BOSS DD-200 - In Depth pt. 1
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- Опубліковано 4 сер 2019
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If you want to hear reverse, warp, hold, twist, looper and the half/quarter/eighth speed functions they're here - ua-cam.com/video/Kfo4DgSHKoo/v-deo.html
This is my favorite pedal and another great video. Thanks Leon.
So not only did you help me to get the most out of my FM3 now you have helped me get sounds out of my DD-200 that I didn't know were in there! Seriously dude, I have had this pedal for like 3 years and I never really messed with it until now. Thanks again Leon!
Great to hear!
What a Rush!!! Awesome demo mate!
I bought one of these and couldn’t really get on with it until I watched this video. Now it’s like I got a whole new pedal. Thanks so much
I came here for the pedal but I stayed for the guitar, it sounds so good.
Just ordered this pedal- after long considerarion. Thank you for the great demo/presentation😄
Phenomenal video, thanks from Scotland!!
very good review, all the useful tones.
Gorgeous soloing after the 20 min mark!
As the new proud owner of a DD-200 and a huge fan of Alex Lifeson, this video became particularly interesting and useful to me at around 5:30.
Nice review mate, &thanks for showing it with high gain. 👍
Hi Leon, thanks so much for this video! I found it to be one of the best I've seen covering the DD-200... very well organized and super comprehensive covering all the available delay types. You just helped me decide that the DD-200 is the right pedal for me. I was looking to get a DD-500 but this will be more than enough and take up less real estate on my board. Really nice playing by the way. I am going to hit the subscribe button in 3... 2... 1...
Glad it was helpful! I love the 500 but this is a little more grab and go. Thanks for the sub too.
Love your playing. Great demo! Seems like a delay pedal with all the options and features I'd like to have, without being too complex for me to enjoy.
This entire series of pedals looks epic AF to be honest. So far the eq and delay have not disappointed, particularly keen for the OD200 to come out. I really wish they did the reverb as well though, that would've been wonderful. Oh well...
Boss is so overlooked man just coz none of their stuff burn a hole in your pocket. I mean Strymon is great but this pedal is everything I want in a Delay Pedal. From Floyd to Post Rock, this covers everything. And Leon, love your stuff mate.
Can't ever imagine replacing my DD5 or DM3, but I do absolutely love these 200 series form factors. The EQ is incredible, as Leon has already shown in a previous vid. But this unit will almost definitely be the most profitable for Boss, based on the dd500 success.
Yeah this thing is going to sell like hot cakes
Thanks.I bought this recently because of your vids !
Great demo Leon
You were playing some real fantastic noodles at the end. Thats a fun tone for that.
Nobody does as in depth reviews as Leon - your the best
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thanks for this video. really helped me understand this petal. very well organized and clear.
Glad it was helpful!
LOVE this pedal! I got one good as new from a guy for 150 pounds!! sold my DD-8 to help pay for it :) nothing wrong with the single pedal! loads of fun but the DD200 is something else!!! the tone control is great! the pad echo is really nice! you get a Tera echo as well!! and I find myself using the pattern section often :) the unit is a sweet shop of delays!!!
Just got one. Like it so far
Excellent review!
Thank you kindly!
Great demo Leon ! I ordered one last week. It arrived a few days ago but my bout with leukemia put me in the hospital so I haven’t got my hands on it yet. After watching this video I’ll easily know the basics of navigating the pedal. I almost bought a DD500 and I’m so glad I went this route instead. I’m not much for tweaking.
This one will surely make you happy! Keep us updated 👍 I wish you health and happiness!
really hope you're recovering well mate!
Get better soon! Hope u r enjoying the dd-200
Nice job !
Wow! So cool! I didn't really pay attention to this, when it came out. I'm starting to think, for the price, this is great. Not too much fiddling , and it is really easy to use, without spending all day trying to program it. I simply don't have the "time" for that. Once again, thanks for your great demos! Maybe I will also look at the RV200. MIDI them together, and be done.
Well done. Best review of this pedal on YT. You got me, I bought one yesterday.. Subbed 👍
Cheers!
Did you buy the psu also? Is it the same standard psu that boss is required for their Boss pedal?
@@guitarhub90 Yep standard 9v boss adapter
wow... for the most part, and it may be due to my lack of use of Boss products as I only have one on my pedal board (BF-2 Flanger), I find that Boss pedals generally "color" the guitar's tone but this delay is really clear. Really digging this!!
It's funny because after several years owning dozens upon dozens of various pedals, boutique or otherwise, I eventually ended up with almost all boss or Ibanez pedals making my final cut. I remember when Boss did have a few bad years of cosm and the like, but I think they really have made some of the best stuff ever. They do have buffers in everything, so maybe that's what you perceive as coloring, which some people hate. It doesn't matter much to me but I can get why some people still think buffers are the devil.
Super informative in a usable context. I'm diggin' the gear-geek factor and player enthusiasm! I currently use the Pigtronix Echolution DLX, which I love, but this may be a new road to travel... I already ordered the 200 series EQ too, but I can't wait for the Mod pedal in this series, any ideas on that one?
Nice video! Would you be able to be able to do a vid(s) on the pros and cons on going the pedalboard/Amp route vs the modeler route, which include the pros and cons for different applications (practicing, rehearsal, live, recording)? Then a video on how the two can be used together. For example, a video of an actual pedal board that goes into (let's say FM3 when it comes out) modeler that acts as the amp/cab going direct. Or going thru the modeler where it acts as a pedalboard into an actual amp?
Oh boy. I'm such a Tera Echo addict. I had the TE-2 in the loop of my Axe Fx II XL and later the Axe III. Then I got the DD-500 only for having the Tera Echo effect in the loop of my DAW. Then I sold both because I should be able to dig something up in either the Axe or with a plugin. But I never managed to do that. Now I kinda miss it. Hmm ... maybe I should go for this pedal or the DD-500 again - it seems the DD-500 is only a little more expensive.
I've had tons of different boosts, distortions, delays and reverbs. And they are all slowly being replaced with plugins, it's just a great way to work. You have to remember that everything you put in front of your amp is going to degrade/color the sound in some way, even with a pedal buffer. I still enjoy plugging straight into an amp the best.
Incorrect
Incredible demo. I have a Source Audio Nemesis that I have never been totally happy with. I might sell it and get this pedal. That drum echo was amazing. I have an Axe III, I hope we can get facsimiles of the drum echo and tera echo at some point.
I'd love the drum echo in the III. This preset is well worth trying to cop some vintage echo vibes - axechange.fractalaudio.com/detail.php?preset=6585
Leon, I was curious what amp your using? Always appreciate your videos!
You know what the next comparison should be, I even bet you have already compared if not even made a video already.
How is the buffer in this thing? I have the the MS-3 & I can't stand the buffer. The MS3 has a lot of great effects and features, but I really wish it didn't have the buffer. I "dealt with it" on my board (for gigging) because I loved the touch wah, but since I rarely use auto-wah I couldn't see sacrificing the tone. The MS3 other effects IMO also need to go through an effects loop. Until I did the 4 cable method I didn't like the reverb, delay or modulation effects -even the Terra Echo. Through the front of the amp, esp with drive, they are weak.
Since Boss seemed to always have great buffers on their single effect pedals I am hoping the DD200 has a buffer similar to the older DD2/3/....7 etc. I'm game. I got used to tap tempo on the MS3 and now need that option!
sounds awesome. now it can out do all the junky pedals. BOSS IS BIG BAD AND BADASS AWESOME>
Can you explain a little more on the dual delay parameter? If a quarter note is set, putting the parameter knob at 75 makes the second delay a dotted eighth? What about the parameter at 50? 25? If the original is an eighth note, what would the second delays be at 75, 50, etc?
This is the second Boss 200 series pedal I purchased as a result of your demos (the other being the EQ-200, which is a no brainer for the music I play; sound quality/tone , easy of use tone and midi flexibility, it's all there). Do you have an videos focused on use of the DD 200 looper? I'll apologize in advance if I missed it in this video.
Thanks again Leon, your content is always in my UA-cam queue.
I've got a looper video coming up! So glad you're digging them
Best demo out there at the moment. Excellent quality and playing.
The only question I have is: is it buffered like the other Boss pedals? Can you turn the buffer off like on the DD500?
You know, in some amps like Boogies which already have a tube buffered loop, this would be a double buffer... Not good, I guess. (am I right? Or is it just a bad thought of mine?)
Buffering is about lowering the output impedance of the signal, so there's no multiplying effect with buffers; a buffered signal coming out of one pedal going into another buffered pedal will simply maintain its low output impedance. The only issue with stacking buffers is, like anything else, the quality of the buffers in the chain. I suspect the fear of buffers comes from past experience of stacking a series of cheap pedals from the '80s with crap buffers.
Thanks for the answer, man.
By the way, I checked the manual on the website: it is buffered and no, you can't turn it off like on the DD500
this demo is almost perfect if you are demoing the loop and maybe how to operate the preset. because i'm wondering the transition of the preset, like the tail or the laidback or what. but this demo is very cool! keep it up!
Might have to do a. standalone demo of the looper and trails!
Hello Leon! I've seen there`s un update for the pedal that allows more than 100 presets to be stored. Which is the mini USB cable needed; the same used for Android devices? Also, can you make a video to show how to make the update properly? Thanks!
Then I saw and could make the update.
Hey man would you know if the dd200 can act as a master clock to set tempo to other pedals?
It doesn't appear to have any way to control the modulation speed, which seems like an oversight. Otherwise looks great.
@LeonTodd Can I get a DD2 (SDE 3000) sound from this one? Like you did there with the Standard mode, rolled the tone half down a bit and added modulation. Is that close enough to the Roland SDE sound?
Thanks for the math explanation on the Dual mode. Now I “get it.” But, I agree that the Ducking mode is a real wtf? It’s a terrible implementation. I really hope they fix that... I’ll buy one if they do. Not really a fan of the LoFi mode either... could have used a PingPong mode in there.
3:56 Thats it. The DEDU pedal.
🙏😎
Would I be able to get more access to presets if I had an external pedal?
does anyone know how to change whatever the screen is showing to BPM? it just doesn't seem right to me? 572? when im in dotted 8th?
Cool demo emo emo emo.....nice pedal to enjoy joy joy joy...very informative as usual al al al....(note: this comment was made using 330ms of whatever is in your head)
375ms to be exact
@@LeonTodd Ah OK...but it is true bypass ass ass ass.....?
The Boss DD-200 is the only effects unit with PAD DELAY and it is the wildest, most imaginative delay they make. That it is not on ANY other Boss box might just be because it requires too much digital processing power. Even the most expensive multi effects processor, the GT-1000 does not have pad delay.
Great video Leon! I'm just one paycheck away from buying one of these. I'm hoping they come out with a RV-200, I'd love to have a smaller, easier to use version of the RV-500. Do you know if this may come about?
No idea if they will but I'm in the same boat, the RV200 would be awesome!
Same man! I think I’ll buy this and wait for a RV200. The room I play in has a lot of natural reverb anyway lol
I was close to buying one of these, it looks like it's a great unit, and I'd probably enjoy it. But I ended up going with the Mako D1 and I love it.
Great demo Leon! I’m definitely going in on this one, don’t need the crazy tweaking of the DD500 and like the ease of use here. Can you explain what you mean by the 75% dual delay? Are you setting the quarter note to 75% of the mix and eighth note to 25% mix?
It sets the ratio between the delay times. If the main delay time was 500ms then the other delay would be 375ms.
@@LeonTodd ah ok, great thanks!
I love presets and all these modes.... but torn between the dd200 and the space echo. Any thoughts anyone?
I didnt hear much stereo going on?
Trying to use midi from my Gigrig G2 switcher to recall memory locations in the DD-200 but no luck so far. Any guidance is appreciated.
First port of call is always to check the midi channel on the gig rig is the same as the DD.
where the HECK is the OD 200 DISTORTION PEDAL? there are only videos for this one and the modulation one. that is a good sign or a bad sign
Great demo! Does the DD-200 have spillover between presets or just when bypassed? Thanks!
Great question! I'll investigate and report back
@@LeonTodd One other question. Does it only have the 4 memory slots or can more be accessed via MIDI? Thanks brotha!!
Seriously looking into this as my do-it-all delay. Got a TC Nova & Source Audio Nemesis, the TC has seen better days and the Source Audio is wonderful but the interface is not as intuitive as the Boss. More of a studio tool imo.
The DD200 checks all the boxes for a working guitarists gigging mainstay.
... you already sold me on the Digitech Time Bender (200 clams on ebay! Score :))and that's a super fun delay.
Looking at bank balance... Looking and listening to the DD200... balance is currently losing that battle...
DD200's Tape and Drum don't sound as good as the Nemesis imo. Good, just lacking that Tape "halo" effect you get with aged tape +wow&flutter.
Thanks for the detailed review, Leon. What about the max delay time on this thing? I can't find that spec anywhere online and was hoping you'd mention it. One of the things I loved about the DD-20 was the capability to do really long delays (23 seconds, I think). How does the DD200 compare?
the looper can do 60 seconds, I'll double check with the delay time
@@LeonTodd Thanks for the reply. I actually bought a DD-200 over the weekend based partly on this video. The maximum delay time is 5 seconds. That's way shorter than the DD-20, but with the built-in looper it almost doesn't matter.
@@septoberenergy6542 Yeah the looper can do 60 which is cool. i've actually got a follow up vid coming tomorrow! hjope you're digging the DD
The looper is good. I sure wish there was a fade adjustments to control the amount of repeats
Does anyone know what the maximum delay time is? All sites keep saying 60 seconds but that is the length for the looper. I'm more interested in the delay time.
I got one from watching a few videos and reading the manual, and couldn't resist what this thing can do. Max delay time is 5 seconds on some settings, which is plenty.
All the delays have the same ‘tone’ or ‘sheen’ to them. This has been my problem with all the multi delays I’ve had. The Timeline, Nemesis and Echosystem.
You get a lot of different delays, but not different tones.
You got it mate. Almost nobody else does & it it astonishes me. These pedals have "a" sound. Often I'll listen to the first few seconds of a review then I'll butt out or, if I like the basic tone of a pedal I'll watch the whole review. I don't know whether it relates to the buffer or to the designer's take on compression. When I listen to Radiohead I hear Line 6....& that's just 1 pedal on a really big board!!
I’m auditioning this through UA-cam videos, but when you played Genesis at 5.30 you sold it to me! What’s it from... the track name escapes me and it’s driving me bonkers. Great video, Leon, thanks!!!
Lol thats Rush closer to the heart
Around 12:00 sounds like you
Played the “stranger things” theme song
No reverse, hold, warp, or twist?
Check the warp & twist here, I'll cover reverse & the looper in another vid ua-cam.com/video/G0RDre-nx14/v-deo.html
Stupid question but how does this compare with the DD-7? I assume that it can replicate absolutely everything that the DD-7 can do and much more?
I've got a DD series shootout in the works so I'll be keen to compare them. More modes, routing options and control with this one.
Great video... you talked just a little bit about its midi capability. Hoy is it compared to the dd500? Can you tweak every parameter incluiding the looper via midi?
Stranger things 11:50
That’s what I thought too
How do you program bpms tho? Possible?
How many preset can we save in this unit???
Which is better? Strymon Timefactor or DD-200?
Nemesis Delay
The interesting thing about this pedal, is that it is designed to be a stomp pedal yet every demo that I’ve seen of it is being executed as a table top device. How practical is a foot pedal that isnt so easy to operated it’s features on the fly by the foot?
That's probably got more to do with the nature of video production than the pedal itself.
That's why it had a midi option and memory banks
Damn man, you can play your a$$ off!
I am starting to like BOSS FX again. but thats only your vid.. I usually turn away from boss after time I use it because of reasons that pop up after I get a pedal. Never in the store.
They make solid stuff. The 200 series stuff is as good as anything else out there.
Does it do ping pong?
Yes
The tone control only affects the delay tone, not the input tone?
Correct
sounds good, but my zoom ms 50g is more exciting. we want the distortion!
Is this delay included in the GT1000
Some of the modes are, yes
22:36. "if you want to worship Satan, like I do!" Oops, never mind.
Should I really sell my Strymon for this fugly thing? Sounds decent enough...
Which one do you have?
It's a digital world, man. The strymon you have probably has had almost 10y.o. Shelf life already, probably.
Well, I'm regretting selling my dd-20. The 200 contains lots of crappy sounds, a couple settings I was exited about are useless, it seems frail - TOTALLY un-Bosslike - it's FUGLY. The only improvement is greatly reduced size, weight and power consumption (the 20 couldn't use just any old wallwart). Luckily I do have four good presets, the downside being they're all standard or single head tape. The other tape settings are garbled as are the disappointing "drum" settings. If you don't mind the weight and size of the standard Boss double pedals, get a used DD-20 for $120ish - people are dumping them to get these like I did (I feel like a sucker) The new sounds the 20 doesn't have will sound dated in a year anyway and It's just a better sounding pedal.
This is good to know. I'm considering the 200 or 500. Maybe not :/
@@PinchTune okay now the 500 I bet is fantastic. Of course get it from somewhere you can return it. But if my MD 500 (I absolutely love it) is any indication it should be fantastic. Personally I just don't need that many delay sounds but quality wise I'd just bet the 500 is top notch.
@@deanallen9660 Ah, I see what you mean. It's almost as if BOSS purposely dumbed down the 200 to make sure it doesn't compete with the 500. I love the simpler interface of the 200, but in the end, the sounds HAVE to be top notch, otherwise not worth it.
@@PinchTune Well people who keep calling the DD-200 "The DD-500's greatest hits" could be right but it's too similar to the 20 for me to see it as anything but a smaller, lighter, updated 20. Operates the same way, 4 presets and a manual mode, big dial of sounds. Difference is the 20 sounds are better and the modulation is nice and more adjustable, and no trendy sounds to go obsolete. MUCH CHEAPER now used too!
@@deanallen9660 I did sooooo much research in order to buy one of these... and after so much back and forth, I thought the DD-200 was just too limited and the DD-500 too complicated. So I ordered a Source Audio Collider, which is based on the Nemesis. I might revisit BOSS later. I would like to try the DD-200, but I don't want to buy new and find myself having to take a bath on resale. If I can find a good used one to lower the risk of losing money if I have to resell, i'll give it a try.
In depth...but no looper ?
i'm in too deep
I'm trying to keep
Up above in my head,
But I forgot the looper
@@LeonTodd hey no worries, I was just wondering if you can record the delayed sounds in the looper, or change delay type for different overdubs etc, doesn't really say much in the manual. But great review anyway.
No, it's a good point. I'll make a video with the looper in the next week and post it up so hopefully that will address some questions. If there's anything else you want to know I'll try address them too.
@@LeonTodd thanks that would be great. I think the only thing I want to know is how the subdivisions work when you are using the multi tap delays like the drum echo, I think it could make some very interesting sounds!
And the hold function, I would like to see that too (is it just a foot switch thing though)? I should find a shop that has one really!!!
Is like NOBODY demonstrating the hold/warp/twist function :( ?
Not so in depth then imo...
Same. That's the only thing I want to know about at this point. If it can't do those things exactly like the DD-20 can, then I'll probably go that route.
You can hear them here - ua-cam.com/video/G0RDre-nx14/v-deo.html
Don't worship satan, man :(
8:28 incredible