I ordered one. I've long been waiting for an improved version of the Looperboard, and this appears to be it. I've used iOS looping apps and other setups controlled by my Helix using MIDI, but it always feels hacky vs. a nicely designed, dedicated piece of hardware. Also, even though those iOS looping apps are packed with features, they have occasional glitches for no apparent reason, and things tend to break when Apple updates iOS.
As for Ed Sheeran, he is supremely talented, and is a completely self-made artist from a small town. He left home as a teen and was playing free shows 5+ days a week for years in pubs, housewarming parties, and anywhere else he could before he got his break.
Anyone who respects the grind and struggle that it takes to be an artist should respect this guy--don't judge him by Shape of You and his numerous overplayed radio hits. Those songs are the least like the rest of his work, but every bigtime artist needs to write the bubblegum hits to support the rest of their craft. (He's written a lot of hits for other artists, too.)
He's a great singer, a great guitarist, and is one of the only artists you'll see nowadays who does absolutely everything live, with no pre-recorded tracks, no backing vocals, and no pitch correction. His consistency as a performer is something else. He almost never makes mistakes, and when a person is doing complicated looping on stage in front of stadiums, even the littlest errors are glaring.
Seriously, give him a chance if you haven't. I saw him last September and I'm not ashamed to say it was the best concert I have ever seen. He had the entire 49ers stadium enraptured for two and a half hours: just one man, a guitar, and a looper. It broke the stadium attendance record, including the Super Bowl. Remember, every generation will have talented artists. Don't let the years as we age make us too cool for school.
Here's a few examples of his musical and performance abilities. His music might not be your thing, but his musicianship is undeniable.
