The Boss DD-3, DD-7, DD-20 and Ibanez DE-7 are all capable of outputting 2 separate wet/dry signals. This allows users to effect only the delay signal and essentially create and FX loop for the delays.
This tutorial will work with any delay pedal with separate wet/dry outputs. At the end of the chain, you will need a pedal that's capable of combining the 2 signals back to mono. Any stereo to mono pedal will work fine, e.g. Boss LS-2, RC-1.
What this allows you to do is you can morph the delay signal of your delay pedal with any other FX that you have. You can add modulation (i.e. Chorus, Vibrato, Phaser, Tremolo), reverb (ala Dispatch master), Distortion/EQ pedals (to sculpt your delay sound or add grit).
The possibilities are endless. I've added the Jam Waterfall (in Vibrato mode) and Hall of fame to my delay signal and it sounds excellent!
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MY BIG FAT DISPATCH MASTER
I made a gizmo to do this after reading your post. I used a passive summing box (stereo->mono). There is therefore an ever so slight volume drop after recombining the signal but you can make up for it with a clean boost pedal or turning the amp up another 2-3% etc. To take this project further I will make an active sumbox with no volume loss.
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I've neglected this idea since getting the catalinbread echorec, which is a delay with filter+modulation. The dispatch master (reverb on delay trails) is a really cool pedal too, so I really should spend some time and try to emulate that.
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