What Chorus Pedal are you using?

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Okay.... for whatever reason, my Boss CH-1 chorus pedal is driving me nuts lately... so I want to check out other chorus pedals. What are you guys using? Any recommendations? :gethim:
 
Been eyeballing one of those. Im currently using a Boss Super Chorus. It gets you by. Im building a flanger right now that will probably bump the boss.
 
Haven't been using much chorus lately, but when I do it's my trusty Boss CE-2 (with the silver screw) :thumbsup:
 
I've been using this:

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Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus. It's a bit more subtle chorus than others. It's more wavy than the super wet H2O chorus I sold. Both are good, I just like the Dano better. And it was cheap.
 
Chorus is a fickle beast.

some are stellar, some SUCK.


stellar:

chorus in my JC120H
chorus in my ADA MP-1 (fairly close to JC120H)
chorus in my old crate GX130C (close to JC120H actually)
Boss half rack, digital Chorus ensemble RCE-10 (as close to the jazz chorus as I've heard)
Digitech chorus in general = very good (tsr24s, studio series, GSP 21xx, 1101 series)
Rocktron chorus in general = REALLY good. (intelliverb, intellifex, etc)


bummers:

Boss CH-1 --> why isn't it more chorus-ey? gigantic letdown.
Boss CE-3 --> what a letdown :( (maybe my unit was broken)
Line 6 Mod Pro --> cool interface, didn't sound as good as Rocktron or Digitech stuff, cuts volume big time.
Guyatone MC3 --> sounds decent, except stupid design doesn't mount to anything very well. boosts volume bigtime.
 
Japan Boss CE-2 that I had rehoused for true bypass. The tone is just amazing.

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I need to get one of those. Im slowly building up a coolcat collection. Theyre too cheap and too cool
Mudder":3iu9hy2l said:
Danelectro Cool Cat Chorus. It's a bit more subtle chorus than others. It's more wavy than the super wet H2O chorus I sold. Both are good, I just like the Dano better. And it was cheap.
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I like the yellow Ibanez FL9 better for chorus better than anything else. It is also my favorite flanger. The Boss CE2 would be next.
 
Marshallman":29dhw005 said:
What are you guys using? Any recommendations? :gethim:
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I'm really picky with chorus. In my main rig I use the chorus in the Axe FX as it's my effects processor. In my backup rig I use the Danelectro DC-1 Cool Cat Chorus Pedal. It keeps the tone warm and full, adding chorus in the mix without sucking tone. I don't know if it's because it's 18V or what, but it works well for me.

Bear in mind, I use chorus only occasionally on some more dramatic clean parts. I'm not one of those guys that has a little chorus on all the time.

~B
 
Eventide Modfactor.............just another case of me over-engineering something so simple.

Should have kept my DC-3
 
Voodoo Labs Analog Chorus. Great chorus tones for sure!!! I really dig this pedal. With the speed up all the way..and intensity at the right level, you can get a really cool leslie vibe too.
 
HerbieTheRadDorklift":2scd0it8 said:
Arion SCH-Z.

Was about £20, it's nice!
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I was looking for one of those for a while, I've read nothing but good reviews. Not a cheap pedal here, around $75 or so.
 
guitarslinger":130av85f said:
Boss CE-3 --> what a letdown (maybe my unit was broken)
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Nope, not you- they just stink :) My drummer has one and I had to use it once after forgetting mine at home, sounded like @ss IMHO. The CH-1 is better than that one!

I have a CH-1 as well, and personally I find that it is good sometimes for just adding a hint of colour to a clean sound if you're not looking for anything drastic. If you're looking for a wet, lush chorus, or something more intense you're definitely better off looking elsewhere, but I do wish my CE-2 had a level knob sometimes...

hey rockstarnick, how much did that rehousing cost you? My CE-2 is older than I am and getting a bit finicky :D
 
I have an Eventide Modfactor with the latest update - which is greatly improved.

I also have the Red Witch Empress Chorus. I plan to sell it though. It sounds better than the Modfactor, but I can get close enough - and the Modfactor is MIDI controlled - so that's a plus for me.

If you decide you want to go with a Red Witch, PM me.
 
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