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July 21st, 2011, 07:08 PM
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Gretschie
Join Date: Feb 2010
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What's your favorite chorus pedal?
I realized that for the first time since I was 15 I don't have a chorus pedal on my board.....ahhh! I sold my Boss Chorus Ensemble along with a few others to get anough money together to buy some other gear, and haven't decided which one to replace it with. I've debated buying an Analogman or a vintage CE-2, but I really don't know what would be the best for me. I've had a Boss CH-1, a DOD chorus (can't remember the model) and a Dunlop Univibe...all sounded pretty good IMO, but nothing that knocked my socks off. The Boss pedals held up the best. Both the DOD and the Univibe farted out on me in less than a year of gigging.
So, my G-T friends, what chorus pedal(s) are your favs?
Thanks,
-Michael
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July 21st, 2011, 07:14 PM
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Boss CE2
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July 21st, 2011, 07:49 PM
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Boss CH-1
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July 21st, 2011, 07:57 PM
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Retro-Sonic Chorus stereo edition
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July 21st, 2011, 08:04 PM
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The CE-1 Chorus inside my RE301 space echo and my Maxon CS550 analog stereo chorus.
dimensional water vibe..
non of that fruity horrible 80s sound that dominated the radio along with gated snare drums, roto-toms and yamaha dx-7 keyboards.  |
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July 21st, 2011, 08:06 PM
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I have a Boss Super Chorus that works pretty good.
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July 21st, 2011, 08:14 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TV the Wired Turtle
The CE-1 Chorus inside my RE301 space echo and my Maxon CS550 analog stereo chorus.
dimensional water vibe..
non of that fruity horrible 80s sound that dominated the radio along with gated snare drums, roto-toms and yamaha dx-7 keyboards. |
The Retro-Sonic Chorus is based on the CE-1, and endorsed by Brian Nutter from the Keith Urban Band. BTW, I share your dislike of gated snares (with gated reverb) 80's touring did my head in! 
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July 21st, 2011, 09:17 PM
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I've had a few chorus stomp boxes, but (to my ear, anyway) nothing matches the sweet chorus inside the Roland JC 120
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July 21st, 2011, 09:31 PM
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Boss CE-1. If you don't feel like searching for one, the current MXR stereo chorus is actually quite good.
Are they still making the Fulltone choralflange? That one's nice, too.
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July 22nd, 2011, 12:43 AM
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I've got a Tortuga Martini. Something a little different but sounds awesome.
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July 22nd, 2011, 01:09 AM
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i have a ch-1 on my board
it's not the best chorus pedal in my opinion
but really gives the gretsch an extra dimension
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July 22nd, 2011, 03:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by beep.click
Boss CE-1. If you don't feel like searching for one, the current MXR stereo chorus is actually quite good.
Are they still making the Fulltone choralflange? That one's nice, too.
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discontinued a while ago. I enjoyed mine but the maxon cs-550 is kind of the ultimate chorus.
ps. fulltone has been talking about the version two although hasnt said much since February
http://www.fulltone.com/cfv-2.asp |
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July 22nd, 2011, 09:49 AM
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Gretschie
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Thanks for all of the replies! From the pedals mentioned above, I'm leaning towards the Maxon CS-550 or an old Boss CE-2--the Tortuga Martini and the Retro-Sonic Chorus look cool and sound good on the YouTube vids that I've seen, but I'm a weirdo when it comes to muli-footswitch pedals.
I don't mind having a bunch of knobs and/or toggle switches to be able to dial in the desired tone, but more than one footswitch makes things a bit too complicated for me....especially on the fly.(Mostly because I don't want to accidently step on the wrong button after having a few cervazas)
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July 22nd, 2011, 10:50 AM
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I love the MXR stereo chorus. Never tried any Boss models and reason being it that I alway hear them in my chain when their off. I think it has to do with having good quality guitar cables. I do have a DD20 that you can't hear when off, so I'm happy about that.  |
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July 22nd, 2011, 11:25 AM
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My Boss CE1
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July 22nd, 2011, 01:02 PM
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Gretschie
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I loved the pulsing LED on the Univibe that I had....do any of the above mentioned chorus pedals have a pulsing LED? It makes no difference sonically of coarse, but it looks cool.
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July 22nd, 2011, 05:15 PM
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July 22nd, 2011, 05:45 PM
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July 22nd, 2011, 08:36 PM
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I don't always use chorus, but when I do, I prefer a Small Clone. I don't like digital sounding anything.
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July 22nd, 2011, 09:42 PM
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It's not considered a chorus, but technically that's what it actually is, the incomparable EH Memory Man deluxe. The slow modulated analog delay is haunting and pure. It makes the greatest Bigsby type sweep I've ever heard. It is often the only effect I use. I even like how it overdrives. I stopped using chorus after that because it adds such a subtle chorus.
The greatest chorus in my opinion is the Great Grandaddy of all choruses: The tube driven Leslie Speaker cabinet with the rotary speakers on slow speed. When the B3 organist at church does not show up, guess who plugs in?
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