Bald Headed Stepchild on Lin's cookie.

I own a Sabine Backtracker 300 as referred to by JIK. I have had it about 3 years and am very pleased with it. Cost at that time was about $100.00, and I consider it money well spent.

It takes a sample up to 30 seconds and can be played back in a loop at full,2/3,1/2,or 1/3 speed continuously. One of the real advantages is that you can split the signal to help isolate the instrument desired.

If your instrument is electric you can also plug your instrument into the line in and seperate the playback and inst to seperate channels while larnin the desired lick, increasing the speed until played up to tempo.

The only problem I have had with this device,which may have been improved upon on the newer 316 model, is that on 1/3 speed the playback is somewhat distorted,but I have found that all but the fastest of licks i.e.Ricky Skaggs or Eddie Van Halen, can be easily deciphered using 1/2 or 2/3 speed.

The biggest advantage to this system in my humble #$%^& opinion is that you are larnin by playing with your instrument instead of your computer.

BALD HEADED STEPCHILD c/o Lin in Kansas