Boss DD-2

Well lets see....4 Labeled dials, turn them to perfered settings plug in a guitar and press the foot pedal down, fairly easy!

After owning the DD2 for 10+ years and using it in the effects loop of an old mixer for vocal echo, I recently (2008) gave it a try with guitar.
I'm very picky about my tone, I've had the Digitech Digidelay..sold that, I have the Line 6 DL-4 Delay modeler keeping it for the looper, but after trying this I realized that I can use this thing with so many songs, its a very clear and transpart delay.
When on the DD2 does not colour or change your sound in the slightest.
My Rig consists of a 2004 Fender US Deluxe Strat (S-1 switching) or a 1988 Gibson Les Paul Custom, into =>Dunlop 535Q Wah >Ibanez TS808 >Boss CE2 Chorus > sometimes a MXR Phase 90 > Boss DD2 > Radial AB/Y > Fender 65 Twin Reverb RI + Mesa Nomad 45.
I gave it a 9.5 because the delay is very crystal clear, I tryed a Ibanez AD-9, being analog I thought I'd love it but the AD-9 colours the tone, your echo repeats become more muddy as the repeat, the DD2 stays crystal clear.

The only issue I've had with this is the switch sometimes dosn't engage when you first power the unit on, but after hit it 10 times it comes on.
I'd still gig with this without a back up.
Never failed me as a vocal echo.
I gave it a 8 for working when I step on it, but loss of 2 for not working right away on power up.

Never had to deal with boss.

For a basic delay pedal, no tap tempo, just basic controls you get a great little package. It has a Stereo output, I tryed getting the same delay sound on my line 6 DL-4 since the DL-4 has tap tempo, and always came up thin, I tryed for hours, the Line6 Digital Delay dosn't come close to the DD2.
I listen to many styles of music from Zeppelin to Hendrix to SRV, Pink Floyd to Chili Peppers and Tool, get this if you want a transparent crystal clear delay.
I have not compared the DD2 to the DD3, but keep in mind that many electric guitar effect makers have gone to super small components for PCB mounting and cost, I've always found that th ebigger components used the better the sound. So if you see the old Boss, Ibanez Pedals for sale for a good deal pick them up. They are all solid, effects are going way too digital lately to save costs and many companys are selling pedals that do everything and more, if you buy effects pedals; buy based on quality not quantity, then you won't kick your self for spending so much money in the past.

It's easy to get what you want of it, just few turns.

My rig: Ibanez GRX20 (strongly modified)=> Turbo RAT=> Cry Baby=> Boss DD-2. I use it in effect loop of H&K Attax 100. This pedal sounds very analog, warm with nice low end, I love it :) Very versalite.

It's Boss.

Love it just one thing could be better the hold time.

This pedal is very easy to use. I bought it used and don't have the manual. It only took about five seconds to set up.

I run this pedal last and it sounds very good. I had the big Maxon analog delay and a boss analog delay as well as a Memory man. The DD-2 is the one I settled on. The Memory Man was great but to big and the delay was shorter.

Boss pedals are usally very dependable

Customer support if you can get to the right person when they are in.

I've been playing professionally for a living for over thirty years. I've owned a lot of different amps guitars and pedals. I've got an Echo- plex and a Roland Space Echo. The Boss is a great unit in a small unit. You can find better but probably not in this small of a unit. For live playing this is a great route to go unless you want to haul around a lot of equipment.

Took me about 20 minutes to get it set.

The sound of this pedal is great! It's not noisy, easy to use, and other than the delay chip this thing could pass for an analog delay. I run this pedal through a Marshall 9004 preamp, and i get all the tones I'm looking for. I can get dave gilmore, ken hickey (Type O Negative), The Edge... and lots of other ppl. This pedal can have anything run through it and it always sounds good.

I can depend on it.

Ok ppl, here's the thing i have a Blue label MIJ DD-2. I also have a blue label MIJ DD-3, and you want to know what the difference is?..... The model designation! the DD-2 and the early DD-3's are THE SAME PEDAL! the DD-2 was re-released as the DD-3 because there was a drop in D-ram chips and insted of droping the price Boss decided to Re-release it at a lower price. So all of you saying that there is a difference in sound is full of it (the later DD-3's do sound different, the delay chips have been changed, and some stuff on the circut has been changed) But this is a good pedal and I wouldn't give it up for nothing.

Exactly the same setup as the DD-3. Takes a little bit of time to find the settings that you prefer, but all in all, its not that hard to configure.

The DD-2 has a reputation for having warmer sounding delays that do not affect your tone which is why i purchased the pedal. After A-B'ing it with a DD-3, i must say the reputation is well founded. The delays are warm and identical to your original tone. However, the difference in quality in comparison to the DD-3 is quite minimal in my opinion. Tone heads will definitely think that the DD-2 is a better sounding pedal, but the average listener may not be able to even tell the difference.
As for me, since the two function exactly the same, i went with the DD-2 on my pedal board since i figured why not have just a little bit better sound?? Plus, most of my board has older Boss models, so this one fits right in.

Its a Boss, nuff said, blah blah blah

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If you need 800ms of delay or under, this pedal will do you just fine. The delays are warm and rich, and do not affect your tone.
If you can find one, go for it. The DD-3 is functionally identical, but the delays are a little less warm and more digital sounding.

very easy to get a good sound out of it. sounds good in almost all settings, but I don't like the extremely short delay times (flanger-y).

sounds amazing. I haven't compared it to a DD-3, but I'd rather not, because if they sound the same, I'll be dissapointed because I paid too much! But these have a much bigger chip in them (1st generation), and I hear it contributes to the warm sound. It IS very warm like others here said. It blows away my old DD-5. Rockabilly slapback, ambient Neil Young, and experimental loops (with the repeat almost cranked and the level down a bit). It self-oscillates easy, and that feature can be fun to play with. I like this pedal better than analog delays I've tried because it has a clearer sound, but remains warm.

***the only thing I don't like about the pedal is that when you step on it to turn it off, the repeats don't continue, they end abruptly. My old dd-5 didn't do this, and maybe the dd-3's don't either.***


keep it in mind, it kind of sucks

I've never had a problem with Boss pedals, but this one's switch isn't totally reliable. Might have to gut another Boss and yank the switch for the DD2.

I've been searching for a quality delay pedal for a while and almost disregarded Boss until I picked this one up. If you can find one, definitely pick it up. But try the DD-3 first, it might sound the same and you could get it for much cheaper.

Very easy to setup short to useable echo sounds. Experimentation is great fun, especially while using hold mode and adjusting the delay time OR, just cranking the feedback knob up. Lots of fun to tweak on the fly

I have had 3 dd-2s and they all sounded somewhat different. One was very warm, the other 2 provided crystal clear rack type sounds; dunno if the "warm" one was a result of some of the electronics "aging", but definitely was much much warmer than the other two, level controls and feedback controls all produced slightly different results.

Methinks you need to test each one as you'll only find used and abused ones around anymore.



The DD-2 sounded far better than a DD5 or DD6, can't tell the difference between JAPAN or TAIWAN Made later DD3's and or the Early DD-3 with the big 9V power plug on the back, like the other early bosss pedals (new ones are smaller and flush)

Yup tres reliable no problems with it in 20 years. They eatup batteries very fast so no point in buying one without the adapter. Some are noisy with the adappter and will only run "quiet" with a battery. If you can, TEST IT OUT before you buy it because they are all different.

Never Needed

Play alternative spacious style guitar post-modern whatever.
All USED Boss pedals really need to heard before bought to discover the quirks (if any) of any particular pedal (noisy with adapter, warm sound, cold sound, humm when engaged, or other problems)
Compared with DD-3, DD-5 and DD6, forget the DD5 and 6, any DD3 or DD2 is just as good sounding, some DD3s (the later DD3(A)) "fixed" the infinite feedback problem with the feedback knob turned up (a very cool and desireable self-oscillation feature available in DD-2s and some DD-3s. For $80 to $100 just buy it - if you don't like it, just sell it and get your money back.

very easy to use, much easier, at least for me, than my deluxe memory man and my lexicon mpx-110. dial up a few knobs get a great sound.

I have to admit I was skeptical about this pedal. I'm not a fan of boss effects, they're okay, but I prefer more boutique pedals - but I read some reviews of this, and how it sounded more 'analog' than the later versions like the dd-6. I bought it off of ebay and it came in great shape and I plugged it in and it really sounds fantastic. you can really tell when you put it on a long feedback setting and play with the delays - they sound really organic and nice. I've played many delays, most of which were analog and this is right up there. I can see why people swear by these and why they still go for 100 bucks on ebay. It's true they don't have all the bells and whistles that the later ones have, but what you get instead is a warm sounding digital delay that's incredibly easy to use. it sounds awesome clean into my deluxe reverb... yeah, I'm convinced

it seems to be built like a tank - yeah, I can depend on it. I'm a bit worried that the batteries wont last long, so far I haven't had any problems, just have to make sure the input cable is not left in

don't know

great warm sounding vintage delay pedal. 800 ms, hold button, feedback, effects level. would definitely buy another one if this one were stolen. the only things I wish it had, a tap tempo feature and I wish the delays didn't stop after releasing the hold footswitch. yes, it inspires me to load a bowl and jam on and on... that's a sign of a good peal I think, don't you?

Well, let's see, four knobs, one big switch. Level, feedback, delay time and Mode. Between those four, you can get lots and lots of nice delicious sounds. I don't really use the hold feature, but I have certainly used this thing for a variety of different sounds.

Honestly, I don't really have discriminating enough ears to tell the difference between analog and digital, but this sounds plenty warm and pleasant to me. I mostly use it for a short delay, when I play funky or hauntingly clean riffs. I have a chorus, but I use this more like a chorus, because it sound much better on the high end. When I tried to solo with the chorus pedal on, it sounded like it was breaking up, this gives kind of a nice, spacious type of sound. Plus, when I turn this and my 535q on and play choppy riffs, it gives kind of a cool,funky percussive feel to the music. Anyway, I think this thing sounds great, nice and versatile, it and my wah wah are really the only two pedals I use much, though sometimes I use a Johnson tremolo too.

Boss, nuff said.

Bought it used.

I'm no delay geek, I just like a little echo here and there. This thing was cheap, is reliable and sounds great. If you can find one for a good price, go for it, I definitely didn't regret buying this one.

Very easy to use if you don't require precise tempo matching.

I have tried other BOSS delays...DD3, DD5 (with and without treble cut mod, DD6 and a DM2. I kept the DD2 and DM2. The DM2 is a wonderful analog delay, but can tend to sound a little mushy in certain applications. The DD2, which has a lower bit rate than the other BOSS dd's, is a precise enough replica of the original tone without giving the sound an artificial or sterile dimension.

Excellent

Never needed it

I think that this is an excellent digital delay pedal. It sounds organic enough for my ears, while staying clear. The buffered output is excellent - I haven't noticed any tone loss.

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.

My DD-2 was used and in questionable shape when I bought it, but I worked on it to the point where I think I can rate it fairly! The controls are fairly self explanatory (level, echo, feedback, delay?) with a couple of exceptions...I didn't have the luxury of documentation, so maybe this is obvious if you have a manual. First, don't crank the level too high -- anything over halfway will make the echo louder than the original note. Second, the "Hold" option (the last setting on the delay time knob) isn't an off switch, it's for sampling the note played when you depress the pedal. In other words, you still need to unplug the pedal when it's on hold, or it'll still be using power, just less of it!
Other than that, the DD-2 is pretty simple. The trick is in the setup below.

Sound quality will depend a lot on what you have before this pedal in your signal. If you are going straight from guitar to amp (ie. don't have/use a separate effects I/O loop in your rig), put the delay AFTER a distortion pedal...if the delay is first, the echo will get distorted and turn your tone to mud. You wouldn't have a distortion pedal in an effects loop, but put things like tremolo, wah-wah or flange before the delay as well. My DD-2 seems more prone to hissing than some of the newer pedals, but I'm also using the max hold time for my guitar leads. It doesn't behave nicely with a lot of chorus or reverb effects around it...you never know where you're going to get clicks from your pick or finger-tapping. Still, most of the problems are from the original signal, not this pedal. It's an older model, so you're not going to get eternal echo without holding down the pedal. With feedback and echo set at about 50% and level just a little lower, I get the ideal sound for Maiden-style solos (this is what Dave Murray uses on "Live After Death")at about 800ms hold time. Those settings will give that nice, shimmering "liquid" sound on the clean channel if you back off the tone and switch to single-coils. But when the solo is over or I want some really thick crunch, I step off and use amp or processor reverb instead of the pedal.
Note that it will also do an acceptable job for bass guitar if your amp doesn't have decent reverb...I can get David Ellefson's lead bass tone from "Dawn Patrol" on my crusty old Randall RB-60 with it.

I'm a little concerned about how my pedal can handle abuse, but the previous owner kicked the living $#*! out of it, so it might need more repair than what I can give before it's roadworthy. The main problem seems to be that it doesn't always respond on the first stomp, which I've heard a lot about various BOSS pedals. Also, you better have an AC adapter for power, because this thing eats batteries like crazy. I left it plugged in overnight once and it was dead in the morning. I'll still use it live for now since I need a dedicated delay pedal and don't want to shell out hundreds of dollars for something better. Like all BOSS pedals, it's metal and feels pretty solid, so I trust it for practice and studio work...but a backup NEVER hurts.

I've never contacted Roland, but I've had it for six years and if it dies, it's from old age.

My taste in music is purely metal, but delay pedals are for everyone, at least where lead guitar is concerned. If you use it for clean playing like I mentioned above, it's great. I've been using this pedal for bass as well, and it's even seen some use as a vocal echo box.
Since the most current model is the $200 DD-5, that would be the logical upgrade. BOSS wrote the book on digital delay, and the DD-5 has a better sampling feature. But for a fairly simple delay pedal with stereo outputs and considerable durability, this DD-2 was a bargain. If you have the opportunity to get one for fairly cheap, you might find that it does what you need without paying through the nose for something fancy!

Just wanted to clear up the mistakes in my previous submission: The Echo Level knob controls the volume of the Echo (imagine that...), the F. Back knob controls how many times it echoes, and the 3rd knob handles the speed of the delay. The 4th is obviously for choosing how many milliseconds of delay you want. And the Hold function is pretty neat, too. With the pedal off, play a phrase, then click the pedal on, and HOLD it down (in Hold mode). It will continuously echo what you played and allow you to play overtop.

WEll, I think that there is something wrong with mine, because I have to stomp on it multiple times as HARD as I can to get it to turn on. But once it's on, watch out! Knobs are Echo Level, which I haven't really figured out yet, but just adds Reverb or something (?), Feedback determines how many times it echos back, and Delay signifies the Delay time. And there is a switch for 200 milliseconds, 400 milliseconds, and 800 milliseconds, along with a hold switch, which I THINK bypasses the effect (?).

It sounds amazing! It's the only delay pedal I've ever owned, however, so perhaps I'm speaking out of ignorance. But it really sounds scary!!!! With all of the knobs rolled up, it echoes endlessly! But, it only has up to 800 millisecond delay, no 2 seconds or anything. But that's fine for me, and if you play in a Sonic Youth type band and want heavy, thick noise, try it out! Sounds kinda like the Beatles' Revolution 9! Especially in Drop-D, cuz the pedal will turn the lows into an amazing, spooky organ sound that gets more intense every 800 milliseconds (I guess). Mixing high D's and Low D's is a breeze, and sounds amazing! On 400 milliseconds, it's very easy to get a quick, wild echo, and on 200 ms (?) you get a very odd chimelike percussionistic (yes I made that up) ring. Definitely cool. On a bad note, it repeats everything! If you tap the headstock, it repeats a clunky wooden sound. If you scrape your pick or slide your hand up the strings accidentally, get ready to hear it played back endlessly...

Well, like I said, Mine sometimes fails to come on...but I think that's something wrong with just mine, cuz I bought it used. It often it'll not turn OFF when I want it to, so... It's a BOSS though, so don't worry about breaking it.

Never had to deal with the company.

I only wish that mine would work when I wanted it to. Other than taht, it sucks batteries like you wouldn't believe!!!! But it sounds great, but I think that if I had the choice, I'd buy a DD-3 or maybe even a DD-5, but that's a little unnecessary (P.S. What happened to the DD-4?) Ultimately though, I'm glad I made this investment, and I think it'll last me a long time.