Rusty Rivers
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I have a really nice old silver screw CE-2 which is just heavenly sounding. My backup is the vastly underrated DOD FX65 which sounds beautiful in stereo. I've also had an Ibanez CS-9, but prefer the other two.
Reccommend Chorus Pedal
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igorBG
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I did little research by muself. Harmony central reviews are good reference.
I had Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensable. It is top quality but I didn't like it. It is too sweet.
The reveiws on Harmony Central has Ibanes CS-9, and I will buy that one.
I had Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensable. It is top quality but I didn't like it. It is too sweet.
The reveiws on Harmony Central has Ibanes CS-9, and I will buy that one.
Mike Bruce
Friend of Leo's
Boss CH-1 Super Chorus ~ not a bad all purpose chorus, but a little dry sounding, and sometimes I'm not sure it likes every pickup it hears. Easy to get very small amounts of chorus, and easy to tweak.
Danelectro Cool Cat ~ 18v model ~ very organic sounding pedal but no EQ, likes whatever it hears without discriminating. Not as easy to get slight amounts of chorus...wants to lay it on thick.
If I had the best of both pedals I'd be happier.
Mike Bruce
Danelectro Cool Cat ~ 18v model ~ very organic sounding pedal but no EQ, likes whatever it hears without discriminating. Not as easy to get slight amounts of chorus...wants to lay it on thick.
If I had the best of both pedals I'd be happier.
Mike Bruce
Teleman
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I've been through a bunch of chorus pedals but the ones that really stuck with me were the Arion SCH-1 and SCZ-1.
Prices on the SCH-1 are going up but I found one of the SCZ-1 shorus pedal recently for $39. NOS.
These pedals also get the closest to a Leslie sound than any other chorus pedal I've tried.
Highly recommended!
Prices on the SCH-1 are going up but I found one of the SCZ-1 shorus pedal recently for $39. NOS.
These pedals also get the closest to a Leslie sound than any other chorus pedal I've tried.
Highly recommended!
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PeterUK
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Yep! No apologies for devaluing a rare antique!
To be honest, it also smelt of gigs and, not unsurprising, stale beer, so a good clean all over and inside and out with wet wipes and cotton buds and it looks like new.
And me a bit of a relic fan too!
Peter
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PeterUK
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outlier
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fakeocaster
Tele-Afflicted
TC Chorus is excellent, but I havent used chorus for years
Beerts
Tele-Meister
I have an old Arion bass chorus pedal that I like when chorus is in order. don't use it much but it sounds better to my ear than a lot of choruses I've tried.
Out,
That's from the TS10 era ,Right? thanks for your info, I saw EHX has a new pedal, electric mistress, 118, both chorus and Flanger or mix both, interesting, What do you think of envelope filters, I'm a big Dead Head and it is one of Garcia's fave pedals, a Mutron Envelope Filter, I've opened a few but???, I have the comp I want, boost I want, you know, guyatone's chorus sounds good, but you know about those weird rubber grommets, must have been a sale
Jim
PS- Guyatone also has a highly rated DD
That's from the TS10 era ,Right? thanks for your info, I saw EHX has a new pedal, electric mistress, 118, both chorus and Flanger or mix both, interesting, What do you think of envelope filters, I'm a big Dead Head and it is one of Garcia's fave pedals, a Mutron Envelope Filter, I've opened a few but???, I have the comp I want, boost I want, you know, guyatone's chorus sounds good, but you know about those weird rubber grommets, must have been a sale
Jim
PS- Guyatone also has a highly rated DD
outlier
TDPRI Member
I don't have any experience with envelope filter pedals.
I had an impression many years ago that Uli Roth's solo on "Hell Cat" from the Scorpions' Virgin Killer CD used an envelope filter of some type along with a conventional wah, but wasn't sure. I thought of trying one on the basis of that solo, but I'm not certain if I ever actually did.
Yes, the DCL is from the 10-series era of Ibanez pedals.
Guyatone has been using those rubber grommets for a long time. I saw Guyatone pedals in stores in Japan in the '90s. Getting back to the envelope filter topic, Guyatone had an Stevie Salas model. It was purple. Thought to try it while I was there, again, I never got around to it.
I had an impression many years ago that Uli Roth's solo on "Hell Cat" from the Scorpions' Virgin Killer CD used an envelope filter of some type along with a conventional wah, but wasn't sure. I thought of trying one on the basis of that solo, but I'm not certain if I ever actually did.
Yes, the DCL is from the 10-series era of Ibanez pedals.
Guyatone has been using those rubber grommets for a long time. I saw Guyatone pedals in stores in Japan in the '90s. Getting back to the envelope filter topic, Guyatone had an Stevie Salas model. It was purple. Thought to try it while I was there, again, I never got around to it.
strat64
Tele-Meister
I've tried about 6 different boxes (Ibanez, Boss, Voodoo Labs, Deluxe Memory Man set up as a chorus, Digitech, and TC), finally setteled on the Analogman chorus (with the deep switch). Really nice sound, wide range in both the sweep and depth, and the deep switch adds a nice lower dimension to the tone:
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etiquettemona
Tele-Meister
Oh yeah?
A chorus for those of us who came to hate them in the 80´s?
Carl Martin Classic chorus:
http://www.carlmartin.com/
A chorus for those of us who came to hate them in the 80´s?
Carl Martin Classic chorus:
http://www.carlmartin.com/
CE-2B - a better CE-2 for half the price??
I have made this recommendation before but I think it bears repeating...
The Boss CE-2B is the same circuit as the CE-2 but with an extra knob labelled effect level which is effectively a low end bypass to give more focus to the bottom end while chorusing the higher frequencies. You can set the effect level so it is actually the same circuit as the CE-2.
The early ones are made in Japan and have a collar round the base of the knobs - I have no idea if the later ones sound any different but for those who want a bit of kudos on the cheap - they sell for half the price of a CE-2 yet its the same circuit plus a variable bass bypass control. If you don't bypass the bass end they sound the same.
I have owned a vintage CE-2 and it sounded identical to me so I sold it and kept the far cheaper but arguably better CE-2B. The only thing you have to get over is it says "Bass Chrorus" so you are breaking the rules plugging your tele in and isn't painted blue...
If you can read schematics spot the difference
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The CE-2 and CE-2B are great analog chorus pedals BTW. I like to use just a touch of chorus so you don't get it 'in your face' but it sounds 'different'.
I have made this recommendation before but I think it bears repeating...
The Boss CE-2B is the same circuit as the CE-2 but with an extra knob labelled effect level which is effectively a low end bypass to give more focus to the bottom end while chorusing the higher frequencies. You can set the effect level so it is actually the same circuit as the CE-2.
The early ones are made in Japan and have a collar round the base of the knobs - I have no idea if the later ones sound any different but for those who want a bit of kudos on the cheap - they sell for half the price of a CE-2 yet its the same circuit plus a variable bass bypass control. If you don't bypass the bass end they sound the same.
I have owned a vintage CE-2 and it sounded identical to me so I sold it and kept the far cheaper but arguably better CE-2B. The only thing you have to get over is it says "Bass Chrorus" so you are breaking the rules plugging your tele in
and isn't painted blue...If you can read schematics spot the difference
(link removed)
(link removed)
The CE-2 and CE-2B are great analog chorus pedals BTW. I like to use just a touch of chorus so you don't get it 'in your face' but it sounds 'different'.
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