Boss DD-5 Digital Delay

VERY easy to use. Just crank knobs and have fun! Then, read the manual, learn about delay, and have more fun!

Sounds great! Very transparent...may even add some high end (but I guess that's just wave interference). I use this right before my 5150. It's the end of my big pedalboard. I use the tap-tempo function A LOT since I'm the only guitarist in a 4 piece it really fills out the sound to have some delay.

As long as you use an adapter, it's golden. If using 9V, expect to get just a couple hours out of it. As for durability, it's a BOSS...'nuff said! ALL my BOSS/Roland gear is going strong!

never dealt with them.

I play upbeat-intelligent-alt-rock (female-fronted). Works great for my 3 piece and a singer setup. I own loads of gear, mostly BOSS, and highly reccomend this one (although I wanna try the DD-6!). The tap tempo function is great! Check-out my band's website to hear the DD-5 in action! www.brotherlush.com

This pedal has a lot features, so it may take some time to dial in the best settings. The tap modes are easily the best thing about this pedal, and really are what set it apart from other digital delays. When in tempo mode (and with the "tempo pedal" accessory) it's as easy as tapping in time to the music. It couldn't get much easier than that!

I play Rick 360V64, various effects, to '65 Fender Pro Reverb. The DD-5 is very crisp & clear sounding, no noise. It works well with clean & overdriven tones. It doesn't have the warmth or personality of an analog pedal, but that's to be expected. It sounds much better when run stereo out to two amps.

I gig regularly with this thing and have recorded with it as well. It's never been a problem. I don't bother with a backup.

Never had to deal with Customer Support.

I play instrumental post-rock and indie rock and it works really well in a live setting. It's very, very easy to manipulate onstage, even mid-song. I would replace it if anything happened to it, because even though it doesn't have the analog sound qualities that I cherish, it's a workhorse. To cover my bases, I use an MXR analog delay in conjuction with the DD-5. They compliment eachother well.

If you understand delay's you will get it easily, its pretty easy to use if you play around with it for a while, but id you actually know something about delay, it will save you some time, the manual is pretty usefull too

It sounds awesome, almost gives a metallic sound ring too it too, but i like the sound it gives (more treble) but after all it is a digital delay pedal, not analog! (take note people), after researching millions of delays (rackmount too) i found this one to be the best sounding to my taste, and easiest to use, and expecially for its price, i use a ton a distorsion, and use this from emg loaded gibsons into marshall full stacks (plexi, jtm45, 6100, and expecially the tsl) its awesome

it eats fucking batteries (ever heard that song by wierd al, girls just wanna have lunch?) well boss pedals just want fucking 9v's for breakfast, snack, lunch, brunch, snack, dinner, desert.... get a fucking adapter, its worth it! its built solid as all hell too, hasnt broken after ive been STOMPING on it

havet had to delt with

Its a great digital delay pedal, and i am a total fan of boss pedals, but remember it is not an analog delay so it does give you somewhat of a digital metallic sound, more in the trebley sense, but i fucking love it, would buy another if stolen, but kinda on the pricy side, but i guess you get what you get when you get 100x different configs of delay including hold!

Slightly easy to use as far as feedback and time functions. You can get a more prominent delay like that damn POD song "southtown" or a less prominent delay for a little ambience or echo. The option knob is simple. 1-4 are for lengths of delay, 5 is a hold mode, 6 is reverse and the other ones i never figured out or use.

Ooo it sounds marvelous i'd say. I use a PRS CE-22, several boss pedals including flanger, phase shifter, chorus, noise suppressorand an Ibanez Tubescreamer. I also play through my Crate Blue Voodoo half stack. I think it sounds absolutely great! The delay does what its supposed to do without any extra noise.. THe only beef i have with this pedal is using the "Hold" mode with distortion. Say i record a riff using my amps tube distortion..then i decide to keep it repeating while i solo over it. This part of the pedal sounds awful!! It turns to instant mud and just play sucks. I play a genre which i like to call emo/prog/metal. KInd of like Tool in a way... Overall i like the way the delay sounds and it comes to use more often than you'd think.

Boss. Duh.

Dunno never needed to or tried.

Its a great pedal and is useful for most musicians. Whether you play metal or jazz theres millions of ways to use delay. I'd keep it for as long as i could, and if it was stolen i'd probably get another or look for a higher end delay. Oo look on ebay for this pedal by the way, you'll save buttloads of money.

I only ever use the tap modes, that's why I bought it in the first place.

It works well but I find that it colors my sound a lot, wich is to be expected from a digital delay. I use a '98 Fender Tele American Deluxe into a Twin Reverb Reissue with a couple of distortion pedals and find that when I turn the dd5 on it takes the character of my sound away. I'm still gonna use it though, its a great pedal, love that tap feature.

No problems ever, had it 4 years

couldn't tell ya

I play mostly indie/math rock and being able to change the tempo of my delay on the fly is a godsend

Phenomenal is the only word that comes to mind about this little thing.

Twist the knobs a bit and you'll get the sound you want. Anything from a little reverb to heavy delay, this does. Versatile and easy.

Crystal clear. Sounds great, keeps the sound, lasts until... you turn it off, on some of the longer ones. I've yet to find something about this that I don't like... I'll repost when I do. (And that's after a year of playing on it.)

Boss=Indestructible.

I haven't tried to see how hard it is to break... I just take other's words for it.

Does anything you want, and then some. Phenomenal. I've looked at the new DD-6, but I don't think it's as good as this one. Masterpiece.

Only downside is it seems to go through a 9V in a matter of minutes. Get the adapter.

Ok, this thing comes with a little manual so you can get started with some pretty reliable settings. Now the hard part is experimenting to find just the right type of delay you want, so if your very specific on your delay type, it might take you 5 minutes to find exactly what you want

Here's my setup:
Peavey Ultra Tube 112 - Boss Tuner - DD-5 - Creamy Dreamer Sustainer/Distortion Pedal - Vox Wah - Gibson MVX victory or Gibson Les Paul Studio
I strongly recomend placing the delay before a distortion box (when i mean before i'm starting at the amp then ending at the guitar) this way the notes come out much cleaner. If you want to get that Pink Floyd "Run Like Hell" delay, i suggest setting your amp on a mild distortion setting and lowering the volume on your guitar, because if you use this delay with a really meaty distortion, then you get this never ending realm of sound that might not seem too great for many players, but play around with it, it's a great tool.

It's a Boss, enough said

Never dealt with them

My band has played everything from Heavy/Hard Rock stuff to blusey jazz laiten music. I love using the delay in combination with the wah pedal to achieve really cool pulsating wavey sounds. I'm really into texturing my sound so this pedal is very prominent in my sound. If your going to buy this pedal i strongly suggest buying the FS-5U foot pedal so you can tap in the rhythm. It just sounds more professional if your delay is in time with the rest of the band.

Very easy to get a good sound out of it. It comes with a manual. But it's best just to fiddle with the controls until you get your sound.

I use this with a Boss Chorus CH-1 mostly. It's very quiet. You can tweak this thing anyway you like. I have two amps, both Marshall. One all tube, and one solid state. It works well with both. You can get an arena rock sound with this thing right in your apartment! Think Frampton comes alive minus the talk box. This pedal is very addictive! I couldn't stop playing it the first couple of days I got it! And I'm not lying! My right hand hurts because of it. It's high quality. I even like the backwards setting. I use this pedal mostly for the arena rock sounds and spacey stuff, because I'm mostly a metal player. It's a very good pedal though.

I hope it lasts a long time. I won't be playing out with it. And I baby all of my gear. And all of my other Boss pedals are still working, thank GOD!

Never delt with them. I wish I could email them sometime just to ask them questions about specifications etc. But I don't know the email address. Their stuff is probably so reliable, they don't need any customer support. After all, quality is the best customer support.

I play rock and metal and it is a good match for that. And I wouldn't want a delay effect that simulates a tape wearing out. To me that just seems ridiculus. I think this pedal will delay for up to two whole seconds. I don't think I need a delay longer than that. For the arena rock sounds, it really sounds authentic. It is an amazing pedal. I would buy it again!

Pretty easy to get to work... I especially recommend using a tap pedal. Boss sells a tap pedal for 30 bucks, but if you get a cheap 5 dollar sustain pedal for keyboards, you can do just as well. The strumming is a bit tricky to get down... It took me a few months to really become comfortable using it, but now i love it. only thing is that i havent gotten used to everything on it...i usually keep it on "10" with the rate tapped, volume at 3 oclock, feedback at 1 oclock, and delay on 1 oclock. the other settings are a mystery to me thus far.

it changes your sound a little bit... not too bad at all though. it especially sounds INCREDIBLE with an overdrive on... i usually use the dual channel on my peavey classic 30. i play a gibson blue teal sg through a TU2-DOD Grunge- CS2- DD5- PS3- TR3... its a nice little set up and the DD5 is the best addition to it! its great for getting those u2 sounds (atleast for the price...try a rocktron replifex if you have more money... get that lincoln brewster oh so sweet sound). you can also use this for leads and accenting quieter songs. ive read about people using the backwards settings well too, but i havent found that useful just yet. im using this mainly in church and leading praise and worship here at school... it is bliss.

i put a pretty good amount of trust in boss pedals.

i love this thing and until i can get something nicer with a tap setting, it is AWESOME! i totally recommend it to anyone looking for the oh so famous u2 delay sound... its also fun for some 80s emulation. i recommend, before going to guitar center or something, going online and looking for cheaper prices and bringing in the ads...i saved a bundle doing that with this and my other boss stuff.

This is an excellent pedal. However- it is hard to get anything other than a basic echo right out of the box. With a lot of patience and expirimentation, though, there are many useful and interesting sound to be had. Also, it would be nice if there was a way to use different presets, like the Line6 DL4. And, the hold function is hard to get down. Just stick with it.

My current setup: Fender nashville tele->Morley Wah/volume->Hughes & Kettner Tubeman->DD5->Direct Box. This works perfectly for my purposes. I play lead guitar in a christian rock band, but the majority of my playing is not lead solos, but rather 'backup lead' playing. With this pedal, I can simulate strings (by killing the attack with the volume pedal and setting a short delay), get a funky reverse thing going, set a slapback, pacey indefinate repeats, and if you turn the feedback and level up and the delay to 15-35ms, you get the wierdest drone/ feedbak type sound. Great pedal. It's digital, so not a lot of noise added- but it will echo on your noise that you put in, so your setup needs to be quiet to start with. Sounds really cool with a wah. Also, sounds cool with an Acoustic.

It's a BOSS.

Got it from a reputable music store and they were helpful. Never dealt with BOSS.

Great pedal. Useful, but it takes time to get the sounds you want. I have been playing 3 years. I would buy it again if it were stolen, and I had enough money. I love the versitle delays, but i wish it had a built in tap tempo. Boss sells one for $35, but I made one for $10. Otherwise a great pedal.