Electro-Harmonix Pico 360+

The Electro-Harmonix Pico 360+ is a mini looper pedal from Electro-Harmonix, released in 2024 as a Pico-sized version of the company's Nano Looper 360. It packs six minutes (360 seconds) of loop recording time, unlimited overdubs and 11 loop memory banks into an enclosure measuring 3.65 x 2.0 x 2.0 inches¹.

What sets it apart from most compact loopers is the Overdub knob. While you layer new parts, it adjusts the volume of the previously recorded loop audio, so older layers can be faded down as you add new ones, or held at full volume. At the middle of its range, Electro-Harmonix says the pedal behaves like a long echo delay¹. Guitar World's reviewer called it a slimmed-down version of EHX's 360 looper "with fade out, overdub controls, and it's all housed in an absolutely tiny" format².

What it does: a six-minute looper in a mini pedal

The Pico 360+ records 360 seconds of looping time divided across 11 memory banks, with unlimited overdubbing on top of the recorded material¹. Audio is captured at 24-bit A/D/A conversion with a 44.1kHz sample rate, which Electro-Harmonix describes as high quality, uncompressed audio¹. The pedal also offers an adjustable loop fadeout time of 1 to 10 seconds for smooth transitions between loops⁴.

Because it is a mini pedal, the single footswitch carries most of the work. A press handles loop record, playback and overdub; holding the switch down covers undo, redo and erase¹³. Two LEDs tell you where you are: the RPD (Rec/Play/Dub) LED lights red when recording a new loop or overdubbing and green during playback, while the MEM LED lights solid orange when the selected bank contains audio and stays dark when the bank is empty¹.

The controls on top:

The Overdub knob is the unusual part, and it works like a delay feedback control. At maximum, previous loop audio stays at full volume; at minimum, the loop plays once and is then erased. In between, it progressively reduces the volume of older layers, and at the middle of its range Electro-Harmonix says it turns the 360+ into a long echo delay pedal¹. Guitar World described it as setting the feedback level of an overdub, noting that at 50% it lowers previously tracked overdubs by 50%⁶.

On Premier Guitar's demo video, Chris Kies and Tom from Electro-Harmonix highlighted the Overdub control as something most loopers do not offer⁷:

Chris Kies and Tom (Electro-Harmonix), Premier Guitar⁷

In that demo, the pair pointed to the Overdub control as a unique feature most loopers lack, useful for soundscapes, ambient sounds, call and response playing and as a practice tool⁷. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley noted that EHX itself suggests soundscaping applications, pairing it with fuzz, delay and reverb³. The pedal also supports a user-assigned Overdub/Playback order, so you can choose which mode the pedal enters after you finish recording a loop: Overdub for layering more sounds, or Playback to use the loop as accompaniment³.

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Power and connections

The pedal runs on 9V DC from a pedalboard power supply, drawing 100mA at 9.0VDC, and Electro-Harmonix includes a 9.6VDC-200mA power adapter in the box¹³. Gearnews noted that the price point includes the power adapter⁴.

The audio path is mono, with a single input and output. Input impedance is 2.2MΩ with a maximum input level of +1.5 dBu; output impedance is 680Ω with a maximum output of +2.1 dBu¹. Bypass is buffered rather than true bypass¹.

Pico 360+ versus Nano Looper 360

The Pico 360+ builds on the simplicity of the Nano Looper 360, which Electro-Harmonix describes as "a compact, affordable, pedal looper with 360 seconds of loop recording time and 11 storable loops!"⁸. Both pedals share the same core spec: 360 seconds of recording time divided into 11 loops⁸. The Pico 360+ is the smaller, Pico-sized package⁴, and it adds the features the Nano lacks: the Overdub control for fading older layers, the adjustable 1 to 10 second loop fadeout, and the undo/redo function¹⁴⁵. On the Nano, undo/redo works by pressing and holding the footswitch for one second during playback after an overdub⁹.

Premier Guitar's review of the Nano Looper found that "Electro-Harmonix's 360 Nano Looper excels on all these counts"¹⁰, and the Pico 360+ carries that same feature set forward in a smaller box with the overdub fading added.

What reviewers said

Guitar World's reviewer found the Pico 360+ to be a slimmed-down 360 looper with fade out and overdub controls in a very small housing². Guitar Pedal X's Stefan Karlsson, writing in a roundup of compact loopers, was more measured on its competitive position against the popular TC Electronic Ditto family:

Stefan Karlsson, Guitar Pedal X⁵

On price, the sources differ slightly: Electro-Harmonix lists the pedal at $137.70¹, while Guitar World and Guitar Pedal X both put it at $138⁵². Gearnews reported the power adapter is included in that price⁴.

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