Boss DD-5 Digital Delay

In an interview with Russell Lissack, when asked "And what gear do you use in order to conjure up the Bloc Party sound?", Lissack responds: "My guitars are all Fender Telecasters, and Kele and I use Fender Deluxe amps both in the studio and on stage. Pedal-wise, it’s pretty much a Boss-fest. I’ve got a TR-2 Tremolo, DS-1 Distortion, a new PW-10 Wah, the **DD-5** and DD-6 Delays and the PS-5 Supershifter. For a long time, all we had was a distortion, a delay and an old wah pedal and we really got the most out of them. The **DD-5 was always my best friend because there were so many different types of delay, but it was always really flexible**. I really like to push my effects to see what sounds I can achieve when I get new stuff, but it’s been ages since I’ve had time to really experiment with things. I like the way new pedals can open up different ideas. Pedals can inspire new parts or songs by giving you access to new sounds. And the way you can hook them up in a different order as you get more of them can be really interesting too. Unfortunately, the only time I get my hands on my gear now, except for during a gig, is when we’re sound checking. And people don’t tend to appreciate you trying out weird sounds when they’re setting the rest of the PA and monitors up. So I’m a bit frustrated at the moment, because I’ve got all of this new stuff and I haven’t begun to explore its potential yet!" (original interview [here](http://www.roland.co.uk/blog/bloc-party/)). In the [Premier Guitar's rig rundown](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVqaFU3y-Jo), at 10:11 minute mark, he says he uses this pedal especially because of the reverse effect it has, because other Boss delays don't have that feature. The reverse delay effect from this pedal has been used by Lissack for "Like Eating Glass" intro, in conjunction with another Boss delay (possibly DD-5 or DD-6).

"And then, for me, another cornerstone is the Digital Delay, the DD-5, had that since I can remember, since it came out... the most common setting for me is the effect all the way up, if you can imagine that, the 3 setting, and then I have the feedback at about 2 o'clock, and the delay time at about 10 o'clock... I could use that for almost anything, so I really love that... I started writing with a delay pedal a lot, just for the simple reason that 'Oh, it sounds like way more notes than I'm actually playing, I sound pretty good right now.'" – Omar Rodríguez-López on the Boss DD-5 Digital Delay Pedal, 1:33

"Thom used this delay during the 2006 pre-In Rainbows tour. He used it with a Boss FV-5U for tap tempo. Thom may have been experimenting with using delay on the early versions of In Rainbows tracks, but none of that experimentation seems to have made it onto the record."

Marty lists this delay pedal on the gear section of his website.

In this screenshot from an article, Daniel Kessler can be seen talking about how the signal of his guitars is weak, and he needs to dress the sound up with effects: "But I’m also very lazy with effects. I use a couple of overdrives, a Boss DD-5 and an Eventide Space pedal, which is a new thing that I like. It's better than any analogue." (original source [here](http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/rig-tour-interpol-618675), article dated March 31, 2015)

Daron's main delay pedal since 2011. Used for solos and bridge parts. Delay time set to 800 ms, some repeats, nothing special. Was replaced for the Latin America tour 2015 with a Strymon DIG Dual Digital Delay by his tech Scott.

"Through the effects loop I run chorus and a Boss DD-5 delay together, kind of a Satriani lead tone which goes out to the channel switch that I have on my [pedal]board…," says Phil Demmel, in [this interview](http://www.musicradar.com/totalguitar/steal-their-sound-phil-demmel-machine-head-275286).

In this twitter post Jamie shows his pedal board setup.

At 3:46 in this video the camera pans over Tegan's pedalboard where a DD-5 delay can be seen. Confirmation of Tegan using a DD-5 specifically can be found in [this article](http://www.mixonline.com/news/tours/all-access-tegan-and-sara/368190).

Can be seen in a picture from a 2017 guitar magazine interview.

DD-5 can be seen in this picture

A Boss DD-5 Digital Delay Pedal is on Todd's extensive pedalboard. This is all according to his [article](http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2012/05/14-guitarists-talk-about-their-pedal-boards.html) with *Paste* magazine.

George Lynch’s Boss DD-5 Delay Pedal is shown at 3:10 in this video interview with Jerry Ganaden, Lynch’s guitar tech.

In this photo, Boss DD-5 is visible, not the Boss DD-7, note the 2 input jacks, not three.

In this diagram (formerly on guitar.com) we can see Jesse's guitar rig during a tour in support of Brand New's landmark album 'The Devil and God are Raging Inside Me'. In this diagram, we can see that Jesse had a Boss DD-5 on his pedalboard.

he uses 2 in his rig

As seen in rig rundown

Jones is also a glutten for effects. On the intro to “Reflection” and “The Grudge,” both from Lateralus, he employs a vintage Moog Taurus bass pedal system. But aside from the Heil Talk Box on 10,000 Days, run through a Roland JC-120 and juiced up by a dynamic compressor, Jones’ choices of effects is less esoteric. His wah-wah pedal is a dependable Cry Baby, and his stable of other sound generators includes Boss DD3 and DD5 digital delays, a BF-2 flanger, a Line 6 Delay modeler (which also samples on the fly), a Strobostomp tuner, a tremolo pedal, chorus, and an array of distortion boxes. During experimental phases, Jones has taken the stage with multiple pedal boards at his feet. The irony of this rundown is that Jones has gone on record saying he doesn’t like to use pedals.

On his web site Bortnick details the collection of foot pedals that he uses for his guitar, such as the Electro-Harmonix Frequency Analyzer ring modulator, Univox Super Fuzz, Boss DD5 Digital Delay, DOD FX17 wah pedal, Boss Phase Shifter, Boss Blues Driver, and Ibanez AF9 Autofilter.

"[Guitarist] Eddie Turner, when he was in my band, told me, “Oh, you should try delay.” So I got a Boss DD-5 and the first time I put it in this setting, the sound blew me away. The setting is 12 o’clock, 2 o’clock, 12 o’clock, and 5 o’clock. And I can’t get that thing on other delays—only on a DD-5. I have a really good sense of timing. I control the accents and intensity with my right hand."

Can be seen at 5:00

One can see a Boss DD-5 on Peter's pedalboard, at 3:21 in [this video](http://intothewoods.tv/learning-curve/episode-6).

circa 2000, this also was present on their Live album and HBO Reverb video

Billy mentions DD-5 in the video.

In this pedalboard photo posted by Chislett on his official Instagram profile, one of the pedals that can be seen is the Boss DD-5 digital delay.

Denver uses a Boss DD-5 according to this Rig Rundown, visible at this point in the video onwards.

" Boss DD-5 Digital Delay "

The final delay unit in the signal chain is a Boss DD-6 Digital Delay. The stereo in and out without a tap tempo input are available on the DD-6. The tap tempo coupled with stereo inputs and outputs are featured only on the later DD-7. This is likely the effect used on the Some Boots record and in particular the first track: Original Spies. During the breakdown in the middle section, Geoff kicks on a delay for some spaced out chords and self-oscillation.

Listed under Ryan's gear on Vividgreen.net.

According to Premier Guitar's article, Franklin uses the Boss DD-5 digital delay pedal.

In this video Martin describes his use of the DD-5 pedal

According to 2009 Premier Guitar article, one of the items Grissom used back then was the Boss DD-5 digital delay.

Sorry it’s a tad blurry! The new pedals are the 3 at the bottom right. The Louder, Scream, and Scruzz are the “always on” versions of the More Louder, Screamer, and Screamer Fuzz. At the bottom is the Pedal Board Tamer which adds true bypass and noiseless switching. The big white pedal is the old Route 66 in the metal chassis. Sounds better than the newer Visual Sound stuff, IMO. And the big black thing is a Line 6 M9. I use it for most mod and delay effects, with the Tap a Whirl and DD5 filling in the gaps. Lastly, this is the first time in 11 years I’ve done a show without a Fulldrive 2 overdrive. That’s how highly I think of the new Cusack distortions!

you can also see the boss dd5 in his pedalboard

“Right now I have the Boss DD-5 Delay and RV-5 Reverb. I bought the delay pedal when I was 15, secondhand from a transvestite. I use an [Ibanez] Tube Screamer, but in terms of proper effects, that’s it.”

in this picture you see the Boss DD-5 Digital Delay

My guitar goes into a Lehle D.Loop SgoS Effect Looper/Switcher, which has two loops. Loop A contains a Prescription Electronics Experience Octave/Fuzz, a Dunlop wah, a Boss OD- 2 Turbo OverDrive, and a Rat distortion. Loop B contains a Boss DD-5 Digital Delay, an Alesis Bitrman ModFX multi-effects processor, a Z.Vex Fuzz Factory, and an Electro- Harmonix Micro Synthesizer.

Premier Guitar takes a turn with Guthrie Trapp with a detailed Rig Rundown of all his gear. The following photo was taken from the article this particular Rig Rundown. After the Flint, Guthrie's signal hits the second-to-last pedal, the Boss DD-5. This pedal was set on the reverse setting at the time.

The following is his signal path, as explained by Andy Othling to Strymon: this1smyne buffer Walrus Audio Deep Six Electro Harmonix Micro POG Walrus Audio Mayflower Earthquaker Devices Bit Commander Xotic EP Booster Ernie Ball MVP (with Boss TU-3 on tuner output) Electro Harmonix Superego Malekko Ekko 616 Dr. Scientist Tremolessence Strymon El Capistan Boss DD-5 (in hold mode for stutter/glitch effects) ZVex Instant Lo-fi Junky Strymon TimeLine Strymon BigSky Disaster Area DMC-3 XL controller is connected to both the Timeline and BigSky via MIDI Two this1smyne mini expression knobs are also controlling different parameters on the Timeline and Bigsky

Boss DD-5 is listed in his gear in a premierguitar interview. Besides, he mentioned that he used only a Pro Co Turbo rat, SansAmp GT2 and a couple of delays

Nick uses the loop feature on this pedal to make his signature "Dolphin Noises".

"The EarthQuaker Devices Dispatch Master is the delay box I use for shorter repeats while the Boss DD-5 Digital Delay is set for longer, more ambient tones."

In [this November 2017 interview with Guitars Exchange](http://guitarsexchange.com/en/unplugged/431/david-potts/), Pottsy explains his pedal setup. "I just use a very simple set of seven pedals in a chain." He says, "There is a tuner, a Sparkle Drive (Voodoo Lab), and then I’ve got this round (laughs) …this round thing… Exporia it’s called; a RAT ProCo, a chorus (Marshall Supervibe) and two delays (Boss DD-5 and a Shadow Echo by Dr. J.) – one for really going a bit daft and sound-effectsy, which is made by a company called Joyo based in Manchester, and then a short delay for the slapback stuff, because a lot of the Joy Division stuff had been put through a simulator."

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"I’ve used the DD-3 and DD-5 in the past, but the Giga Delay just offers so much more. I love the tap tempo feature, having the preset modes…"

""Aron’s Disco Biscuits Rig Clockwise from top: Roland V-Synth GT with Boss DD-20 delay pedal above Moog Little Phatty and Novation X-Station; Apple MacBook Pro running Ableton Live; Akai APC40 and Access Virus TI Polar above KeyB Solo organ above Yamaha Motif ES8; Boss DD-5 delay pedal; Roland JP-8000; Mackie VLZ3 mixer. " - however, no photo of the rig is found."

"Yes, I do have one of those. I’ve had a DD-5 or a DD-7 in my setup for as far back as I can remember."

This photo was taken on 2013 HEALTH concert in London. In this photo of Famiglietti with his pedalboard, one of the pedals in the pedalboard is the Boss DD-5 digital delay.

Taken from the [Rig Rundown](http://www.premierguitar.com/articles/23529-rig-rundown-awolnations-zach-irons) of AWOLNATION's Zach Irons. Zach has two Boss delay pedals. The DD-5 is used as a slapback delay.

See Reverb article.

For the several delays that Calvin uses, his first is the DD-5 by Boss.

Daniel uses 2 of these pedals on his board. He uses one for either quarter note or dotted 8th settings and the other he uses for the reverse setting.

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"...and then a Boss DD-5 Digital Delay, which he prefers because of the crystal-clear repeats."

His secondary delay.

Moog Slim Phatty, Boss Octave pedal (either OC-2 or OC-3), TS9DX Turbo Tube Screamer, Moog Lowpass Filter, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, Boss DD-5 Digital Delay, Avalon U5 for DI output, Eden Traveler 400-watt head (sounds much better than 800-watt versions in my opinion), 1×15 Ampeg cabinet, 4×10 Gallien-Krueger cabinet.

In an image accompanying [this interview with Reverb.com](https://reverb.com/news/drab-majesty-talks-chorus-pedals-casio-synths-and-the-selfless-act-of-songwriting), Andrew Clinco's pedalboard includes a pair of DD-5 units.

As mentioned on Stuermer's official website.

Because of the knob color and the text alignment, it should be DD-5.