(Image: © Future/Matt McCracken)

The ultimate authority in gear, Guitar World, took on for a ride one of our most advanced pedals to date, the Trio+ Band Creator and Looper. Throughout the review, British writer and pro guitarist Mat McCracker highlights the pedal as a perfect playing partner, a literal ‘band in a box.’

 “A powerful songwriting and practice tool, the DigiTech Trio+ is an incredibly potent way to supercharge your songwriting.”

Armed with an honest Tele and Tube Amp, Matt goes deep down into the endless possibilities of the Trio+, detailing each step of how he got the pedal to ‘learn’ and add a drum and bass line to his simple 3-chord loops, which then gradually develop into hazardous modal harmonies and complex time signature.

“Unlike your band’s drummer, the Trio+ never misses a beat, nor does its bassist fluff a note.”

12 genres to pick from, each with the same number of alterations, make for an impressive number of ways the pedal can either adapt perfectly to your playing or reinvent it with an unexpected twist.

‘It captures the vibe of the music remarkably well, and you can quickly change the type of music by using the genre knob, with the band adapting instantly.’

Matt continues highlighting the much-needed sound separation between the band and the guitar the separate outputs provide and the 32GB Sandisk Micro-SD in which loops and fully arranged songs are stored.

Read all the detailed specs of Trio+ Band Creator + Looper HERE

The Trio+ is all about how much you can get out of a feature-packed yet smartly designed pedal that easily allows you to modify the tempo, genre, style, loop, bass, and drums.

‘All in all, we absolutely loved the DigiTech Trio+ as a songwriting and practice tool.’

Overall, It could be a simple practice tool, a sophisticated songwriting and arranging companion, or your entire band for the gig with 5 sections available to record the different sections of your song.

Read Matt’s entire journey from first impressions to full arrangement HERE