I love Don Caballero. I even affectionately refer to them as Don Cab. And you know part of the reason I love Don Cab so much? The intense looped guitar riffs that build and stack until they are truly beautiful. This effect was created by one guitarist, Ian Williams during the heyday of Don Cab with the help of a little box called a looping pedal. These pedals essentially sample and loop a phrase of what you play on an instrument, be it a guitar, bass, or anything else. Williams uses the Akai Headrush pedal in his new band Battles. Other common looping pedals are the Line 6 DL4 and the Boss RC-20. Bands such as Explosions in the Sky and Russian Circles also make frequent use of these magic boxes to thicken up their sound.
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