DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY FOR musicians has advanced significantly since the first relatively affordable digital delays emerged in the early Eighties. So why have so many studios and guitarists refused to give up their Roland SDE-3000 rackmount units, which came out 40 years ago in 1983?
The SDE-3000 remained a permanent fixture in the stage racks of Eddie Van Halen and Steve Vai from 1985 onwards, and it instantly became a legendary effect
