Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

xxxplorer

xxxplorer

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I found one on Craigslist for $80, so I took the plunge. I'm probably going to throw it on ebay and keep my Boss DD-2... everything you read about this thing is how wonderful it plays in front of an amp and blah blah... but, the Boss actually does way better at it and the repeats on the DBD sound like a bad impression of a way huge aqua puss (had one).

People spend over $300 on a handwired version of this thing and $200 on a circuit board version, and I think personally that if you want an analogue sounding delay, just get the aquapuss or carbon copy and save $50.

This thing doesn't even work in an effects loop well as it doesn't have enough headroom... which you expect from an analogue pedal, but I just can't jive with this thing... It's not like an Ecorec that does something way cool enough to work around some 'funkiness'...

Me no likey.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

That's my impression of just about every analog or tape voiced digital delay unit I've tried thus far!

Hate to be that way but I haven't tried one yet that impressed me.

Sorry you had a bad experience but at least yer only in 80 bones and it's an easy flip!
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

the guy who invented fire said:
That's my impression of just about every analog or tape voiced digital delay unit I've tried thus far!

Hate to be that way but I haven't tried one yet that impressed me.

Sorry you had a bad experience but at least yer only in 80 bones and it's an easy flip!
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Yea, sell it for 150 and you'll admire at least one function; cork sniffing magnetism.

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Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

Yeah, I'm putting it on the bay. The Catalinbread Ecorec is one that stands out, that thing is inspiration in a box. This is like wtf are people sniffing lol.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

Ooh dat Echorec. The Belle Epoch is nice too, but I like the Echorec more.

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Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

I had the handwired version and, it was a great delay under distortion in front the amp.
Anyway, it's a digital delay with "analog paths" but, as digitial as any digital.
But, currently, I've got the Strymon El Capistan and, it sounds waaaaay better.
When digital delays are involved, the quality of the A/D D/A converters makes a huge difference.

But sure, Boss did and still does top notch digital delays.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

im going to need a good delay again for distortion, Rockett Alien works very well
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

I have yet to find an analog delay pedal that beats my Maxon AD9. I tried the Deep Blue Delay as well as a Wampler Faux, Guyatone Mighty Micro, Catalinbread Belle, and T-Rex Replica. I thought the Deep Blue and the rest were great delay pedals except for the Catalinbread which was just kind of bland, dry and didn't seem to sit well on any setting. Guyatone makes one which is very reasonably priced and it might be the best value, and I like it better than the Carbon Copy. Wampler Faux and T-Rex Replica were probably the best of the bunch. There's nothing bad about the Mad Professor Deep Blue. It's a great delay. I don't know why people go spend $200-300 on a delay pedal and then come back and say their $100 BOSS is better. I think the BOSS pedal is good in that it does sound pretty good and it's easy to gett a great delay sound. However, when you're talking about analog delay, it's harder to apply. I like a warm delay pedal with a bright amp. Some delays are kind of crisp and that sounds good in certain applications too.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

Almost all you listed are digital pedals that mimic. I thought the deep blue was a joke. All good. I made $50 :)
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

wampler faux made my tone brighter,well thats gone. TC Electronics flash back delay work good for leads? will check the Maxon out sometime!
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

xxxplorer said:
Almost all you listed are digital pedals that mimic. I thought the deep blue was a joke. All good. I made $50 :)
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Yes, but my AD999 is analog and it's the best analog delay I know of. What makes the Deep Blue a joke? You're pretty harsh in your criticism but what exactly is the problem with it? It sounds like you just didn't get the kind of delay you were expecting because I know the Deep Blue to be a good delay. It's certainly doesn't sound like a joke, and the build quality is not a joke as far as know, so what exactly makes it so bad? What rig are you running it through? What kind of cables/patch cables are you using? How is your FX loop set up (parallel, serial, +4dBu/-10dB...)? Is the the tone, delay range, etc... you don't like, or is it noisy, has a sucky bypass, or something else?
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

I don't generally get along with analog delays, either. They're just too short for me.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

It's a joke to me because it's over priced and the marketing for it implies some special analog/digital hybrid, when the only analog part is the dry path. Boss has done that for over 30 years.

Second, if you're going to make an expensive digital delay that sounds analog... At least up the headroom. This thing poorly imitates an analog delay and still has the finicky nature. The maxon can even handle an effects loop better and it's actually analog and not much more in price.

I'm actually looking at a maxon as we speak ;)
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

xxxplorer said:
It's a joke to me because it's over priced and the marketing for it implies some special analog/digital hybrid, when the only analog part is the dry path. Boss has done that for over 30 years.

Second, if you're going to make an expensive digital delay that sounds analog... At least up the headroom. This thing poorly imitates an analog delay and still has the finicky nature. The maxon can even handle an effects loop better and it's actually analog and not much more in price.

I'm actually looking at a maxon as we speak ;)
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OK in that case then I can understand your point of view. The Maxon isn't a high-headroom delay as far as I know, or at least I don't hear that from mine. It works exceptionally well with overdriven/distortion tones which is what I use it for, but I've never had a complaint about it for clean tone. Have you considered the T-Rex Replica? I don't know if it's a true analog delay or whatever, but it sure does sound great and sits right on almost any setting.
 
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Delay is BS. Get a good backup guitar player. Replicating notes in a loop proves (IMHO) lack of ability. IF you can't do triplets ad infinitum without an effect, learn.
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Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

^lol... Actually most of time I find it easier to play the notes most use delay for. When I found out that delay was used for some stuff I at first thought they were cheating. It's not as easy as it seems playing in time with delay.

I only use it for solos or slap back, or ssssllllooow spaced out fun.
 
Re: Got a Mad Professor Deep Blue Delay... I must be missing something.

The ad-999 pro is supposed to take line level well, not the ad-999. My mistake.
 
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