Re: Boss DD-5 vs. DL4

[George McConnell <gcm22@drexel.edu>]

Thanks for the advice!  You're right, I really have to try them out myself.
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From: legion <legion@voicenet.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
Sent: Monday, January 10, 2000 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: Boss DD-5 vs. DL4


> > the dl4 is about 5000% more versatile than the dd5. the dd5 doesn't 
>even
come close. =-)
>
> While I agree taht the DL4 is the more versitle delay it does not have
> the one simple feature theboss Dl5 does and that's a simple delay that
> you can switch to be an infinte loops *FROM DELAY MODE*. This is an
> importnat distinction because the DL4 has a looper and has tons of
> delays and parameters byt n'er the two shall meet. The basic digitech
> PDS series has this on a separate footswitch and the Boss stomps have a
> setting to jump from delaying to looping but the DL4 is either a looper
> (with some minor pre delay features) or a full blown delay without
> infinite repeat.
>
> I believe the original question was aksing about the two pedals in
> question and this is the only real important distinction. If a potential
> buyer reading this  does know what I'm tlaking about above then you'd
> probably be more than happy with the DL4 over the Boss. If an delay->
> infinite loop feature is absoutley necessary for you then youreally need
> to try the two pedals out in persons (perhaps next to a digitech PDS1002
> or something) and see for yourself which fits your needs.
>
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