Chours

[ziggy44]

Call me ignorant, but I don't understand the applications of many of these bass effects. I have a distortion/driver, a reverb, a cry baby, and a tuning pedal. I like the sound the Chours makes, I just don't see where to use it aside a solo. It seems like the light tone gets lost when mixed with guitar and drumbs. I have been playing bass for 12 years and am really starting to get serious with it and would like some insight into bass effects in general. I look forward to hearing from u all as u know this app has quite a few very knowledgeable veteran bassists. Thanx in advance for your input!


Ziggy

[rhopper]

I don't use chorus alot, mainly I use a heavy chorus for alot of our 80's covers (Cure, Cars, etc.). Also, a good way to thicken up a solo line if need be.

I never had a reason to use reverb on bass.

Distortion, fuzz, overdrive etc. is a definate personal thing... I tend to use just enough to fit what style I am trying to pull off.

[Grrface]

Aside from a solo or perhaps a slower song, chorus isn't really going to be very applicable in a band setting. I've pretty much removed chorus use from my playing for almost exactly that reason.

[ehque]

It's great for thickening higher lines and especially the output of a octave-up.

[ziggy44]

Again please exuse my igrorance but isn't that Wat an octive pedal OS for? Or do u mean for when u play an octive above the guitar?

[Jazz Ad]

Practical example of chorus use in a rock context.
Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine - YouTube

[Vinny_G]

Simon Gallup and Duff McKagan used chorus a lot, and for entire songs. I believe it is not even unreasonable to say that it was integral to their sound at the time. With a clear and punchy sound, a little bit of chorus can make the sound thicker and somewhat metallic. It is totally applicable in a band setting but it depends on the context, this obviously doesn't work for all styles of music, in my experience.

[Edit]
@Jazz Ad: You beat me on this one! May I add another example?
Guns N' Roses - You could be mine - YouTube

[rob_thebassman]

putting an EQ pedal before it a chorus pedal and putting mids and highs up helps it cut through

[amfmsb]

I'm with you on traditional bass sounds and how they fit into a traditional setting- overdrives, and the others you listed are accepted as different flavors of what a bass sounds like. An octaver into a bit crusher into a gated fuzz into a delay pedal that is self-oscillating while you bend down and tweak the delay time knob..... has a completely different application than does a pedal that emulates a warm tube amp. The application of these non traditional sounds is up to you.

Oh, and using a chorus pedal for an entire song is cool if you want it to sound like a G&R cover- don't forget your pick.

[ziggy44]

Huh... Yall got me thinkin bout getting one now... I apriciate all the advise! Anyone have a preferance on Chours pedals to use. I am a big boss guy as it is. So that is my 1st thought. Also any other input on what applications to use Chours pedals to begin with would still b great!

Ziggy

[andvari7]

Moog ClusterFlux. Unless, of course, you have a brain, in which case, get an MXR or a Visual Sound H20. Seriously, the latter gets very little love around here, and were it not for the Roland Jazz Chorus amp that I bought that day, I would be singing my praise aboot the H20.

But, as a one-man operation, and as one who plays guitar, chorus pedals are important to my sound. They are also my favorite effect.

[sillyfabe]

as stated before it depends on the context of the song, the melodies that are intertwined and overall the tone/feel that makes effects useful to further exemplify what you/your band are trying to deliver to the listener/audience.

that said I love me some chorus but only detune ones.. (I use a EHX POG2, Boss PS-3 and Roland RE-20 Space Echo) Works really well for some slower parts and sounds AWESOME with a slightly overdriven EBOW

[lunarpollen]

I mainly use chorus for only certain types of stuff. I use it a lot with my current main band because we do a lot of post-punkish stuff where it sounds good.

Chorus sounds great in contexts like these:

The Glove - Like an Animal - YouTube

New Order - "Temptation" - YouTube

[Buxtehude]

Elephant in the room?

[ziggy44]

So how is the boss?

[LiquidMidnight]

The Boss is a great pedal. Like most Boss effects, it has a digital sound, which isn't necessarily a bad thing if that's the sound you're going for. I really like my EBS Unichorus...a little bit more pricey than the Boss, but it also has flange and pitch modulation.