Boss Pedals DM-101 Delay Machine
Two amps, four mics, stereo wet/dry, and the most sophisticated analog delay pedal Boss has ever built. Welcome back to Edge of Breakup.
In this episode the Boss DM-101 Delay Machine takes center stage — featuring the Black Bobbin JM by Iconic Guitars with Lollar Black Bobbin Jazzmaster Pickups, running wet/dry into the Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" (dry) and Milkman Super Creamer 2x10" (wet), with the Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion joining for the second half.
This is the DM-101's killer feature used properly: stereo wet/dry. Dry guitar goes to one amp for the unprocessed signal; wet delay goes to the second amp entirely. The result is a physically separated stereo image where your clean guitar tone and your delay ambience occupy different points in the room — a sound that's impossible to achieve through any single-amp setup regardless of how good the pedal is.
The DM-101's engineering is what makes this possible cleanly. Eight 2048-stage BBD chips under precision CPU control — smaller than the common 4096-stage BBD, which allows finer tuning of each chip's behavior across the 12 modes. The signal path is 100% analog throughout. The CPU controls clocking rates, BBD connection order, and low-pass filter settings per mode without touching the audio signal. The result is analog warmth and character with digital-level mode flexibility and parameter control.
Twelve modes — all explored in this demo:
Classic: Traditional warm BBD delay up to 1200ms, modulation waveform selectable via Variation knob. Doubling + Delay: Short pre-delay doubles the source before the main delay tail. Wide: Expanded stereo field, modulation phase-shifted between outputs. Dual Mod: Independent modulation on each BBD path. Pan: Each BBD and its feedback loop routes to alternating stereo positions. Pattern: Rhythmic delay with selectable note division patterns. Modern: Extended high-frequency clarity, cleaner BBD character. Multi-Head: Multiple virtual tape heads producing complex rhythmic repeats. Non-Linear: Unusual decay characteristics without traditional feedback behavior. Ambience: Short reverb-like wash from the BBD circuit. Reflect: Reverse-character ambience. Vintage: Direct homage to the 1981 Boss DM-2.
Seven knobs: Delay Time, Intensity (feedback), Delay Volume (mix), Mod Rate, Mod Depth, Variation (mode-specific), Mode selector. Four onboard presets. 127 MIDI memories. Tap tempo with note subdivisions. Carryover on bypass.
🎛️ Boss DM-101 Delay Machine: https://www.boss.info/global/products/dm-101/
🎸 Black Bobbin: https://blackbobbin.com
🎸 Lollar Pickups: https://www.lollarguitars.com/lollar-pickups
🔊 Benson Amps: https://www.bensonamps.com/guitar-amplifiers
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🎸 Black Bobbin JM (Iconic Guitars) | Lollar Black Bobbin Jazzmaster Pickups
🎛️ Boss DM-101 Delay Machine | 8x BBD | 12 Modes | Stereo | Wet/Dry | 127 Presets | MIDI
🎛️ Also: Boss DS-1W Waza Craft Distortion (second half)
🔊 Benson Amps Monarch 2x12" (dry) + Milkman Super Creamer 2x10" (wet) | Boss Waza TAE
Recording: Universal Audio Apollo x4 | Lauten Audio LS-208 | Royer R10 & R121 | Sennheiser E906 | Ableton Live 11
