BOSS DD-3T

RRP: $259

Type: Digital delay Bypass: Buffered

PROS

• Sounds fantastic

• Versatile

CONS

• Quite expensive

The Boss DD-3 has been the gold standard for digital delays ever since its introduction in 1986, and members of the DD series have been used on records by bands as diverse as The Cult, Melt Banana, Tool and Radiohead. So many players have made the white-and-blue box their own that it’s probably quicker to list the players that haven’t owned a DD-series delay at some point.

For a digital delay, the DD-3 has a very pleasant character, bedding down well into a band mix while retaining enough of that pristine, digital feel that it ‘chimes’ in a way that analogue delays don’t, cutting through the top end of a mix.

The DD-3T is the most modern incarnation of this classic pedal, adding tap tempo to an already formidable platform.