Product: Ibanez DCF10
Price Paid: UNKNOWN
Submitted
07/24/2007
at
06:37pm
by
Jim
Ease of Use
:
8
It has 6 knobs but is easy to use and it is fun experimenting with. No editing patches, just a footswitch. No Problem. The manual helped in the beginning but is was more fun and rewarding to turn the knobs. I just remember my favorite settings and bang to them.
Sound Quality
:
10
Make no mistake about it,this is a digital unit, HOWEVER, it sounds analog. I sold a TC Electronics chorus flanger and kept this because the DCF10 was warmer on both the electric and the acoustic AND it added a nice touch of low end. This Chorus/Flanger gets a nice variety of sounds. Believe it or not, I actually got a jet airliner sound out of it and recorded my version of "Back in the USSR" on it.
Signal chain: 1970 Les Paul Custom, Dave Bertoncini Tele, Whirlwind A/B box, Korg DT10B Tuner, Ibanez DCF10 Chorus/Flanger, Voodoo Lab Sparkle Drive, Fulltone FD2, Line 6 DL4, Ernie Ball Volume Pedal, '82 Music Man 11265RP amp. Acoustic: '89 Taylor 812C into B side of A/B through to a SWR Strawberry Blonde amp.
This pedal is very quiet. I actually have 2 of them, one for electric and one for acoustic. On the Bertoncini Tele, I can switch the Mode on the pedal and get a low, fat distinctive growl.
Reliability
:
10
This is a very reliable pedal as I have had my original for 20 years or so. I would use it without a backup.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I've never had to look up the Customer Support number. Take care of it and it will take care of you.
Overall Rating
:
9
I play Classic Rock, Folk, Beatles, CCR, acoustic fingerstyle, etc... Been playing for 30 years and have a small recording studio. I have a very critical ear and I do not own a lot of gear, just what works. Yes, this is an old pedal but I still use it and if you can find one, buy it. I would have rated this a 10 if it had a couple of presets.
Product: Ibanez DCF10
Price Paid: US $95 dollars plus tax and free AC 109 power sopply
Submitted
07/12/2003
at
12:10am
by
Shakespear
Ease of Use
:
7
This is a dark metallic blue chourus flanger that I bought new in 1986 at GC Santa Ana. I lost the mediocre manual but still have the brochure somewhere. There is no memory but there are six knobs to
manipulate sound in real time if you wish. If not set logically, it
can produce some serious sonic mayhem-things like extremely modulated
runaway feedback with lfo dependent delay time. Easy to get musical sounds if you are patient and use common sense(anybody out there?)
Sound Quality
:
8
This box is digital-it proudly proclaims this on the face. Here is one thing-many people might dismiss this unit as sounding cold and
sterile. My ears hear more of a cool,clear and vibrant musical tone.
This is highly subjective I know. The quivering chorus, fluid flange,
resonant hi band flange, and short doubling delays sound full and
musical. No modern day harshness here. Although the freq. response
only extends to 7K, this blue box is tough to top for versatility.
It can wear many masks and reveal many faces.
Reliability
:
8
I have friend who obtained used Master sereies fx and had trouble
with the little chicklet doo hickey junction under the plastic(YUCK)
footswitch. He jammed a little shim of wood in there and it seems to work fine(scary) Having bought my pedals(DCF-10, BP-10) new and I take good care of my shit. I would use everything I own without back up and do so all of the time.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Never had to deal with Ibanez, but I have heard they're OK.
Overall Rating
:
8
As I said:
Great for generating fripp like swirls of feedback for soundscape as well as demented lfo driven random sample pitch shifted varying short delayed cacophony.
Also more than adequate as utility chorus flanger serving double duty
in the pedalboard.
Gripes:
Knobs close together for large fingers.
I never truly trust non-nutted jacks(as opposed to Boss, which I do).
They don't make them anymore so find and buy if you wanna try.
I'm kind of sentimental over mine.
