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noisemaker
Copper Member
Canada
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 Posted - 10/25/2009 : 13:26:56
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is it worth it to drop 200$ on a dc-2.
i already have a 1982 ce-2 that i love, but lately ive been gasing for a dc-2. |
Edited by - noisemaker on 10/25/2009 13:27:15 |
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zerksies
Double Platinum Member
USA
3406 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2009 : 13:29:39
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| i have seen the for about 160 |
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noisemaker
Copper Member
Canada
47 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2009 : 13:40:27
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| i know zerksies but living in canada i have to include the shipping and border tax |
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Laurie
Double Platinum Member
Canada
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Posted - 10/25/2009 : 16:07:44
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You can get a similar effect (and more) out of a pair of analogue CE-5's. I used that for the longest time.
The trick the DC-2 had was that it had a chorus circuit in both channels. Most chorus pedals have "stereo" out which is a dry-effected combination. THe DC-2 has wet-wet. Hence the ability to do something similar with a pair of chorus pedals.... |
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noisemaker
Copper Member
Canada
47 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2009 : 16:40:16
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| thx Laurie |
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verivorax
Platinum Member
Canada
1185 Posts |
Posted - 10/25/2009 : 18:37:57
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that said, the DC-2 is something magical, and the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Nothing like that little easter-egg, with its bizarre buttons, which echo a refrain of "push me.. push me"  
I'd say go for a DC-2, although $200 should get you a pretty clean one. |
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Iversen
Bronze Member
Denmark
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Posted - 11/01/2009 : 11:18:03
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I have a DC-2 and here are my observations:
- If you're not going to use it in a stereo setup, forget about it and stick with your CE-2.
- IMO it doesn't go very well with distortion or heavy overdrive. Your CE-2 may very well work better for this purpose.
+ I don't know about the inner workings of the DC-2, but I do know that nothing sounds quite like it when you use it in stereo. For stereo use, you should run out and get one right now! It really does add some kind of dimensional feeling to your sound without the warble of a normal chorus.
+ It works very quiet, even lowering the background noise of the pedals in front of it.
+ 4 preset buttons. It's so great to not have to spend time dialing in the best sound time after time.
Finally, you'll need a power supply as it'll suck a battery dry in less than 3 hours.
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 11/01/2009 : 18:44:46
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I used the CH-1 for years at the end of my board into two amps in stereo..not a bad pedal for this,more subtle than a CE series pedal soundwise..i stopped using lately when i started using a rack for stereo in a wet/dry/wet setup..before this i used it and a CE-2 with the CE-2 feeding into the CH-1 splitting out to both amps,two things about the CH-1 i noticed...it didn't sound good in mono and didn't really mix well with out pedals like phaser/flanger etc...on it's own in stereo it was great....one thing i never got an answer to even on this forum... i've always believed that the CH-1 has chorus on BOTH outputs not just on A with B dry...i was messing around with it once and tried plugging into the B output on it's own which produced a strange moulating sound into the amp leading me to believe that it is a true stereo chorus....also the CH-1 (seems to me anyway) to be more nearer the DC-3 in appearance and possibly soundwise(from what other people have posted here) rather than part of the CE family |
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hateandwar
Gold Member
Australia
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Posted - 11/01/2009 : 22:11:59
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Im currently gassing for a DC2. I can't find any for sale besides this dealer in Australia who wants $350 for one with out a box + man!!
Ridiculous. |
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dc-2 question
