DigiTech DigiDelay

Pretty simple to use, the tap tempo can be a bit tricky but once you do it a few times it is easy.

The reverse and tape delays are pretty good analog sounding delays.
The loop function is hard to get a loop that plays in time, you have to hit it on and off at exactly the right time. The rest of the delays are great.

The only thing I hated about this pedal is the tone change. It sucks low mids and adds a lot of highs plus it removes all the warmth from your analog signal and makes it sound very sterile and brittle.

Only had it for a day. So far so good

Never had to deal with them so I don't know

Good digital delay pedal but if you play with nice analog gear like tube amps and non-digital pedals then you will hate the way this changes your tone.
My digital rack unit Alesis Quadraverb did not make my signal as sterile and as brittle as this pedal does.
I use mostly vintage pedals, guitars and tube amps as I play and listen to mostly old blues, rock and metal from the 60s, 70s and 80s.

It's damn easy Level, time, repeat, and the xseries.

It's so damn good that I can't live without it, I've got a dd3 and I was thinking what the hell is dd3, and playing here in malaysia we didn't get to use those stack and shit, so we always get those combos and certainly can't compare to a stack, so I've always use the cabinet modelling and it sounded so damn good and big

It's damn solid and heavy and please don't use battery with this thing

Never needed to deal with them

It's the best delay ever, if somebody stole it I would find him and chop his hands off,

It's very easy to use. In most modes the only thing you have to do is to turn time, level and repeat times to the desired level. It includes a short manual that simply teaches how to use every mode in the Digidelay. The Sampler Mode (n??7) is a little hard to use (that's why rate this 9), because you must be quite accurate in pressing down and releasing the pedal in order to get a good sample that you can jam with.

At "digital delay" modes (1,2,3 I think) it gives a standard nice delay tone, that repeats the original signal very good (it's like that tipical 80's delays). It's not noisy at all. Analog mode gives a warmer tone, that emulates analog tape-delays, but I really prefer the normal modes. The reverse delay it's fun yet not really useful.. I never use it. Sample is good for playing along, soloing, etc.. It only gives about 4 seconds of sampling, and you can record several sounds together in the sample. I consider it an "extra" feature, because this is not intended to be a sampler, but only a digital delay. Most of the time I use mode 2, to play at normal delay times (at 12:00 on the level and time knobs you can get a lot of U2-alike sounds), adjusting the knobs to get the desired sounds. I play a moded Squier Telecaster (with EMG's and a new thru-body bridge)-->Behringer Tuner-->Vox V810 od/booster --> Morley Wah-Digidelay -->Digitech Multivoice chorus--->FENDER FM212 Amp.

It's solid building, seems to be some kind of metal, just like BOSS and many others. No complains so far, and (i think) no backup needed at gigs.

Havent had problems so far...

It's a very good delay. I prefer it rather than BOSS' DD3, and it's a very good value for the money. I play rock and some blues... a lot of Beatles, Clapton, some U2, Marillion, and argentinian and latin rock.
Very recomended.

Straightforward to use. I found the interface for the loop and tap-tempo to be a little awkward; if you hold too long or not long enough, it can be hard to tell what state you're in. They did as well as they could have with just one button. Including a slot for an external tap pedal (like a $6 sustain pedal) would have been nice (IMO they could make a nice "DigiDelay+ package" that comes with an external pedal that they could charge $10 for and would only cost them $1). Otherwise simple and straightforward.

With my strat --> ts9 --> digidelay --> fender hot rod deluxe, it sounds perfectly clean. If you want a pedal with "character", this might not be it; it's digital and they went for a very clean repeat, but they pulled it off with nearly no noise.

BUT... in tap-tempo mode - and only in tap-tempo mode - there was an intense whistling noise that was too annoying to deal with. Admittedly, this might be related to my power supply, interference, etc., but (a) other pedals don't have this behavior on my power supply and (b) it _only_ happened in tap-tempo mode, which is very suspect and really points to a problem with the pedal. I speak in the past tense because I returned this pedal after being unable to get past this issue; I bought this instead of the comparably-priced Boss DD-3 because of the tap tempo (I like rhythm-sync'd delay), and tap-tempo was unusable in my setup.

Didn't keep it long enough to assess reliability. It felt much more durable than I had expected.

Before I bought, I mailed Digitech to ask some technical questions about the signal chain, the kind companies usually don't bother to answer, and they gave me great answers within 24 hours. Huge props to them for that.

Loaded with features and a _great_ value for the price, but this noise issue in tap-tempo mode was too problematic to work around. Maybe it was just my unit, maybe it was the ionosphere on that day, etc. Who knows... but a problem in just one mode really does point to a problem with the pedal, even if it does only occur with certain power supplies, etc. Power filtering is a feature that needs to be 100% solid in a high-quality pedal.

If I see this pedal used somewhere for $50, I'll buy it, but for $100 this issue was too significant.

The straight delay function is super easy, but the tap tempo function, and looper fuctions are a bit of a pain.

This is the best compact digital delay unit I have found. I also have a DD-5 and used to have a DD-6. I set this up beside the DD-5 for testing.

The Digidelay is superior to the DD-5 in almost every way: more delay time, cleaner repeats, no background hiss, more available delay mix versus dry, lots more sounds, better sound in bypass.

The only things the DD-5 has going for it are the external tap control and the note value settings, but I normally just dail in the delay time by ear.

I wasn't expecting a lot from this pedal and mainly bought it for the tape delay simulation which is quite good. I ended up liking all the sounds and was very impressed with the low noise floor and excellect quality of the echos.

After A/B testing with the DD-5 I felt the DD-5 sounded blurry and not just the echos but even the dry sound was muffled. The Digidelay has a more Hi-Fi rackmount delay sound close to the delays in my tc electronic G-force.

Weights a lot more than a boss pedal and has a tighter feel to the knobs. They have really improved the built quality over the old DOD line. Probably the new standard compact effects build will be measured by.

I would reccomend this over any of the other small boxes out there right now (dd-3, dd-5, dd-6, de-7). It's not only better, but also cheaper so it's a no brainer.

The pedal takes some playing around to get the sound you want. I had a Boss DD3 before this and it was easier to setup. These pedals require an AC adapter...actually any pedal should have an AC adapter.

The sound quality is great...the range of delay is crazy.

Built like a tank.

Havent called them.

Great pedal, easy to use, sturdy. Get an MXR power brick...this thing eats batteries.

Very easy to get a good sound. User interface as simple as it gets. Twist a few knobs and you are there. Decent manual.

Very good sound quality. does not color tone as much as other digital delays. Some sound brittle, this does not. Use with 5150's and boogies. Sounds great in stereo. Not noisy at all. Effects generally sound really fat and clean. Very undigital which is a good thing.

Built like a tank. Never broken down. Have used for years without a backup.

Very nice people

I play hard rock, blues and metal. Guitar tech for 12 years at Musicman. Have MM evh guitar PV wolfgang, PV 5150 and mesa Boogie amps.
i think I would probably get another if stolen or lost. I sold a Digiverb recently because it sounded brittle and digital. Kept this. That says it all. It must use different processing or something because for a digital device it sure sounds warm. Very nice little delay pedal.

well, i haven't quite figured the whole thing out yet, but i guess i'll give it a 9 on the usability... there's just too many little intricacies to this pedal (like CIT modelling and some hidden hold function at the extreme right of the repeat knob) - but as long as you've got the manual a single readthrough ought to get you through the ins and outs of every function.

i find it surprisingly warm...
it doesn't have the regeneration that i crave, but then, this wasn't made for crazy regeneration (ie FX96; DD3).

mainly i play my '68 framus LP through a Little Big Muff Pi and then the Digi and after that, well, other delays... going stereo out into a Solec 10w Solid State from the '70s and a Yamaha 50/210 solid state.

i do believe this will be a workhorse, and the finish on it looks like it ought to last and last...
would i use it in a gig without a backup?
well, i would like a second one, but that's just so i can sample the backwards delay...

i play modern classic rock, and i am very very very picky about my delays. i honestly just broke down and bought my first Boss delay after 14 years of swearing i'd never... so this pedal, yeah, it really suits my tastes, or else i wouldn't own and play it... next step: JamMan:)

It has many features.
delay,tape delay,reverse delay,loop and also you can use it as a preamp really nice..

Classic delay but digitech makes sounds digital so their name is digitech..It should be a true bypass but it is not..

I use it over a month it seems ok.

I like it and its features and if it were stolen or lost, I would buy another one..

Well, it?s easy to set a delay. The punch-in tap delay it?s of great help. It has different combinations of setups, so it can make it more complex, but nothing you can?t handle at.

Very good sound. Not noisy at all. If, like some reviews I have read, you have noise, it?s because you?re power suplying it incorrectly. I changed my power suply and now it doesn?t make any noise at all. The delays are very very good, the chorus sound it?s nice and the reverse delay it?s more fun than useful, anyway it?s ok. The loop function it?s hard to define, and I don?t think it have real useful in a real gig, but anyway it?s great to have the option. Very good delay for that price.