The Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter is a versatile, performance-driven effects pedal crafted for musicians seeking rich, customizable delay tones. Seamlessly blending analog and digital realms, it offers two distinct modes: the analog setting delivers warm, organic tones with delay times ranging from 40ms to 600ms, powered by genuine analog circuitry for authentic sound, while the digital mode extends delay times up to 1500ms for expansive echoes. A new modulation speed control enhances tonal flexibility, allowing players to fine-tune the effect to their unique style. Building on its predecessor, the ES2, the ES3 simplifies live performance with an upgraded oscillation function—now activated by holding the right footswitch, enabling quick, seamless shifts in delay texture and quality mid-song. It retains the intuitive fader for precise delay time control, a tap switch, and oscillation and modulation modes, ensuring a wide sonic palette.
With controls for Mix, Feedback, Depth, Speed, and Delay Time, alongside switches for Effect On/Off, Tap/Oscillation, Analog/Digital, Modulation On/Off, and Inst/Line, this pedal offers extensive sound-shaping options. Inputs on the right and outputs on the left streamline setup, while its compact size (4.6" W x 6.0" D x 2.3" H) ensures easy integration into any pedalboard. Powered by a 9V DC adapter with a 200mA current draw, the Ibanez ES3 Echo Shifter is a dynamic, user-friendly pedal that elevates performances with its tonal versatility and enhanced functionality.
