Boss DD-500 Digital Delay

Good product and easy to use

So, had this unit a while now and still much to learn. Basic operation is straightforward, but getting to know things at a deeper level will take time (and patience, the manual is not the best imho). Sound wise, the delays are great, and all very usable (my only gripe is the shimmer, which is harsh and requires lots of tweaking (I prefer on the Boss RV6).Bottom line - If you like a delay to endlessly twiddle with, no brainer, get this one. Bang for buck its unbeatable. If you want great delay sounds with minimal edit function, look at the Strymon (but consider its quite a bit pricier.

The Boss DD-500 is a great pedal with so many options and flexibility.My very first digital delay pedal was a Boss DD5 which I still have on my board. My main reason for upgrading to the DD-500 was to have the option of saving patches and presets into banks.[Please note that some of the pros and cons are my own personal experience and understanding of the pedal.]Pros:Lots of control over all delay options.Has an easy user interface.Great delay responses.Cons:User interface was not what I particularly am use to. Though I found it easy to jump into, it wasn’t exactly my way of interacting with the device.The slanted bypass switches posed the biggest problem for me. It was hard to position the pedal on the back row of my board where I usually keep all my time based wet affects behind pedals like my rat (which is a bit taller in general).This has nothing to do with performance but I have a strymon big sky and the boss DD-500 not lining up with it bothers me. The strymon switches go straight up while the dd-500 slants towards me.Other than those points which mainly have to with my preference, the pedal is great!

I'm strictly a basement player and primarily jam along to youtube tracks of Iron maiden, U2, metallica, and Pink floyd. This unit allows me to dial in 100s of different delays then save them in easy to find patches.Connect the pedal to your computer with a USB cable and edit your patches with the DD-500 editor. It is much easier to leave the pedal on the floor and edit all of the parameters with the editor. Alternatively yo could use the small screen on the unit and fiddle with knobs and dials to menu dive. It is much easier and intuitive to edit with the program which can be downloaded from bosses support site.The Dual delay function is great for U2 (steets have no name etc, ) and Pink Floyd (run like hell, another brick in the wall etc)Where this unit really shines is in setting up and accessing different patches. Some songs like another brick in the wall Parts one and 2, or echoes have different delays used in different parts of the song. This unit allows me to create patches ahead of time name them in the editor and save them. It is then easy to switch from one to another while playing. In a live situation the tap tempo can be used to alter the delay time to match the actual tempo set by a drummer.I loved the sounds I could dial in with my from my old delay pedal, but I would have needed at least four of them, now I can immediately access hundreds of presets on the go with just one pedal.

I play every weekend in our Church band. I used to have various delay pedals to accommodate all the various songs at different bpm and delay types. I used to have to bend down to make changes between songs and sometimes just had to make it sound okay. Since I got this Boss DD-500, I can now customize each preset to the song and some songs have 2 or 3 delay settings. This pedal has been a blessing to not worry about the settings or tapping in the beat. The different delay options have made my sound so much better that I get compliments from the sound guys and others. Well worth the money spent.

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