I play 6-string, 12-string, and bass guitar and harmonica. I have been playing harmonica for 38 years, guitar for 36 years, and bass for 24 years. I have played in a couple of bands but primarily play as solo musician. My musical style is a fusion I call "Psychedelic Country Gospel." (Think hybrid of Statler Brothers/Beatles/Buck Owens.) I purchased this at Lanham Music in Saint Joseph, MO, to simplify my signal chain and eliminate/replace an Alesis Guitar FX which I have never been happy with. While other reviews describe these pedals as noisy, I have not found that to be the case with this one. I enjoy having knobs to adjust to change the settings instead of having to adjust and store settings on a Multi-FX box. The battery access is difficult to open when replacing batteries and is an invitation to damaging the pedal. A better designed unit would have the battery cover in the back. The construction is heavy plastic--not as durable as metal, but heavy enough with a light tap of the foot. If I literally stomped on this it would not be a roadworthy unit. Fortunately, it is sensitive enough to respond to a light tap. Not bad for a starter effect or for occasional gigging--but for the person who has to earn a living with their music, buy DigiTech or Boss. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
The Behringer DD400 Digital Delay is a pedal that will most often be seen for use with electric guitar, but suitable for use with any electronic instrument. Behringer obviously had the Boss DD series of digital delay pedals in mind here. The pedal has ¼” connections for input and for two outputs, one of which is supposed to be for sending a direct signal out, but of course can be used in any capacity that you choose. The pedal can be powered by either a nine volt battery or power supply and isn’t rack mountable in any way. UTILIZATION Using the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay pedal didn’t prove to be too difficult for me, as I found it to be pretty self explanatory from the get go. The parameters that it has to work with are for level, feedback, and time, as well as a mode parameter which gives you seven points to choose from to set the amount of delay you want to set in terms of milliseconds. One of these includes a ‘hold’ setting, and there are actually two of each amount on here, ranging from 200 ms to 1300 ms. This make up is definitely reminiscent of a Boss pedal, and the DD series of Boss pedals in particular. A manual shouldn’t be necessary for most users, but again most users of the DD400 will probably be beginners. SOUND QUALITY The sound of the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay is about average. It isn’t anything to write home about, but at the same time isn’t as bad sounding as the other Behringer guitar pedals that I’ve used. This is good enough sounding to give you some basic delay sounds, but there isn’t enough flexibility to make it a complete delay pedal. It certainly sounds digital, and often times stale. Based on sound, I’d only recommend it to the user looking to get started with delay. OVERALL OPINION While the price of the Behringer DD400 Digital Delay will be enough to attract many customers, if you’re an experienced player the sound of the pedal most likely won’t be adequate for you. I’d really only recommend it for beginners and/or those who want to get their feet wet with delay and don’t have much money at all to spend on a pedal. I would however, encourage those interested to check out some of the Boss pedals that this is so obviously modeled after, as for a little more money you can get the real deal…
