Boss DD-5 Digital Delay

As easy as any other stomp box effect. You would have to be kind of a knucklehead not to figure this thing out. The manual is pretty good-it gives some useful settings but other than that, who really needs a manual for a stompbox?

I plug in an Anderson classic into a Ernie Ball volume pedal, Fulltone clyde wah, Fulltone fulldrive 2, SIB varidrive, Fulltone Supa-trem, Fulltone choral-flange, then voodoo lab microvibe, then the dd-5. I keep the dd-5 on all the time so the lack of true bypass does not affect my tone at all (when it is off). I would say that the sound is very sterile but that is to be expected since it is digital. All the modes on the dd-5 sound pretty good (I don't have the expression pedal so I don't use the last 4 modes). Some people have criticized the reverse mode-I actually think it's not bad (not as good as the line 6 delay modeler). In general, the sound quality is more than adequate and expected for a digital delay.

Boss is unbelievable. I used to have the metal zone and the GE-7 equalizer, both that kept on ticking for years. I also had the auto wah that never gave me problems. In general, Boss reliability is unmatched. I have had problems with Line 6 (I used to own the line 6 delay modeler and a flextone plus but both were defective) but I have never had problems with Boss products.

Never had to deal with them-never will have to do so since their products last so long.

I play all kinds of music and have been playing for about 17 years. The dd-5 is not perfect but I wanted a digital delay over an analog delay (I didn't want to shell out 600 bucks for a SIB echodrive) and I guess I got what I wanted. I would say the sound is a bit sterile but it's supposed to be that way. I have owned the Dan echo (pretty warm sounding but very unreliable), the Line 6 delay modeler (too many effects-why do you need that many delay units??-and unreliable), the Ibanez DE-7 (good but I wanted to fool around with the reverse delay that the dd5 has) and I would say the dd-5 is equal if not better than all of those. If someone stole it, I would maybe just buy the SIB echodrive but I'm not sure. Generally, the dd5 is good, not great. However, it would be a worthwhile purchase for its reliability (I have absolutely no doubt this pedal will never give me trouble).

this is a boss pedal - it doesn't get much easier

Sounds very good for a pedal. Maybe not pristine, but I wouldn't want my guitar to sound pristine.

boss pedals do not break down. if one does, its because you dumped a gallon of beer on it.

Since they do not break and are easy to use, do you need customer suuport?

Almost perfect. Just the fact that the delay decays naturally when you turn the unit off instead of an abrupt stop (like on the earlier versions and on most other brands) is reason enough to buy this pedal.
The tempo input is great for syncing your delays to the beat of a song. I can go from rock-a-billy slapback to outerspace effortlessly.

Kinda hard to get the times right without a tap tempo pedal (don't buy that Boss crap, just get a cheap keyboard sustain pedal for $10). Other than that you can get some classic U2 sounds out of this as well as play around with some decaying effects and stuff. Very nice.

Fender American Standard Lone Star Strat (H/S/S) ---> Dunlop Crybaby Wah-->Boss GE-7--> Boss OD-3-->EHX Small Stone-->DOD Icebox Chorus-->Boss DD-5-->Marshall Valvestate 100R <--(crap)
Can get you anything from POD's "Rock the Party" to U2's "Beautiful Day." Awesome pedal. Take it home and play it. You'll be amazed.

It's a Boss.

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Very nice pedal. The best delay I've every heard (besides rackmount). It is definitely worth the $150. Btw, you can also get the sound from the solo in Matthew Good Band's "Hello Time Bomb" with this pedal!

well, it's a boss pedal right? I just hope it won't get stolen!

I never had trouble with any of my boss pedels

In my opinon, I think this pedal is the best digital delay out there.

I basically first bought this pedal to power up my 6 other boss pedals, but then found the ease of using a tuner pedal. Leave it in chromatic and tune your guitar or bass as necessary, great buy.

BOSS SPELLS RELIABILITY

its got too much shit

well i have never owned one, nor do i want to right now. I had a DD-3 and I have a DM-2. I liked the DD-3 alot, and I would have kept it if I didn't have needed the money. I had been in a band that had a total of 2 DD-5s, and I do not think its as good as the DD-3. I think the DD-5 is a little to harsh in comparison to the DD-3. I also think that the DD-5 has alot of gimmicks that just aren't really important. I personally didn't even like the hold feature on the DD-3, because I think its a little hard to use. The Pan delay feature is a kewl idea, but I think the sound quality on the DD-3 is better. But I guess you sacrifice alot fo delay time for that extra tone. And I should know that now that I have a DM-2 (which I love, but can't compare because its analogue). The reverse feature is a kewl idea, but poorly done on this because you can't take the original signal out (which makes it sound a little cheesy).

awesome

things could be alot worse. This is not a bad delay at all, but not my favorite.

i bought this pedel to replace my fried dd-3 after a dark gig and wrong adapter. i compare this pedal to rack mount delay. let me change that; over rack mount cause it took me around 10 min to master the thing.

i use this with a ibanez universe guitar and frnder ampeg amps. i play everything from tool to cash. so i need something very versitile.

wait...i thought thats what boss meant?...

worked at a music retail store and boss has the best customer support. friendly and helpful. never had to get anything repaired. i wonder if they would know what to do if anything did break cause nothing with boss on it ever breaks.

i own and collect boss pedals along with other brands. i own every distortion pedal known to man. my vintage pedels have taken abuse and really show it too. the boss pedals, beside the paint, act and feel like i bought them yesterday.

I dress myself and graduated Grade 3 so this pedal is as easy as it gets. Forget the instruction book, though, just plug it in and go crazy.

I use an Ibanez Universe with a crate T672 Half-Stack. It sits in the chain with my Boss Metal Zone, Flanger, Phaser, Noise Suppressor and my Crybaby Wah. I couldn't ask for a better setup, The beauty of some of these combinations still suprises me, even though I've been playing with them for half a year. The Delayed sound is 100% of its original and the feedback option makes me need to change my diapers.

Ha, if there is one thing Boss knows nothing about, its reliability.
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Never had to talk to them...

Definately a winner with any type of music, because I've had my styles change and I've picked up alot of different tunes that all have amazed me with this pedal. If this pedal were stolen, I would sprint to the guitar store for a new one...goodbye rent money. This pedal definately makes great music, and my gear would never be complete without it. Great deal for the price, Get one NOW!

It's very easy to get a good sound. You can change the parameters in realtime.

Ibanez JS 1000 or Fender Strat+, Vox Wah, Boss Compressor/Sustainer, Groovetube trio preamp, Groovetube Soul-o-Slave Poweramp and Marshall 1922 Box.
My favourite setting is the tap delay: Your Delay is always in time then.
There's no noise at all.

I have been playing it on more than 20 gigs and never had any problems.

Im playing Rock music since 10 years. If you are looking for a relly great delay, don't spend money on an expensive 19" Processor.

Plug it in, off you go. Only a fool could not join the club. Ignore the manual, its all on the unit, and anyay, the best sounds always come out by accident..

Squire strat, zoom 505, Big Mugg, Hyper Fuzz, DD-5, crybaby, sound city SC-50 amp. No external noise, and the wah makes it sound unbelievable, especially if the feedback is turned right up: very MBV.
The shorter delays can make some really cool sounds, especially if your guitar tends to sound poor on its own..

Go on, TRY to break it.

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Post*rock brilliance. Turn feedback up, add hyper fuzz, and go. Anyone can play any style with this so if you sound like Sigur Ros (like me) or U2 you can use it to be more creative, serendipidous, and downright post*rock.

Fairly simple. The 11 different modes have been covered by others. Easy to get the basic delay sounds you want; however, the sample mode does take some practice to use effectively. But other than that there were no hangups for me. Have not tried the tap tempo yet. It's a box, you step on it, it delays.

I use a G&L ASAT with a Fender DeVille. I does not make any unwanted noise at all. I also have an Ibanez AD99 Analog delay. I like them both for different reasons. Digital delay and analog delay are really completely different effects. The DD-5 replicates the signal of your guitar exactly, and I like the way my G&L sounds, so I don't mind hearing it again. The analog delay gives you back a dark interpretation you signal, I like that too. The DD-5 works MUCH BETTER in live situations. The analog is used in the studio sometimes, and at home. My DD-5 sees much more time than my analog unit. If you have a good sounding guitar and amp, this pedal will sound great. I listen to alot of U2, so I have a rather high standard for delay,LOL, and I can rip off the Edge fairly well, although a EH deluxe memory man really sounds like the Edge. It does tend to place some drag on the signal when it's off, but to offset this, the DD-5 fades out when you turn it off, rather than cutting off abruptly, which I REALLY like. This pedal is very high fi, as one would expect with a digital unit that doea what it's supposed to.
Everybody knows it's on, hehe. The hardcore analog freak might not like this pedal, but as I stated before, analog delay is just a different effect entirely. The reverse mode I've never found to be very exciting, but it's fun to play around with. Try this, put it on mode 4 and turn up the feedback and delay time all the way and play a bunch of different licks. IT SOUND LIKE SONIC MAYHEM!!! All of you licks will be played over and over again. But I usually tune the level up half way, the delay time about 40%-60%, the feedback about 50%, and mode on 3. doesn't do some of the stuff an analog does, duh, but an analog can't do the thing the DD-5 does. I enjoy the sound of a good digital delay, and this is a good one. Believe me, I've heard some really bad digital delays. I also use a coloursound WAH-WAH, a mesa boogie V-twin, and an EH Bass Balls (when it works, which is rare) Sounds best to my ears when it's last in the chain. Oh yeah, if you buy this pedal and are planning to use batteries, E-mail me so I can go buy some Duracell stock!!!!!!

never had a problem, had it for a year or so, I use it constantly (every day)

never talked to them

I enjoy this pedal, and am not planning to get anymore delay pedal aside from the two I have. It sounds great with a good guitar and amp. It sucks batteries like there's no tommorrow. commendable piece of equipment.

Very easy to use. It's a delay. Adjust it by ear and rock on.

I'm using this whith a PRS Swamp Ash Special, Mesa Boogie Heartbreaker, I also use a Marshall Supervibe, and a Cry Baby Wah. The delay sounds great with little or no noise at all. I think this baby does a great job. The tap tempo function is a newly discovered kick ass feature for me. I have had this pedal for like 3 years and never used it except for basic delay. You gotta use the switch it's like night and day. you can change the delay speed for different solos midstream. I figured out how to use it in under 10 minutes. As for the switch I built one using Radio Scrap parts for 8 bucks, and it took me less than a 1/2 an hour.

never had a backup. it's a boss. I've had it for a while and gig with it regularly. It also has seen ocuntless hours of rehearlsal usage and just plain ol jammin.

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Overall this pedal is great. If it were stolen I'd gun the dude down and peel it from his bleeding hands. I play all kinds of music and this thing has never let me down. It eats batteries like the energizer bunny on steroids. If you gig with it using batteries plan on at least one per set. Get (build) the tempo switch it rocks. I actually got mine for free. Bought it with a digital metalizer and returned that piece of crap and teh clerk refunded me the price of both pedals. Long live pawn shop crack heads.

Radio Shack part numbers for the tempo switch
2701801 Project box 1.99
2740252 Open circut jack (1/4" Female)1.99
2750609 Momentary switch 2.79
6402346 Rubber Feet 1.19
A little solder, some left over speaker wire and you got a switch. FOr less than 10 bucks including uncle sams share to waste on some useless government project, you'll be rockin!

Esy to use just feedback, delay time, level and mode. Easy to get good sounds. Manual is also helpful.

Use with Epiphone les paul standard thru boss chorus, flanger, phaser,and distortion. The DD-5 sounds great it will work well in my music. Can do perfect Rock the party by P.O.D. and in reverse awesome loser by 3 doors down. Many options make this thing awesome best delay available.

A boss...enough siad, you couldn't kill this thing!

Never dealt with them

Awesome for my style of punk/metal/grunge music I write. I love this thing. Best delay available by far. I would get again if stolen. Get this, no guitarist should be without a delay!

Fairly easy to use. Anything with a lot of options can be confusing to an extent. All i can say is when you find a setting that works for you sketch it down or something. A non-latching footswitch makes things a little easier to dial in the time too. Get one!

The sound quality is the best out of any echo unit I have ever tried! And I tried them all looking for the best! On all settings it is quiet, no hum, and seriously, just great. I can't say enough about this so maybe I'll just say it's the best. I use it with a boss super phaser, a crybaby, a danelctro daddy-o, and a crate GFX-120. It sounds shitty with tha amp distortion (because I hate the amp and everything does) but when used with the danelctro it sounds great. I've also used a boss metalzone on occasions and it sounds awesome with that.

Boss pedals? Reliable? The pope? Catholic? The answers are obvious!

Customer support for boss stuff is generally great. I haven't delt with them that much but I e-mailed them for an instrction book and it came within the week so they're okay.

I love all the options this pedal gives me. The reverse echo is especially cool. Buy this pedal if you use echo lots. If echo is something you can do without definitly save your cash and buy something cheaper, but if you absolutally need echo, you need this!

The manual can seem confusing at first, but the best thing to do is sit down and just tweak stuff around, see what sounds good. Once you get used to the modes and balancing levels, it's cake.

I''m playing an electric fiddle, if anyone else is, I'm using a Barbera five-string bridge. I patch through the DD-5, then into an Alesis Nanoverb for ambiance, then into an L.R. Baggs Para Acoustic(which by the way, is pure gold for any acoustic player,) into a solid-state acoustic amp. I've never heard any noise whatsoever. My setup is pretty quiet, and the Nanoverb is the loudest thing out of the whole chain. There's no hi-cut control like on the Dano's, but that's no biggie for me. I highly recommend getting a cheap unlatching pedal for the tap delay(you can get them for like ten bucks at a keyboard shop.) The tap delay is the one I use the most. It adds a great, lush echo to solos. I love U2, and I can get that type of sound from this. The one I haven't used at all is the reverse mode, where Boss tried to make a reverse echo-type deal that doesn't sound all that great. The hold mode is nice, since I can play a two-second loop, and solo over top of it, and practice with some backup. I also use it in mode 2, with short delay, and put over chorus and reverb to get a real thick, ensemble sound.

You've heard it before...
All I can say is, definitely get a power adapter for this thing. I went through three batteries after using the thing maybe five times. If you don't have an AC adapter, unplug all your cables after you're done playing.

Don't know yet

If I lost this, I'd probably get another one, just because it's got everything I need in a delay, and not (too)much more. I've had mine for about two months, using it every time I get on stage, and it doesn't get in the way of the rest of the band, although that's up to the person using it. Once again-GET THE AC ADAPTER!!!

Initially, I was impressed with the variety of functions the DD-5 offered. After purchasing the pedal myself though, it has left me quite disapointed. True, it does have a few options which are usable - like the reverse, delay and hold. Unfortunatly though, settings 8-11 require an additional purchase for tempo.

I do NOT reccomend using the DD-5 with the Hyper Metal. They do not fuse well.

yeah you can depend on it.

naah man.

I have been playing the guitar in a hard alternative/punk band for about 5 years. If it were stolen, I wouldn't have a problem retrieving it again...hahaha.

I found that the best way to learn how to use the pedal was to use it. I find that most of Boss's manuals are poorly written. The unit itself is extreamly easy to use.

I use this pedal through an old Yamaha 55B Bass amp. Not just my guitar, but I use it with my Bass and Keyboards to. I use an old Telecaster clone, an Ibanez SR Soundgear Bass, and Casio and Roland Keyboards. I find the sound to be very clear. I especially like the slight bit of reverb that the pedal adds to the sound.

I Play Drums in my band so I don't ever use it on stage

Never Had to call anyone.

The one feature on it that I don't like at all is when you turn the effect off, it still lingers for a second or so. I would much prefer it to die instantly. I am impressed by the amount of features it has, but I think that Boss should include the footswitch needed to use the "tempo" features. Overall for what I paid (Not much ($250 CDN) relative to whats out there) I am very impressed.

from the git-go i got a great sound...i think with a little tweeking with you can get a real good delay(echo). i flipped threw the manual when i got it, but hands on is the best way.

I've had this little stomp box for 4yrs or longer i bought it used...but it was in mint cond.( the guy had it for 1 month)....and in those 4 yrs I've used this dely threw a marshall jcm 900, a 5150, a peavy bandit and currentky a fender princeton chrous. and it sounds nice threw all these amps. the DD-5 is a great delay i paid $100 and is every bit worth it. even though the best sounding delay is an IBANEZ DM 2000( i love my ibanez delay....but it was a rackmount and saw a lot of action and lost that magic...but the boss has filled it's shoes quite well) my only gripe is the reservse effect just lacks....

I've had it for 4+ years and just like that" bunny who sells batteries, you know the one "....it is still going and going.

never had or need to contact anybody

I play it all...as an ARTIST i do not like to limit myself to one style....so it works well with it all. If lost stolen or abducted by aliens to asimulate it. i would replace ASAP....trust me for the price and function you won't be dissapointed!

4 knobs.....eq level (controls volume of repeats), repeat (controls number of repeats), delay time (controls delay time), and mode (selects from 11 diff modes) pretty easy to use/dial in a sound.....some of the modes (8-11)are useless without the optional tap tempo thing.....two second delay is useless, mode 7 (pan delay) is useless unless you have two power amps and cabs.....don't get me wrong, this pedal is the shit!!!! i usually keep it on mode 3 with the delay time at 60% and the repeat at 60%....sometimes use it in mode two with a slapback delay and mode 6 for the reverse delay.....mode 1 is short delay, mode 2 is longer delay, mode 3 is longer, mode 4 goes to two seconds, mode 5 is the hold mode (just loops a two second sample of playing.....pretty useless) mode 6 is reverse, mode 7 is pan and modes 8-11 is tap tempo shit.......with all that shit packed on there, it still is an easy pedal to use.....

i use this in conjuction with a boss bf-2 flanger, boss ns-2 noise supressor, a boss tr-2 tremelo, a dod envelope filter, a dod gonkulator modulator, a dod eq, a crybaby wah, and a digitech whammy reissue.....no noise emits from this pedal at all...easy to emulate your fav artists...its a delay, man....it's muddy if you put after distortion, so i have it in the effects loop of my marshall valvestate 100 watt head....the noise suppessor is in front of the amp so it doesn't affect the delay......another cool thing about the dd-5 is that when you turn off the pedal after using the delay, it doesn't cut the sound directly off; it lets the delay fade naturally.....the dd-3 doesn't do this.....

dude....boss doesn't break....i would gig without a back up cuz this bitch is expensive and i'm saving for my mesa triple rectifier head!!!

i hear good things...haven't experinced them....

i play a mis of pearl-jammy shit and limp bizkit/deftones heavy shit......a real must have in any guitar set up......not limited to guitar though....my vocalist has a dd-5 he keeps permantently on his voice.....kicks ass for either.......delay is my favorite effect of all time...it's so versatile....the i bought the dd-5 because it's the only pedal i could find with delay and reverse......i wish boss would make a delay pedal with just delay and reverse.....and cheaper damnit!!! but the dd-5 is the only boss delay that lets the delay fade after you turn the pedal off....which is really useful and practical......if this pedal was stolen i would definitly buy another one......i have at least one song i've written with my band that requires the reverse delay mode........and a few solos that do too....i use the standard delay settings on the 20+ songs that we have written......i can't get enough of it.....it goes good with every effect i own especially the whammy on the two octaves up mode......spacey sounds, dude......it's awesome with the gonkulator too and the flange...basically everything.....buy this damn pedal!!!!!

Easy out of the box if you have a good idea of what you're looking for and a vague idea of the principle of delay. The manual has some interesting suggestions for settings, but i didn't buy it for reading material.

My setup: Either a yamaha pacifica (s-s-h) or an Epiphone SG copy or either of my synths or my drum machine through (in no order) EH Big Muff Pi, MXR Distortion +, DOD Death metal, nondescript old flanger, Boss Super Phaser, DOD Vibro-Thang, Ibanez Sountank Chorus, Crybaby wah, Digitech XP-100, Digitech SP-300 and the DD-5, always at the end.
All that mess into an Ampeg Reverberocket that is utterly rebuilt.
It really has no noise problems at all. The effects are typically 'cold' and digital (hence the name of the pedal) but not weak, really. My favorite artists (Aphex Twin, They Might Be Giants, Skinny Puppy, etc) don't sound like me, so it doesn't matter.
I like the third click and I use the fifth to hold ostinato figures to compose melodies over.

I can depend on it as much as any other effects in my setup because i treat them all fairly well. I use it without a backup.

Never had to deal with them.

My music isn't easily described, at least as i hear it. BUT it is suited to my use. I have been playing some kind of instrument for 15 years now, and have had exposure to a fair amount of the non-boutique world of gear. The DD-5 is a good pedal for what is billed as. My favorite thing to do with it is to put it on the eighth notch and crank everything all the way up as i attempt to cut through the resultant din. It really has helped to make music, as any good effect will do. It also helps to enforce a sense of timing in what i'm playing. Overall a neat box.

its straight ahead and everything is where it should be. a quick look in the owners manual and your ready to go. boss makes quality thats not overly complicated.

man this thing sounds beutifull through a loop and it accents all my other effects with clean crisp delay.

boss has always been good to me and ive never had problems with them.DOD and cheapy companies like that i always trip about before a show whether or not there product will hold out but boss is always dependable.

havent needed help yet with anything.

all i got to say is boss really did well with this one. usually i just read these and never comment but i have nothing but praise for this.if your just starting out or want somthing really,really sweet sounding. buy one of these bad boys

Play around with it and get your sound(s). Stompboxes are easy, dude.

Les Paul, wah, whammy, ds1, dd3, chorus, marshall. To all of you idiots out there who say "Aw, damn, it sounds to DIGITAL, it sucks!"-----well look at the freakin pedal. it says "digital" delay. if you don't like it, get another one that sounds more analog. I think this sounds like a delay should: clean, precise, and simply perfect. Kicks the Danelectro delay's ass!!

hell yeah, BOSSes are fuckin solid!

I play metal. It sounds great. Use an adaptor. Sounds great on vocals, too.

This pedal is not difficult to use at all. All the other reviewers that say it's difficult are obviously too lazy to figure out how to use this pedal effectively. There are 11 modes; just set your pedal to each mode and see what each one does.

This pedal absolutely rocks. You can record short riffs and solo over them with mode 5, which is pretty cool. The sound overall is great; you can switch the feedback and volume of the delayed notes, as well as change the delay time from .001 seconds(1 millisecond) to 2 seconds(2000 milliseconds). The only major fault I can see with this pedal is when the feedback is 2/3 of the way up or higher, in which case the sound gets insane, because the delayed notes like never go away. You have to be playing something really slow to have the feedback up. But that is the only problem, and it sounds great nonetheless.

This thing is a rock.

I wouldn't know.

This pedal works for just about anything. I don't see how anyone could dislike this thing; it can do anything you want a delay to do. I recommend everyone to get this thing.

This pedal is extremly easy to use in that, it includes up to 11 modes. But it doesnt stop there, a person could make one of the modes completely different, with the time it takes on delaying, to the depth of its echo. To learn how to work it right off isn'y hard either, just playing with it for 5 minutes I got the hang of it.

My guitar and amp are from the Fender Company and with this pedal the sound can just go so far. I played the first song i ever wrote with this pedal and it puts a whole new ans awsome bend on it. I find very few things to change about this pedal, this isn't one of them. (my personal favorite mode is mode 8. so if u get to play with it, try that one.)

The only reason that i gave this area a lower rating is that it will munch on, chew up, and just suck dry batterys. they happen to last kinda ling but within a week of using this pedal at least 30 min a day, it ran dry.

I haven't Had to use any.

Overall, the pedal rocks. As I mentioned earlier it puts whole new twists on old songs and inspires even greater new ones. I like this pedal and I'm glad i got it. If you have the money to spend, this would not be a bad way to spend it...

I only give it a six because there is so much you can do with it that it is overwhelming at first. There is just so much to do with it. Manual made it a little easier to use. READ IT!

I'm using a yamaha guitar and an amp I don't even know the name of that really sucks and this pedal still sounds great. The effects go from super fast delay to something like 5 seconds. Very big range when coming to delay. I can get the delay from LImp Bizkit, POD, and even some kool stuff korn does (my favorite band). Has great sound no extra noise when pedal is on or off just the effect (when on). Sounds very natural. Sounds good with my Boss DS-2 Turbo Distortion which sucks. Only two pedals I have.

Very strong but if I gigged with it I would need a AC adapter because this thing eats and eats. For this I give it a nine because it won't break.

Don't Know never needed it.

I like to play a sound consisting of a korninian crunch from one of the first to albums mixed with the kool ragae jazz type sounds of incubus. Very nice. I have been playing for about a year and a half just long enough to know if something sounds good or not. I would have gladly paid $500 for it I'm totally infatuated with this pedal. If it were lost or stolen i would gladly buy another and then hunt down and brutally beat the guy that stole or found it and take my pedal back. Definitely brings out the creative side. If you don't like this pedal you obviously abused as a little child. Awesome