Ibanez DE-7 Delay/Echo

This pedal is one of the easiest pedals out there. It's all so easy to use. I knew the pedal inside out in a couple of days.

The great thing about this pedal is that you can switch from echo and delay. However, the pedal doesn't work that well with distortion added. I really like the delay, though.

I would use it for any performance without a backup, but the battery only last a couple of hours, and they cost $5 each. You need the charger to go with it, but other than that I haven't had any problems

No technical problems. never called customer support

I love this pedal. It is cheap, easy to use, and has a clean, nice sound quality. I like to play light rock most of the time so I usually don't use distortion with the pedal. It is a way better deal than some of those more expensive pedals that are impossible to use. I do wish that it came with a charger when companies sell it though.

3 knobs 2 slide switches, and the footswitch

it's very easy to use and option between echo and delay actually makes it very versitile as far as delays are concerned

Very cut and dry. no unnecessary functions, just delay and that's all.

I've found a tap-tempo to come in handy when playing big song sets. This one doesn't have one, but I've enjoyed the option on other pedals. like the Boss DD-5 and the Akai Headrush. I'm sure there's more, those are the only ones I've owned.

You can also do the crazy alien spaceship trick. Just set in on delay mode, max out the repeat and turn the volume up a little then as you turn the time knob it will shift the pitch. increase the time and it'll sound like a flying saucer coming in for landing, then crank it the opposite way for take-off. I did it at a show once and dudes were trippin out... pretty cool

For a while I was using the Akai Headrush. Great delay pedal, I was just having noise issues with it. So I decided to try some new ones.
I've had the Boss DD-2,3 & 5. This is most similar to the DD-3. I think it has a longer time capability, but in my opinion more than a couple seconds is too much time anyway. In Echo mode, it sounds a lot like the Danelectro Dan-Echo (I kinda wish I held on to that pedal)

This pedal is great for any rock music and also, with the Echo setting it works well for rockabilly and that kind of stuff. (that's one thing that the Boss ones can't really grab) its really versitile.

Of course the most important thing with delay pedals is the noise. On some delay pedals you'll have some clicks bleading out of the pedal line even when the pedal is on bypass. particularly if your power supply isn't specific to the delay unit. I haven't had any problems using different power supplies, multiple power supply, or even daisy chains with this.

I have to bring this one down to an 8 because i think tube delays are really something amaizing and almost impossible to get out of a digital delay. I've never played with an analog delay enough to want to throw down the cash for one.

I'd put this pedal on even playing ground with the Boss DD-3. its all personal preference... and label envy

any noise caused by a delay pedal would automatically bring it down to a 3 in my opinion.

Nothing's more reliable than a digital delay. minimal noise, no tapes, tubes, or fuses. You'd really have to throw one across the room to have any problems with it. I think I've picked up a DD-3 that was broken only because someone put a reverse polarity power supply in it and blew all the diods. still just a couple dollars to fix, but most people won't go throught the trouble

I think Ibanez has always been really good. Couldn't help me much when some douche bag stole my guitar, but I think they had a decent warantee for the pedals (I could be wrong)

From the day I got this pedal it hasn't left the board. I occasionally swap it out when I'm practicing, but only to be reassured that I like it more than other digital delays.

I think its one of the better pedals out there for playing any kind of music. It just so happens to be one of the cheapest also. lucky me

I've always liked the tone-lok series. they're the "Ugly Betty's" of the pedal world. no one seems to want to admit to using them, but they've had some really good products.

Pretty simple. 3 knobs, delay time, repeat, and delay level. two switches, one for delay time range (short, med, long) and one for delay/echo.

My setup Epi Les Paul > Dunlop Cry Baby > Boss OC2 Octave > Tech 21 XXL Overdrive > Green Russian Big Muff > Ibanez DE7 > Fender Deville 410.

This pedal is decent. Gets the job done. Probably not as clean sounding as a Boss delay. I can't really find any use for the echo setting; it gets too distorted and starts to feedback to easily which just ruins everything. But the Delay setting works for me.

I set the milisecond switch to the middle setting, Delay time @ 12 o' clock, Repeat and Delay level both around 2 o' clock most of the time. It's also fun to set the time switch to long and crank repeat and level all the way up while twisting the time knob for crazy theremin-like sounds.

My issue is that the pedal doesn't always engage when I step on it, which is really frustrating for the parts where you need it right away. It always clicks off easily, but has trouble coming on every once in a while.

Other than that I haven't had problems with it, and I got mine used off of eBay.

I used a One Spot adapter with a daisy chain ($30 on musicians friend) and it powers this pedal fine. Which has saved me loads on battery costs. If you use a lot of effects, I recommend getting this adapter, it'll add a bit of hum, if you can live with it, it'll pay for itself in no time, especially with this pedal. If you don't have an adapter, be prepared to switch batteries after a few practices.

never dealt with them. Got it used, so it's not warrantied.

I use delay quite a bit. I play in a band that plays a good amount of ambient parts, and delay is a big part of my sound as a guitarist. I just wish the pedal would engage easier for me.

For the price, you can't beat it. $70 for a new delay is a steal. Got mine off of ebay for around $45.

Read the original site, really. It can't be put any better.

Handling is easy, 3 knobs and 2 switches. In about 15 minutes,
you will know all there is to know.

This is a strong effects pedal, which is really surprising for me.
I didn't expect much quality, just thought of it as a toy, but now
I think it's gig-worthy.

Echo is lo-fi and warm, very faithful but kind of restricting
(stylewise) though it's just my opinion. I rarely play it.
Worth mentioning, though, some folks will go crazy over it -
it has an infinite feedback option, and accessing the control
knobs while the sound is looping will produce far-out effects.

Delay is delay-icious! I flipped when I saw how easy it is
to get a nice rockabilly garage sound, a smooth trailing note
effect especially suited for jazz, or a full-on double track.

I'm keeping the best for the end. Both sound types are WARM
and PLAYABLE. No hiss, no tone suck, no shrill sounds, no volume
drop, no bad worth mentioning. It is, 'course, a digital pedal,
and it will always sound CHEAP, but the QUALITY you're getting
for the price can't be beat. So not lush, not analog dreamland,
but a fine horsie for the working man with sensitive ears.
Would give an 8.5 were it an option.

Durable as hell, yeah. Flimsy buttons but guess what - you can
hide them inside the metal shell so you'll have to try really
hard, plus be a jackass to actually hurt this baby.

Now my one gripe with this sexy pedal is...
EATS. BATTERIES. LIKE. POPCORN. Plus, it ain't compatible
with most adapters, so the best thing is probably to order
an Ibanez original. No big deal, but kind of unpleasant.

Seriously, batteries won't last longer than an hour and a half,
and in cold weather they're gone in like 20 minutes.

Will gig with power adapter, no worries. Trusty thing.

If it wasn't for the adapter problems, I'd give it a solid 8.

As far as I know, these guys understand the meaning
of warranty. Also, so far, I have not witnessed their
products crapping out. No opinion.

Jam-style jazz with rock roots and funk tendencies. Very good match.

Playing and hearing music long enough to know what makes ears
bleed, and what makes them feel fuzzy and nice.

If it were stolen, I woulda save up some more cash for their
analog pedal, AD9. Cause if this little sugarcup rocks so hard,
the higher-end stuff must be REALLY worth the price.

Curious point - the pedal is a flaming purple/pink colour.
Didn't really expect that, I thought they was all metallic-like.
But the striking kitsch colour has somehow worked its way right
into my heart. :)

Very easy to get a good sound in my opinion. I had a Boss DD-3 pedal that I wasn't too happy with. I play with gain and I didn't like the sound I was getting with the Boss pedal. The manual was O.K. but not very useful. You're better off just "Monkeying" around with the pedal.

I didn't have a particular artist I wanted to imitate. I was looking for a "Slap-back", or just a sound playing lead with a slight "Tail" on it. And I can achieve this type of sound on this pedal. I actually liked the "Ping-Pong" effect on my old redface Line 6 Amp, that's EXACTLY the sound I was looking for, and got it using this pedal. I use the Delay effect on this pedal, it also has an Echo setting but I don't use it. I use this pedal with a 100 Watt Marshall TSL 122 Amp, A 1970's Les Paul Deluxe with DiMarzios, and an Epiphone Dot 335 copy stock. I use a power supply, and haven't found this pedal to be noisey. I love the sound quality on this pedal, I've been looking for the Ping-Pong effect for quite awhile and can finally get it using this pedal, I very happy with it.

I just got it, I can't vouch for the reliability of it. I hope it holds together! I'm going to use it at the next gig definitely. I mostly use it playing leads, but I don't rely solely on pedals.

I've never dealt with them

I play Rock, and Blues. It sounds like it's going to be great for me. I've been playing for quite a few years! I play through a Marshall TSL 122, Les Paul Deluxe, and An Epiphone 335 Dot copy. I would buy this peday again, if it got lost or stolen. I love what I call the "Ping-Pong" effect I have set on it right now. I also like the "Tone Lock" where the knobs click down and save your settings. I have a Boss DD-3 and was never crazy about it. I like this pedal a whole lot better!

Oops! Correction! In my review below, I said:

...A block of foam rubber under the pedal presses on this very delicate switch. I wonder how long before the rubber perishes?...

In fact, the rubber block ONLY PRESSES ON THE BATTERY! There is a metal stud in the hinged lid which presses on the switch mounted in the box. This stud can only travel down a distance precisely set when the lid is stomped on to the box, and no further. Good design after all.

Whilst I apologize for the error, I am back to blaming the poor switching in the 7-series on the switches themselves.

Two switch settings: Echo is a digital copy of old bucket brigade echo devices like the AD9, and Delay is a standard digital delay. Plus 4 self-explanatory knobs.

The Echo setting really reminds me of my old analog delay pedal. Very nice for the dub reggae type effect. Even breaks into that distortion if you want it! You can bring it to the point of self-oscillation, but the beauty is the area on the knob where this happens is very wide, so you can easily set it so it take aaaaaages to die out, but it does eventually die out. This was very difficult to set on my old analog delay pedal. The Delay setting is a clean digital delay sound, cannot be brought to self-oscillation. Clean, solid, modern, but not the reason I bought this pedal.

The 9-series Ibanez/Maxon pedals had a sheet of plastic between the circuit board and the metal bottom cover. Boss pedals have the same. This pedal (I got a DE7c, the red color limited edition version) does not. The circuit board has components on BOTH sides of the board and some of the wires soldered through are pretty long and get dangerously close to the metal panel.

Judging by problems other people have reported here, I have, for safety, cut a card of insulating board and put it between the circuit board and the metal cover. Now I sleep easy.

The switch on this one is OK, but I also have the WD7 which has a dodgy switch, same type. A block of foam rubber under the pedal presses on this very delicate switch. I wonder how long before the rubber perishes? - Not the best system.

There are two springs that keep the lid, ie. stomp pedal surface, up. One was mounted skew and scraped when stomping. They are glued in with a very strong hard reddish adhesive. I pulled them out and reglued them.

Delightful sound, and that is what it's all about. I now have my beloved analog bbd back again, but much more predictable to use. And for the price... :)

Negatives are the manufacturing quality, the switch system and the fact that Ibanez have abandoned the Boss footprint form factor, making them incompatible with the Boss BCB series pedal boxes.

doesnt really get any easier to use than this. very easy to switch between short and long delays, really simple to get most sounds you can imagine.

Seems really good, quite clean, very little noise on my unit...(more on that in a bit). Not much volume loss when units on.

Using a framus jamaster/ibanez semi/fender tele with dual humbuckers - effects board (too many to mention...dd3/5, korg ax30g, digitec rp6, ds-1, marshal bluesbreaker, washburn eq, digitec octoplus, coloursound wah swell, etc, etc ) outputs split to peavey renown, marshall stack and leslie speaker.

Well... it worked well for a while then the dreaded buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz everytime it was switched on. no delay no nothing, gutted! I kept trying it for about a month but dead, dead dead.

I shed a tear and left it for about a year, using my dd3 and dd5 instead, but they just cant match the analouge sweeps on this thing, it really does sound natural and its nice to add real time modulation to your sound as you can with this.

i contacted ibanez and they were crap, basically saying Id have to buy a new one.

I play differing styles, but mainly a mix of primal scream (electronica days), my bloody valentine and verve, and this worked a treat for that, and I cant imagine why it wouldnt work for anything really.

But unfortunately I wont be buying another one, I cant take the risk of wasting another ?80 on what might become an expensive collection of paper weights, in fact I wont be buying anymore ibanez gear (though Im sure that wont affect their profits!!!). Real shame really cos I loved this pedal when it worked. Like I said I really think this thing had the edge over the dd3+5 (my personal opinion...)

boo hoo

10 minutes with this thing and you'll be an expert. not hard to get a sound you want out of it. mine didn't come with a manual, but i didnt need one, plus its available online, which has a few presets which are retty cool.

Sounds fantasmeriffic. Great sounding repeats, up to 2600 milliseconds i think... sick sounding echo. the repeats on the echo setting can be set to over 100% so the repeats begin to swell and get louder and make some really wicked trippy noises.

never had a problem with it. i use it with a adapter, it eats batteries pretty fast.tough metal casing, tone lok knobs, really realiable.

never dealt.

sick pedal, affordable and one of the best sounding echos thats not an analog delay. great for a digital delay pedal, although a few extra features would have been nice, like tap tempo, infinite repeats and sound over sound, but for the price its a great delay.

easey as 123!!!!!!!, great delay nothing to say about it it works it's easey, what else do you want in a pedal? metal box, tone lock,( you set to your favorite setting push knobs in that's it!)

100% great, better than boss , who knows they just might be made in the same place, who knows?, the echo also is superb, pedal to keep

it's still working, it's built to last!!!!

ibanez there great

great pedal tonelock series there worth buying sound great look good built like a tank, cheap won't drain your wallet!!!!!

Nice and simple, 3 knobs - effect level, repeat, delay and two swtiches - one for delay time with 3 positions and the other isthe key - choose either ECHO for a nice analog-ish or tape sound or Delay for more digital delay sound.

Sound qulaity is excellent; i bought this sight unseen and unheard off ebay for $50 + shipping and I am very impressed - it is exactly what I was looking for. Sold my Boss DD-3 because I was unhappy with several spects of that pedal - dealy time not long enough for wild effects, controls hard to figure out and it has the uselss Hold function that is too short for anything resembling real sound on sound effetcs. This one has everything I could want - AND it sounds remarkably similar to my old Re-201 Space Echo minus the constants sound of the tape loop and motor in the background. Note: This peadal is VERY QUIET. i use it in-line behind my Dunolp 535 Wah, DS-1, SD-1 and CH-1 and it is the quietest of them all. I am using it with the battery since my Daisy Chain AC does seem to add some noise - but that is fine with me. I am recording to DAW so prefer the quiestest possible signal path.

I just got it a few days ago but it seems very well built. Solid and all steel. I've had Ibanez effects in the pst that held up very well. Switch seems solid enough.

No idea. VNever used them but no reason to doubtthe supoort.

Overall I give it a 9 beacue nothing is a 10 - but this comes clsoe. It is exactly what I was looking for in a delay pedal. I compose and play original Alternative Goth punk, think the Cure, Bauhaus, Love and Rockets, Chameleons, Echo and Bunnymen etc. If you want a Fintage Echo feel in a solid Delay pedal - this is great. Can even get some of those RadioHead tones with the Wet/Dry Stereo split if you know how to record with it. I am very happy with this pedal so far.

piece of cake. everything works that way you would expect. some weird sounds if you overdo the echo. still sounds good. manual is worthless, but if you can't figure this one out, you shouldn't be using delay or echo to begin with.

I use a 2001 Gibson SG Special into the following effects- boss ns-2, boss tu-2, budda wah, keeley mod ibanez ts9-808+, line 6 DL-4 modeler and the ibanez de-7 last in the line. use a Mesa Tremoverb combo for my lead and "saturated clean" sounds with a second DE-7 in the loop. for my dirty rhythm and main clean I run an Orange AD30TC head.


First, I love this pedal. I owned a Boss DD-3, but it sounded way sterile to me. Didn't dig the delay at all. Sounded way processed. Picked one of these off a friend who was moving to a rack system. The Echo is amazing, just what i was looking for. it's muddy enough to get really saturated with, but depending on the settings it can be cleaned up nicely. The delay is pretty good. nothing to write home about I guess.

Its a low-end Ibanez, so gotta expect some issues. I've never had an issue, but the switch didnt look too sturdy when I dissected one of these things. I've been touring and gigging my first one on my board for over 2 years now. No problems yet.

I don't have any experience with this, but its a low end pedal so I don't know if I'd expect much out of them.

I've been playing guitar for 5 years, which isn't much, but I've been gigging and touring the east coast for the last 3.5 of those years. I play a mix of indie ambient rock with harder stuff. kinda like Thursday but alot more complex and technical and with more music than emo-crap.

I listed my gear already, and I tested this against the Boss DD-3 and I and own a Line 6 DL-4 (which i use for more spaced out and weirder delays). I own two of these little gems and I use them more than anything else. They're cheap little buggers but they have held up to the test of touring so far and they still sound sweeeet.

wery easy to use like pencil

good

no that is what i dont like , i hawe bought it used 4 day ago and its not working with my ac 9v dc adaptor not ibanez (i think its not so important i have like 9v dc adaptor 800 Ma and correct polarity) ,light only blinks and nothing happening .arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgh
batteries are for few ours

maybe u have such problem and help me somehow

noi don't think that i would go to them and repair it for f-king lot off money

if it worked how i wish i placed 10

It's quite easy,a led,three knobs-delay time,repetitions,level.A switch for the range of delay time( and one for the mode delay/echo),input and stereo output.Just if you need precision on a delay time you can't set it perfectly(like many others pedals)in fact you can operate through a range of time but the knob doesn't let you fix a perfect time.However if you don't need a specific time it's ok.good manual.

I'm using it with a fender stratocaster and tele,deville 4x10,cry-baby,ns2,ts9,proco rat,small stone,vibratrem,univibe,boss vol pedal.I bought it for its echo mode:it's the best!sounds like a tape echo,specially if u set a high level and many repetitions.If you move the time knob while playing u can obtain a great effect,turning up or down(depending on the direction where you move it)the note(s)you're playing.It's fantastic,great with the other effects,no problem,no noise.If u use the distorsion of the ampli(obviously) u'll have to keep a very low level of the pedal.If u know pink floyd's Astronomy domine,u'll remember the note(E) with the echo,in the mid part of the song:ok you can obtain this sound with the de-7.

Never had a problem,I've used it for 3 years,very solid and strong.

Never had occasions.

I love rock and psychedelia,I play original songs in two bands:Hush and TerzaCorsia(www.terzacorsia.it) and with this one we also play a pink floyd tribute,so what better pedal?I'playng 50-60 times a year so I can well test my instruments,and the de-7 It's been my first pedal,its warm sound is very important for me.I preferred it to a cold rack system.I had a yamaha rack,I tried a boss dd6(good),a digitech delay.its best charateristic is the Echo mode,if it had a reverse mode too it would be the best,and the price is very affordable.

Manual is useless (just a folded sheet with 7 or so languages on it), but so-what: it is a very easy to use pedal. My only problem: the delay level knob doesn't handle subtle use of the effect well. I mean, most of what I want is below the first "click", so moving it a millimeter down there "doubles" or "halves" the intensity that I want. I wish the settings I'd like had the knob at 12 oclock, so I could control it better. My sense is that Ibanez favored "gimmick" use of the pedal over serious use. Because at settings below the second click, you can get some really surprisingly good musical use out of this cheap pedal; over the third click, and it's too cheezy for my taste.

Guitar: I play a strat, tele, and rick, through home-made, self-designed amps. sound is sort of like Byrds meets Velvet Underground; the band gets described as a cross of those two, and frankly, I consider it apt, since that hybrid was (now that I think of it!) exactly the sound in my head all those years I was trying to design the sound I wanted.

In that context, this delay pedal is extremely good. "Delay" does essentially perfect replication (and that is what I want), while "Echo" does the job it was intended to do (muddier, decaying repeats). "Echo" is where you can get some bizarre UFO sounds, if that is what you want. Echo also *increases* in volume on the higher Repeat settings -- the selling point for our bassist. He loves the bizarre sounds. I just want clean.

I don't find it noisy for a gigging pedal. I mean, it isn't a studio effect. It does pick up hum from the power supply I used, though. Can't blame it, but just thought I'd mention. More on the power supply later.

I give it a "9" because the delay is essentially a perfect replication of the input, and I hear virtually no switching sound. What more do I want from a delay pedal? I dont' really want much color from it; I just want delay. With reverb, I need a *really* good reverb or I can't bear it (I use a quadraverb GT rack-mounted)... but with delay, it just needs to perfectly replicate the sound and I am happy.

The unit gave me a scare initially, because it didn't like my power supply. Sure, they say you must use an Ibanez pedal... well, I'm not going to buy more power supplies, I have 10 around the house. The ZOOM 9-volt (negative-tip, positive exterior) power supply worked, but there was a two-day period where the unit wouldn't play the guitar's original sound, just the echo! I found it would work again with the battery -- but I don't use batteries for anything I gig with.

I think this was the problem: the ZOOM, like all cheap adapters, actually was running 3 or 4 volts too-high, expecting the pedal to lower the voltage when it draws current (i.e., provides load). By plugging the adapter in to the delay pedal while the voltage was still so high, it seemed to zap the pedal (thankfully, in a non-permanent way -- As if it merely mis-biased an internal pre-amp, which takes time to "come back down" even after I take the supply away).

So I pulled out my volt meter, checked all my other adapters, and ended up using the adapter with the lowest voltage (a Radio shack one, running at maybe 10.5 volts without load). But frankly, I think the ZOOM one would have worked too -- so long as I stick to my new rule: only plug the adapter in to the wall-current when the other end is already firmly and conductively inserted in the Delay pedal. This way, there is always a load -- so the adapter doesn't develop a high voltage to zap the pedal with. Seems to work.

I was sure I'd blown my $70 at first, though. Kudos to Ibanez for intentionally or unintentionally having inherent recovery for my misuse in this case...

Note: the recessed knobs are pretty cool; I imagine they will extend the life of my pedal -- by avoiding knob decapitation! The echo/delay and time-range switches are pretty cheapo, though. Can't say they've broken yet, but I also intend not to use them much.

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I joke with my band that every time I hit a short-duration chord when playing alone, I expect to hear some rastafarian singer to jump in. I imagine if you are in a ska or reggae sort of band, that might be exactly what you are looking for. It isn't what I want, though --- BUT once the whole band is playing together, all the "loose ends" of the echo (the "wa-wa-wa-wa-wa" and "clack-clack-clack-clack" stuff you hear on short chords alone) gets totally lost in the overall band roar, and this thing just makes my guitar sound fuller, and basically better in every way, essentially sounding like a decent reverb.

Put it this way: it ends up sounding like a reverb in the overall band sound -- much better than a cheap Reverb (like on the Fender Hot Rod or Blues Junior, which I found appaling), but without the thickness of a real reverb, because of the crystal clarity inherent in the exact duplication that the Delay does. All in all, I've sort of found echo is the perfect gigging effect -- even though it sounds funny solo!

it's easy. no problems.
set it any way you want within seconds.

I play an Ibanez artcore semi-acoustic through a fender 60W tube amp (super 112, with the red knobs).
IMHO the Ibanez "7" series in general tends to sound a bit too electronic and crunched.
technically - I've had some hiss problems with it at times. not happy about that.
THAT said...

sound-wise, there are 2 sound modes, echo and delay.
the delay mode is clear, can go on (repeat) for quite a while and remain clean, but it doesn't have a sampler mode like boss delay, so... thats not very functional as it masks everything and generates a mess after a few seconds.
in more resonable settings, the delay mode is very good and has a long range (up to 2.6 sec).
the echo mode is very nice. the sound repeats and grows dim and reverbed with each repetition, and has a lot of impact in both long and short delay times, very nice for thickening the sound.

I got some highly cool sounds recording flute and cello with the DE-7 pluged into the mixer send, and playing around with it while recording. it can generate pad-like harmonies or short oscilating phrases. very dreamy.

I've seen this peddal on stage in the rig of a rock guitarist I like, but only that once.

had it for about 2 years, and apart from "the hiss episode", when it was making an anoying hiss in delay mode (that problem went away and hasn't come back since - but should never have happend), well, apart from that it's ok...

if I lost this peddal, I'd try something else. why? it's a good peddal, but I can't say it's the delay of my dreams.
I do love the echo feature, though.
I've been playing for ... about 11 years, but only 2 or 3 years on electric, so I'm not a world authority.

Easy as long as you're not an idiot.

Great.

Sound quality is almost perfect.


Makes a little noise though... not really noticable and nothing an NS-2 can't handle.


I usually use the "Echo" because it sounds more analog. It has a nice decaying warmth to it. Delay is just delay like you'd find on a boss.

It has an enormous delay/echo range 30ms to 2.6s


You can do some weird oscillating stuff with this pedal if you get some feedback turning the "repeat" and "delay level" up... then mess with the delay time and you can control the pitch(speed) of what is being echoed/delayed.

Kinda like some Radiohead, end of Karma Police?

Hasn't let me down.


I've found the -7 tone-lok series of Ibanez to be more reliable than boss.

A couple Boss pedals of mine have failed... including a very expensive NS-2, damnit... and they're new even now.

Then again I have a "crappy" Arion plastic pedal that has outlived some boss.

Haven't needed it.

This is a great pedal with great sound and certainly beats out competition in price.

I think this sounds far better than the Boss delays.



Great value.

nice and easy, like normal delay pedal shoul be. one thing: repeats will go crazy in echo mode if you set it after 2 o'clock.

I did compare to DD6 and I like both for their different qualities. if I had one choice, I'd keep DD6.

delay:
it's normal digital delay, nice time ranges, level works normally but repeats fade away in a sec. it's not infinite repeats! OUCH! the sound is crisp but not crystal clear IMO. it gets a tad darker each repeat, but it's not a problem or anything that would annoy you.

echo:
echo is tricky! same time and level settings as delay but repeats are ompletely different. at 12 o'clock you have pretty long repeats. they decay as well, nice and neat. but after that it's uncontrolable! at 1 o'clock it's almost infinite, at 2 it's infinite and will turn into mud in a moment after 2 repeats start to be louder than the original signal. at 3 o'clock or more you're in trouble.
the trails are muddy, terribly muddy and there's no note definition here, everything will sound same. not like an echo at all.

I found some little useful reverb sort of setting in it.
echo mode
time: 9 o'clock in the shortest setting
repeats: 1 o'clock
level: 11 o'clock

very nice construction. solid pedal, never had problems. it eats up batteries (all delays do), so use an adaptor.

if you need a cheap and neat delay, this is it. as I said before I prefer DD6 because it has reverse and better repeats. Actually you won't need an 'echo' in a live setting. in live everything gets muddy, specially high gain stuff. so what you need is a crisp delay that would be heard. echo setting on this pedal would just make a consert sound bad muddier. DE7 is ok for studio practice sessions, though.
it's not true-bypass, but not painful like big muff.

Controls are very obvious and incredibly easy to use. I never even bothered with the manual.

This pedal is very noisy. Almost to the point of being unusableso on the Echo setting, which is supposed to simulate the distorting, trailing-off effect that naturally happens with analog delay, but it just ends up feeding back on itself badly. The Delay setting is a little more managable, and granted when you are playing the noise reduces considerably, but the playbacks are distorted and don't sound good, and when you stop playing, it's an infernal buzz! Overall it is passable as a starting pedal, but for anyone wanting to record or even play live, I wouldn't recommend it.

I've had some troubles with it. It caved on me live once, let me down practicing a few times. DO NOT use this thing with a battery, it will eat it up quickly and isn't reliable at all when the battery is even slightly depleted. The on/off switch can be unreliable. Mine is still working and still usable, but I'm definitely seeking something else with similar features and better sound quality.

I play rock. Have been for 8 years. I am looking to replace this pedal as soon as I can. It does have an incredible range of delay time and has been there for a few good jams. It is also capable of some really cool experimental sounds, and keeps up, albeit noisily, with anything you can conceive of for delay. Overall I would say that as a starter pedal it might be worth it for its affordability, but for anyone who is concerned about a quality sound it is useless.

I find it very easy to get the right delay times/levels even without a tap tempo function. I didn't get a manual. If you can't figure it out, you aren't ready for delay pedals.

Guitar:Westone Thunder 1A>
Effects:
DE-7>Morley AB-Y>clean
>Digitech HotRod>Ibanez TS-7>60s Crybaby
Amp: Laney PL-100 2x12

It sounds good enough for me but I'm not very demanding of it. I've never gone for any of those radio friendly shimmers or anything. I've used it for ska, and for noise. It does some great noise.

Try this setup:
range: shortest
D/E: echo
time: 5
repeat: 10
level: 5ish
(activate the pedal and immediately a note, such as the open b string. A feedback loop will start immediately. Now move the time knob around. Instant theremin!)

Its doing fine so far, however I have know the switch in tone-lok pedals to go sour.

Would you use it on a gig without a backup?
Can anyone really afford to backup all their gear!?

I've become pretty dependant on how this pedal responds to generally stupid settings. I like it.

Basic controls. I don't see much need for everyone to repeat the controls and functions which are perfectly detailed in the product specs given in the advertisement from whichever music equipment distributor you choose (e.g. musican's friend, american musical supply, sam ash, zzounds, etc.)

Ah, here's where i depart from the majority of reviewers. In comparsion with a Boss DD-3, for example, this unit is NOISEY and muddy-sounding with distortion. I thoroughly tested the DE7 then promptly sent it back, got a Boss DD3 instead which immediately proved to be a superior product, sound-wise and construction-wise. I'm not completely satisfied with the Boss though, but clearly it's better than the DE7. If you tweak the delay time knob, it has considerably better outer space and UFO sounds as well, if you like that. I thought about trying the Digitech X-delay but the harmony central reviews aren't very good in comparison. The reviews for the Guyatone microdelay are very good, but it apparently doesn't have two separate outs for stereo if you want to use two amps separated by enough distance to get that effect of depth and spaciousness.

Spend a few more dollars, get the Boss DD3 or perhaps the Guyatone for $100 each. You'll have a considerably better delay pedal.

-From when I got it I immediatly started trying to get every sound out of it, and it has it all, everything you could hope for from an analog delay + 2.6 seconds of delay!
-Only complaint would be that the switches (between delay ranges and delay and echo) are awfully small, if they were toggle-like then it would be easier to switch in between them using ones foot.
-Oh, and the "tone-lock" feature isn't all that exciting or special to me - it sort of makes knobs harder to turn with a foot, but that's not too big of a deal.

-Very excellent - much more than I expected - I usually use the echo mode for anything from a slapback to a long droned out mush to oscillation (which I was somewhat suprised this pedal was capable of) [I'm not going to give it a 10 though, don't know why - there could be more options, which could be said of almost any pedal...]
-There are no noise problems, even on the echo setting, where you'd expect it.
-My set-up is Gibson SG "Custom" with mini-humbuckers, an LP Junior Double-Cutaway, and a '98 Fender Standard Strat with humbucker installed through a E-H Small Stone, Ibanez DE-7 Delay, MXR Blue Box, Ibanez TS-5 (for treble boost), MXR Distortion +, E-H Big Muff to a Marshall VS232 2x12 [in case you care about any of that].

-I bought this used of ebay and it was in gret condition.
-As far as I can tell, it may last forever - but nothing has gone wrong with it.

-Never dealt with the company - never had a reason to for this pedal.

-For my music this is a good match, I can't imagine any music it wouldn't be a match with.
-I, of course, love the long delay times it can achieve.
-This would have to be bought again, if stolen; in fact, I think I may purchase another one because I get tired of having to change the settings (of which I use many) - now another brand/delay may add more variety, but this delay is just so cheap I doubt I'll be able to resist.
-If you've been searching for the most versitile delay, then you've found it here.

Your basic 3 delay pedal controls: Time, Feedback, and Mix. Then it's got a switch to switch the range of delay time, and a choice between echo (analog emulation with self-oscillation) and delay (digital delay without). Simple enough features, couldn't ask for more at this price range (you want a reverse or tap tempo? shell out more bucks.)

My ONE complaint about this pedal? Despite having a buffered bypass, the delays don't trail off. Still, I'm not deducting points for that because I only use trails for long delays and despite the fact that this pedal is capable of them, I use other delays for long settings.

A Danelectro U2 with an added Bigsby is my main guitar (incredible value for the price, just like this pedal). I've also used it extensively with a Jazzmaster that was my main guitar till I got the Danelectro. I run it along with a Zoom Ultra Fuzz for distortion, a Boss DD-20 for additional delays and looping, and a Digitech GNX3 for a few miscellaneous effects (try 3 delays in a row!) and looping, and then they go to a Fender Ultimate Stereo Chorus solid-state amp (warm Fender cleans without tube unreliability). When I'm playing garage-rock or surf, I go Dano -> DE-7 (set for various slapback times) -> various low-wattage tube amps, currently a Gibson. However, I also use this on keyboards (Rhodes, synths, Casios, even circuit-bent stuff like a Speak n' Spell)

This pedal sounds amazing. Having owned 7 other delays (see below), the DE-7 comes out the clear winner in terms of sound quality versus price. It sounds like analog, but cuts through in a way analog never could. And one can be had for much cheaper than analog. Simply put, it's a great value.

I've heard of switches crapping out in the past, but since it hasn't happened to mine, I'm fairly confident. So I'm going to give it a ten for six trouble-free months so far (and since I got mine used, who knows how long the previous owner had it for).

Never dealt with them.

In the past, I've had two original EH Deluxe Memory Men, a Digitech Digidelay, a Danelectro BLT slapback, a Line 6 DL-4, a Boss DD-20, and a Digitech PDS 2000, not to mention the ones I've tried out before and didn't buy. This is hands-down my favorite for regular delays. It and the DD-20 together are a monsterous combination not to be messed with, particularly when you're playing keyboards and have a hand free to twiddle knobs.

it's easy, it's got flexibility, it's got level control.

It's awesome. it does surf, anywhere to sound-on sound. But it's tricky when to turn off the switch, cuz when you do, shows over, the echo stops. It sounds warmer than, like a boss, soft like analog delay. But longer. And try the insane repeats... like Johnny Greenwood. I ran one of mine for insane repeats to my crappy 15watt crate, and the dry output to another one for a regular echo and the rest of my FX loop, to the Marshall. cool trick. turn up the crate, you've got a wall of... something.

My favorite echo, all time. never tried echoplex, too big for gigs.

They run fine. I dig the tone-lok stuff, it keeps ticking. Not all of them sound this good though.

dunno.

I like it. Go buy one. How many reviews do you need?
It does any kind of echo you can cook up, and it can do some sequencer-type tricks. but remember, thats not the echo's job, thats a sequencer. peace.

The manual covers all you need to know, its not lke you're not going to know how to use it any how because it is so easy to understand

Im using this with an ibanez rg550 > Ibanez de7 > Marshall valvestate 40W
Its not very noisy at all, on a clean setting, its a little noisy on the overdrive.
I can get it to easy make a limp bizkit echo, (i believe wes used the same model) with a bit of fiddling with the settings.
The delay is great, has a very good sound to it.

I could depend on it definately, only one thing that concerns me a little bit are the plastic knobs, but they should be fine if treated well.
I would gig without a backup, but if I had a backup id definately use it.

Never dealt with ibanez.

Overall this is a great pedal, it sounds fantastic looks great and seems very dependable.