Ibanez DE-7

Piece of cake...

i use a fender american series strat into a boss ds-1 distortion into a boss ch-1 chorus into the DE-7 delay into my roland jc 55 amp. Sounds great distorted, with chorus, clean, or with both distortion and chorus. I can get the pod sound, even with my strat and my boss ds-1. every once and a while i use an ibanez smashbox, which helps me get the P.O.D. sound better. The only reason i give this pedal a 9 is because there's a hum when i use my adaptor, and i don't want to buy an ibanez adaptor.

almost as good as a boss...almost.

i give it a 9 because of the hum. if it were stolen i'd buy it again, because its a great pedal. Great sound also.

Ease of Use: Simple, once you get the pedal to turn on.

Sounds pretty good. Affects the tone a little bit but that is mainly a reverb type effect. Personally, I like the tone of my guitar with the pedal switched on. This is my setup:
Alvarez Strat Copy->Seiko Tuner-->DE7-->TS5 Tube Screamer-->Crate POS 60 Watt Amp.
The only problem I see with this pedal is the Echo setting's problem with increasing noise as the echoed sound feeds on itself. IF you set the echo for a large number of repeats be prepared to control the level as it gets noisier..either use the pedal level or your amp.

It is reliable insofar as you don't proceed to bang it around. The casing itself is made of a pretty sturdy plastic and the knobs don't tend to spring back up but...1. the switch on the inside is made of pretty cheap plastic...kinda like the plastic used on Swiss Army Knife toothpicks. 2. the springs are not mounted very well and can come off their posts easily. 3. the pedal will hiccup after overuse..i mean..it won't activate w/o multiple attempts to switch it on.

Never used 'em. The website is badly put together...no real information on ANY of their products. It couldn't hurt for Ibanez to put more content on their tech support page but don't hold your breath.

Delay fits my style but I'm beginning to think that Ibanez delay does not. I have played with the Boss delay units and have been much happier with those. If this pedal is stolen, no, I won't replace it. I will however get something else. I wish the pedal had been designed with a little more thought put into the sturdiness of even the smallest parts of the pedal. But, until it is stolen, lost or falls apart or I toss it out a window, I will use because it does help in my writing.

Pretty basic for a delay. Three knobs for delay time, repeat, and level; a 3-way switch for delay range (up to 2.6 seconds). The Echo option is nice to have. The manual is useless and has a few examples of delay settings, none of which I have ever used since trying them for the first time.

I use a standard Strat plugged into a Fender 85. My effects include a Big Muff Pi, Boss chorus, Danelectro flanger, and the DE7. It is noisy, but it can also be quiet on certain settings. It is much noisier on Echo mode. I thought the noise might be caused by the single coils on my Strat, but even when used with a Les Paul w/ humbuckers the noise was still there. For reference, it is much more noisy than the Boss DD-3. If you have the extra cash, go for the
DD-3! You'll lose the Echo option, but you'll be getting a much better delay. You can get a good U2 'Edge' sound with Echo mode, but if you don't play any U2 (i certainly don't) then that doesn't help you much. The DE7 is exponentially worse when used with delay. I just couldnt get the right sound out of it and tried to take it back, but apprarently there wasn't anything wrong with the unit so it wasn't returnable. Oh, but there's more....read on...

Apparently the DE7 includes a surprise extra effect at no extra cost - it's also a distortion pedal!!! This transformation occurs within a few months after purchase, and requires no abuse of the unit whatsoever! I was pleasantly surprised at this newfound fuzz tone! Too bad the delay effect is now gone, and the switch does nothing! In other words - this pedal is a piece of junk and will break before you can say BOSS DD-3!

Never dealt with Ibanez directly

I invite someone - ANYONE - to steal this piece of crap from me (assuming they give me 150 bucks in return). I don't know if my pedal was on its own in terms of poor quality, but I have read some reviews concerning problems with the switch. A friend of mine has also had multiple problems with other effects in the Ibanez ToneLock series. Look elsewhere, that is unless you enjoy throwing away money.

Simple to use. Three knobs: Delay Time, Repeat, and Delay Level. Also there are two switches: Range (30-160, 120-650, 480-2600 ms)and Mode (Echo or Delay). Having some experience working with delays is helpful for dialing in a good sound quickly. If you know the sound you're looking for, it's all here!

I mainly play a 2001 American Series Fender Strat through a ZOOM Driver 5000, a Dano Fish & Chips EQ, a Dano Cool Cat, and Ibanez DE-7 delay --> into a Fender Hot Rod DeVille 4x10. I have previously owned a Boss DD-3, which was OK, but the DE-7 is way better. I bought it mainly for the Echo mode and I keep it around 140-160 ms with 4 repeats, and the delay level set low. If you crank the delay level up it can start to get a little noisy, but at lower levels (for subtle repeats) it is almost totally quiet.

Delay mode works great too if I need some hard repeats, but generally I go for the Lo Fi echo which I find warmer and more musical. For the money, this is definitely the best echo/delay pedal out there. I was also considering the Dan Echo pedal, but the salesman I was dealing with steered me towards this and I am very glad he did. I definitely rate this pedal a 10 for sound quality and value.

As a bonus, the locking knobs are a fantastic invention. Also, make sure you get an AC adapter (I recommend the Danelectro Zero Hum adapter), since this will eat batteries quickly.

Seems very sturdy with its metal casing. Some others have commented on faulty on/off switching, but I have had no problems with mine. I don't abuse my gear, so I'm not expecting any problems. Works great!

I've never had to deal with them.

I've been playing guitar for about 20 years and have played through a lot of gear (both mine and my friends'). Yeah, if you want to spend hundreds of dollars you could find a boutique pedal that is better - but I prefer to put my money towards upgrading my guitars and amps.

For a delay pedal, you won't go wrong by buying this!

I never owned a delay pedal before this one,and never really knew what i was doing when it tried them out at guitar shops.I got this pedal because it looked like the total package,easy to use(3 knobs),affordable,well built,and great sound.I was a little reluctant to buy it but now,im so fucking glad i got it!The manual wasnt very hlepful(only 2 settings of the 4 were good),but it helped a little.Twenty minutes later,i was sounding likeColin Greenwood(Radiohead).Easy to get a good sound out of.

Beutifull sound,distroyed the Boss pedal in every catagory.You can get crisp digital Delay or old school warm Echo(i prefer Delay,simply because im used to hearing it from my favorite bands.)You can get some cool effects with this pedal,such as the aformentioned endless feedback with the echo setting,also try moving the speed dial while the feed back is going on,gives it a insane "distorted radio" sound.I use a Ibanez Rg120 to a Ibanez SM7 smash box-Dunlop crybaby-Danelectro hashbrowns flanger-DE7 delay/echo into a shitty crate 15 watt amp.I like everything from Depeche mode to Morbid angel,but my favorite band is Rage against the machine and this pedal is ESSENTIAL if you hope to get Tom morello like sounds.It worked perfectly when i played the solo to"Freedom"(by Rage)on it,I also faithfully recreated the riff from "Sweet child of mine" by Guns n Roses.Works great with Distortion,pretty good with flanger(not distorted,with the speed on max)Also works great to give you guitar a nice reverb sound to it,it amzed people when i went to school and used it to play the star spangled banner.The only time it ever sounds noisy is when you have alot of repeats on it and the delay is short,i usally dont turn the repeat knob over 12 o clock.Overall,great sound,best damn Delay pedal on the market today(thats right,fuck boss!You think ill pay 100 dollars for a stupid tuner?)in my opinion.

Hell yeah i can depend ont it!These Ibanez tone-lok pedals are built like tanks!They are created to be stomped on and built to last longer than US imperialism.The only thing i wish is that they came in different colors because all of em look the same!What happens if your on stage and you accidently stomp on your tone-lok Flanger/Chorus(which i thought wasnt very good) when you wanna do your beautiful solo?I guess Ibanez made them all in basicly the same casings so that they could keep costs down(wise idea).I wouldnt keep a backup because i can depend on it no matter what,well,until the bettery runs out(which it dreains pretty fast,if you use a cheap one).

never dealt with them

I play hard rock,from punk(such as Black flage and the Dead kennedys) to Slayer to Rage against the machine.Ive been playing for over a year and this has helped me think of new musical ideas,i wrote a solo using it the first day!If it were stolen,id definately go for the same one again and if i found the little fuck who stole it I would make him choke on his own balls for defiling my precious pedal with his greasy hands!Compared it to Boss delay and Danelectro PB&J delay.Danelectro was cool,id reccomend it if you were on a budget and needed a decent delay pedal,but the Boss pedal was ridiculously overpriced and much more complicated,it also didnt sound as good in my opinion.

Straight foward easy to use pedal.

Using a strat. Not noisy at all. I borrowed this to compare it with the Dan Electro PBJ. I prefer the PBJ because it sounds more natural than this Ibanez pedal. Although the Ibanez pedal sounded good for slapback, I was looking for more of a Pseudo reverb sound, it just doesn't have it compared to the Dan Electro.

Seems very sturdy.

I play acoustic and electric blues rock country. Played twenty years+. I won't be buying this pedal.

Very simple...three knobs...a switch for echo or delay and a switch for three time ranges (ms). Tone lock knobs work great! push them in it they pop up...adjust and push back down. Very simple concept.

Here's the info you are looking for...this sounds fantastic in the loop of my Carvin Legacy! DOES NOT AFFECT TONE! Not noisy at all. I did not like how it sounded in front of the amp though...sounded a little shrill. Other delays sounded bad this way though...I think this depends on the amp. Very versitle pedal...and not too expensive. I was going to buy a rack multieffects unit...now all I need is a few more quality stomp boxes and I will be happy! Nice warm echo...cool digital delay...I just wish you could run both at the same time!! That would be cool!

Tough to say...I have only had it a week. It's built pretty sturdy...hope the switch lasts!

Hope I don't have to find out!

OK...maybe not better than SOME of the analog delays but...very nice sounding. Looks like it is built pretty solid and the tone lock knobs are a great idea! I wish all boxes had them!

It's as easy to use as any delay stomp box on the market. In fact, it's probably easier than most because the knobs push down into the pedal, effectively locking your settings into place. Also, it's on/off button never gives me problems (unlike some old Boss pedals I own). I never have to click it more than once to get it to turn on or off.

I use a Fender Telecaster (with hot Texas special pickups) and a Fender Deluxe 112 amp. This pedal hardly makes any discernible noise with absolutely no bleed-over when the effect is bypassed. Only when the battery's getting pretty low does it start to make some kind of odd buzzing noises. The sound quality of the delay itself is about as good as you can get out of a stompbox. The echo setting is particularly a gem; the more it repeats the more it decays and gets all warm and creamy. Very lush and very analog-sounding.

It's a tough little unit. The knobs seem a little rinky-dink as far as the quality of the plastic goes, but overall a very durable pedal. I wouldn't have any problem gigging without a backup.

I play spaced-out, ambient rock and roll with shades of jazz and country throw in the mix. The two things I love most about this pedal are the lush analog-sounding echo mode and the long delay time (Over 2 seconds, I believe. Boss's delay pedals don't even touch it). You can get some amazingly long drawn-out delay, even to the point of leisurely being able to play over yourself. I also own the Boss DD-3, which is a good delay in it's own right, but the Ibanez DE-7 has become my main echo unit. The only thing I wish it had were a hold option for endless repeats. To give you an idea of how impressed I am with this pedal, I bought it when I wasn't even looking for a new delay unit. I just wandered in to a music store to pass some time and found myself playing this amazing delay unit that sounded so full and rich and organic. I came back and bought it a few days later.

Very easy. You'll be space'n in no time.

I use Gibson & Fender guitars with Fender Princeton Reverb (Blackface)
and a first year 1990 59" Bassman R.I. with 3-knob tube Reverb R.I.
The DE7 sounds pretty good through this rig. Nice clear echos-much
clearer than my original Memory Man (which was noisy) even with true
by-pass mod. The FET switching on this pedal is very quite-And almost
no signal loss. Not worth worring about unless you run a ton of
pedals (I only run 3) There is a slight digitaly vibe to this pedal
I can't really discribe. About 2 years before I own an Ibanez
Echomachine (Patato Bug Pedal) and it was alittle more analog and
slightly better tone than the new DE7. It's the reson I bought the new one! The DE7 is not a disapointment by any means,but you trade
longer echo's and the abiblty to have digital delay (+ a better housing) for a little tone. There both great sounding delays.
The tonelock knobs are the best thing I've seen on a pedal in along
time. Once you use them-you'll see what I mean.

I've had a good luck with Ibanez Pedals,but the switch did
go a little shitty on my Echomachine, didn't stop working
but wouldn't always go on and off when I wan't it to (sucks live)
but that was after ALOT, and I mean alot of live & rehersal use.

Never delt with them.

Good delay and echo effects-for the money its a real good value.
Better than almost all the 300ms crap AD9'S,Boss,and DOD analog
delays. Some of the coolest echo effects don't happen till about
400-420ms-A delay length none of the above analog units can do.
This unit is not nearly as good as tape delay, but better than 9-10
analog units. My last echo was an original Memory Man 550ms with a True by-pass mod. It sounded good but less professional due to hiss
and cruddy repeats-even real tape echo is more HI-Fi! The DE7 is
even more Hi-Fi than real Tape-but I would rather have a clearer
warm sound-than cruddy Lo-Fi. It's really a matter of choice and taste, also combos-just getting things that work good together.

It's easy to use. It didn't come with a manual (used), but the knobs are named after what they do so....
Delays are often hard to get the right sound out of, because you have to time it correctly with the tempo in which you're playing, but with this pedal you can choose from three time ranges (30-160, 120-650. 480-2600 ms)
Ps. it is true bypass, "tone-lok" which means you can push the knobs down and lock them, so they aren't in the way for your leadsinger or your own foot, when you push the pedal + have 2 out channels one dry and one wet.

I play in two bands, a ska/reggae band and a instrumental surf band, so I've got two different setups:
Ska/reggae:
epiphone les paul --> qwiktune tuner --> Danelectro BLT --> Ibanez DE-/ --> Proel wah --> Danelectro fabtone --> Fender princeton '65 amp.
Surf:
Galueston strat copy --> qwiktune tuner --> Danelectro BLT --> Ibanez de-7 --> Danelectro tuna melt tremolo --> Fender princeton '65 amp.
It's not noisy at all! It has a great smooth, natural sound to it.
The delays are great and the echo is great too. I bought the Danelectro BLT, because I wanted a pedal which could make echos, but it couldn't do what I wanted it to do. This can. It's a great pedal, both delay and echo wise. One couldthink that since it's a combo, one of the effects would stink, but they are both good and usefull.
It ranges from smooth subtle delays to weird techno noises! Try putting range on 120 repeat on 10 and delay on 10. Strike a tone and move the delay time knob back and forth - really weird.
This pedal is great as a tool for dub artists. I'm gonna use it for my own dub project.
I give it a nine 'cause nothing is perfect.

the knobs seems pretty weak, but the rest is metal cassing. I would depend on it without a backup, but if I had the money I would buy another, just in case you need two different delay settings in one song.

Never dealt with them.

I've been looking for a pedal like this for a long time. Tried the boss but couldn't get what I wanted from them.
This is higly recommendable. I was going to buy the danelectro echo, but found this cheap and used so I thought I would give it a try... It is everything I wanted from my delay pedal...
Lost?????? Buy it as soon as possible... What I hate??????? Maybe the fact that it looks like a tank... Danelectro pedals are much cooler looking then these tank models.
I've only had it for a short while, but it helps me to write music, in ways I could not do before.
I would love to hear from other surf/ska/reggae/dub players using this. Just rmember to remove the nospam from the email adress.