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boss dd-5 w/expression pedal

evenflowrocksevenflowrocks Posts: 96
edited August 2004 in Musicians and Gearheads
Okay so I might trade my dd3 for a dd5. seeing as how I play the "Mike" parts in a PJ tribute, I kinda need to change the delay speeds quite often and bending down trying to adjust a pedal on a dark stage is a bitch. so I was thinkin I'd swap mine for our other guitarists and then go buy the pedal for the tap tempo feature. any thoughts? do these things work at all? tanks, scott




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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Scott, DD6 over DD5 trust me. People hated the DD5 it wasn't around long.

    The DD6 has been better recieved. If you're swapping go with the DD-6


    The Line 6 DL-4 w/Expression pedal would be the most accurate option but it gets pricey.


    http://www.analogman.com/dd5.htm

    well, ok, so maybe I'm wrong, all the folks I know like the DD6 better. I think the tone is better out of the DD6. Definately check them both out before you buy.
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    The nice thing about the DD-5 is that the tap feature is via an external pedal. The DD-6 has an integrated tap using the on/off footswitch. If you are going to be tapping away at the pedal a bunch, I'd be for getting something with a dedicated tap switch so you don't wear out the on/off switch at the same time. The DL-4 is a great pedal, has a dedicated tap, and is consequently the same pedal that Mike uses. I do feel that the DD-6 sounds better, but for practical reasons, you gotta do what you gotta do. The price of a DD-5 plus the tap switch is probably going to be about the same as just getting a DL-4, and will take up about as much space, so I'd personally just get the DL-4.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    Originally posted by mccreadyisgod
    The nice thing about the DD-5 is that the tap feature is via an external pedal. The DD-6 has an integrated tap using the on/off footswitch. If you are going to be tapping away at the pedal a bunch, I'd be for getting something with a dedicated tap switch so you don't wear out the on/off switch at the same time. The DL-4 is a great pedal, has a dedicated tap, and is consequently the same pedal that Mike uses. I do feel that the DD-6 sounds better, but for practical reasons, you gotta do what you gotta do. The price of a DD-5 plus the tap switch is probably going to be about the same as just getting a DL-4, and will take up about as much space, so I'd personally just get the DL-4.

    did you see the analogman mod for the expression pedal?
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  • mccreadyisgodmccreadyisgod Posts: 6,395
    Originally posted by Pacomc79
    did you see the analogman mod for the expression pedal?

    Yeah...


    I just prefer tap tempos. I'd hate to sit there with an expression pedal, rocking forward and backward, trying to find 1/4 notes at 140 bpm. And $60 is a lotta change to mod a $150 pedal. Plus the expression pedal... so you have a total investment of $260. I'd rather get the tap tempo for the DD-5, or just get a DL-4 or a DD-20.



    If it wasn't for space and power supply, I would've gotten the DD-20 instead of my DD-6. That's a great pedal...
    ...and if you don't like it, you can suck on an egg.
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