Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

Keeley, who is legendary for his amazing compressors, (I have had many compressors over the years, including rack mount studio compressors that were vastly overpriced, that couldn't hold a candle to the little Keeley compressor) has totally revamped the older Boss DD-3 pedals and taken them to a whole new level of sound! The analog mode is truly incredible, and one of the main reasons that this pedal is above and beyond all other delays out there; yet you can still get those "intense" long digital delay sounds with the simple turn of a switch, as well. Also, a key feature of this modified Keeley DD3, which is very important to me and most thoughtful musicians, is the way he sets up his modded pedals in order to turn them into nearly true bypass--thus the tone of your guitar and amp are not compromised whatsoever when the pedal is off. Many people run a lot of pedals (too many at once, I believe) which isn't the greatest idea if you love the sound of your guitar and amp, since you lose so incredibly much going through all of those connections. I am an effects minimalist, due to the reason I just mentioned, and the Keeley products have enabled me to work this way successfully, as I am a studio guitar player, I also own a studio, I'm a keyboard player, and am in multiple bands that are all rather different styles and rather eclectic--everything from rock to blues to live electronica to punkabilly. I work at a well known record company, and these Keeley pedals are so versatile and amazing that they can be used with many different instruments and the sound is above and beyond the competition. With keyboards that have their own built in effects, as most synths do, the Modded DD3 hooked up instead will simply devastate the sound of any pre-programmed delay effects--the Keeley DD3 Digital/Analog has such great sound that even with 10k keyboards, the Keeley often sounds much better than the built in effects! Anyway, I could go on forever about this pedal, but BOSS needs to wake up and start thinking like Keeley...However, that will likely never happen so we have to rely on thoughtful people like Rob Keeley to keep creating the best effects out there.

I had the Boss DD-20 for a long time and loved it. When that finally broke after YEARS, I looked for a replacement. The DD-200 does more, looks slicker, and is smaller.I tried an Electro Harmonix Canyon pedal as well as a boss DD-3t. I used an external footswitch with the Canyon and it would consider my “pedal up” on the external footswitch as a beat in addition to “pedal down” - unusable to tap tempo with. With the DD-3t and MANY other high quality delays, you can’t tap tempo with a foot switch while playing with it engaged, as it tries to emulate tape delay and ends up shifting the pitch. The DD200 has neither of those problems and somehow still fits on my pedaltrain nano plus board. My new favorite pedal.

I have owned many delay pedals in the past several decades.I like this one the best...especially for the price range.Boss DD-7 beats the pants off the Line 6 Echo Park delay. The Echo Park delay causes a little noise/interference when not used, being caused by the little LED light flashing...you can hear it buzz each time it flashes through the amp. The Boss DD-7 was perfectly clean and did not alter the tone.Many great features including an on-the-fly sampler/looper.The ability to control it with an external pedal/switch.Easy to set and adjust while playing live and on-the-fly.Matches perfectly with other Boss pedals.Standard "Built Like A Tank" Boss construction is renowned for.It also beats the other Boss Delay pedals available for quality, sound and features.Many options, settings and configuration choices makes this pedal versatile.I bought this for quality, ease of use and straightforward operation while playing live.It also "self-oscillates & freaks out" quite well. (If you're into that sort of thing!)Make sure you read the instruction and settings operation manual. There are "new" operations and ways to "set" this pedal up to perform certain functions.

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I owned this pedal for more than 20 years, and I found it to be the best, most useful and user-friendly delay pedal I've ever encountered, both for live performances and for recording. It's capable of stunning beauty, and can take the worst pounding your shoes can possibly dish out. From rockabilly slapback to wall of guitar shoegaze, this pedal does it all. After being lured in by some of the features of the DD-7, I bought one and sold this pedal, only to regret it. The DD-7 is okay, but the DD-3 is far, FAR superior, and thankfully I was able to nab another one on Amazon. This is the single standard can't-do-without pedal in my vast collection. Don't let this one go.

I have had Strymon Timeline and TC Electronic delays among others. I have to say I get stressed out about playing the Strymon. It is probably the best delay technically but not the easiest to use. Constantly reading the manual and getting lost in menus of options. It is more a reflection on me. I wanted something easier to use but with the complexity of the timeline’s sound options. The Boss in contrast is so intuitive to use, just turn it on and turn dials. The sound quality is excellent. And what I love about it versus a TC electronics Flashback is that you can dial in the exact delay time and number of repeats. But there are no complicated menus to navigate. You can run in stereo or mono and have an expression pedal. And this is under $300. This pedal is an absolute home run. Easiest review I have ever written.

The DD-200 I received was NOT a brand new unit. It had been opened and was missing the instruction manual and registration papers. You could tell that someone had previously owned the unit. I have requested an exchange. Hopefully, it goes better than the original transaction.