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I just bought this pedal today at Guitar Center-WOW! This thing is incredible. I have been in a bit of a creative slump for a while, and I just spent the last 3 hours playing guitar non-stop. It took me a little while to get the hang of, but it is capable of orchestrating smooth transitions between very diverse sounds and tempos.
Also, I had previously thought reverse delay was kind of a gimmick. I was wrong. Take the time to mess around with it for awhile.
The looper function is great. It seems that the volume may get a bit louder as the loops go on longer (even if you don't add new loops). But then again, I didn't buy this to get a looper pedal. It is just an awesome bonus.
I had heard that two of the settings on the DD-20 were pretty cheasy: twist and warp. Well, I agree that the twist function is pretty lame. It speeds up the delay and increases the volume very quickly (too quickly). It sorta sounds like a Jetsons car. The warp setting, however, is great. Basically, you dial in whatever delay speed you want, and then you press on the left pedal when you want to activate the warp feature. It slowly (could be slower) increases the volume and feedback (number of repeats) levels. It is very useful for phrasing and adding intensity to crescendos.
OK, so here's the lame thing. The LCD on mine stopped working (the back lighting) after about 3 minutes of use. So I am going to exchange it for another.
Another lame thing--you can't use the pedal to loop delay parts. If you have a separate delay pedal or separate loop pedal you can. With this unit alone you have to choose to use delay or to loop. I may be wrong here, but I cannot figure how to do so.
One more thing. The right pedal is for both your memory presets and for your tap tempo control. If you use your presets, you have to hold down the pedal for two seconds to change the delay time (or grab the dial on the pedal). This is fairly standard on the newer digital delay pedals, but it might be a pain live.
OK I lied. I want to end on a good note. I was nervous about the DD-20 not having true bypass. It is quiet though. An unexpected (for me) bonus of having a non-true bypass delay pedal is that the delay fades out naturally after you turn the pedal off.
Overall, I would highly recommend the Boss DD-20. It just may be the thing you guitar players need for a burst of creativity.
Also, I had previously thought reverse delay was kind of a gimmick. I was wrong. Take the time to mess around with it for awhile.
The looper function is great. It seems that the volume may get a bit louder as the loops go on longer (even if you don't add new loops). But then again, I didn't buy this to get a looper pedal. It is just an awesome bonus.
I had heard that two of the settings on the DD-20 were pretty cheasy: twist and warp. Well, I agree that the twist function is pretty lame. It speeds up the delay and increases the volume very quickly (too quickly). It sorta sounds like a Jetsons car. The warp setting, however, is great. Basically, you dial in whatever delay speed you want, and then you press on the left pedal when you want to activate the warp feature. It slowly (could be slower) increases the volume and feedback (number of repeats) levels. It is very useful for phrasing and adding intensity to crescendos.
OK, so here's the lame thing. The LCD on mine stopped working (the back lighting) after about 3 minutes of use. So I am going to exchange it for another.
Another lame thing--you can't use the pedal to loop delay parts. If you have a separate delay pedal or separate loop pedal you can. With this unit alone you have to choose to use delay or to loop. I may be wrong here, but I cannot figure how to do so.
One more thing. The right pedal is for both your memory presets and for your tap tempo control. If you use your presets, you have to hold down the pedal for two seconds to change the delay time (or grab the dial on the pedal). This is fairly standard on the newer digital delay pedals, but it might be a pain live.
OK I lied. I want to end on a good note. I was nervous about the DD-20 not having true bypass. It is quiet though. An unexpected (for me) bonus of having a non-true bypass delay pedal is that the delay fades out naturally after you turn the pedal off.
Overall, I would highly recommend the Boss DD-20. It just may be the thing you guitar players need for a burst of creativity.
