Delay pedal - BOSS DD-3

i just bought this pedal. it's sort of on loan from the guitar shop, they mdae me pay for it, but i can return it within a week.

anyways, i've been using it a bit, but it doesn't seem to do much. for a $180 CAD pedal, it is pretty limited.

is my impression of the pedal wrong? what should i do to increase the effectiveness of the delay pedal in my playing? is there something i'm missing about what makes a delay pedal so great?

thanks a lot for your help, it'll help me decide whether to keep it or not.

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ok, i'm not really the eggman

What kind of amp are you running it through? If you have a small amp, like I used to play through, it doesn't matter what you plug in 'cause it will still sound bad. It's like my guitar teacher used to say, "All you're doin' is polishing a piece of sh!t! It's never gonna get clean,". But if you're running through a decent or good amp it's probably a problem w/ the pedal.

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BadHorsie, holdin' it down like Gravity!

i have a pretty small amp, i think 25W, it's a fender. but i just don't get the purpose of the delay pedal. how can i make it work for me and add new dimensions to my playing? what should i know about how to set it, what to do with it, and what i should expect?

thanks for the help.

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ok, i'm not really the eggman

I use delay for two things.

One:I use a little bit of delay for playing rythm, it sounds like your drifting through space when you close your eyes.

Two: Practice.

If you turn the pedal to the fastest delay time you can use it to build speed.

Just play faster an faster till you harmonize with the delay.



[This message has been edited by Luke (edited 08-14-2000).]

You could also do like Yngwie does (I'm sure he didn't invent this, but I know he uses this technique) and use the delay in stereo with a single repeat to create a very cool effect when playing slower single-note things.

i'm just concerned that i'm going to pay 180 bucks for a little metal box that just makes extra noises.

i bought a BOSS MT-2, for less than the delay, and i'm extremely satisfied. it is everything i wanted and more. if the delay pedal is more than just spitting out extra noises, then i'll keep it.

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ok, i'm not really the eggman