A straightforward digital delay with clean, precise repeats. The DD-3 is a workhorse delay pedal used across genres for slap-back, rhythmic repeats, and ambient trails. A staple on countless pedalboards since 1986.
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Helix:Simple Delay
Quad Cortex:Digital Delay
Fractal:Digital Delay
Kemper:Crystal Delay
Boss Katana:Digital Delay (Delay)
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Controls
E.Level0 – 10
F.Back0 – 10
D.Time0 – 800
Mode50ms / 200ms / 800ms / Hold
Recipes using the Boss DD-3 Digital Delay
See exactly how this gear is dialed in across different songs and styles.
David Gilmour
progressive-rock
Time (1973)
David Gilmour's Time Solo Lead Tone
The blistering solo on Time features one of the most aggressive tones in Gilmour's catalog. A Stratocaster through a Big Muff Pi into a cranked Hiwatt DR103 creates a thick, sustaining fuzz tone with singing upper harmonics. The Binson Echorec delay adds rhythmic repeats that fill the sonic space. Gilmour's precise bending and vibrato bring the notes to life over the massive sustain.
HelixQuad CortexBoss Katana
David Gilmour
progressive-rock
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (1975)
David Gilmour's Shine On You Crazy Diamond Sustain Tone
The four-note opening motif of Shine On You Crazy Diamond is one of the most recognizable guitar phrases ever played. Gilmour's Stratocaster through a Hiwatt with a compressor and delay produces a tone of infinite sustain and crystalline clarity. The notes ring out with an almost vocal quality, each one sustaining until the next is played. The tone relies on precise gain staging: enough sustain to carry each note but not so much distortion that clarity is lost.
HelixQuad CortexBoss Katana
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