In pictures: Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter unboxed
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
There’s no getting around it: the Ibanez ES2 looks awesome. It’s loaded with weird and wonderful features, too, so since we have one in the TG office, we thought we’d take you on a tour of its retro delay charms.
For the full review of the Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter, check out Total Guitar issue 251, on sale 17 February.
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
The ES2 is an old-school analogue delay that boasts a few modern additions, including tap tempo, plus modulation and oscillation switches
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
To turn the ES2 on, you hit the left footswitch, while the right switch allows you to tap in your desired tempo
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
So many lights! In among the LEDs, there are knobs for feedback, mix and modulation depth, plus a delay time slider, which you can adjust with your foot
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
The modulation switch adds a chorus-like shimmer to the repeats
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Ibanez ES2 Echo Shifter
Flicking the oscillation switch causes the pedal to – you guessed it– oscillate with ease, giving you access to all manner of crazy sounds in combination with the delay time slider