new to guitar and want to start experimenting with playing with backing. This looks like it would be perfect.
Quick question though: I have an amp with an 'aux in'. Do you know if I'd be able to feed the band straight to that so that I can use the effects on my amp for the guitar?
Best explanation I have seen of this pedal. Great job thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Amazing Demo.
I watched a dozen before I've got all I was looking for in your tutorial.
Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
@@GuitarZero2Hero it is )
I was jamming for an hour with one cool rif and there are countless
Thank you very much for a detailed presentation
"Keep it simple". Does that mean I can't use 9th, DIM or more complex chords? Is this gadget really suitable for jazz?
Everyone keeps saying it saves everything automatically, but it doesn't seem like you can change the volume mix between the parts after the initial recording. Do you know how to do that and resave at a new volume level? No one seems to know how to do this
Volume levels are not saved... you dial them in with the knobs and that's what it is...
However, you can change the intensity of the drums by pressing the part led (changes from green to red) or the "busy-ness" of the bass by pressing the button...
When I want to have different volume levels in my parts, I turn the volume up/ down on the guitar or on the pedals I use (this approach works quite well with the Digitech Trio+).
After the drums, bass and rhythm are recorded, I send each to its own track on a TASCAM recorder/mixer by setting the volume of the other two to zero. The key is to use a good count in to get the timing synchronized but it’s not difficult. My approach is a little tedious but it works for me.
Your reviews are very good and not too long, good job!
How is the connection with the Boss Katana Artist (with Send/Return)?
Is it generally preferable with looper pedals, when the amplifier only give out the guitar sound and the bass and drums go into another speaker?
That's the preferable option, a PA system will be full spectrum so you'll get a lot more of the low end and clarity of the bass/drums. Having said that, it's fine to just go through the guitar amp too, although it won't sound as good
@@GuitarZero2Hero This machine seems to be inspiring, but I wonder if it is not too repetitive an one ends up using the same setting over and over again. There is no randomizer. A company should come up and it these features, call it AI-Band Looper or whatever.
Do the created Bass and drum loops become repetative or does it have some sort of randomizer to create new ones?
Just got one of these, quick question, I have the guitar output to one of my amps, sounds ok. Can I put the 'mixer out' into a second amp ?
Yes.
What guitar are you playing in this video? Great tutorial by the way, love your videos
Made in Japan traditional series strat :)
Most songs only have one rhythm. Will this unit work just to provide a basic drum and bass track to any song ? abit like if someone is playing a cajon to accompany the solo singer guitarist ? I am looking for something that will do that every time. Perhaps you can recommend ?
Thanks for this. I have it sitting on my shelf, will give it another try.
Please do!
Really interesting video ! Thank you for sharing !
Spot on review of what this pedal is about and how to use it. It is a lot of fun.
Is de newly created backing track in midi and is it accessible to be importted in a daw?
Great video! Can you do other time signatures?
Yes you can! There's 3/4 and 4/4
I currently use a Beat Buddy for my Drum Tracks for my live gigs but what i miss out on is a BASS TRACK. Can i plug my guitar into this unit and have the unit create bass tracks while i play my guitar ? I dont necessarily need the drum track from the unit. Or could you recommend a device to me that would create BASS lines on the fly while i play live ?
Great video, very well organized with clear explanation of the important features of the Trio+ pedal. I'll be reviewing this with the pedal in hand (or underfoot) many times methinks! 👍👍 Subbed!
Thank you! Hope you have fun with it!
Great review & tutorial.. thanks.. :-)
Isn’t this an old product? Was it recently updated ?
It’s been around a while. Digitech have just been acquired by Cort :)
What about the tempo setting? Do you need it? I don't see a place to see that you've set the tempo to say 69 bpm or 110 bpm etc. Or does it set the drum tempo for you based on the guitar rhythm you play?
It will set tempo based on what you play and then you can speed it up or slow it down from there
@@GuitarZero2Hero but there's no way to know the bpm?
@@bqktwcommentary No it won't display the exact number
@@GuitarZero2Hero thx
Well done!
Very informative thank u so much. You first demo n play thru is very inspiring.
Thank you!
Will this work with the Spark Live?
Dave,
Great Demo.
Thanks Gerry :)
I bet that took a while to master that pedal
thats a beautiful peice of kit
Is there any way to change tracks using the Trio plus with a foot pedal?
Yes, trio sells a foot pedal for this
Yes, I have the foot pedal . . . I’ll try that . . . thanks 🙏🏻
As tech progresses, I look forward to other gear which devs may make which would have more cool features and maybe more realistic drums; nothing against electronic-sounding drums, I like them. But having the option of accessing a “real drumkit” would be really interesting. And maybe something like this which has a more complex response…I’ll try to sound a little vaguer…lol..I guess the one reading this follows what I mean. Maybe further, more advanced versions of Digitech Trios?
But these are REAL DRUMS, they come from the famous Band In A box team, played by real musicians for real musicians.
Always Nails everything, songs and Tech what a legend. Well I'm gonna have a crack at this with the Kemper, if anyone has suggestions, this is the best info I could find, Thanks for the great Demo Davo. For those wanting to try and hook this up to a Kemper - Guitar >> Trio + Input >> Trio Plus send >> Kemper Input >> Kemper Monitor Out >> Trio+ Return >> Trio Output >> Cab.
Thanks for the kind words :)
It seems like a cool pedal however, the drums are so bright and I can barely hear the bass. Can you adjust the levels with these instruments separately?
Yes you can there’s level controls for both drum and bass
I like how di I get one
Hey Dave, could you consider doing a lesson over Revival - Zach Bryan? Thanks!!!
The looper on mine is broken, but it's still useful. I get some nice funk beats out of it...
Hey! (‘_’ )/ Have you tried to just get the Looper -side Foot Switch replaced? Could. be that’s ALL you need to be back up & running! The “grounding” for that switch may be disconnected or just pinched off thus the “control” functionality for the Looper section won’t function!…or perhaps another wire is compromised so poor functionality possibly!..🥹🤔Try this suggestion and see because the Trio+ REQUIRES ALL wiring to be pristine to operate properly particularly ok! b(‘_
Thanks for the great tutorial! 🙌
My pleasure!
Luv ur explanation very clear. Thanks so much bro.
I was really, really close to buy a Trio, but ended up getting a BeatBuddy.
yeah, the bass feature is cool, but the overall sound is too artificial. 🙃
you da best dave
Good pedal and simply ❤
hey Dave, can u do me a favor by making a tutorial of Jake Coco's cover of Use Somebody please?
Dave, what would you recommend for a drum pedal that can be edited to accurately replicate drum grooves?
Probably the Beatbuddy, as you can upload specific drum beats etc onto the SD card :)
The Digitech Strummable Drums is quite cool, too. You can do lots with it, when you know how to operate the pedal well... Just spend some time with it there is so much to get out of this pedal. It is quite cool for live playing, a lot better than the BeatBuddy in my opinion. Even more so, when you have the footswitch thingy for the Digitech... (3 different modes available, etc.)
Thanks much for teaching us all the steps and song parts made easy for us you are great teacher 👍🏼🙏🎶
My pleasure!
Clear - thanks
Have one of these. The problem is clean rhythm and distorted solo's. Pretty frustrating.
Can’t you record your loop clean and then use your other pedals to play any lead tone on top?
This pedal would be much better with stereo in and out. No reason why this option is missing other than cutting corners.
Are there any alternatives to this pedal?
Yes, the old Trio pedal.
Depends on what you're looking for. There are products overlapping what the Trio+ does like SDRUM or Beatbuddy. There's the Boss DR-880. It lets you programm bass guitar, too. Much better drum machine, but no pedal other than the Trio+ does the teaching/learning thing and present you a beat and a bass line you don't have to programm and lets you start jamming away in seconds.
Yes. Join a band
Does this reverse playback? I wanna do the Metallica blackened intro
No it doesn’t, would not suggest this pedal for that
What is take on the BOSS RC5 vs thevTrio?
The RC5 is just a simple looper with basic drum machine capabilities. Great pedal no doubt. But it doesn’t allow you to cycle through multiple progressions and doesn’t create a drum/bass groove based off what you’re playing like the Trio+. So you can’t really compare them as their feature set is entirely different. If you need a simple to use looper, RC5 is easier to get your head around as a beginner, but if want something that has a better ability to get creative with and build out a full band, then Trio+ is better
I had one. I found it frustrating. Sold.
Is it because it’s a lot of steps?
@@neeceystink9920 it was that it was very unpredictable. You’d want it to play something and couldn’t get it to do it.
You should have stuck with it. I wouldn’t be with mine.
@@lanceholland Was it? Would love to know when or in what situation you had this problem. Mine works just fine. Would love to find out where its limitations are. I'm looking forward to hearing from you, answer is much appreciated. Thank you in advance. Keep rocking!!
@@apriltoronto5254 Hi - I'd strum a basic chord progression using simple chords. What the unit produced was completely out of whack drums and bass lines that didn't even follow the chords. It wasn't like I was even using complicated chords....even a basic blue progression seemed to confuse it. Maybe mine was a dud? It's like it wasn't actually listening when I would do the record/learn.
Always enjoy thanks 🙏 you 😊
Can you use this live. I know a bass player it could replace 😂
LOL! It'll give you slightly different results each time if starting from scratch, so if you're just jamming live in a more improv sort of way, absolutely. But you could also save the song structures and parts you have created into the 12 song slots. So short answer is yes, but I would be doing a lot of prep before the gig to have everything in place. If you want to recreate specific grooves or beats, it's a little trickier since you are only given a set of options to choose from created from how you taught the band
@@GuitarZero2Hero Thanks. It seems more suited to home jamming. I already have, band in a box for that. I get nervous enough without worrying about extra pedals to press. 😂
@@GuitarZero2Hero How do you get those "slightly different" results each time? Mine is just doing the same thing over and over when I put in a certain chord sequenz with the same rhythm each time...
Would love to get an answer. Thanks in advance.
All the best to you guys!
All of us? Lol 😁
Excellent Dave Thank you. M
Very welcome
I want that thing so bad😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤
Does it work well with a PositiveGrid Spark Amp?
No.
It’ll work with any guitar amp. As I mentioned in the video you’ll just need to keep the tone on your amp as dry/clean as possible so that the drum and bass and not coloured or distorted by your amp. So you would need to use external pedals or the inbuilt FX on the Trio+ if you want distorted, or driven tones. I prefer the former as the inbuilt fx on this pedal are limited. So you’d be essentially be using your spark as a speaker only and letting other gear handle to tone.
@@GuitarZero2Hero Thanks for clarifying. When I said no, I should have been more clear that all the different tones of the Spark would not work with it effectively
@@frogblues Thank you for claryfing. I was looking for a respond than just "No."
@@GuitarZero2Hero Thank you for the detail explanation on how it would work with a Spark Amp and what wouldn't work.
U should do man in the mirror by Michael Jackson
I plug the mixer to just another amp
first video of asking to make a heaven knows by orange and lemons tutorial
Try the Beat Buddy
I have the best buddy, great tool! But doesn’t fit a drum beat automatically to what you’re playing and this pedal also provides bass.
I try ones in store and guys it sounds shity
😂
Great pedal but I suck as a guitarist lol
A good loop pedal jam can have you locked in the zone for hours
100%!!
This is VooDoo!!
Thunder only happens when it’s raining
For the cringe people...this is a practice tool...which does help for those who may be in a rut. Not a replacement for live musicians.
Damn that riff sexy af🥵
Thanks! :)
Got one. Drum sound is dismal. Bass lines cliche.