Boss DD-3 Digital Delay Pedal Demo (Part One): 'If It's Not Broken Don't Fix It' by Vinyl Future

[poundpit]

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[Esquirladelaire]

show the settings please!

[joakoPRIMUS]

try something analog...

[craigmcarthur1]

I have 4 delay units on my rig, u need both analog and digital delays in my opinion

[joakoPRIMUS]

@craigmcarthur1 Amen

[Gaza880]

Hi I Love Your Videos you are very talented, i was wondering what would you say was one of the most easy to use and best soundin delay pedal but not so expensive?

[craigmcarthur1]

There are lots of delay units that are easy ti use. Try picking a second hand Boss delay DD-3, DD-5, DD-6. Good, fairly versatile and go fro decent prices on ebay etc

[blackpleg28]

@Gaza880 Not espensive?? Well you can try the memory boy it's like 110 bucks, if not you can get a cheaper copy of this from this company called Behringer, pretty close to a dd3 it's only like 40 bucks lol.

[eighty8assassins]

great song, do you have the tabs to this and if so can you tell me where to get these thanks

[craigmcarthur1]

Afraid I dont have any tabs for this tune

[Gamagachee]

Nice OK Computer poster

[rokr432]

Sounds great man. One question, how's the signal fidelity on the DD-3? I mean, is there a difference in the quality of your sound between when the pedal is off and when it's taken out of the chain?

[craigmcarthur1]

Its decent. All pedals, even 'true bypass' will exert some effect on your signal. Some pedals have buffers, some are true bypass. The relationship between these two is complex, and they can be used to compliment each other. If you have a setup with purely true bypass pedals sticking a buffered pedal in can actually improve your signal quality. Decent pedals + good quality cables + good power supply and maybe an actual buffer pedal = no problems with fidelity

[pistolpeta]

sick song man props!

[andantinowithaswager]

demonstrate the digital delay, not the distortion

[craigmcarthur1]

No uploads, no opinion.

[425V8]

you can hear the delay...

[miguelbalop]

killer tone!

[Rambo29]

Are you on the HCFX forums?

[craigmcarthur1]

Afraid not, should I be?

[Rambo29]

Yeah cause you've got some killer fx pedals, pretty good tone and we need more ppl like you

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks, I'll try and check it out

[amarr1]

@Rambo29 dawg, I love yo' rig... Craigmcarthur, you definitely should.

[nightskater2112]

im looking to buy this pedal... it says it has a hold mode but does it record like the dd-7?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop there r no recording functions on DD-3.

[TriangleSquares]

wtf i think i played a show with vinyl future

[craigmcarthur1]

Did you? Where? Its my band

[pacrat90]

u can never have enoguh distortion

[greendayfan19]

could u please help me you have alot off Boss pedals how do you do the power supply ??

with PSA adaptors from boss ??

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop i use a gig rig power generator to power a few gig rig power distributors to power all of my pedals from unit

[duneboogie1]

where can I get the tablature for that song. It's awesome!!

[scorpguitar79]

Hey Craig-I dig your videos man you are an excellent player! Have you ever tried out the Line 6 M13? You could probably make your chain alot simpler-it would beat the hell out of setting up 25 pedals at each show.

[craigmcarthur1]

I had a quick peek at it before. I am happy with setup to be honest. I have a Gig Rig Pro 14 that all my pedals are hooked up to in a big pedalboard with flightcase. So despite taking tons of gear to a gig it only takes the time to connect 5 cables to my two amps to setup i.e 2-3mins. thanks for the comment tho.

[MaestrosounD]

The m13 is just great, but could never cover all pedals craig uses. I own it myself and the the delays are outstanding, but I bought a tc nova drive which I control per midi, each scene a different drive of the tc. Isn't that cool?! believe me, it is(sorry for the offtopic:P) btw, do you use the midi out of the m13?

[scorpguitar79]

nothing could ever cover everything a person needs-the M13 doesnt do pitch shifting for instance but it is a fantastic sounding unit. No, I have never tried the MIDI with it.

[atmosmurs]

RADIOHEAD!

[ducky811]

I am totally digging the tones you are getting from your setup. Is that a Gibson or and Epiphone? Either way it sounds incredible!!! You have a nice feel and technique. Well done pal.

[craigmcarthur1]

Its an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with a few mods. Sounds decent, its one of my backup guitars.

[ducky811]

I have palyed a many of them and they are really good guitars. They are made darn near similar to the more expensively priced Gibsons. People laugh at Epiphones, but I think they are excellent guitars.

[guitarrulezz]

nice

[TheMiddlePickup]

Awesome radiohead poster. Sorry dude but it stole the show for me.

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha thanks. It is a cool poster. I bought it outside a Radiohead gig years ago on the OK Computer tour, been on my wall since. Seen every tour since!!!

[MacDrevi0us]

Does this have tap tempo?

[craigmcarthur1]

No. The DD-3 has no tap tempo. The other pedals on the dd series do, i.e the dd-6, dd-7 and dd-20

[G8rspwn]

:D

I have that same poster in my room!!!

Radiohead FTW!!!!

[gormanilius]

wish i had one :/

radiohead is awesome as fuck

[UncleLucas069]

is this gud for playing my curse by killswitch engaged?

[atreyu26zach]

is there enough delay to play something like wait for tomorrow by bless the fall

[emurami]

Awesome going to go buy now....*leaves computer*

[mhd9890]

'Clicks on SUBSCRIBE'

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha thanks

[ungel]

hey dude, im going to buy a pedal realy soon and would like to know your opinion on the ehx #1 echo effect. i think it sounds a lil bit better then the dd3 but thats just my opinion. what do you think? by the way i love your vids keep on rockin

[craigmcarthur1]

I am not huge fan of EHX pedals in general dude. Best thing to do is go to your local store and hook them both up to an amp and do the A/B test to see which one covers the bases of what ur looking for from a delay unit. I would if you can stretch ur budget make sure you get a delay pedal with a tap tempo feature, it really helps get delays in sync with ur playing.

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha thats true I do have a habit of writing dude in replies.  I do apologise

[MrChampion]

I don't mind dude, I think its pretty awesome.

[aREa51pwns]

is that just the delay pedal by its self?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yup DD-3 + amp overdrive

[aloh13]

THAT'S SLASH'S DELAY PEDAL!!!

[jerry82]

dude!

[zachhartwell]

ur cool

[zachhartwell]

how many pedals do you actually have?

[craigmcarthur1]

Alot dude. My current live rig has about 25.

[ale2912900]

wich delay is 500ms?, 800ms? and feedback?

[craigmcarthur1]

Not sure dude, old video. I dont really use the DD-3 for this sort of stuff I use a TC Nova delay and Line 6 DL4 as my main delay pedals, the DD-3 i use on my clean channel, its just a quick delay setting. Just play about with the dials until u get the tone ur after rather than trying to set to an exact setting.

[spawnednotborn]

medium is 500

[JordanWhitney2006]

whats the longest u can set them tap tempo to.?

[craigmcarthur1]

The DD-3 doesnt have a tap tempo dude. The DD-6 and DD-7 do.

[lilfisticuffs]

that was cool man!! im gona get one of these tomorow thanks to your video!

[jonwon17]

hey man you do any van halen at all? try panama it would be hell sick

[slayerxfire]

thank you so much! you helped me alot thank you so much man. I appreciate it. I am going to save like 200-300 dollars thanks

[slayerxfire]

plugged through an amp and I want it electric and uh acoustic like echo

[craigmcarthur1]

There are quite a few problems associated with running an acoustic thru an electric guitar amp dude. The main one is nasty, guitar shaking, uncontolable feedback as a result of the type of pickups found in most electro acoustics. I wouldnt really recommend it to be honest. I havent really had uch experience experimenting with distortion pedals on an acoustic so wouldnt really be able to recommend anything man. Sorry

[slayerxfire]

I am getting an acoustic electric. I need advice on which pedal to start off with. :P

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh but what r u trying to do with the elctro acoustic dude? Is it going to plugged into a mixing desk? Or u gonna be running it thru an amp? Do u want it to sound liek an acoustic, or an electric?

[slayerxfire]

Oh. So you basically wouldn't reccomend using a pedal for a acoustic? If not which one would you reccomend? sorry lol

[craigmcarthur1]

What is it ur trying to do dude? You looking for a nice acoustic sound, with some delay, reverb and chorus? Or r u looking to get an electric guitar sound from an acoustic? Or both?

[slayerxfire]

Can you use boss distortion, delay, and chorus on an acoustic elec?

[craigmcarthur1]

You could yeh. Mite not sound very good but u can. I used to use the a Boss RV-5 and DD-3 on my acoutsic. I had a dry signal that went to the desk from the guitar pickup, and 2 mics in stereo that had the delay and reverb. Sounded good. I now use a TC Electronic G-Natural system. Distortion/Overdrive thru acoustics is generally a bad idea tho.

[SLASH4LIFE111]

does the boss dd-3 have a tap tempo?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop, the Boss DD-6 and the New DD-7 have tho.

[jehabana]

nice sound dude :) got one too. though, im thinking about getting another delay for longer stuff. you think tc nova or line 6 dl4 is better?

[craigmcarthur1]

They r both good dude, i use both of them on my board for different things. As an all rd pedal tho i would get the Nova delay

[jehabana]

ayt ;) thanks man

[Tsuekasa]

Does the dd-3 have tap tempo?

[craigmcarthur1]

Nop. Better off wih a DD-7 if you are looking for a similar pedal with a tap tempo. I tend to use the DD-3 for short subtle delays to fatten cleans. I use a Line 6 DL4 and a TC Electronics Nova Delay on my board aswell, they both have tap tempos. Should defo check out the DD-7, Gigadelay, DL4 and the Nova Delay dude.

[codylove11]

hey you're pretty good...and i checked out your band...rocked...i just got the line 6 delay...very nice...i, personally, like it better than the D D-3

[craigmcarthur1]

Thanks for the kind words about the band. Yeh I agree DL4 is defo better than the DD-3. I like the DD-3 for short basic delays as its quik and easy to change the settings.

I also use a TC Nova Delay alongside my DD-3 and DL4. If your ever adding anotehr delay to your board should defo check it out.

cheers

[maverick6692]

cooooll :) like your style to not to shabby

[MusicianGuitarist]

yes. good recorded song but live video on your myspace sounds horrible. maybe a bad day? look closer maybe you learn? not very easy to do a good live performance but it comes with more years of playing dude;) but you have some good sounds, cool! keep up the playing:)

[craigmcarthur1]

I take offence to that man. We are a very good live band. I have been playing live for about 8 years, and gig about 2-3 times a week with my other band.

The live vids on the myspace were taken using a digital camera that was sat my feet on stage, infront of my monitor, which u can see from the camera angle. So if u actually know anyting about music and live performance then you will understand that onstage sound is very much different from front of house sound.

[craigmcarthur1]

Also you cant comment on how good a band sound live unless you have been there in person, again if you now anything about music you will realise that digital camera hardly give the ebst representation of sound, especially at gig volume.

Post some videos of your own playing, then I might consider your opinion.

[MusicianGuitarist]

good recordings with your band, but live it's sounded horrible

[craigmcarthur1]

What?

[Tsuekasa]

wtf?

[myromanticrifle]

i gonna check your band out haha, that was sick, i have the same petal, do you know if you can play harmony with yourself or no?

[craigmcarthur1]

Yeh check the band out dude. Theres a link to the myspace in the video description, or just type Vinyl Future into youtube search engine and a load of stuff will come up. You can play a harmony with yourself yeh, just need a long enough delay time, so with the DD-3 your slightly limited in that department.

[rodrigozamo]

hey dude.. I also have this pedal and it kicks ass!! love it... can you plz tell me your setting? love it... It must be almost like mine cuz it sounds so similiar.. mines goes:

Level: 11 o clock

Feedbk: 11 o clock

Time: 1 o clock

mode: 800ms

but I also loved yours..

BTW: very nice playing and gear

[craigmcarthur1]

Hey man, to be honest I cannot for the life of me rememeber the settin of the DD-3 in this video. I dont use the DD-3 like this much, I have a TC Electronic Nova Delay that is used for my main delay sounds, a Line 6 DL4 which is used for my atmospheric delay stuff and the DD-3 is set to a short delay to beef up my clean sound. Sorry man

[rodrigozamo]

no wonder why you had such an amazing sound... thanx anyway... congrats... nice equipment

[StanwoodSpartans]

why u get the dd-3 not the dd-6?

[craigmcarthur1]

Cheaper, and only need a short delay time on it. Dont require the tap tempo functions and some of the otehr features as I have a DL4 and it was bought as a secondary delay for an effect on one song. Looking at adding a Boss RE-20 anyways, or a TC Nova Delay for a third delay.

[StanwoodSpartans]

why u get the dd-3 not the dd-6?

[70sHippy]

what do i need to buy to get that sound, besides the pedal?

[aisle11music]

imagination

[petalovers123]

basically. and some gain

[meemawuk124]

Seymour Duncans, Reveb, Delay, Chorus and a decent amp.

[FreakyDeadlySurfer]

Skill!

[meemawuk]

haha yes. Forgot about that!

[70sHippy]

thanks. that info should come in handy.

[leavenomore]

does every pedal board has a power supply that can power up several pedals? i dont have a pedal board but i have 4 boss pedals but only 1 adapter.. why is there some guitarist that dont have a pedal board but has 1 or 2 adapters can powerup 5 or 8 pedals??? what do i need? thanx im just new to guitar stuffs.. plz help me....

[craigmcarthur1]

Some pedal baords u buy will have a power supply. Others wont. My GigRig Pro 14 powers all my pedals in a daisy chain format. I also have two ACDC Power bricks that can power each pedal seperatly that I use as a backup. I also hav a Boss PSM-5 that I use as a backup on my board, it powers all the pedals in a daisy chain format.

[craigmcarthur1]

Some pedals require individual power suplplies due to higher voltages, so I would always read the products manual to check the power ratings are compatible. Have a look at the Jim Dunlop Power Brick, quite handy power supply as is the Voodoo Labs as it has a few extra features. Mail me if u need some more help.

[rogerwatersII]

this sound is the tits, great

[craigmcarthur1]

I think I used an OD-3 as a boost pedal on an overdrive channel on my Line 6 Flextone II in this vid (although I normally use a Mesa Boogie Tremoverb Head).

[bobdiniz]

What's up dude! What is the kickin ass distortion/overdrive you used through the dd3?

Thanks!!

[Cudere]

ループしてる

[craigmcarthur1]

I dont speak Japanese dude sorry!*

*I hope its a good comment

[Cudere]

nice!

このビデオはループしてるみたい　↓

This video seems to have looped.

Finally,

I'm sorry for not understanding easily.

[Cudere]

served as a reference.

Thank you.

[tsiken123]

Hey man, just wondering. Is that pure delay? or did you put some reverb? Awesome vid by the way.

[craigmcarthur1]

Hey dude, in this vid its just Delay from the DD3, no reverb, although I use my RV-5 alot its an awesome wee pedal!

[mistercrackers]

hey what were your setting on the actual pedal during this clip. this is pretty much the sound im looking for on mine but as much as i've experimented i can't seem to find a good balance.

[craigmcarthur1]

I dont know dude, I just played around with the dials quickly, it isnt one of my presets, someone asked me to demo it and I just put random settings in and played a random riff!

[lprulz9]

all these pedals, a mesa boogie

and you still play an epiphone??

lol

[craigmcarthur1]

Haha good point! But to be fair to this guitar it sounds good, its got 2 Seymour Duncan pickups in it, no complaints from me on tone!

[rstim]

i like this delay, it sound pretty good with distortion, unlike other delays...

[flippytunes]

very nice! what kind of distortion are you using?

[craigmcarthur1]

In this vid I think it was a Boss OD-3 Overdrive pedal. I tend just to use my amps overdrive channels normally tho, I play a Mesa Boogie Tremoverb.