Boss DC-3

This pedal rocks, very straight forward in finding your setting. 4 realtime knobs same as Boss' other chorus pedals (Level, Rate, Depth, Tone).

I use a Custom Stratocaster built from warmoth and various parts, with AGI Lace sensor pickups as well as the LR Baggs X-Bridge for acoustic pickup. This pedal blows away any standard of chorus you've come to know. It is a lot more subtle than any chorus, free of swirling and noise. This pedal is not truly a chorus pedal but more based on doubling the sound to make a chorus, hard to explain. There is a reason that this pedal has one of the highest sound quality ratings out there. People have complained that this is too subtle but if you want thick and creamy buy an ACTUAL chorus pedal, this is for the true tone crazy people. An it definitely blows the DC-2 out of the water, as this can be a full on effect like the DC-2 or you can tame it to just add a touch of brightness to your sound, well worth the money

Everyone says it and everyone is right, Boss = Tank, this pedal is over a decade old without any signs of age, I wish I could say the same about my aging. I'd totally gig without a backup.

Never had to deal with them, proving their reliability since I've owned around 8-10 pedals at a time and never had a problem.

I play anything from rock to alternative to acoustic to everything. This pedal can be used anywhere, the soft nature of this can add shimmer to any styling. I've tried about 75% of all Boss's pedals and this is one pedal that truly lives up to the reviews, GET ONE.

Only four knobs, just like a regular chorus pedal.
Very easy to get a good sound from it.

My current set up is Guitar -> Dunlop 535 Wah -> BossMZ2 Digital Metalizer -> BossPS5 Super Shifter -> BossDC3 Digital Dimension -> BossDD6 Digital Delay -> BossRV5 Reverb -> Marshall Tube Combo.
The MZ2 is running at full gain yet there's no noise (note the lack of noise suppressor in my setup).
Am glad that the DC3 is receiving good reviews. I do not like the over powering chorus effect but a more surround-sound type effect which the DC3 is capable of.

No problems yet.

No need for.

This is a great pedal. The pinkish hue may put some off but the sound more than makes up for the girly look. My only question is why Boss discontinued the make years ago. The DC3 is a made in Japan model if you can find it.

Made in 1980s and discontinued already. Has understandable standard knobs which most chorus pedals have. Rate/Depth/Fx Level etc. Its looks linda wacky with the pink paint, but don;t be baffled by the looks, this chorus pedal is so great. The manual is very helpful as it shows you the extreme limits of this pedal. Configurations like Bright Dimension, Heavy Dimension etc.

I use a Gibson Les Paul along with a crate amp. This chorus pedal gives you a shimmering crystal clear digital chorus. Jeff Beck uses this pedal i think.Though you may think it will sound inferior to the Analog Chorus pedals, its probably own preferance. Its got for fattening up chords. And if the rate and depth knobs are maxed, they even produce a nice tremolo like sound (Cool eh?). Its very quiet and does not produce any noise. This pedal will really make your sound feel dimensional. If you guys think that this pedal is OLD, DISCONTINUED and therefore, LOUSY. You guys are wrong, It is capable of comtemporary songs like Red Hot Chili Peppers "Zephyr Song", the riffs by John Fruciante. ANd this pedal will make your playing sound nice and melodic. I've tried CH-1 (which sounds like generic guitar dust) and Electro-Harmonic Small Clone (which is very limited in variations as it onli has a dumb knob and a stupid switch). THis pedal really blows everything away. Plus, its a stereo chorus!

Its a BOSS. Build like a tank. I just bought it Brand new from this guitar shop. Though its an old pedal, non in production now. It is like other BOSS pedal, super reliable, until now its in super good stomping condition. Well worth money spent

No problems till now. Need not contact them

Its an old pedal and i am lucky to have found it. I play anything that sounds good to my ears. This pedal is even better than CH-1 or CE-5 which is in production now. PLus i need not buy a tremolo pedal now this effect also features a tremolo effect in a rate + depth maxed configuration. If it is lost, i will try to find it again. But this pedal is hard to find. Not seened nowadays. Its money very well spent,

I think this pedal is very easy to use if you have some idea on how does the Chorus Effect work. Rate knob, Depht Knob ( the Chorus main control sets ) Effects Level Knob ( to adjust the Intensity of the Effect ) and Equalizer Knob ( to give you a brighter or a smoother sound, i don't reccomend using this setting on too high levels )

this is the Best Chorus Pedal I've tried so far. Many years ago I bought an older Chorus Pedal of Boss and I remeber that it sounded OK, but it did took OFF the "Punch" of the distorted guitar. I mean, It losed the "intensity"of the Palm Muting/picking "Heaviness" and Punch that I love so much. this doesn't happen with this pedal. you can use the effect with very high levels and it doesn't affect the strenght of Palm Muttings and Pickings. And its still a great Chorus Pedal with great stereo effect

I play Melodic Heavy Metal and sometimes heavier styles like Thrash Metal and I found this as the perfect model of Chorus pedal for Heavy Metal guitarrists. I only compared it with an older Chorus Pedal of Boss, but I fairly prefer the Digital Dimension one. I am not sure if Boss still fabricate this pedal, but if I was Stolen I'd certainly want to buy it once again.

My DC-3 was made in 1987. It came with orignal box and manual. Seemed easy to use if you have a basic chorus understanding.

Sound quality is excellent. Stereo is killer.I'll take the DC-3 over a Choralfalnge or a TC SCF anyday. Not because of price but sound. Not noisy. I use the DC-3 with a Fulltone Clyde/Distortion Pro/and a FD-2 along with a Visual RT66.

Well this pedal was made in 1987. Seems good o go.

Customer support is shakey. If you call them they tell you to call your nearest dealer. Why are they there???

Excellent pedal. Made in Japan. Best chorus I have heard. Hands down.

Not the easiest pedal to use as this effect is very subtle. It takes a while to find "your" sound but once you do the effect is magical.

This is an amazing spatial, lush, transparent chorus. It won't do the syrupy, wet old school thing but, instead, gives you a sparkly, airy three-D dimension to your sound.

I had a TC Electronics chorus, compared it side to side with the DC-3, and actually sold the TC unit. The sounds were that close. I figured I could use the extra $300 I got for the TC when I only spent $90 for the DC-3.

It's a boss. It will be on EBAY someday when I am 90.

No support available for this product as it has been discontinued due to the incredible cost of manufacturing.

I am NOT a chorus guy, BUT... This thing is so much fun to play with. I'm sure it would be amazing in stereo. You have got to hear this to believe it.

Pretty straightforward ... good explanation in manual

I recently did a guitar part direct with my Guild Nightbird with EMG pickups ... almost an acoustic type sound .... I used my recently purchased ARION chorus for tone and then split the signal to two channels with the DC-3 ... great stereo!

Just got it ... Boss generally is great quality

This pedal is basically a stereo chorus pedal. There's about one chorus sound I like, so I rarely touch the knobs on this guy. However, the knobs do what they're labelled, so I rate it high in ease of use.

I love this bugger. I run one output straight into a tube amp and the other channel I run through some delay and phasing into another amp. The two amps are about 8 feet apart and facing the middle of my living room. From what I can tell, the pedal puts out your basic chorus sound. BUT the two channels are out of phase, so it really messes with your ears and gives your sound a LOT of depth. Use this pedal to give stereo dimension and a delay for time dimension and you get a very wide open sound. I dunno how it works live or on recordings, but in my apartment it's the bee's knees.

Got it used on eBay and I don't gig but it hasn't hiccuped yet.

I have a Danelectro Milkshake Chorus pedal that I don't use because I have this one... I honestly don't really care much for chorus, but this thing is so cool because it's STEREO and it makes me want to cry (or take a big hit from the b0n&) it's so lush and deep.

Easy? Four knobs - Effect Level, EQ (basically a tone control, cuts highs), Rate, and Depht. The latter two _seem_ to interact semi-mysteriously, in any case they do not respond linearly. See below. Straightforward and easy to use, but then... the sound

Sounds great. Push the idea of a chorus effect a bit aside, you can't read 'chorus' anywhere on the pedal. On the other hand, it's no 'I mean COOL, this IS a dark horse must-have wonder' either. But it is interesting and have a life of it's own. With the rate control in the range below 9 o'clock and depth (about) below half past nine, you get something reminiscent of a micronic detune, and thus not unlike mild phasing. Very dreamy. As you turn depth and rate up, a more traditional 'chorus' sound springs to mind. But wait a minute. I just turned rate down, and ??? what the **** happened? It hung there for a while. And did'nt it 'cough' in a chock of relief when it catched up? Let's try it again. Yep, no ghosts here. But I like it. Last, it sounds even better if you use it in a send loop and feed it back on itself. (Setup that way it's also easier to hear what it is doing, for those _really_ curious about it's nature.) In all, try one out if you get the chance.

A conversation year 2500 AD; Insect #1: We're short on metal again. Need more fast, gotta get some civilization going again. Insect (#2): What about those.. here.. (kicking up a boss pedal from the soil)
Insect #1: Sorry, but they've already ruined three major recycling plants up north. Won't melt, won't chrush, and we've tried both plasma and some middle-sized cities run over heaps of 'em.
Insect #2: Those humans sure did'nt know anything about civilization. Guitar pedals though..

Apart from a nice solo effect, it's maybe even better used as a spice or 'spacer' for other effects.

Set up with 4 knobs just like a CH-1 Chorus. Level, EQ, rate, depth.
I had no problem dialing in a nice effect.

I think this is one of the best units out there. Also know as the "Digital Dimension". My Boss CH-1 is now on its way out the door. Previously my favorite Chorus was with my Yamaha SPX-900 rack unit, that I would add to the dry track in the studio. The DC-3 can do the job in a pedal. My old CH-1 gave a sweep to the tone, but the EQ change just sounded to thin. The DC-3 makes it bigger. More of a combination of doubling and sweep. You can tell the delay time is quite a bitter longer than most Chorus units. Unit is quiet, and sound great with my Fenders, Gibsons, and Fender and Marshall amps. The sound is definately on the subtle side, so don't buy one if you need to really Warp your sound. Noise is not a problem, and when you kick it in, the basic EQ of your sound stays relatively untouched.

Never had a problem with Boss pedals. I have no backup, and will keep it at that.

Never had to deal with 'em. Sure would like to tell them to reintroduce this long ago discontinued model. However, judging by the 2 FULL circuit boards inside, with many BIG chips, this was an expensive unit for Boss to produce, and might be why it was discontinued. I hear when it was new it was quite expensive. However, what's up with the on/off status with all Boss pedals? While running on AC adapter some power up "on" some "off". Seems like a random condition with all of their pedals? I've exchanged pedals to find ones that power up in the "off" status. My used DC-3 powers up "off" (like they all should) however the LED status light doesn't even work at all on batteries!?

I've been playing guitar for 28 years, 18 years professionally. I play Rock, Blues, Country, Pop. For many years I never used pedals at all, I liked the purity of Guitar-Amp. After moving to Nashville it has been a new challenge to "wear many hats", and get many sounds quickly. This pedal has quite a reputation around town, so I bought one on Ebay without even hearing it first. Luckly, it turned out to be exactly what I needed. I've never heard the more rare and costly 4 preset button "Dimension C", but I was told by several pros that the later 4 knob DC-3 was the better one to have anyway. And what the heck, it is the coolest color I've seen on a Boss pedal yet...