Boss Bass Chorus....any opinions ?

[jibreel]

I sold an M13 and bought a M9 and am selling that.
Tried the Eventide Modfactor which is amazing. The TC mod pedal is also great. Then on a whim, I tried the single Boss bass chorus pedal and I really like it. Perfect for my use as I do not want an extreme effect.

Any negatives that I should know about? I am aware that it is not true bypass. Can that be modded?

Searching for boss bass chorus in the effects forum brings up tons of other stuff.

[Funkinthetrunk]

It's my favorite, stay on all the time pedal.

[jimmyb]

I have the ce-5 and it works great. Not over the top, by any means, but a very clean sounding chorus' pedals. Plus they are built like little tanks

[jibreel]

Originally Posted by jimmyb

I have the ce-5 and it works great. Not over the top, by any means, but a very clean sounding chorus' pedals. Plus they are built like little tanks

Any reason you choose this over the CEB-3 chorus for bass? What about the Boss CH-1 super chorus?

Can anyone compare all three?

CEB-3 for bass
CH-1 Super chorus
CE-5 chorus ensemble

[ricknote]

For me, it changed the tone too dramatically for me to keep it.
My basses lost that connected Phatness.
It sounded grainy even when bypassed, and seemed like it
always sounded thin and metalic.

I haven't had the same experience with the OC3 octaver
which sounds fine.

Maybe I had a bad unit.

Rick

[Gopher Bob]

To the "metallic" response above.. I do not believe you had a 'bad' unit. Mine sounded the same... a metallic shimmery chorus sound. Did not sound natural to me and although I kept mine for almost ten years before it was sold it lived most of its life in a shoe box.

I think it ended up selling around $30 dollars on the bay so if they are still going that low it is not a terrible pedal and you would just have to try it to see if you like it. One man's crap is another man's cool?

[Din Of Win]

I love my CEB-3. It's not on all the time, but it's great when it is.

I've been meaning to check out the CE-5 though after the comments i see on here.

[FromTheBassMent]

I thought the effect was too subtle unless I rolled back the low frequency cutoff on the pedal and cranked the treble on my bass and amp. Which then gave me an overall bass tone that I didn't care for at all.

I like the EBS OmniChorus... it's thick and syrupy and very warm sounding to my ears. Sounds incredibly with my EBMM SR5 fretless.

[singlemalt]

I gave up on the CEB-3. It just didn't do anything I liked.

I'm not much of an effects guy, but I keep trying.

Spendy habit for little boxes that eat batteries.

[champbassist]

Originally Posted by jibreel

Any reason you choose this over the CEB-3 chorus for bass?

CE-5 sounds much more prominent and deep than CEB-3. CEB sounds kinda cold and shallow (for the lack of a better word). I want to hear the impact of a chorus when I switch it on, not merely the suggestion of a chorus somewhere in the tone

I haven't tried the CH-1 but, apparently, Peter Steele of Type O Negative used it so you might as well give it a shot.

I think it'd be best if you went out and made the comparison yourself. You could hear something that we don't

[jmattbassplaya]

I love my CE-5 for what it`s worth. Very cool pedal.

[richtea]

Originally Posted by jibreel

Any reason you choose this over the CEB-3 chorus for bass? What about the Boss CH-1 super chorus?

Can anyone compare all three?

CEB-3 for bass
CH-1 Super chorus
CE-5 chorus ensemble

I don't Know about directly comparing all three but I have owned all three and ended up with the CEB-3 and the CH-1 super chorus( can't remember now why i dropped the CE-5). I used them togeather in line with my f/less, both set very subtly but at slightly different rates because I dislike the "police siren" predictable modulation that a single chorus gives. If i had to own just one it would be the bass chorus. They are now both gathering dust since buying a GT10b, which solves 99% of my issues. hope this was of some help

[Earthday]

I like my CEB-3. It's definitely subtle, so if you want something people will notice the second you kick it on, it's not for you. I usually keep the low filter rolled all the way to the right (basically off) the rate around 10oclock and the depth around 2oclock. I kick it on for moments when I want to fill up a little more space. There's also a lot of potential for it to be an on-all-the-time set it and forget it type pedal if you want to use it that way and make your tone a little "colder" or want your notes to fill up a little more space.

[bigfatbass]

I actually use my CEB-3 more for guitar than bass. I've found most guitar choruses, even the booteek ones, are overpowering and tinny. I like keeping the lows strong so I have a nice solid fundamental, and then adding a little bit of glass on top to make it crackle. For bass I do the same thing and keep the fundamental strong in the mix. I only add a bit of splash to help soften/mask my occasionally sketchy fretless intonations. Solid pedal with a very forgiving set of adjustments.

[geezerjpj]

I like the CEB-3 for Leslie type sounds ...effect level at 2 oclock, rate maxed, depth 12 oclock or farther, and low filter at 1 0clock

[jibreel]

I am getting one. Thanks all !!

Notibng but hatred for Boss pedals. All of them.

[KarateKid25]

Originally Posted by jhan

Notibng but hatred for Boss pedals. All of them.

Reason being?

[grifff]

I agree with some of the posters above on the Boss CEB-3. I think it was way too subtle for a pedal. This was my first (and only thus far) venture into the world of bass effects but I returned mine after about 2 days.

[StrangerDanger]

I like mine but do not use it very much.