not the most exciting pedal but...

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:20 pm

i've brought a boss dd-3, 45 quid brand new wasn't grumbling. i quite like it, can lack a bit of warmth, but through the tweed anything becomes warmer sounding.

anyone else use one?

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:27 pm

first pedal i ever bought, in about 1996. still on me board, son. not everyone's cup of tea, but suits me. i toyed with the delay on a boss PS1 recently, but decided to stick with the DD3.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:32 pm

i was quite surprised by it, not in the same vein as the reel echo. but that not why i got it. it self-oscillates a little as well. i've used it tonight at my first band practice with my new band, it sounds really good.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:47 pm

Yeah man. I've started using my DD3 at the moment on my mini board. Good sounding pedal.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:47 pm

Its the industry standard for a reason, i could not dial one bad sound in on mine, great pedal. Its that old addage 'less is more', why have a DD-6 when all you need is a DD-3? Its like them guys that have 100w amps and never go past 4 on the volume.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:49 pm

at the moment, i have just have wah, drive and dd-3 on the board. i got a lot of different sounds out of so few pedals.

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:52 pm

i originally bought it to use with an old vox organ that didn't have reverb and always thought it was well suited to keyboards. i used to get some really cool sounds from it on that.

with guitar i think it can sometimes get a bit muddy if you have the level too high, must be the clarity of the repeats. i tend to use it on shorter delay settings for occasional slapback, or if you set the time really short you can get a cool grinding metallic sound from it.

the only thing i've never used successfully is the hold function.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:53 pm

Fran wrote:Its the industry standard for a reason, i could not dial one bad sound in on mine, great pedal. Its that old addage 'less is more', why have a DD-6 when all you need is a DD-3? Its like them guys that have 100w amps and never go past 4 on the volume.

if only i knew that back in the days of hiding behind shit loads of pedals and using two amps. glad that i realized that 3-4 years ago.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:54 pm

stewart wrote: the only thing i've never used successfully is the hold function.

i've not got that to work yet, just used it on "all dials at 12"

stewart · Post by **stewart** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:56 pm

Progrockabuse wrote:
stewart wrote: the only thing i've never used successfully is the hold function.
i've not got that to work yet, just used it on "all dials at 12"

it never does the same thing twice, it's a total pain.

euan · Post by **euan** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:57 pm

stewart wrote:i originally bought it to use with an old vox organ that didn't have reverb and always thought it was well suited to keyboards. i used to get some really cool sounds from it on that.

with guitar i think it can sometimes get a bit muddy if you have the level too high, must be the clarity of the repeats. i tend to use it on shorter delay settings for occasional slapback, or if you set the time really short you can get a cool grinding metallic sound from it.

the only thing i've never used successfully is the hold function.

I use it for glitching on a really short delay time on 100% level, works differently to my Behringer delay which gets a quick tap to do the same rather than holding it down.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:58 pm

i tried the behringer dd-3 clone today, it's not too bad. the dd-3 just had a little bit more of an edge for me.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:01 am

Oh aye, a substantially better feeling pedal.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 12:04 am

i'm just stuck in a rut again for my dirt sounds. i get a sound i like for the strat, go to practice levels and it sounds harsh as fuck with no bottom end. i've tried my blues driver, my power driver, sd-1, metalizer, marshall blues breaker. i think a rat might be the answer.

any ideas?

Post by **Mike** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:20 am

The DD-3 is a Classic.

When did you post the pedals to me?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:35 am

sorry, meant to say. i got my father to send them through his companies post department. it'll be royal mail. he informed me last night that he hasn't done it yet. what dollar do i owe for the pedal modding, etc?

mike, what you recommend for Marshall kinda sounds, using single coils? i'm stick of the brightness of the strat.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:37 am

Rat obviously. I've got a spare Drivemaster you can borrow.

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:38 am

is that the one radiohead used in creep or is that a shredmaster?

drivemaster sounds cool.

Post by **Mike** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:40 am

Progrockabuse wrote:sorry, meant to say. i got my father to send them through his companies post department. it'll be royal mail. he informed me last night that he hasn't done it yet. what dollar do i owe for the pedal modding, etc?

mike, what you recommend for Marshall kinda sounds, using single coils? i'm stick of the brightness of the strat.

You owe me nothing mate. I'll get them fixed/modded and back to you.

I reckon a used Gv-2 would be great for you, really nice EQ. Hit up Fran, he might sell you the one I fixed for him.

euan · Post by **euan** » Wed Dec 03, 2008 11:42 am

Progrockabuse wrote:is that the one radiohead used in creep or is that a shredmaster?

drivemaster sounds cool.

Thats the Shredmaster. Drivemaster is from the same series and I rate it quite heavily as a overdrive/distortion pedal.