great pedal for next to nothing

A great sounding delay, there are so many great second hand deals too. You can pick decent condition examples for under £50. If I lost everything in a fire and had to start over, I would consider buying one of these again.

A classic

What can i say about this pedal? useful, very intuitive, easy to set up, quick learning curve, lifelong quality, my first delay, 5 years and still work like day one.

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early 2010s brooklyn indie sound

the sound of beach fossils, diiv and wild nothing. such a cool pedal. if you set the feedback high and the time really fast you almost get kind of a chorus-like effect

One of my first pedals. Shame it does not have tap tempo possibilities.

One of the widely used digital delays in the market. Never had a problem with it, never went down. A decent digital delay which does what it can do. Only little dissapointment, it can never be controlled through a tap tempo which makes it really difficult to find the exact tempo you want from the D.TIME knob. I have it for more than years now, although it was just staying in the box for a lot of time. Now it's back on my pedalboard again.

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Classic delay

Infamous DD-3 - great clean digital delay, very easy to use. Built to last. You can find your favourite delay tone very quick, no wonder it's been used by so many greats.

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Look no further than DD-3

There are tons of delays on the market these days but only one with outstanding tone, simplicity, durability and decent price. This is of course Boss DD-3. It's been on countless pedalboards, records, gigs and discussed'n'tested everywhere. I have two DD-3s - one with the long chip from 1988 (Japan), the other one from >2010 era. Old DD-3s with mentioned long chip sound much warmer and pristine; a digital delay with analog characteristics, so if you are willing to experiment then find 1986-1990 DD-3 with Blue Label from Japan. Of course I am not saying that newer DD-3 are bad; quite the contrary - still great units!

Everything you need and nothing you don't (apart from the hold function which is truly obsolete in this age of loop pedals))

The earlier large-chip MIJ version (1986 -1990) is supposed to be warmer sounding than the more commonly found MIT version with the smaller chip. I dunno, either version sounds a bit clinical on its own, but in the mix this translates to clear repeats that cut through nicely, unlike some analog units that sound nice on their own in your living room, but can easily be a muddy mess in a band mix. If delay is not a core part of your sound, but rather something you use parsimoniously for added texture and ambience, then this is the unit to go for. And it's quiet.

The first and only delay I've ever owned

I've tried some others, but I've always been happy with this one. Easy to use, it does all the delay types I've ever needed. If you need reverse, loops, shimmer, modulations....this is not your tool. This just makes a great replica of your signal and repeats it as fast and as long as you want it with excellent sonic quality. More than enough for me.

A reliable classic

One of the best delays ever had. It does the job. I used for a long time as an 'always on' pedal with a short subtle setting as a kind of reverb.

A must buy pedal.

very useful pedal. 100% needed for your pedal board. The effect level option will determine how loud the delay is, while the feed back option will determine how long the delay goes on for. the delay time will determine how long it takes for the delay to take place. there are four "modes" on the pedal. there are three choices between the milliseconds, 50ml, 200ml and 800ml. there is also a mode called HOLD. This will keep a note, chord or anything else repeating for as long as you want. And thats about it. A MUST BUY