The echo setting simulates tape echo very nicley, It is a regualer in my pedal arrangement.

The pedal is well built, except for the cheesy plastic switch on the inside which activates the delay. if it weren't for that i would recommend everyone buy ibanez toneloks, but, as usual, everyone should stick with boss pedals as they are built to survive much. i have been very pleased with the sounds produced by the pedal otherwise and really like the control i have on the settings.

Overall:
THIS IBANEZ DE-7 ECHO-DELAY PEDAL HAS THE BEST SOUND AND EASE OF OPERATION OF ANY THAT I HAVE TRIED. MY SIRECO TAPE ECHO CHAMBER HAS STOPPED WORKING, SO I BOUGHT THIS ONE. THE DE-7 HAS BETTER SOUND THAN MY TAPE ECHO CHAMBER HAD. IF EVER THIS ONE GOES BAD I WILL SURELY BUY ANOTHER ONE. THE PRICE WAS VERY GOOD!

I loved the sound at the store, but when I got it home I began to notice the heavy breathing of the noise gate. When played hard through single coil pickups, it produced crackling noises that are retained in the echo loop. I find it also spikes easily on single notes. Another problem is not enough filtering. On most power supplies you can hear the time base {digital clock rate} buzzing through the thing when you hit a note.

What is the A/D D/A conversion rate of this unit? It can't be found anywhere in the specs. I assume it's pretty low, thus the reason for the shoddy performance under certain conditions, and also the lack of the specs being publishesd anywhere.

However on a positive note, the regeneration is the sweetest, and it has the nicest decay of any echo unit I have used. So I guess if you're not noise critical, and not distortionally challanged, it's a pretty good sounding unit. I have the opportunity to return it after 10 days, but I may just live with it's quirks, as I love the "soft" natural sound it produces. Guess I can't throw the baby out with the trash. If they would clean it up a little, this unit would be unbeatable.

Okay, this is a pretty sweet pedal, i'll admit. It's got nice delay, and easy to get the exact sound you want, and sounds great while strumming on a clean channel (check out "Echo" by Incubus for an example). Although, it's really pricey. I bought mine for 170 bucks (Canadian) and i've heardly ever used it. Just not as handy as distortion i guess.