I wrote a scathing review about the Digitech JamMan Express XT and gave it one star. A lot of people thought that was a bit harsh, perhaps mine was faulty but even so, compared to this device, it really did deserve one star… at best two.
I have been playing with the Ditto XT for a few hours and it is fabulous (and I haven’t even read the manual yet as it’s so intuitive).
OK so this looper is 70 bucks more than the Express XT but it is worth every extra cent.
Very easy to use, loops beautifully, stereo in and out, room for TWO 9 volt batteries which are easy to change (although I purchased the adapter as loopers tend to be quite power hungry) and a couple of nice features like reverse, 1/2 speed and the ability to load a backing track into the unit from a computer to loop/play along with. It also automatically stores the last loop made even if the power is removed and you can save a loop and transfer it to a computer for future use.
I wasn’t a big fan of the original Ditto, as it was too basic for my needs, but TC have knocked it out of the ball park with this one.

– Durable construction
– Makes practicing fun
– Can upload favorite loops to computer
– Download backing tracks to play with
– Awesome effects to spice things up

Couldn’t ask for more.

I’ve had this for about a month and I’ve used it extensively, both live and in practice. The effects are basically worthless, they’re simply not that useful. But I love the simple, intuitive controls and the durability. It probably only took a few minutes of practice to get used to the controls and I was ready to go. I haven’t noticed any trouble with the pedal, everything works great and is intuitive. Definitely makes it easy to use in a live setting.

The one word of advice I would have for purchasers is to buy the ac adaptor. This thing eats batteries like nobody’s business.

All that being said, I would definitely recommend it for anyone who just needs to loop a guitar and play along.