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• Thread starter Vibrolux
• Start date Dec 22, 2004
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Vibrolux

TDPRI Member

Joined May 2, 2003 Posts 84 I'm trying to decide between a DC-2 (Dimension C) and a DC-3 (Digital Dimension). I really like the clips of the DC-2 that I've heard, but I think it would be nice to dial in even more subtle shades of chorus. On the other hand, digital effects always scare me a little, and I'm afraid that the DC-3 may sound sterile or digital to me. Can anyone recommend one of these pedals over the other? Thanks! J

jordanl

Tele-Holic

Joined Mar 18, 2003 Posts 543 Location Farmingdale, NY I prefer the DC-2, which I recently found out is an analog pedal. The DC-3 can get some cool sounds, but the simplicity and tone of the 2 are outstanding. J

jboyle

Tele-Meister

Joined Mar 27, 2003 Posts 106 Location N.E. my 2 cents...i didn't find them to be at all similar-the DC-3 is to me more like the slightly detuned setting on a harmonizer-i do like how it can be very subtle. the DC-2 in comparison sounds a little more flangey(to me) which can also be cool.

Andi

Tele-Meister

Joined Oct 13, 2004 Posts 217 Location Seoul Dimension See!

jboyle said: my 2 cents...i didn't find them to be at all similar-the DC-3 is to me more like the slightly detuned setting on a harmonizer-i do like how it can be very subtle. the DC-2 in comparison sounds a little more flangey(to me) which can also be cool. Click to expand...

Back in my middle school days I saw an atmospheric band at some church in Orange County called Flowertown, and I remember their lefty guitarist Rick Joyce using a silver Ibanez, burying it and his flange-tinged distortion box in a ton of reverb...Which led me to get close to the stage to see what in the world he was doing, and what he as using(pedals were just funny boxes to me back then^^). I asked a friend of the band what that whole swilring mess was all about and sure enough he told me Rick's main tonal modulator was a "Boss Dimension C"...which still didn't mean much, of course. I have since never been able to try one on for size. Looking back now (I bootlegged the show onto cassette)his weird sound throughout the whole gig certainly had a Holy Grail Flerb-like sound, and was VERY spacy. He now is doing catchy 1980s-ish PeterMurphy-ish/gothy stuff (same silver Ibanez, too) and I wouldn't be surprised if the DC-2 is still an important part of their sound.... www.thelastdance.com Disclaimer: Just in case you're getting suspicious about dubious promo namedropping, look at their pictures and sigh for me: you'll know I have no personal affiliation with them. Well, I guess both of us like to wear black, but I tend to go a tad more conservative on the makeup guitargeek.com's review is kinda neato. Where else would you get "Nashville session artists", "The Cocteau Twins" and "The Smashing Pumpkins" in adjacent sentences concerning ONE pedal? (link removed) D

Donnie Skaggs

TDPRI Member

Joined Nov 17, 2004 Posts 55 Location Mt. Juliet, TN DC2 I have owned and recorded with both. Hundreds of tracks with the DC2 Maybe two tracks with the DC3 before I gave it to some kid that wanted a chorus pedal. THe best bang for the buck right now is the Line 6 Space chorus for about 120 bucks. Trust me, in Nashville you gotta have a good chorus pedal so I have tried em all. If you can find a DC2 priced right then get it Most of the ones I am seeing these days are going for 150 and up. I would get the line6 OR the line 6 MOdulation Modeler. That is what I replaced my DC2 with and have never looked back. JMHO J

jboyle

Tele-Meister

Joined Mar 27, 2003 Posts 106 Location N.E. there was one setting on the DC2 that totally reminded me of the guitar sound on Cyndi Lauper's 'Time After Time'- i wouldn't be surprised if that's what they used on that tune,though back then everyone DID have the big racks,right?...one thing with the DC3 i noticed was that even an ultra alkaline battery would only last about 20 minutes-big current draw,i guess.

Joel Terry

Poster Extraordinaire

Joined Mar 3, 2003 Posts 5,195 Location Gladeville, Tennessee, USA My vote: The DC-2, hands down The BOSS DC-2 Dimension C, which was regrettably discontinued by BOSS well before its time, as well as the CS-2 Compressor Sustainer (also discontinued some time ago), have all but disappeared from the second-hand pedal cases in the music stores and pawn shops of Nashville. I don't know if it's an urban legend or the truth, but they've all been taken out of circulation by the professional players here; they're pretty much pedal board staples for the stage and studio guys here--at least they were for years, anyway. I do know for a fact that you cannot come by either the DC-2 or the CS-2 in this town anymore by way of a music store or pawn shop; furthermore, if you find a private party who'll sell either pedal to you, I can guarantee you won't be paying a bargain price for it. Joel

NWinther

Poster Extraordinaire

Joined Jul 16, 2007 Posts 5,594 Age 58 Location Denmark Solbjerg. Took me close to ten years to dig one up.... Not that I looked that hard, suddenly one day I had one on my hands and bought without a blink! Got a CS-1 and CS-2 as well, plus a MIJ CE-2.....and a few other nice Boss pedals from that area...I like the simple design and useful sounds....don't fancy the new wave of boutique much, have always made modifications for as long as I remember to pedals, but these guys I leave alone, except for the CS-1 that I made louder....my dad showed me a long time ago what resistor to change....he was an electrical engineer....had the bug ever since!

klasaine

Doctor of Teleocity

Joined Nov 28, 2006 Posts 12,577 Location Los Angeles, Ca I'll echo all of the above: DC2 - great pedal ... and tough to find at a reasonable price. Fortunately I found one about 10 years ago just when folks were starting to buy them again out here.

Paul in Colorado

Telefied

Ad Free Member Joined Mar 17, 2003 Posts 23,351 Location R.I.P. 2019 I got one (DC-2) for free from a pawn shop when I bought an ART X-15 MIDI pedal. I will never part with that thing. It's like a chours and phase shifter mixed in a good way. Pretty good faux Leslie on button four. Never tried a DC-3 so I can't compare the two.

Zac

Tele-Holic

Joined Mar 30, 2003 Posts 535 Location TN I own both. The DC-3 is digital, but has a mix knob that makes it a nice pedal also. To me the DC-3 is more in the TC chorus clean hi-fi camp. WHen I think DC-3, I think Brent Mason's chorused tone on Alan Jackson's "Gone Country." I own a TC chorus also, and yes, I know it is analog. The DC-2 is the classic John Jorgenson swirly chorus sound that he used on the DRB and Hellecaster records. It was John's use of it that made it cool. Nobody used them in Nashville till they saw him use it. The other pedal he made cool in Nashville was the Boss VB-2 Vibrato.

Twangasaurus

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Joined Sep 26, 2010 Posts 1,379 Location Perth Sent you a pm. D

dusty tolex

Tele-Meister

Joined Jan 13, 2008 Posts 261 Location canada I owned both at the same time. The DC-3 had zero magic. The DC-2 has some magic, especially in stereo. dt You must log in or register to reply here.

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