Boss DD-3T Digital Delay

The Legendary Digital Delay - Evolved for Modern Musicians!

The legendary BOSS DD-3 Digital Delay has been a staple on countless pedalboards since 1986 thanks to its fantastic sound and simple operation. The DD-3T brings this classic stompbox into the modern era, combining the original sound quality and usability with significantly expanded functionality.

From now on, you can tap the delay tempo using either the built-in pedal switch or an external footswitch, choosing from three note subdivisions. Additionally, the direct output now sits right next to the main output, offering more wiring convenience for wet/dry setups.

A Classic Through and Through

The DD-3 has been continuously produced for over three decades and serves countless musicians as the ultimate stompbox delay. Based on the DD-2—the world’s first digital delay pedal from 1983—the DD-3 is especially valued for its warm, rounded delay sound and easy operation, allowing you to craft sounds in no time.

The DD-3T features the same circuit design and identical control and switch layout as the DD-3, faithfully reproducing the classic vibe of the original down to the last detail.

Integrated Tap Tempo

A key enhancement of the DD-3T is the tap tempo function, which lets you create rhythmic delay effects that form the foundation of many guitar styles. By holding the pedal switch for two seconds in delay mode, you toggle between bypass and tap control. To always have access to tap input, simply connect an external footswitch.

Once the DD-3T registers a tap input, delay times up to 800 ms become available. You can also select the note subdivision via the mode knob (quarter triplets, dotted eighths, or quarters).

Direct Output for Wet/Dry Setups

Like the DD-3, the DD-3T features a direct output now positioned right next to the main output, making wiring in various setups more comfortable. Plugging a cable into the direct output causes the main output to send only the delay effect signal.

This way, you can route wet and dry signals to different amplifiers to create immersive sounds with enormous stereo width. If your amplifier or switcher has a parallel effects loop, just insert a dummy plug into the direct output to mute the dry sound and use only the effect signal.

From Hold to Short Loop

The original DD-3 (and its predecessor DD-2) offered a groundbreaking hold function that allowed a sound to be held and continuously repeated for up to 800 ms, enabling improvisation over it. Many years later, BOSS developed this creative concept further in the Loop Stations, laying the foundation for the new musical style "Live Looping."

The DD-3T also includes the DD-3’s hold function. Reflecting today’s common usage, however, we chose a new name: Short Loop.

The revised version of the delay standard DD-3 with expanded functionality for modern musicians!