| Tried the DD-7 yesterday
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I had no idea it had even been released until I walked haphazardly into a GC. Being sometime between lunch and rush hour there were essentially no other customers and somehow there were enough employees left over from six months ago (when I was there last) that most remembered my name and those who didn't at least remembered to hand me the newest gadget and turn down the in-store music.
So, weird as it sounds, I got to try out a Boss DD-7 in a GC and I was able to hear it. Anyway, the pedal performs admirably doing exactly everything it should.
Trodden ground: it has added an analog mode as well as a modulation mode, more delay time and some new expression control. Unfortunately you can only use one external expression control at a time. It has ditched the neo-classic Boss warp mode in favor of an expression pedal (nice on one hand, irritating if you have no intention of getting an expression pedal or want to use that input for something else). Oh, and trails are still there
It sounds better than the DD-6, but I can't place how. It is also inexplicably more fun to play with. Analog mode sounds good as does modulation mode (though it's a shame you can't combine the two a la my DMM). The thing I will say is this: it has one of the best sounding choruses I've ever tried. I really love the tone and depth of it when you choose modulation mode and drop delay time to nil with effect level all the way up. As in, perhaps worth price of admission. Bringing up the delay time just a tad gets a nice pseudo-reverb making it perfect for most fretless guys who like a touch of reverb and chorus always.
As expected, it's a slight improvement over the DD-6, taking all of the obvious next steps and no real steps back. If you could use two expression controls at once and I didn't already have a DMM, I would've traded in my DD-6. Again, if you like chorus or don't have a digital delay, give this guy a shot. | 
