Had one since 2000 and it never left my board. It is an amazing delay pedal that has its own very unique voice. I have played through a lot of other delay units since, objectively better than my DE7 but I just keep coming back to it almost immidiately.
In 2001. by chance as i was looking for some good delay echo pedal, my friend brought me DE-7 from Phoenix directly at my home, in Montenegro. I don't know who from the famous people used it, i am writing this at the beggining of the video, because i loved the sentence you spoke ''why DE-7 still matters'. I will just say, never had a better dalay or echo pedal, and never will i use and search for the other. That one was stolen, so now, i am looking to buy it, to have it again.
When high school me was at his peak level of experimentation and chasing some crazy Tom Morello-style sounds I put a DE7 after a Talk Box and Dano French Toast Fuzz. In the 23 years since then the DE7 still makes its way onto every board I build. There's just something magic about it I haven't been able to find in any other pedal or plugin.
Been using mine since I bought it when they had just replaced the soundtanks with the tone-locks. Absolutely love it. I use the echo for slapback and the wild oscillation and delay for everything in between. It’s the only pedal I’d replace immediately if it broke.
This is a great showcase of the pedal! Thanks for explaining the signal path differences between the echo and delay modes. Somehow that information has always eluded me.
Wow awesome video! Thanks for the informative description of these pedals and the wonderful demonstration of how the delay works. I just bought a fuzz for$20 and plan to add a few of the other Tone Lok pedals into the mix. this one will definitely be a must have.
I've just bought one of these, very lightweight pedal but appears to be made of aluminium, not plastic as some people say. Never seen a broken or dented one, and these are 20 or so years old.
Yes, I would guess the decision to go for an unbreakable case was damage control after Ibanez sold the Soundtank series with plastic cases. It seems like they decided to go the absolute opposite direction after that.
yeah, i think i specifically bought one cause of how mark from dredg uses it,...quick echo repeats with no tails so you can turn it on and hit a note, it just begins to self oscillatie, then turn it off without the tails.
Very nice video. I don't know if the Minilogue Xd has a low output or if my DE7 is faulty but I never got to make it work with synths without putting the master volume at 1/3 or it made way too much distorted and noisy delays
Hey, thanks very much! No, unfortunately it’s been long enough that I’m not sure what settings I was using. Generally, I try to match Delay Time to the tempo of the song, set Delay Level to 12 o’clock, and then adjust the Repeat knob based on how much space I want the echo to take up. If it’s a quieter part of the song and I want a “bed” of echoes to keep it interesting, dial in more repeats. If there’s already a lot going on in the song, fewer repeats keeps it from getting messy.
Hey, I think you asked if the DE7 could do 100% wet. I think the right answer is no. You can turn the effect up high enough that it oscillates but there’s no dry/wet mix control where you could completely cut out the dry signal. That’s a good question though, especially since there’s a dry output on the pedal.
@@effectsreviews6888 I did and thanks for the reply. I assumed it did after I noticed the dry out. Oh well thanks for putting me right. I would be interested in more info on the re-housed units shown in the video. Thanks again. Great upload BTW.
Im a knob twister i ready tweak delays constantly for noise when using my keyboard is it possible to fry pedals that way? Sometimes i think my pedal stops working from me being so intense?
I am too very greatful that I bought this effect around 2007 (I guess). It's simple and the echo with oscillation I still use to get the spacey sound (setting the repeat to just around 3 o'clock) playing a note with a time knob around 12 o clock and as it continues to oscillate I play around with tome knob to get higher or lower sounds from my original note/Phrase. I also use phase modulator PM7 but unfortunately one of my 3-way switch of modules got broken and I can't find some spare part. Does anyone know who provided the switches for Ibanez? Please respond if you know.
Good question. I guess the right answer is both, because they’re pretty different. If you’re only buying one, I would buy the DE7 for ambient/experimental music or a recording project where you have a good amount of time to take advantage of the character of that pedal. For most other situations, it’s hard to beat the reliability and simplicity of the DD3.
If that’s the worst criticism I get for the video, I’m 100% good with that 🙂. In my defense, I meant clean as in no effects in the signal chain, but I do understand what you’re saying.
@@effectsreviews6888 In my mind clean is no effects and no distortion, and I'd wager I'm not the only one thinking that way. It's a great video nonetheless!!
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Had one since 2000 and it never left my board. It is an amazing delay pedal that has its own very unique voice. I have played through a lot of other delay units since, objectively better than my DE7 but I just keep coming back to it almost immidiately.
I've had my DE7 since 2001 also. It's the best eighty bucks I've ever spent. It's still sounds great.
In 2001. by chance as i was looking for some good delay echo pedal, my friend brought me DE-7 from Phoenix directly at my home, in Montenegro. I don't know who from the famous people used it, i am writing this at the beggining of the video, because i loved the sentence you spoke ''why DE-7 still matters'. I will just say, never had a better dalay or echo pedal, and never will i use and search for the other. That one was stolen, so now, i am looking to buy it, to have it again.
That tune at 7.45 with the oscillation dialing up and down is pure magic. What you play at the end is also great. Thank you for this video man
It's a great illustration of why people love the pedal. I'd play something very similar if I was trying to explain the appeal to a friend.
When high school me was at his peak level of experimentation and chasing some crazy Tom Morello-style sounds I put a DE7 after a Talk Box and Dano French Toast Fuzz. In the 23 years since then the DE7 still makes its way onto every board I build. There's just something magic about it I haven't been able to find in any other pedal or plugin.
I still love and cherish my Ibanez Soundtank DL5, the ancestor of the DE7 ...
What a great, in depth, video. Not too much talking, and great demos of each feature. This made me subscribe.
Excellent video. DE7 is my main pedal. Always in ECHO position.
Been using mine since I bought it when they had just replaced the soundtanks with the tone-locks. Absolutely love it. I use the echo for slapback and the wild oscillation and delay for everything in between. It’s the only pedal I’d replace immediately if it broke.
This is a great showcase of the pedal! Thanks for explaining the signal path differences between the echo and delay modes. Somehow that information has always eluded me.
Wow awesome video! Thanks for the informative description of these pedals and the wonderful demonstration of how the delay works. I just bought a fuzz for$20 and plan to add a few of the other Tone Lok pedals into the mix. this one will definitely be a must have.
I recently picked up the tone lok phaser for 40 bucks, less than a small stone or phase 90...and way more versatile
Ive had this since 99 and it has always been on echo position haha
I had one in early 2000s. Sold it. Regretted. Bought back few years ago. Love it 😍
Excellent review! That's some great sounding original music, too.
that was a review what i was looking for. greate job !
Nice video, thanks for including a synth : )
I had one of these forever ago and got rid of it at some point. But I just picked one up today for free. It was said to be broken but works just fine!
I got my DE7 at a pawn shop and I dig it the most!
Man, respect. You deserve more subscibers for sure.
I bought a used one around 2016, no regrets. I own Boss DD3 and DD7 great pedals but they don’t oscillate as crazy as this one, Love it.
i tracked down a mint new one in it's box, arrived today. let the fun commence...
That's quite a find!
Can i ask if is it easy to find a good shape one, and how much it set you back?
I'm picking this one up for my third pedal board I'm building, and as much I'd wanna use the DE7's delay mode, I've got a Maxon AD9 that does the job.
Excellent review .
I've just bought one of these, very lightweight pedal but appears to be made of aluminium, not plastic as some people say. Never seen a broken or dented one, and these are 20 or so years old.
Yes, I would guess the decision to go for an unbreakable case was damage control after Ibanez sold the Soundtank series with plastic cases. It seems like they decided to go the absolute opposite direction after that.
To this day, I still haven't found a delay pedal I like more than my DE7.
Just found one for about 75 bucks, can't complain! This thing sounds fantastic.
yeah, i think i specifically bought one cause of how mark from dredg uses it,...quick echo repeats with no tails so you can turn it on and hit a note, it just begins to self oscillatie, then turn it off without the tails.
Awesome review and demo!
Great stuff! Really well made video and very informative. I definitely need to grab one of these...
Subbed. 😎👍
Great job bro, helped me a lot
Sounds mad dope, getting for my tape ambiance
Great video. Really great. I thought, that it was big music channel, but it have only !10! subs. What???
Amazing
Good stuff! Waiting for more videos, this chanell is going to be big! 😉
Great videooo! Can you do the log of the Boss DM 2 or another analog delay?
Hey that's my board at 5:00 nice!
Korey FY!EP 👍 That’s awesome. If you have anything you want me to link to in the description, let me know!
Great video!! Love the DE7s!! The pink limited version has much softer on echo mode, less distorted repeats than all the others.
No..its the same
@@vitorugovitorasso4062 no, my de7s are not the same on repeats. I had all versions
Its the tonepaint! 😅
Very nice video. I don't know if the Minilogue Xd has a low output or if my DE7 is faulty but I never got to make it work with synths without putting the master volume at 1/3 or it made way too much distorted and noisy delays
Hi! Do you remember your settings in the echo mode for your last jam? Awesome video !
Hey, thanks very much! No, unfortunately it’s been long enough that I’m not sure what settings I was using.
Generally, I try to match Delay Time to the tempo of the song, set Delay Level to 12 o’clock, and then adjust the Repeat knob based on how much space I want the echo to take up.
If it’s a quieter part of the song and I want a “bed” of echoes to keep it interesting, dial in more repeats.
If there’s already a lot going on in the song, fewer repeats keeps it from getting messy.
Thanks,👍
Hey, I think you asked if the DE7 could do 100% wet. I think the right answer is no. You can turn the effect up high enough that it oscillates but there’s no dry/wet mix control where you could completely cut out the dry signal. That’s a good question though, especially since there’s a dry output on the pedal.
@@effectsreviews6888 I did and thanks for the reply. I assumed it did after I noticed the dry out. Oh well thanks for putting me right. I would be interested in more info on the re-housed units shown in the video. Thanks again. Great upload BTW.
The JHS Lucky Cat is modelled after the Boss DD3. Not the DE7
You are wrong. ua-cam.com/video/oQRmDtIfodU/v-deo.html
The guy from JHS says the digital mode of the Lucky Cat is modeled after the Boss DD5 and the echo mode is modeled after the DE7.
Im a knob twister i ready tweak delays constantly for noise when using my keyboard is it possible to fry pedals that way? Sometimes i think my pedal stops working from me being so intense?
I like mine a lot .
Cool review! Thank you so much.
I am too very greatful that I bought this effect around 2007 (I guess). It's simple and the echo with oscillation I still use to get the spacey sound (setting the repeat to just around 3 o'clock) playing a note with a time knob around 12 o clock and as it continues to oscillate I play around with tome knob to get higher or lower sounds from my original note/Phrase. I also use phase modulator PM7 but unfortunately one of my 3-way switch of modules got broken and I can't find some spare part. Does anyone know who provided the switches for Ibanez? Please respond if you know.
I am lucky to own this beast. unfortunatly, it broke so now im stuck with soundtank digital delay lol
So I'm getting a second one. I think I'll put it on the stereo (the dry signal out) and melt some faces
Hi, what guitar did you use for the demo? Sounds really nice with the echo!
Thanks! I used a 2019 Les Paul Standard '50s Gold Top.
Your track at the end is killer! Links to your original music?
Thanks for asking! freshflesh.bandcamp.com/album/fresh-flesh loosedreams.bandcamp.com/ open.spotify.com/album/1ZPrt46yC4YyziMc0sm0Oq?si=8MHEYSBbSk-IM8rS5KxStw
DE7 or DD3?
Good question. I guess the right answer is both, because they’re pretty different. If you’re only buying one, I would buy the DE7 for ambient/experimental music or a recording project where you have a good amount of time to take advantage of the character of that pedal. For most other situations, it’s hard to beat the reliability and simplicity of the DD3.
I have a chinese pink and a taiwanese silver, and i prefer the silver taiwanese a little
Would you be interested in selling the Chinese pink one? I'm trying to build an all pink board haha
@@LeviBulger i did sell already, :/ but the taiwanese silver is better. Good luck in your search
Great video, even though that clean sound is dirtier than a bear's tail.
If that’s the worst criticism I get for the video, I’m 100% good with that 🙂. In my defense, I meant clean as in no effects in the signal chain, but I do understand what you’re saying.
@@effectsreviews6888 In my mind clean is no effects and no distortion, and I'd wager I'm not the only one thinking that way. It's a great video nonetheless!!
@@effectsreviews6888 Totally with you on that one.