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Boss AD-9 Analog Delay
by Boss
45
2 endorsements on r/BuyItForLife first recommended in Mar 2025
A 300ms analog delay pedal, reissued by Boss in 2004 based on the original analog delay design.
Added Jul 5, 2026, Updated Jul 5, 2026
Why it's buy-it-for-life
Still delivers the classic warm slap-back analog delay tone decades after its original design, with the 2004 reissue itself now over two decades old.
What owners say
The original poster calls their 2004-reissue AD-9 a 'classic 300ms analog delay' that 'absolutely slaps' for slap-back tones two decades on. A commenter separately credits Boss's compact-pedal chassis generally — rigid casing, easily replaced switches and jacks — for pedals in this line lasting 40+ years.
What redditors say
Recommended on reddit as recently as March 2025
Tags
guitar-pedal analog-delay reissue analog
The AD-9 is a reissue from 2004... classic 300ms analog delay... it Absolutely slaps.
The chassis is very rigid and the switch does not put stress on the PCB... I have 40 year old bosses.