Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX vs Boss SDE-3
The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX and the Boss SDE-3 are both pedals sharing ambient, pristine, smooth. The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX leans slapback. Current prices: $188.49 vs $185.48.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.48% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Post-Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- ambient
- pristine
- smooth
- modulated
Boss SDE-3
Boss · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$188.49via Reverb
$185.48via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals Radical Delay DX is the six-mode expanded successor to the original Radical Delay in the NEO Series. Six modes: MOD (clean digital delay with Tweak for chorus or vibrato on repeats), BEND (pitch-shifting spiraling repeats), DYNA (dynamics-sensitive delay responding to pick attack intensity), REV (forward delay, reverse delay, and tape-stop effect via Tweak), ARP (chiptune arpeggiator delay with stacked pitch intervals for 8-bit sequences), and DUAL (parallel delay lines in mono, stereo, or ping-pong). Its DUAL mode includes a ping-pong delay. Features 4 onboard presets, MIDI, expression pedal morphing between two states, and USB.
The Boss SDE-3 Dual Digital Delay is a compact pedal capturing the warm digital tones, rich modulation, and smooth low-pass filter character of the original Roland SDE-3000 rack delay in a pedalboard format. Features two parallel delay lines for complex dual-delay textures with independent time and modulation control per line. Delay time up to 800ms per line. Reviewed by Guitar World. Suited to ambient, post-rock, and studio players seeking the specific warmth and modulation of vintage SDE-3000 digital delay.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Experimental
- slapback
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Live
- Studio
- Live
- Studio