The PDD1 Delay is a delay pedal made by Ibanez in Japan as part of the company's DCP series. TONEHOME dates its production run from 1987 to 1992, after which it was discontinued and never reissued1. It belongs to the same family of Ibanez delay designs covered on the site's Delay Pedals page.
History and production
The PDD1 was built in Japan across a five-year run, from 1987 through 19921. It sits in Ibanez's DCP series, a line of pedals the company produced in the late 1980s1. Unlike some vintage Ibanez designs that have returned in modern form, the PDD1 has no reissue: TONEHOME records it as never re-released1. Players interested in later Ibanez delays can look to designs such as the Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter, the Ibanez AD99 Analog Delay or the Ibanez LD303 Layer Delayer, which are separate circuits rather than reissues of the PDD1.
What it cost when new
The documented price for the PDD1 is a German list price: 485 DM in 19891. That figure is given in the currency the pedal actually sold for at the time, and it is the only price on record for the unit.
Finding one today
For a pedal that has been out of production for over three decades, the PDD1 is not a difficult find. TONEHOME rates its availability as quite good and its collectibility as medium1, which places it well within reach of a player hunting a vintage Ibanez delay rather than in the rare-and-expensive tier. That said, it remains a used-market item only, since no reissue exists1.
The PDD1 has never been reissued, so any unit on sale today is an original from the 1987 to 1992 Japanese production run1.
Owner's manual
A downloadable owner's manual for the PDD1 exists as a PDF, in German, hosted by TONEHOME on the pedal's product page1. A new owner can use it as the documented reference for the unit's controls and operation.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- TONEHOME, TONEHOME, 1989
