Ibanez DML-10

[Sean Witters <seanwitters@hotmail.com>]

I had the luck of stumbling on to a steal this weekend.  I spotted an 
Ibenez 
DML 10 Modulation Delay II for $40.  This little blue pedal, in a 10 
series 
Ibanez casing with 6 knobs, is an interesting machine.  It has 900 ms of 
Delay available which unfortuately doesn't really do infinite repeat and 
decays at a disappointing rate.  This is, however, excusable because the 
rest of its features are insane.  Using the modulation width control with 
a 
delay line allows you to create pitch cascades that sweep as designated by 
the mod. rate knob.  This creates some hands free havoc, but if you start 
tweaking the knobs while all this is going on it gets supernatural. The 
pitch range is great but its strength is on the low side were it gets 
really 
deep and resonant (watch those speaker cones).
  The mode knob allows you to select between five milli-second ratios from 
very short to long.  The shortest create some nice chorus, flange and faux 
leslie sounds in addition to some wacked out sitar and "the mothership is 
landing" sounds.
For $40 I think this is the best pedal deal I've ever found (except for my 
$35 Ross Phase R2).  When I'm constructing loops now I can't keep this 
thing 
out of them, it creates such complex textures it is irresistable. This 
isn't 
a hi-fi affair but the sounds are so enchanting you'll forget all else.  I 
don't know if I was simply lucky or if this is a standard price but give 
this pedal some time if you spot one.


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