The RC99 Rotary Chorus is a pedal made by Ibanez that combines a rotary speaker effect with chorus, placed in the maker's Classic Series. ToneHome, an independent reference for Ibanez products, lists it as a "Rotary Chorus" and rates its collectibility as very high1. For a player, that means it is a sought-after vintage unit rather than something you can pick up new: it was produced from 1996 to 1999, has never been re-issued, and only turns up on the used market1.
Production and availability
ToneHome records the RC99's production run as 1996 to 1999 and notes that it has not been re-issued since1. Despite that, the same page rates its availability as good, meaning used examples are findable, even if the pedal carries a very high collectibility rating among vintage Ibanez gear1. ToneHome's page also hosts a scanned manual and a schematic for the pedal, which are useful references for an owner servicing or repairing a used unit1.
The RC99 has never been re-issued, so every example on the market today is a used original from the 1996 to 1999 production run1.
Where it sits among Ibanez chorus pedals
The RC99 belongs to Ibanez's wide run of chorus-type pedals, which spans from the narrow box era through the Power Series and into the digital units of the late 1980s and 1990s. Players comparing it may also come across the Ibanez SC10 Super Stereo Chorus, the Ibanez DCF10 Digital Chorus/Flanger, the Ibanez DSC10 Digital Chorus and the Ibanez DCL Digital Stereo Chorus, as well as the more recent Ibanez CSMINI and Ibanez Analog Chorus Mini. For the broader picture of the effect type, see the site's page on Chorus Pedals.
Videos
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Sources (1)
- TONEHOME, TONEHOME
