The Loop-Master 1 Loop Switcher w/Tuner Out (Non-LED) is a single-loop pedal switcher made by Loop-Master Pedals. It sits between your guitar and your effects: an effect pedal is patched into the loop, and one stomp on the switcher takes that effect in or out of the signal path. The unit is built with true bypass switching, so when the loop is off, the effect inside it is removed from the chain entirely1. It also carries a tuner out, a dedicated output that lets you keep a tuner pedal connected at all times1.
What it does for a player
A one-loop switcher solves a common pedalboard problem: an effect that is always patched in but not always wanted, such as a tremolo, a fuzz with a hard-wired bypass, or any pedal whose buffer or tone circuit you would rather keep out of the chain. With the Loop-Master 1, the pedal lives in the loop and is only in the signal path when you engage the switch. Because the switching is true bypass, the looped pedal does not color your tone when it is off1.
The tuner out is the second half of the design. Instead of dedicating an input on your board or repatching to tune silently, you run a cable from the tuner out to a pedal tuner such as the Boss TU3 Tuner or the TC Electronic Polytune 3 Mini, and the tuner stays connected for the life of the rig1.
The non-LED version and the LED version
This page covers the non-LED version of the single-loop switcher with tuner out1. Loop-Master Pedals also builds a micro-sized 1 Loop Switcher in an LED version, listed in the same Loop Switchers & True Bypass Pedal Switchers range3. The distinction is in the product names themselves: one is specified as non-LED, the other as an LED version, so a player choosing between them is choosing whether the unit carries an indicator light.
Related versions in the range
Loop-Master Pedals builds the single-loop-with-tuner-out idea in several configurations, all listed as 1 Loop Pedal Switcher w/Tuner Out designs245:
| Version | What the listing adds |
|---|---|
| Loop Switcher w/Tuner Out (Non-LED) | the base single-loop switcher, true bypass1 |
| Pedal Switcher w/Tuner Out (Stereo) | a stereo version of the 1-loop switcher2 |
| w/Tuner Out & ABY Outputs | 1 loop with tuner out and ABY outputs5 |
| w/Tuner Out & A/B Inputs | 1 loop with tuner out and A/B inputs4 |
| w/ABY Outputs | 1 loop pedal switcher with ABY outputs6 |
The stereo version is the one to look at for a stereo rig, since it is listed specifically as a stereo 1 Loop Pedal Switcher w/Tuner Out2. The ABY outputs version adds amplifier and output routing on top of the loop and tuner out5, and the A/B inputs version adds input switching4.
Questions
Is the Loop-Master 1 true bypass?
Yes. Loop-Master Pedals lists the Loop-Master 1 Loop Switcher w/Tuner Out (Non-LED) under its Loop Switchers & True Bypass Pedal Switchers category, and the company builds its switchers around true bypass switching. In practice that means the loop sits entirely outside the signal path until you engage it, so the effect in the loop does not load down your guitar signal when it is switched off.
What does the tuner out on the Loop-Master 1 do?
The tuner out is a dedicated output that feeds a tuner pedal. It lets you keep a tuner connected to your rig and mute or tune without unplugging cables, while the loop itself handles switching your effect in and out of the signal path. Loop-Master Pedals builds the tuner out into this switcher as a standard feature of the design.
What is the difference between the LED and non-LED Loop-Master 1?
The page's subject is the non-LED version of the single-loop switcher with tuner out. Loop-Master Pedals also sells a micro-sized 1 Loop Switcher in an LED version, listed under the same Loop Switchers & True Bypass Pedal Switchers category. The difference in the product names is the indicator: one version is specified as non-LED and the other as an LED version.
How many loops does the Loop-Master 1 have?
One. The Loop-Master 1 is a single-loop switcher, as the name indicates across the range: Loop-Master Pedals lists it as a 1 Loop Pedal Switcher w/Tuner Out in its various versions, including the stereo version and the versions with ABY outputs or A/B inputs.
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