Whoa, I’ve never seen a brown one in the wild like that!! I’ll have to give them a listen. (mine’s got the Wilkinson tremolo and I swapped out the pickups :) )
This is the most underrated pedal channel around. The host (don't know his name) is personable, produces excellent demos with just enough tech talk to give us more insight into the pedal than from just listening. Like, subscribe and tell your friends (and enemies) about this channel!
Just wanna drop a heartfelt thanks for your unapologetic love for Chorus. Your enthusiasm for the effect all over this channel makes me heart sing because I don't think there is any other effect that is so expressive, so emotional. Thank you kindly and sincerely! BTW, one of my fav Chorus tones EVAR is that of Alex Lifeson's contribution on "Mystic Rhythms" since you gave Rush a shoutout :)
Thank you so much! That era of Rush probably has my favorite Alex Lifeson sounds of his career in Rush. He put emotion into music where others were really trying to just offload it all to technology. I've got a video coming out this Friday that I think you'll *really* enjoy :)
My dad has one of these from decades ago. Pretty much the only chorus type pedals I've ever had access to my entire life, and the only one I've ever needed
Thanks for covering this pedal! There weren't a lot of good demos of this one on YT. Seems this one goes best at mild-moderate rate settings, much like a typical chorus. Such a great sound! You nail it with the word glittery. I'd love to get a DC-3 one day, but for now I'm more than happy enough with my waza DC-2. Also, 80's-90's Rush!
Waza DC-2 is so good. Between the Standard and SDD modes, plus the ability to select two modes at once, and it having premium components, it's never disappointed me. But after spending so much time playing around with the DC-3 just now, I'm thinking it might have to go back on my board. Also heck yeah Rush, so many great themes and sounds in there.
I picked one of these up years ago at a pawn shop for $80, with the box! It's a cool effect, and at the time, I'd never heard of it, so I picked it up, no regrets.
Signals and grace under pressure in particular were fantastic, after grace I felt there was a sharp decline in their music... it just became less fun to listen to and harder to enjoy. But grace under pressure is a powerhouse.
@cygnusx-1862 power windows, Hold Your fire, wonderful albums. Manhattan Project, Middletown dreams, and the amazing Emotion Detector. Then time stands still, prime mover, mission... and I love the Atlantic years as well. Presto and roll the bones are a ton of fun to listen to
@@cygnusx-1862agree completely,.,being a fan since ‘79 grace under pressure was the last album I loved….the songs were strong and playing still intricate
I tend to buy these older boss chorus pedals direct from Japan these days. They are usually in excellent condition and at a half reasonable price vs local pricing (Australia). The DC-2/3 are both still on my short list for my collection. Have also chased up some of the lesser known chorus pedals of the same period, including the Korean PSK CR-1 which is pretty much a dead on clone of the CE-2. Really enjoying your channel, you as a presenter and the excellent content - keep it up!😀
How much do you pay in VAT and custom duty in Australia from Japan ? Edit: I looked it up "5% import duty on FOB value and 10% of Import GST on CIF value + duty.". Much less than me, I have around 25% VAT and 12% duty.
I bought the DC-2 in early 2015 and instantly fell in love. It’s the best chorus ever. I bought the DC-3 in 2018 and was disappointed. It’s very synthetic and sterile. It seems to be very fast even on low settings. These are true stereo units and sound best with two amps. I have that Ibanez model too. Lovely pedal. I’d like the Ibanez Bi-Mode chorus. Hard to find at a reasonable price.
My guitar teacher had a DC-3, and it was his secret weapon for chorus that didn't sound like chorus. I picked one of those up because at the time, the DC-2's were astronomical in price. Gotta agree, I prefer the sound and simplicity of the DC-2w.
Nice demo! I’m glad you included a stereo clip, as to me, that’s where chorus and dimension effects really come alive. I managed to get a DC-3 for a decent price some time ago, before the asking prices began to shoot up. Definitely a keeper.
My buddy Vito (the guy in the Lizard Queen video) had a DC-3 on his board for a long time, and I always thought it was pretty magical. Glad you enjoyed the video
Thanks for watching! I initially bought mine because before the DC-2w became available, these were the only ones remotely affordable. Nowadays they're all kind of in the same area, but I still think they're a deal.
That’s a beautiful Reverend Mister. If you don’t have the Descent I strongly encourage you to acquire one. Running it through chorus and some shaky tremolo is just pure splendor. Think, Robert Smith tones without the lipstick
Thank you! Is the Descent basically a Jetstream with a longer scale length? I love my Jetstream, though I’m thinking about checking out something Jetstream-adjacent.
@@StompboxBreakdown yes, basically it’s a Jetstream with a 26.75” scale length that makes it feel like a you’re playing a guitar because you don’t have to reach as much on those lower notes near the nut. It’s tuned b to b.
Wow, this is great. I have genuinely never heard of this Boss pedal. Which is saying something; when JHS did their 4 Boss pedals you’ve never heard of video, I was familiar with those, but somehow the dimension C passed me by. Super cool pedal. Thanks!
I like how you get right to the demo and not have a lot of tech talk 30 minutes of nonsense. Its on a nice chimey clean channel, not overly distorted where you don't hear what it really sounds like.
Thank you! Yeah, I wouldn't really think to use it with overdrive, it'd get a bit too busy. For me, Dimension and Chorus are good effects to keep clean guitar from being too... just there.
Your channel is so awesome. I love this pedal. I have an original DC-2 as well but there is something about this one that is so lush in stereo. Instant Cocteau Twins.
Oh man, what a pedal that is. Never owned one, but I think every guitarist over a certain age remembers when these things were available for next to nothing. What were we thinking!?!?
Nice! I have the DC-2W. It's cool to hear about this Digital Dimension pedal. I had never heard of it. These kind of remind me of detune pedals but maybe with more depth. Maybe not. It is very funny how 'digital' was a selling point in the 80s and 90s. One of my favorite delay pedals is an old DOD digital delay pedal. It has a very soft kind of sound to it even for having some digital components. I would think it's mostly analog with some digital parts.
Yeah, a lot of early digital pedals were analog pedals with the digital chips just for the time shifting. Compared with todays entirely DSP-centric effects.
I searched high and low for one of these back in the 1990s, and it turned out when I got it that I didn’t like it as much as the CE-3. I was a little disappointed, because my board back then used an RV-2 Digital Reverb, and a PS-2 Digital Pitch Shifter/Delay, so i thought the DC-3 would be the logical companion, but for my sound, the CE-3 was what I wanted to hear.
I love how it isn't another blues/rock noodling gear demo channel playing the same minor pentatonic stuff. Like they are amazed when another overdrive pedal comes out
The Dimension pedals use 2 separate LFO out of phase compared to stereo chorus have 1 LFO in sync with either 1 delay line or 2 delay lines. Some Rack mount chorus units have polarity switches for the output ports and also the he Dimension rack mount to flip the polarity 180 degrees. Try making a YT lesson using paper and a pen diagrams showing the differences in the block diagram forms because the output sections have a crossover network stage to combine the output ports which shifts the frequencies around also.
@@StompboxBreakdown it's a little niche, but most digital modeling amps attempt these kinds of sounds so there must be market for it. Normal chorus type effects only do so much, and sometimes need help
Such a beautifully subtle effect which you only really notice once it's been turned off. Great video as ever. Do I detect a Maxon or and Ibanez video on the way 🤔??
It really is. I used to use it all the time when I was playing in a 2-person soul/blues act. Sometimes I felt like my guitar was dull just strumming chords while the singer was doing their thing. It gives that shimmer. The only Maxon pedal I have is a CS505, and other than the CS9, all of my Ibanez pedals are either Tubescreamers or ToneLok pedals.
I subbed after 1 minute. Pro player over 30 years, retired (by a 78 LP pro deluxe, gold P90s.) I see I like the sound of the DC-3 more than chorus and never really cared for the DC-2 then at 11:11 you played the last chord on the 2 and I could swear, it did some swooshy univibe analog thing as if it were triggered by playing and now I'm so torn..(I'm sure it was "guitar player imagination syndrome" I learned how bad I had that charting songs and hearing things at practice like "you're wrong" lol) Of course I played that 78 anchor through twins and crap so I am deaf. Love the video, and I don't even like modulation stuff that much.
A 78 LP Pro with P90s sounds absolutely glorious. I think the Dimension effects bring something really hard to pin down, and you tend to hear the effect “bloom” across frequency ranges when notes are decaying at just the right time. It’s almost like a phaser in that way (not saying it’s a phaser just saying you hear that frequency/time interplay in both sometimes) I initially got my DC-3 because I wanted a DC-2 and couldn’t justify the cost. Figured I’d get it and it’d hold me over. Today, I have a DC-2w and it’s great, but this is the modulation pedal on my board. It just satisfies that need for depth without adding too much movement.
I'm an old fart, I love some old stuff but I just don't have a problem with things being digital. In fact, I really do prefer digital representations of analog delays over a real analog delay. Chorus, I really don't know but my flangers are digital and I feel no need to get another one. I did however have a real Dimension C which I only ever used on setting one. REALLY nice.
I have this and really like it, but I will say I wish I had more depth. If it was the same pedal, but with a bit more depth, it would be perfect. I pretty much play it with the depth all the way up. Otherwise, it is very, very subtle.
So you are saying in stereo both channels are affected? It’s not one wet and one dry? Interesting, I have this pedal. I will have to try it in stereo now.
That's correct. Some chorus pedals have A:Dry/B:Vibrato, or more commonly A:Dry+Vibrato/B:Dry+phase-shifted-vibrato. The CE-3, if you plug into the second output only, you get a kind of "technically a vibrato" effect. With the phase-shifted-vibrato, it sounds amazing in the room, but if you record both channels and then sum them together, the effects cancel each other out, making it sound like the pedal isn't even on at all. There are separate pins for the Left and Right outputs of the DC-3 coming off of the DSP chip, which leads me to believe each output is directly tied to its own modulated delay line... mostly because that's how the DC-2 is implemented with its bucket brigade chips. It's definitely a beautiful effect in stereo, worth dragging out a second amp just to hear it at least once.
Great video. I never understood why boss brought out these beautiful 80s stereo choruses, but didn't have stereo inputs on any of their delay or reverb pedals until the 2000s 🤔
Thank you so much! I assume it was a board real estate issue, or just them trying to make sure they didn't shoot themselves in the foot with regards to SDD-320 sales (assuming they were sold at the same time)
@xenod1066 It really is. I picked one up, with the box, for $80 in a pawn shop in the early 2000s, had no clue what it did, but was pleasantly surprised when I tried it out. 👍
Eventually effects will all be VST downloaded to a scalar upgradable RISC processor that links to the brain using haptic wireless connectors, and the upgrading process will not produce scar tissue like the versions tend to do. Right now, I use weed to achieve the same Dimension C effect along though a Boss GT-3 rocking and rolling at the same time.
@@StompboxBreakdown It's fun to theorize during elements of the imagination and the potentials of reality. Perspectives seen, potentially modified as innovation finds methodology. MPE midi2 pickups, pickguards, even the neck itself can be an array of ribbon cables and editable durometer pressure adaptive and proximity sensors. The fretboard could adjust to be scalloped, then adjusted back from convex to flat and concave, all by electron flow coordination, amperage, and the principles of how a transistor could actually have more than 2 selection switching ability, that can even be powered using photons instead for bring layers of depth to gradience, such as simple automation written into the music. Shapeshifting material surfaces can be achieved borrowing from already existing materials and hybrids thereof. In theory, the surface area of a football stadium can be condensed down to a sugar cube in volume,, if to consider graphene being thin enough and electrons having their multi level parking lots and tributaries. This means batteries could see alot more density. Remember, everyone has the ability to be creative, and we define syntax within lexicon.
I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and get a digital space d or c or whatever it's called I found one from Japan for way less than a digital dimension in USA I just hope it doesn't take too long it says a week on eBay and I'm not sure how much extra it might cost but I'll probably be the only person other than Josh Scott that has one in the USA lol I'm trying to get the last few boss pedals I really want off my list
Recent Dimension C convert here. I had to stop and appreciate the irony of the analog pedal with four preset tones vs. the digital pedal with its infinitely variable knobs. Technology, what you gonna do? 😅
It's two chorus-type modulation effects arranged with their LFO's 180 degrees out of phase, so as one is pitching up, the other is pitching down. When combined, they create what's sometimes called a "motionless chorus", so you get the depth but without the pronounced vibrato/swirl which turns some people off to standard chorus. The reverb you're hearing is probably just the reverb from my amp.
The last post in this thread has them attached as a PDF: music-electronics-forum.com/forum/effectification/guitar-effects/977930-boss-dc-3-digital-dimension-schematic
The CE-3 went to a lighter blue sparkle as compared to the CE-2, but this might be the most drastic color change within a model line for Boss. Also a shame they didn't use it anywhere else, it really looks amazing, the BF-3 should have had a deep bass boat sparkle finish.
Saying it's not a chorus effect sounds an awful lot like Vanilla Ice defending the Ice Ice Baby riff. Yes, I can hear the difference, but in practical application, especially in a full band setting... it's a fucking chorus pedal.
It's cool. It just reminds me of chorus with a very light long delay or shimmer reverb until you add the ring modulation, and then it gets a little cooler. All in all, I'd say if you're really into chorus and you want to add something different, that is it.
Can’t believe you stole Geordie Greep of Black Midi’s guitar
Whoa, I’ve never seen a brown one in the wild like that!! I’ll have to give them a listen. (mine’s got the Wilkinson tremolo and I swapped out the pickups :) )
heck yeah ;) He actually plays a baritone one! Probably my favorite band
This is the most underrated pedal channel around. The host (don't know his name) is personable, produces excellent demos with just enough tech talk to give us more insight into the pedal than from just listening. Like, subscribe and tell your friends (and enemies) about this channel!
i absolutely second this. ive been watching pedal vids of all kinds for many years and this cat has it goin.
His name, is the Stig
Aww shucks, thank you! I'm Jeff, nice to meet you.
I recommend this channel all the time, it’s just so good.
This is by far the best pedal channel IMO.
Just wanna drop a heartfelt thanks for your unapologetic love for Chorus. Your enthusiasm for the effect all over this channel makes me heart sing because I don't think there is any other effect that is so expressive, so emotional. Thank you kindly and sincerely!
BTW, one of my fav Chorus tones EVAR is that of Alex Lifeson's contribution on "Mystic Rhythms" since you gave Rush a shoutout :)
Thank you so much! That era of Rush probably has my favorite Alex Lifeson sounds of his career in Rush. He put emotion into music where others were really trying to just offload it all to technology. I've got a video coming out this Friday that I think you'll *really* enjoy :)
This was the 2nd pedal I ever bought and it has been on my board for 28 years. Love it
My dad has one of these from decades ago. Pretty much the only chorus type pedals I've ever had access to my entire life, and the only one I've ever needed
I never heard of this pedal until now. Sounds great!
Sounds to me like I could play some awesome Cocteau Twins with this particular unit. Nice!
Oh absolutely
Can’t believe how close the mxr analog chorus comes to this sound
Thanks for covering this pedal! There weren't a lot of good demos of this one on YT. Seems this one goes best at mild-moderate rate settings, much like a typical chorus. Such a great sound! You nail it with the word glittery. I'd love to get a DC-3 one day, but for now I'm more than happy enough with my waza DC-2. Also, 80's-90's Rush!
Waza DC-2 is so good. Between the Standard and SDD modes, plus the ability to select two modes at once, and it having premium components, it's never disappointed me. But after spending so much time playing around with the DC-3 just now, I'm thinking it might have to go back on my board.
Also heck yeah Rush, so many great themes and sounds in there.
It’s videos like this that make me remember why I fell in love with playing guitar.
I picked one of these up years ago at a pawn shop for $80, with the box! It's a cool effect, and at the time, I'd never heard of it, so I picked it up, no regrets.
Now *THAT*'s a heck of a deal
80s era Rush is criminally underappreciated
You're speaking the truth right there. Gonna put on Signals at some point today.
@@StompboxBreakdown I'll join you!
Signals and grace under pressure in particular were fantastic, after grace I felt there was a sharp decline in their music... it just became less fun to listen to and harder to enjoy. But grace under pressure is a powerhouse.
@cygnusx-1862 power windows, Hold Your fire, wonderful albums. Manhattan Project, Middletown dreams, and the amazing Emotion Detector. Then time stands still, prime mover, mission... and I love the Atlantic years as well. Presto and roll the bones are a ton of fun to listen to
@@cygnusx-1862agree completely,.,being a fan since ‘79 grace under pressure was the last album I loved….the songs were strong and playing still intricate
Excellent demonstration of the pedal’s capabilities. Subbed.
I tend to buy these older boss chorus pedals direct from Japan these days. They are usually in excellent condition and at a half reasonable price vs local pricing (Australia). The DC-2/3 are both still on my short list for my collection.
Have also chased up some of the lesser known chorus pedals of the same period, including the Korean PSK CR-1 which is pretty much a dead on clone of the CE-2.
Really enjoying your channel, you as a presenter and the excellent content - keep it up!😀
That's a good approach, it's how I got my HF-2 High Band Flanger.
How much do you pay in VAT and custom duty in Australia from Japan ?
Edit: I looked it up "5% import duty on FOB value and 10% of Import GST on CIF value + duty.".
Much less than me, I have around 25% VAT and 12% duty.
This Channel is a treasure trove of knowledge for any guitarist looking to experiment with effects.✌️
Love the DC-3
Great job. Refreshing to see someone who "gets it" and has the historical references to boot.
Thank you so much!
I bought the DC-2 in early 2015 and instantly fell in love. It’s the best chorus ever. I bought the DC-3 in 2018 and was disappointed. It’s very synthetic and sterile. It seems to be very fast even on low settings.
These are true stereo units and sound best with two amps. I have that Ibanez model too. Lovely pedal.
I’d like the Ibanez Bi-Mode chorus. Hard to find at a reasonable price.
My guitar teacher had a DC-3, and it was his secret weapon for chorus that didn't sound like chorus. I picked one of those up because at the time, the DC-2's were astronomical in price. Gotta agree, I prefer the sound and simplicity of the DC-2w.
The phrase “turbo chorus” really makes my day
When you need your chorus... FASTER
Nice demo! I’m glad you included a stereo clip, as to me, that’s where chorus and dimension effects really come alive.
I managed to get a DC-3 for a decent price some time ago, before the asking prices began to shoot up. Definitely a keeper.
My buddy Vito (the guy in the Lizard Queen video) had a DC-3 on his board for a long time, and I always thought it was pretty magical. Glad you enjoyed the video
Besides that I love my DC3, simply this video is one of the best reviewsa I could find.
I really like your style!
Thank you so much for that. Made my day.
What a great alternative suggestion. Thanks for the deep dive!
Thanks for watching! I initially bought mine because before the DC-2w became available, these were the only ones remotely affordable. Nowadays they're all kind of in the same area, but I still think they're a deal.
Haven’t seen you pop up on the feed in a few weeks glad to see you back up there
probably my most loved and missed pedal ever!!
Excellent. Very enjoyable and well presented. I'm thinking about buying one. Thanks and Best Regards
Used this pedal for some time, many applications. The "exciter" capacity is what I found useful, and put in a practical format.
That’s a beautiful Reverend Mister. If you don’t have the Descent I strongly encourage you to acquire one. Running it through chorus and some shaky tremolo is just pure splendor. Think, Robert Smith tones without the lipstick
Thank you! Is the Descent basically a Jetstream with a longer scale length? I love my Jetstream, though I’m thinking about checking out something Jetstream-adjacent.
@@StompboxBreakdown yes, basically it’s a Jetstream with a 26.75” scale length that makes it feel like a you’re playing a guitar because you don’t have to reach as much on those lower notes near the nut. It’s tuned b to b.
Wow, this is great. I have genuinely never heard of this Boss pedal. Which is saying something; when JHS did their 4 Boss pedals you’ve never heard of video, I was familiar with those, but somehow the dimension C passed me by. Super cool pedal. Thanks!
You're hilarious man! Really well put together video, I enjoyed it a lot, thanks!
I like how you get right to the demo and not have a lot of tech talk 30 minutes of nonsense. Its on a nice chimey clean channel, not overly distorted where you don't hear what it really sounds like.
Thank you! Yeah, I wouldn't really think to use it with overdrive, it'd get a bit too busy. For me, Dimension and Chorus are good effects to keep clean guitar from being too... just there.
Your channel is so awesome. I love this pedal. I have an original DC-2 as well but there is something about this one that is so lush in stereo. Instant Cocteau Twins.
Also… guesses on the next pink pedal: DOD ThrashMaster?
Oh man, what a pedal that is. Never owned one, but I think every guitarist over a certain age remembers when these things were available for next to nothing. What were we thinking!?!?
Look up the song of the siren conspiracy. There is some weird stuff surrounding Elizabeth Fraiser.
I got my DC-2, a NOS VB-2 in the box and a pair of PN-2 tremolo/pans for dirt cheap way back in the multieffect 90s.
I got my DC-2, a NOS VB-2 in the box and a pair of PN-2 tremolo/pans for dirt cheap way back in the multieffect 90s.
Nice! I have the DC-2W. It's cool to hear about this Digital Dimension pedal. I had never heard of it. These kind of remind me of detune pedals but maybe with more depth. Maybe not. It is very funny how 'digital' was a selling point in the 80s and 90s. One of my favorite delay pedals is an old DOD digital delay pedal. It has a very soft kind of sound to it even for having some digital components. I would think it's mostly analog with some digital parts.
Yeah, a lot of early digital pedals were analog pedals with the digital chips just for the time shifting. Compared with todays entirely DSP-centric effects.
I have that DOD Digital Delay (and sampler!) pedal too. It was my second pedal ever.
I searched high and low for one of these back in the 1990s, and it turned out when I got it that I didn’t like it as much as the CE-3. I was a little disappointed, because my board back then used an RV-2 Digital Reverb, and a PS-2 Digital Pitch Shifter/Delay, so i thought the DC-3 would be the logical companion, but for my sound, the CE-3 was what I wanted to hear.
I have an original Japanese Boss DC2. I bought it in a lot of pedals for $50. It is the most amazing chorus I’ve ever used
@@silvercloud1641 will check it out
...and even though it's only four buttons, the DC-3 isn't a patch on the DC-2, and can't get anywhere near the lushness of that magic fourth button.
@@telsutton without a doubt. You get a great range of sounds from all 4 buttons, each one very usable.
as much as i love my DC3w, i would definitely prefer to have adjustable knobs. added to the wishlist
excellent video! i'm a big fan of the the DC-2 and chorus-y type things, especially in my mix effects chain
oh, and the lemon squeeze at Mohonk is awesome
Heck yeah it is!! Lately, I've been hiking Bonticou Crag, that's a fun little trek to get the heart pumping
Modulation pedal… basically without the Strymon costs
I love how it isn't another blues/rock noodling gear demo channel playing the same minor pentatonic stuff. Like they are amazed when another overdrive pedal comes out
"Glittery gooey goodness..." Sounds like a bachelor party.
The Dimension pedals use 2 separate LFO out of phase compared to stereo chorus have 1 LFO in sync with either 1 delay line or 2 delay lines. Some Rack mount chorus units have polarity switches for the output ports and also the he Dimension rack mount to flip the polarity 180 degrees. Try making a YT lesson using paper and a pen diagrams showing the differences in the block diagram forms because the output sections have a crossover network stage to combine the output ports which shifts the frequencies around also.
Isn’t that kind of what a tri chorus does?
Stompbox breakdown video drop 20 minutes before a BoglinStream! My loyalties are being tested.
It’s a short one, you’ve got time!
@@StompboxBreakdownMade it! Awesome work as always!
Great comparison, thanks for the solid content.
Thank you so much! Happy you enjoyed it, I wasn't sure people cared about a pedal like this.
@@StompboxBreakdown it's a little niche, but most digital modeling amps attempt these kinds of sounds so there must be market for it. Normal chorus type effects only do so much, and sometimes need help
That pedal with a Carbon Copy would sound amazing!
I have this pedal it’s really cool. Put it before overdrive/distortion for a thick lead tone.
I need to hear this with distortion.
what I like about dc-3 is that it's the least cheesy chorus pedal. Very one and only.
Dunno if you have one handy, but it'd be real cool to compare this side by side with a CH-1 since they have the same layout
Such a beautifully subtle effect which you only really notice once it's been turned off. Great video as ever. Do I detect a Maxon or and Ibanez video on the way 🤔??
It really is. I used to use it all the time when I was playing in a 2-person soul/blues act. Sometimes I felt like my guitar was dull just strumming chords while the singer was doing their thing. It gives that shimmer.
The only Maxon pedal I have is a CS505, and other than the CS9, all of my Ibanez pedals are either Tubescreamers or ToneLok pedals.
@@StompboxBreakdown The pink pedal mystery deepens...
I subbed after 1 minute. Pro player over 30 years, retired (by a 78 LP pro deluxe, gold P90s.) I see I like the sound of the DC-3 more than chorus and never really cared for the DC-2 then at 11:11 you played the last chord on the 2 and I could swear, it did some swooshy univibe analog thing as if it were triggered by playing and now I'm so torn..(I'm sure it was "guitar player imagination syndrome" I learned how bad I had that charting songs and hearing things at practice like "you're wrong" lol) Of course I played that 78 anchor through twins and crap so I am deaf. Love the video, and I don't even like modulation stuff that much.
Thank you so much!
A 78 LP Pro with P90s sounds absolutely glorious. I think the Dimension effects bring something really hard to pin down, and you tend to hear the effect “bloom” across frequency ranges when notes are decaying at just the right time. It’s almost like a phaser in that way (not saying it’s a phaser just saying you hear that frequency/time interplay in both sometimes)
I initially got my DC-3 because I wanted a DC-2 and couldn’t justify the cost. Figured I’d get it and it’d hold me over. Today, I have a DC-2w and it’s great, but this is the modulation pedal on my board. It just satisfies that need for depth without adding too much movement.
I'm an old fart, I love some old stuff but I just don't have a problem with things being digital. In fact, I really do prefer digital representations of analog delays over a real analog delay. Chorus, I really don't know but my flangers are digital and I feel no need to get another one. I did however have a real Dimension C which I only ever used on setting one. REALLY nice.
If you like dimension on guitar, check out Drab Majesty. Absolutely soaked in it, sounds so good 🛸
I will check it out!
Agreed. They carry the flag for a lot of great 80s/90s dreampop/shoegaze bands.
I paused the video at 08:17 because the "space D" joke hit hard 😂
It sounds like a chorus.
Wonder which sells more, the DC 3 or Dimension C.
A miss for me. The DOD was more to my liking. A Stereo chorus was what was thinking. Maybe matched with a reverb.
I have this and really like it, but I will say I wish I had more depth. If it was the same pedal, but with a bit more depth, it would be perfect. I pretty much play it with the depth all the way up. Otherwise, it is very, very subtle.
So you are saying in stereo both channels are affected? It’s not one wet and one dry? Interesting, I have this pedal. I will have to try it in stereo now.
That's correct. Some chorus pedals have A:Dry/B:Vibrato, or more commonly A:Dry+Vibrato/B:Dry+phase-shifted-vibrato. The CE-3, if you plug into the second output only, you get a kind of "technically a vibrato" effect. With the phase-shifted-vibrato, it sounds amazing in the room, but if you record both channels and then sum them together, the effects cancel each other out, making it sound like the pedal isn't even on at all.
There are separate pins for the Left and Right outputs of the DC-3 coming off of the DSP chip, which leads me to believe each output is directly tied to its own modulated delay line... mostly because that's how the DC-2 is implemented with its bucket brigade chips.
It's definitely a beautiful effect in stereo, worth dragging out a second amp just to hear it at least once.
What would happen if you combined two Dimension pedals and played them together?
I want one of these pedals for my 1985 Ibanez Roadstar II bass. Seems perfect,
What a magnificent sounding pedal
would love a breakdown of whatever the hell the rainbow machine does
Great video. I never understood why boss brought out these beautiful 80s stereo choruses, but didn't have stereo inputs on any of their delay or reverb pedals until the 2000s 🤔
Thank you so much! I assume it was a board real estate issue, or just them trying to make sure they didn't shoot themselves in the foot with regards to SDD-320 sales (assuming they were sold at the same time)
"Digital Space-D" I'm dead 😂
excellent video
awesome demo. I’d love to hear a bass demo for this
Just imagine it an octave lower.
@@michaelhaydenbell 😒
Just a chorus
It's a nice chorus tho..
@xenod1066 It really is.
I picked one up, with the box, for $80 in a pawn shop in the early 2000s, had no clue what it did, but was pleasantly surprised when I tried it out. 👍
Anybody remember the Roland GP8 ? A great effects processor especially for 88’
THATS THE PEARL JAM PEDAL
Does your cs9 add that wind-like noise underneath the effect?
Eventually effects will all be VST downloaded to a scalar upgradable RISC processor that links to the brain using haptic wireless connectors, and the upgrading process will not produce scar tissue like the versions tend to do.
Right now, I use weed to achieve the same Dimension C effect along though a Boss GT-3 rocking and rolling at the same time.
You’re truly out here living in 2080, my man. I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
@@StompboxBreakdown It's fun to theorize during elements of the imagination and the potentials of reality.
Perspectives seen, potentially modified as innovation finds methodology.
MPE midi2 pickups, pickguards, even the neck itself can be an array of ribbon cables and editable durometer pressure adaptive and proximity sensors.
The fretboard could adjust to be scalloped, then adjusted back from convex to flat and concave, all by electron flow coordination, amperage, and the principles of how a transistor could actually have more than 2 selection switching ability, that can even be powered using photons instead for bring layers of depth to gradience, such as simple automation written into the music.
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This means batteries could see alot more density.
Remember, everyone has the ability to be creative, and we define syntax within lexicon.
I use the Boss super chorus , with rate at zero, and I get what you call a chorus without swirling(?) effect...
Take me on a trip to the Digital Dimension
Strap in!!
To be fair, the Ibanez chorus is pretty great.
No lie detected here
I think I'm gonna pull the trigger and get a digital space d or c or whatever it's called I found one from Japan for way less than a digital dimension in USA I just hope it doesn't take too long it says a week on eBay and I'm not sure how much extra it might cost but I'll probably be the only person other than Josh Scott that has one in the USA lol I'm trying to get the last few boss pedals I really want off my list
Cool. Always wondered about this one. My C was stolen with some other stuff and I just never replaced it. BTW, really dig the old Ibanez FX.
There were some absolute gems in there.
@@StompboxBreakdown Yes like the FL-9. Have you done a video on the 9 series? (aside from the TS) They even had a Phase pedal.
@@deanallen927 I had an FL-9, but sold it a while ago. I think the only one I have now is the CS-9 and of course the TS-9, and TS-9DX
Thank yoy so much, never heard about dimentions pedals.
Pink - it's my new obsession? (C)))))))
Sounds like the flerb on my holy grail
There's also the one control dimension that is similar to this.
Are these effects found in the GT units?
Recent Dimension C convert here. I had to stop and appreciate the irony of the analog pedal with four preset tones vs. the digital pedal with its infinitely variable knobs. Technology, what you gonna do? 😅
Hahaha, seriously!!!
Maybe Ibanez or Maxon analog delays could be the next ones.
I tried your link to no avail. Can't find this pedal anywhere "Brand New" that is. ??
It was discontinued a long time ago. There’s a few used ones for sale on Reverb.com, though
Digital Space D. Phrasing, boom!
It's sounds like the detune effect from the ps-6 harmonist
Sailing is my jam ⛵! Shout out to Space D! 🚀😂
Multiplay by Digitech is the king.
that's awsome but we should have Jimmie page give us a demo with that pedal instead imagine that demention lol
That's an interesting guitar, what are you playing?
That’s a Reverend Jetstream HB. Highly recommend them, it’s my current go-to
@@StompboxBreakdown Very nice, I like the shape.
So basically, a chorus & Reverb pedal in one box?
It's two chorus-type modulation effects arranged with their LFO's 180 degrees out of phase, so as one is pitching up, the other is pitching down. When combined, they create what's sometimes called a "motionless chorus", so you get the depth but without the pronounced vibrato/swirl which turns some people off to standard chorus. The reverb you're hearing is probably just the reverb from my amp.
Maxon AD-9?
“Oh by the way, which one’s Pink?”
It's exactly like your chorus pedal dude
Exactly?
Stereo Turbo is so watery!
Thats a pretty sound very 90s
Does anyone know where to find the service notes? My DC-3 is not working...
The last post in this thread has them attached as a PDF: music-electronics-forum.com/forum/effectification/guitar-effects/977930-boss-dc-3-digital-dimension-schematic
@@StompboxBreakdown Yay, thanks man! Been looking for this since 2020!
The coolest thing is it's '80 glam metal pink!!
The CE-3 went to a lighter blue sparkle as compared to the CE-2, but this might be the most drastic color change within a model line for Boss. Also a shame they didn't use it anywhere else, it really looks amazing, the BF-3 should have had a deep bass boat sparkle finish.
cool video
Sounds like my MXR Chorus pedal.
Es un chorus básicamente..
Saying it's not a chorus effect sounds an awful lot like Vanilla Ice defending the Ice Ice Baby riff.
Yes, I can hear the difference, but in practical application, especially in a full band setting... it's a fucking chorus pedal.
Sounds like the yamaha symphonix fx from the old fx racks
It's cool. It just reminds me of chorus with a very light long delay or shimmer reverb until you add the ring modulation, and then it gets a little cooler. All in all, I'd say if you're really into chorus and you want to add something different, that is it.