so1om
Joined: May 10, 2012
Posts: 492
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Posted on May 16 2012 08:57 AM
ok.. so some years ago my brother gave me the boss DD-3. Suprisingly (given my occupation) i am not a knob twiddler. I am strictly plug in and go. Thus I have never plugged it in to mess aroudn with it. I have always associated "digital delay" with more of U2/The Edge and that type of sound. While i like that music, i just don't play it.
I am more of Duane Eddy/Eddie Cochran slapbacky "Sittin in the Balcony" sorta player, then extending to surf and "basic rock" where a number or two of reverb is "the norm".
Gathering facts, 1) I don't have enough $ for a Kahuna/outboard tank, 2) I know reverb (not necessarily slapback) is what i want, and 3) I'm not a knob twiddler.. it would seem the simplicity of the FRV-1 is a better fit. I could plug that into my SF Vibro Champ and be playing in minutes.
But interim (until i get money for the FRV-1), can the DD-3 actually be set to a decent reverb-type sound? Or maybe slapback.
If someone has some number settings or ideas, let me know... (if you have a used FRV-1 for sale...  )
Thanks!
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Las_Barracudas
Joined: Apr 24, 2011
Posts: 1087
Surf City, NC
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Posted on May 16 2012 09:03 AM
I have both and the Boss FRV-1 is what you want for reverb.
I use the Delay for slapback and some occasional sci-fi sounding effects.
— METEOR IV on reverbnation
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so1om
Joined: May 10, 2012
Posts: 492
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Posted on May 16 2012 09:16 AM
Thanks.. I have also heard of the boss RV3 or RV5 but i'm not familar with those. The FRV-1 seems to make sense to me when turning knobs.
I should add.. i am really not an effects person. In the 80s i had the chorus, an old univox phase shifter, MXR dyna comp, EH microsynth, etc.. and i mess around with them, then put them away. When i play, i plug straight in and go. The only exception is that when i need it, i'll use a DOD 250 overdrive preamp.
The "problem" is that my vibro champ does it all... except reverb! i have a couple larger amps that have that, but the VC is the practice/go to amp.
Ultimately, I suppose the princeton reverb would be the way to go.. if only the champ had the verb.
Last edited: May 16, 2012 09:18:04
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Noel
Joined: Mar 15, 2011
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Back in Piitsburgh, Pennsylvania, where I grew up.
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Posted on May 16 2012 09:29 AM
I agree about the FRV-1 and reverb generally.
But you can get a decent and unique surfy sound by setting your delay Time to BPM, so it repeats between every beat. Then set Repeat very long, so it keeps repeating as you play. Last, set Level to be about as loud as your dry signal. Combined, these settings create a kind of echo-chamber effect.
I do this quite effectively with my analog delay pedal. Really very effective during glissandos and palm-muting. And it works amazingly well with my digital Space Echo to create very dreamy sounds. I don't have a DD3, but try it; you may like it.
It doesn't substitute for reverb, but it has its own unique and very usable sound. Hope this helps.
You will have to experiment to get the sounds you like once you get an FRV-1, so now is a good time to start with the pedal you have. Just have fun.
— This is Noel. Reverb's at maximum an' I'm givin' 'er all she's got.
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gui_SURF_tar
Joined: May 04, 2010
Posts: 175
norway
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Posted on May 16 2012 09:54 AM
i would say get the frv-1 for surf reverb and the
dd-3 for rockabilly slap back echo
btw heres a great slap back setting for eddie chocran stuff
Your text to link here...
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Stormtiger
Joined: Dec 12, 2006
Posts: 2687
Ventura, CA
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Posted on May 16 2012 12:42 PM
I use a DD-3 regularly with my Blues Jr. for a small rig, I used it last night. It is not reverb but along with the onboard reverb I get a nice wet sound, not drip but then you just can't get that without a tank. I had the Boss RV-3 with reverb and delay but the DD-3 sounded better to me, the RV-3 has plate and hall settings that sound cavernous but not wet.
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LeeVanCleef
Joined: Oct 05, 2011
Posts: 744
France
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Posted on May 16 2012 07:41 PM
The Line 6 Verbzilla has 2 drippy spring reverb modes plus a slapback echo mode, along with 9 more modern reverb types... So you can have both in one pedal, but the downside is it's the kind of pedal you have to fiddle with the settings.
— Old punks never die... They just become surf rockers.
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