Boss DD-2

Hell of a lot easier to use than any of the programmable rackmount stuff I used in the past. Takes seconds to set it up however I desicre. Very spontaneous. That's what I love about this stomp box; it's just so simple.

The sound of the DD-2 is better than any other later Boss compact delay unit. The DD-3's, DD-5's and DD-6's don't hold a candle to the warmth and crispiness of this little baby. They may have the extra features and longer delay time, but these are the best 800 milliseconds I have heard coming out of my rig. I have a 1994 American Standard Fender Stratocaster and a 1994 Gibson Les Paul Standard. I plug them into an Australian hand-built Labsystems Cage 30A all-valve head with a Labsystems 2x12 extension cabinet loaded with Celestion Greenback 25-watt speakers. I stick my effects in the signal chain. The DD-2 goes at the end of the chain after a Jim Dunlop 95Q Cry Baby wah-wah, a Boss TU-2 guitar tuner and a 1980 Boss CS-2 compressor/sustainer. In short, the DD-2 is as good as digital delay gets. Brilliant. After all, why would David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) use one? 10 out of 10.

I got this baby second-hand. She's over 20 years old and still works like a new box.

No need to contact Boss. Their boxes are built to withstand anything you throw at them.

I play in various cover bands. This delay is so good, that I even got rid of my Boss DM-3, which despite having a very specific analogue echo character, produced a slight zing-like chime when set to longer repeats. The DD-2's sound, warmth and clarity is second-to-none. And considering that the average price of a new BOSS digital delay box these days is twice what I paid for this baby, I say it's one hell of a bargain. Top stuff.

About as easy as it gets for a digital delay. Four knobs, level, feedback, delay time, mode. If you can't get it, you need help.

It sounds analog. I swear. I really really love this as just a good, solid, useful delay pedal. Great for adding shimmer and echo, or for long cascading repeats. The "hold" mode is a lot of fun, too.

Well, mine's really old, and sometimes you have to stomp a little harder, but that's my only qualm. Not really a reason not to buy it.

Never dealt w/ Boss.

I play alternative/classic rock w/ bits of psychedelia thrown in, and this pedal really adds to my sound. I love it. Much better than the DD-3, which wasn't nearly as warm and organic. Unless you are superhuman, or are a completely stone-cold delay expert, I guarantee you'd mistake this for analog just from hearing it.

Easy to use! Four knobs with easy-to-understand labels. Plug in, tweak and go! I've had mine since I began playing guitar 18 years ago. I've gigged with it, stomped the s#!t out of it, dropped it, kicked and thrown it. IT IS A TANK!!!

I've always run my DD-2 at the end of my effects chain and have used it with dozens of guitar/amp combinations. Right now I run it in the effects loop of my Marshall TSL100 head and it sounds great. If I run it into the guitar input, the delay becomes overwhelming and the Level has to be turned nearly all the way off. No noise. Sounds killer. Great delay effects and a wide variety of timing/feedback options. I've also used the thing for recording.

See my comments above. The thing could survive a mortar shell! (well... maybe)

My DD-2 has never failed me. I've never had to call cust. supp.

I play mostly heavy/distorted stuff, but with a lot of clean parts, too. If you want to check out some of my music, go to www.boneglove.com or www.namastay.org

if u know what a delay does, it is pretty easy. if u don't? it still is pretty easy. maybe u would wonder what the 'hold' knob is for . . .

what can i say. never used a pedal that was so bad 'soundwise'. this thing is digital. and u hear that: very well. a tonekiller. digital delays can be ok, but this one is not.

should be ok.

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if u wanna get started with delay, this is a nice one to fool around with. if u want a good sound? leave this one in the store. u can do way better than this.

Pretty easy.It takes a bit of getting used to.Four knobs,Effects level(which is great because if you reduce it the delayed signal kind of goes behind the original signal),Feedback(the amount of times the phrase is repeated),Delay Time(how fast it is delayed),Delay mode.The modes are:SHORT:50ms(range with d.time knob 12.5-50ms),Medium:200ms(range with d.time knob 50-200ms)Long:800ms(range200-800ms).

This is quite annoying as it hums if you dont use a:a battery(which it eats like food)or b:A Boss adaptor(which is hard to get).
Whatever you do don't put it before a distortion pedal.But it sounds great.Plus I can't see the difference between it and the dd-3.I use a Squier Strat Through this pedal setup -Crybaby wah-Big Muff-Marshall Jackhammer(Amazing pedal)-Zoom 505-Boss DD-2--To a squier practice amp.It sounds pretty good.Also I found out this is the pedal Joe Satriani uses with it set on 350ms.

Yep.I use it in my band and it survives ....Just.

Never had to use them

This is a brilliant pedal the hold function is great it repeats a small phrase infinitely.This is great pedal I bought it used for only #40 and it beats the DD-3 pace by pace.

easy as they come

What is with all the 8s here? No noise at all. Sounds as good as all my rack mount delays. 800 m. seconds of delay. Infinite feedback. I can't tellthe differance between the original signal and the effect signal. When used in stereo mode it has a dry output and a wet output. I bought it to get the wide Randy Roads stereo delay sound. Has this feature where you can play a short riff and then hold your foot on the pedal and the riff gets repeated over and over again until you release your foot from the pedal which is really cool cause you can still play over the repeating riff and it allows you to play leads over short riffs. Maybe I;m desperately lonely but I got it to the point where I can change the riffs [keys] fast enough so to play songs and play lead at the same time. Just great for finding what scales can go over what chords.

I bought this in the mid 80s. I always use it. My friend just got a Boss reverb pedal. RV-3? I think I would buy one of those first now. I like heavy guitar. Being playing old Marshalls and old Les Pauls for over 20 years. I wish I had gone to college instead. The longer I've been playing the more I find out that all pedals sound good. You just have to find the right song for them. [exception would be the noisy old wah pedal]. You know, Boss made a quiet wah pedal in the 80s but the sweep was a little short compared to the cry babys. I still have mine and it works great. Just wish the sweep knob went to 12 at least.

Simple to use and is one of the better made and sounding digital delay pedals on the market (even though this model is not made anymore). I truly believe this because I've sold many of them. I have worked at quite a few guitar shops in the last 25 years and all of them sold Boss effects. How I hated seeing a DOD or some other crappy delay leave the shop knowing it'd be broken soon and how useless it was as a delay tool.

As stated above, it is one of the better sounding digital delays out there.

Well, here's the problem... while I recommend the DD-2 highly as a great, good-sounding delay pedal, the only broken one I've ever seen... IS MINE! It fell off my Marshall combo amp onto a carpeted floor and is now totally dead. Figures! This pedal was a big (but subtle) part of my sound and I can't find anyone to fix it at a reasonable price. I've checked the input jacks and everything else I can, but no luck. Shes dead!!! So I now look to eBay to find a nasty looking one so I can replace its guts with mine. Wish me luck. Even so I still rate the reliability very high because I know a lot of the ones I sold are still out there workin' hard.

None! Useless customer support on any effects products made over an hour ago.

I've been playing gee-tah since '72 (gees, am I that old???) I play music of all types and styles. I must replace my broken DD-2 with either another DD-2, DD-3 or DD-5 soon or I'll shrivle up and croak!!! Maybe I'll just get a Roland SDE-3000, which is one of the best sounding stereo rack delays I've ever heard for guitar???

Lots of options for different delays, spend a little time and your get a good sound.
no manual

I have a lot of guitars, and play through a Fender Princeton combo ,Pedals include MXR envelope filter,MXR distortion+,Boss DS-1 ,Boss SD-1, Route 66 od/comp.Boss CS-3 ,Boss DD-2,Boss GE-7, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, pearl chorus and comp., Arion Analog Delay,Boss RV-3,and others I can't think of at this time!
NOT as warm as my Arion Analog delay, but I can get some usefull good sounds out of it.
Pretty quiet.
I play

Boss = solid built boxes ,Boss pedals have never failed me!!!!!

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I have seen better web sites!!!!!

I play Christian contemporary, Praise&Worship,,,,,,Been playing close to 20 years now,,, I have 10-12 guitars at any time, 2-3 combo amps, and about 20 stomp boxes, and I still have 2 multi FX's "on the floor" boxes!
It's usefull for certain songs but I'll use my Arion Analog Delay for most songs I need delay in,,,,,, it's just a warmer , more musicial delay IMHO

Pretty easy to use- very simple. Allows enough control so you can dial in the right delay times for tap delays. The manual is typical Boss- gives you just about the right amount of information- not too little, not too much. About a 5 minute read.

Run synths through it. Pretty quiet with a hot signal. The top rolls off a little. Just a good basic delay pedal.

To hear some samples of only the DD-2 see:

http://www.mp3.com/SpiderSounds

Not the most solid, but hardly the worst. It will hold up if you take care of it.

A good solid digital delay. Hold feature is an added bonus.

Four control knobs that are extremely effective (no wasted knobs). Simple to use assuming your familiar with anykind of delay.

Simply killer! I have never been impressed with rackmount or the fancy delays, as they sound too "perfect" for my tastes. I've always loved the sounds that players like Dave Navarro got from simple stomp-box delays. I like the slightly distorted mix between the direct signal and the delayed signal. The sounds achieved with this are fantastic and reach far beyond what I wanted. The unit is very quiet and doesn't suck tone from the instrument. Doesn't clip, and won't "hickup" or "burb" when high tones are squeezed into it. My only complaint is that I would have like to acheived a more "kettle drum" effect when using short delay times with high feedback settings. This effect can be achieved, but not as convincing as on more flexable units.

A metal box. An effective footswitch. Secure knobs and pots. Hell, what more could you ask for? But, my battery contacts ripped out after a days use. But, anything that has had a battery in and out of it for years is bound to fail sometime. I use an AC Adapter now anyways, so personally, I could have cared less.

Who knows? I'd like to assume if a company has a history of poor customer support then the company would suffer. BOSS has been around since dirt, and I'm pretty sure they have a damn fine customer support crew.

I'll be buying another one. I'd never waste my money on an elaborate rack unit, as you can nearly achieve the same sounds with this $60.00 pedal.