Boss DD-whatever vs. MXR Carbon Copy - ease of use?

I have a Boss DD-6, and I use delay quite a bit in my playing. I'm frequently dialing in anything from a subtle slap back to some long soaring thing.

I like the DD-6 - it "does the job" as they say. One thing I don't like about it is the knob layout. They are small and hard to see in the dark. Typical Boss. I'm fumbling with it a lot from one song to another.

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I'm intrigured by a simple and good delay like the MXR Carbon Copy. 3 large knobs, easy to see, nice sounding delay.

Should I make the switch? What would I be losing?

not remotely comparable... othe than the fact that they echo they have nothing else in common... buy a carbon copy and keep the DD6 too... they do the same job in such different ways that it ceases to be the same job. If you go carbon copy say goodbye to long delay times and pristine repeats. Homey don't play that. That said, the carbon copy is a great modern take on a classic 80s BBD delay sound. Really hella nice at being what it is. Only modern BBD echo I liked better was the now discontinued malekko 300 (or something like that, the one with Gort on it that came in 2 max delay times as well as bright and dark flavors). I've owned some classic delays like the DM2 and AD9 and I still have a carbon copy around, what's that say for it?

oh, you will of course be losing the hold and reverse modes too.... analog echo is just an echo. No tap tempo either... mono only. Ummmm….

Been a while since I tested a Carbon Copy... how long of a delay can it do?

I think its 500 or 600, which is why its so dark, the longer the delay time the more BBD chips needed, so the higher the degradation and the more companding required to reduce noise on each repeat. Most 80s delays of this type did 300 which is plenty for most guitar purposes savethe most hair metally, power ballady solo sounds. You won't be able to use it for super long ping ponging delays but its not really for that. If you want the analog flavor available (in addition to everything else under the sun) and want to be able to make it stereo and hella long then look at a used TC flashback x4. The strymon sounds a bit more accurate for tape echo to me, but used x4s sound great, have vst-like patch creation software AND go for about $120 on the used market. I own one. It never leaves my studio. Wired permanently to my DSI now doing a fake tape delay that kills it in the mix... and my rig has lexicon units in it allover my sends and returns for live, but for tempo syncable analog echo sounds live? I love the flashback. I also think its funny that I have a mopho X4 feeding a flashback X4. X4 fest! The flashback seems complicated, but its all 'up front' stuff. Once you have a few tone prints on tap you're done other than selecting a delay sound for each of the 3 stomps and tapping tempo when the drummer clicks in if needed. Its also a secret flange/chorus that can sound pretty good. I've used it over classic modulations when recording before and you know I own some really nice stuff. It has a personality.

but also consider the DOD rubberneck... its superb. all analog BBD based, tap tempo, relatively long delay time and it has EQ for the repeats to make them sit in the pocket. It might even be stereo. I haven't tried one in a while. I actually asked DOD to send me a demo unit to review for the site but they declined. Its too bad, I woulda praised the hell out of it because its like a more affordable, more feature-laden memory lane for half the price.

EDIT: If you're set on 3 knob simplicity and can deal with modest delay time make sure you try the waza dm2 versus the mxr. They both have their own personality. The waza sounds just like my old one but its a little less hissy ore like the dm3 I had (the dm3 actually sounds better and cleaner for modest delays, but it can't self oscillate). I think the waza has the original 300ms mode and a new 600ms mode on a switch but no modulation. Very different but also great. The mxr is definitely meant to be in the memory-man camp. It was designed by George Tripps and we all know way huge is a major EHX fanboy brand. Might as well try a memory boy too... just hit a good store and audition them.

for improved digital delay with good modulation consider the more affordable classics (like a PCM41 over the better known 42 :-). I like the following (only one's a pedal because it was reissued for guitarists and its great):

https://equipboard.com/items/korg-sdd-3000-programmable-digital-delay-pedal

https://equipboard.com/items/lexicon-pcm-41

https://equipboard.com/items/yamaha-spx90-digital-multi-effects-processor

and this guy, which is my secret weapon: https://equipboard.com/items/toa-310d-multi-output-digital-delay

but don't tell anyone about it...

Roland also made some delays that were directly comparable to the Korg and had SOME of the features of the Toa, but the Korg soudns more musical as a delay whereas the roland's a bit thin and tinny and the korg instrument preamp is better. That's the mid-period U2 sound.

Its just impossible to make anything but a bare-bones digital delay in a stomp without resorting to USB connectivity. The toneprint phone app somewhat bypasses this if you don't want to edit patches yourself, but in digital delay-land I just feel 19" rack is king and worth exploring. Either that or get something with a bigger pedalboard footprint in the now ubiquitous Line 6 format.

Delete this post once you read it, I don't want Toa's to become expensive because I would really have a whole rack of them.