29.4.11

Boss DD3 "mod"


Altough I didnt used it for long, I decided to try a mod to make the pedal sweeter sounding (less digital presence).
I Think the boss dd3 is a classic digital delay with good tone. Unlike many other digital delay pedals, the dd3 has a natural punch on the repeats, wich made me think on trying a simple mod.
It was quite simple to do and afther adding a DPDT switch and a couple of polyester caps, now it has two different analogue sounding repeat modes. I used a .47 and a .1 caps on the feedback pot for each mode. Both sound more organic and warmer than stock and the repeats degrade as in analogue pedal types. One of the modes (.47uf) is really dark sounding and the repeat volume drops a bit, but its great at "slapback" sounds. The other one is more present, but still warm sounding. I could have used a on/off/on switch and keep the stock sound. But since I didnt care for the stock sound too much, decided to leave it like that for now.