Boss DM-2 Delay

Brand: Boss · Category: Delay · Released: 1981

The compact Boss analog delay benchmark: dark repeats, simple controls, and bucket-brigade warmth.

The Boss DM-2 Delay is one of the classic compact analog delays, built around short-to-medium bucket-brigade repeats that sit behind the dry signal instead of competing with it. Repeat Rate, Echo, and Intensity keep the workflow direct: slapback, thickening, runaway oscillation, and warm rhythmic repeats are all available without a menu or tap-tempo system. It is prized because its limitations are musical — darker repeats, modest delay time, and a feel that flatters riffs rather than measuring them.