Ibanez CF-7 Chorus/Flanger

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It comes with a manual in several languages, it gives it a basic rundown as to what each dial does.
The thing is that is has 4 different dials on it, speed, depth (the basics) plus a delay dial and a regeneration dial used for the flanger.

I'm playing through single coils and a standard tube amp.
It sounds quite sweet, like a danelectro thing is, it has a delay feature which adds an interesting dimension to the sound, with the delay alone you can recreate bathroom echoes, so you can get a great combination of colors to play with.
ive been looking for a pedal which could be a mix of both sweet chorus and roarty chorus, i think this pedal comes closer to it that any of the MANY i have tried, to get it rotary sounding set it to "wak'd" and turn the speed from 2-5 and the depth to 1-4 keep the delay on zero.
anything higher will be too "wak'd" so to speak.
for the shimmering sweet spots, just set it to regular chorus and anything works.

The dials can be popped in and out of the unit, which i guess mean they would be more relaible, but it remains to be seen in years to come how well they fare.
The battery lasts about as long as any chorus pedal, i.e not very long at all...always carry a spare 9 volter.
apart from that it seem BOSS like in sturdyness.

no probs as yet

Its quite versatile, excellent modern sounds, vintage sounds are harder to tweak out of it...still, this is the 21'st century boys and girls...lets try and move our sounds forwards.
a very modern sounding unit

This pedal is fairly easy to use. There are only four knobs: speed-depth-rate-regeneration, the chorus/flange switch, and the "krazy" switch. It took me a while to see what each knob does, but eventually I got it. There is a button at the front on the pedal to open the lid for battery access.

I play: Fender Hollywood Strat-->Dunlop 535 Crybaby Wah-->cf7-->Crate GX-15. The flange is decent and I think the chorus is better. I wanted the flange to be thick kinda like Tom Morello's, but it seems rather thin. Maybe I just need to set the settings a different way. The guy @ at sam ash said the boss sweep range was bigger, and I thought it sounded a bit thicker as well. The chorus gets to the depth that I like it at. It is good for strumming and leads. I don't bother with the "krazy" switch. Personally I think it is retarded. It just tweaks up the speed so that the guitar sounds like a toy, or something employed w/ techno music, which I hate.

The instruction manual said to buy an adaptor, because the battery (9v) would drain very quickly. At first I thought they just wanted some more money, but they weren't kidding. The Toshiba 9v that came w/ it didn't last me 20 minutes, and when I replaced it w/ a new battery, the new one didn't last me a week. The LED light dims as the power goes down, and so does the sound quality. Another thing is that if you hit the bypass too quickly or let your foot slide off, the lid will pop open. Besides that, I think it is fairly reliable. I don't play gigs, but if I did I would use this pedal w/ an adaptor and be sure to place a solid tap on it to turn it on.

Never had to deal or quarrel w/ Ibanez so far.

I like to play mostly punk,metal,and strum open chords. There are not a lot of ways to employ the chorus or flange w/ punk, but it is a good match for metal music. The flange fits nicely into intros or bridges, and the chorus works great w/ leads. The chorus also makes strumming sound better. If it were "stolen or lost", I would be pissed that someone stole something from me, then I would be pissed I was cheated out of 60 bucks, and then I would probably get another one. I would get this same model because I don't think there are any other chorus/flange pedals. Overall, I like the features on this pedal. It augments my sound nicely and I am planning to write songs w/ it in case my friend wants me to play in his band.

Simple to operate; however had trouble getting a deep chorus effect;
comes with manual with suggested settings; a stomp switch to toggle
chorus/flange would be helpful

I play a strat through a Marshall 2000 dsl 401. Flange is what you
would expect. Chorus is very weak. I also play through a Princeton
Chorus so I guess I'm grading the pedal against the chorus amp. Bottom line- if a full rich chorus is your thing(like me)then this pedal is not for you. Also, this thing has a "krazy" mode which
produces some super speed vibratos and ringing effects that I would
never use in a zillion years. It sounds like a keyboardist gone balistic!

Only played around with for a few hours, but these new Ibanez pedals
are extremely well made. I plan on buying more of the same line. A major improvement over the plastic soundtanks. Both looks and feel
are very solid.

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I plan on returning this pedal in exchange for the delay/echo. I have
a Yamaha chorus pedal that's at least 12 years old. It still sounds great but has taken some abuse. I'll stick with it. I don't use effects that often anyway. I always seem to go back to the basics:
Fender Strat-Marshall amp.

I like the way it is wo pedals in one, but settings for the flanger can be awesome but not what you are looking for on the chorus. Oh well, the price was right and it sounds awesome, and it is pretty easy to set.

The chorus gives awesome feedback on clean and pre/post amp on my Peavey Rage 158 with my Fender Strat. It sounds nice on my Danelectro mini amp, too. I use a Dunlop Crybaby with it a lot, and the chorus really adds to it. The flanger is nice, too. It is a little annoying, with the background fuzz sound, but I alos live near a radio station ANG Base, and a Navy base, so what am I gonna do? I absolutey think this pedal is awesome.

I carried this thing around with me at school when I brought my guitar. Well, it still works. I could probably run it over with a small Japanes car, and it would still work. Don't test that theory out.

No Problems

I play Smells Like Teen Spirit a lot, and the flanger sound pretty cool with the beginning. The chorus effect makes kick ass riffs, well, kick ass.

Very nice pedal indeed. As far as ease of use, having a chorus and flanger in one pedal, can make it tricky to switch between the two. It woulda been awesome to have an on/off switch and then a chorus/flanger switch, but oh well

This is where the pedal is awesome. Excellent chorus, nice flanger (the manual even comes with a few recommended settings). With the "Wackd" mode, the creativity never ends...I had fun all nite just messing with this pedal....P.S. if anyone has a few cool settings you've come up with---please email me.

Built like a tank....I trust it, just the batteries I don't trust too much.

no idea

Excellent pedal for those seeking a nice sound. Throw in the fact that its more like 3 pedals in one make it even more appealing. Im playing through an ESP H-100 and a crappy Samick amp..but im still impressed. Like i said, it can be a lil painful to switch the settings but it is overall an excellent pedal. (and as above, emial me with some cool settings)