Boss delay minefield?

robgilmo

So which one makes spaceship noises?

rockmonster

I’ve had most of them, a lot are too complicated for what I use them for. I just keep coming back to the DD7. Does the job and never let me down. I have one on both of my boards

EricTheWeary

robgilmo said:

So which one makes spaceship noises?

Straight digital delays aren't the greatest at spaceship noises. From Boss probably an RE2 (or 202) or DD8 which really does a lot of weirdness. A DD2/DD3/DD3T more just your everyday delays. 

ICBM

robgilmo said:

So which one makes spaceship noises?

RE-20, if you want it automated - just press and hold the right-hand pedal.

I might be selling mine.

english_bob

^^^
If you're happy with the automated version of the spaceship noises you can get them on quite a few different Boss delays. I think the DD-20 was the first with the "warp" and "twist" modes, the RE-20 has them, the DD-500 does...

Personally I don't think they're a good substitute for being able to balance the feedback, time and level with real knobs, but that depends on what exactly you want to do.

Kurtis

digitalkettle said:

Whereas, I can't remember the last time I dialled-in a delay time without tapping!

OP, it doesn't have to be a Boss pedal...I've been gigging with a (now discontinued) Diamond ML Jr for years.

To me digital and anolog delays are very different beasts. 

Tap for digital for the welcome to the jungle thing and knob for analog for natural sounding. 

Generally speaking. 

korgi

i've been through loads of them and the correct answer is 5

robgilmo

ICBM said:

robgilmo said:

So which one makes spaceship noises?

RE-20, if you want it automated - just press and hold the right-hand pedal.

I might be selling mine.

Just been checking these out, they are awesome! They just dont fit into my 'on the cheap' delay pedal GAS.

Any love for the DD6 guys? One relativly cheap close by on tinternet market place.

cowie86

I've got the DD-7 (it was one of my first pedals) and it is really great, especially the analog mode. But I think the best Boss delay is the DD-200. Here's why:
- various types of delay
- presets for storing your favourites
- tap tempo without having to add a separate switch
- sub-divisions
- it works in stereo
- you get the more basic delay sounds (digital, analog, tape) and the more adventurous ones (shimmer, tera, pad etc)
- all the controls are on the top, no menu diving
- doesn't take up a huge amount of pedalboard space

fretmeister

stickyfiddle said:

I generaly avoid delays without tap. Why wouldn't you want that? 

I halfway agree - but I also played in so many bands where the drummer pushed and pulled as he felt it that the delay sounds just turned into an amazing sometimes in time, sometimes out of time wall of noise.

So I'd just set the delay time at the beginning of the gig and left it there. 

It was quite exciting!