tc electronic Ditto X2 Looper

I have been using this looper for more than 5 years now and I had no issues with the sound quality, but I do start to see some problems with the build quality.

Use:
I use this looper at home for jamming, have not tried it in band context. It has been reliable for about 4+ year , but now it seems, that some parts of it start to wear off. I have all my pedals equipped with Barefoot Buttons, so the Ditto had 2 of those as well. I first noticed a couple of months ago that pressing the Play button with the BFB on did not work. I heard a click as usual but the recording did not start. Taking off the BFB helped for a few months, now sometimes I have to step on the Play button 3-4 times until it actually does something. The Stop button is still fine, but considering that that button is used much less, it is not surprising. Warranty already expired, so did my own research. It turned out that several TC pedals have issues with the spring under the soft-click buttons wearing off after a while. Some people recommend changing or adjusting the spring, but I haven't managed to open up mine so far, due to the weird screws that do not seem to support any screwdrivers I own. So now I guess I just wait until it slowly gives up or I get tired of it and just order something else.

Other than that, it is a good pedal.

The Ditto X2 is a great and easy to use looper pedal. Does what it should do. Hit button one, loop starts, hit again, loop stops and immediately starts playing. Second button, only available on the X2, comes in handy as a stop-button. On the one-button, cheaper Ditto looper, you have to hit the one button twice to stop the loop, which could be a little awkward. Don't know, could be just me as well. Anyway, I'm very happy with this two button thing. O yes: there's backwards looping and half and quarter speed looping possibilities as well, but I've only used that once. Guess my psychedelic space age period is yet to come.

pros: two buttons - on and off / good sound / ease of use / true bypass
cons: several fuzz and distortion pedals used used when playing over the loop, may disintegrate the original loop