Moog ClusterFlux. When you get sick of chorus it's a flanger. When you get sick of flanging it's a tone machine. When you hate your tone it's a tone mangler like a bit crusher, but noisier. When you get sick of making noises it's a playable oscillator in a synthesizer. When you are sick of playing feedback to pitch it's a stereo chorus... I can go on...
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My chorus pedal stable past and present is as such
Ehx small clone-solid tone, poor build
Ehx polychorus- great pedal, too much tweak ability for me
Ehx bass clone- great pedal, probably a keeper
Mxr bass chorus- kind of meh, didn't have the depth I wanted
Tech 21 bass boost chorus-liked it but not enough to keep it
Mxr micro chorus- stupid good. love it its on my board all the time
Ehx clone theory- have it and like it, does a lot. using it for vibrato on my guitar board right now
Chorus is kind of my white whale effect I have yet to find one I totally love. the walrus audio julia is my next planned purchase. the ones you've listed are pretty different so maybe give the tc electronic Corona a shot. with the tone print option you can try a lot of different kinds of chorus species without shelling out for them and with the editor you have pretty much unparalleled tweakability. of the three you listed though I'd try the Gemini first.
Ehx small clone-solid tone, poor build
Ehx polychorus- great pedal, too much tweak ability for me
Ehx bass clone- great pedal, probably a keeper
Mxr bass chorus- kind of meh, didn't have the depth I wanted
Tech 21 bass boost chorus-liked it but not enough to keep it
Mxr micro chorus- stupid good. love it its on my board all the time
Ehx clone theory- have it and like it, does a lot. using it for vibrato on my guitar board right now
Chorus is kind of my white whale effect I have yet to find one I totally love. the walrus audio julia is my next planned purchase. the ones you've listed are pretty different so maybe give the tc electronic Corona a shot. with the tone print option you can try a lot of different kinds of chorus species without shelling out for them and with the editor you have pretty much unparalleled tweakability. of the three you listed though I'd try the Gemini first.
In my experience and practical application of devices like flanges, choruses, phasers, etc., if you are looking to maintain consistency and heft in the low end while the effect is engaged, there is very little value in having these effects process the frequency range much below 200hz, perhaps even a little higher. Again, the previous statement is the qualifying statement. Broadband (full frequency range) effects are fine for midrange-based instruments that don't have much going on in the low frequency spectrum.
One suggestion is to implement a device that that allows the sub-200hz range to pass through un-effected. You'll not notice a significant difference in the effect itself, and you won't have the low-end tone suck or bottom-dropping-out problems inherent with a lot of stomp effects of this sort. There are some more sophisticated effects that allow you to parallel blend chorus effects, and apply HPF to restrict the frequency range. Not sure which ones do this in a pedal format.
I get around this problem with an Iron Ether Divaricator, with my special effects in its ext FX loop that includes a variable crossover to maintain the uneffected low end, and blending the effected high end with it. IMHO it works perfectly to globally remedy the problems with low-end loss due to effects of all kinds.
One suggestion is to implement a device that that allows the sub-200hz range to pass through un-effected. You'll not notice a significant difference in the effect itself, and you won't have the low-end tone suck or bottom-dropping-out problems inherent with a lot of stomp effects of this sort. There are some more sophisticated effects that allow you to parallel blend chorus effects, and apply HPF to restrict the frequency range. Not sure which ones do this in a pedal format.
I get around this problem with an Iron Ether Divaricator, with my special effects in its ext FX loop that includes a variable crossover to maintain the uneffected low end, and blending the effected high end with it. IMHO it works perfectly to globally remedy the problems with low-end loss due to effects of all kinds.
@friendlybass I've been real interested in the MXR Micro Chorus for a minute and I'm intrigued to hear you praise it. Do you have a sense of it's headroom? Like, ever try hitting it with fuzz/octaves/filter? Does it distort ever when you play it?
I've never had the issue with ithe downstream of my bass big muff or cat tail. if anything it boosts the overall volume a little bit. I usually run it in front of my dirt section though, but that's just me.
That's one of the really nice things about the Bass Clone, it's got a crossover built in so that you have the ability to only apply chorus to the higher tones. I've had mine for about a month, and I'm super happy with it.
Polytope and Moog are boutique but have had my interest. I own a TC Corona and have had good luck with it. I can't say how these would work with the OP rig.
I also have the MXR bass chorus deluxe, it's nice. Someone said it's subtle, I agree only if you engage the crossover. With it on the full spectrum, it's as deep a chorus as you'd expect from any good analog chorus. Personally I like to have the xover in most of the time, I like the subtlety. But if you want to go for full on 80s chorus bass you can. Just unclick the button.
The one I'd like to try is the Analog Man. I'm gonna have to get me one.
The one I'd like to try is the Analog Man. I'm gonna have to get me one.
Take a look at the Eden I-90 chorus pedal. It's very versatile with speed, depth, low cut, and mix controls. The speed is the modulation speed, the depth is also pretty self explanatory. The low cut allows you to cut the chorus out of the lower and only chorus the mids and highs or highs only as you sweep it up. Basically a band-pass filter sort of arrangement on the chorus. The final "Mix" control is basically a wet/dry mix. Once you've got the speed, depth, and any (or no) low cut dialed in, you can mix in that effect with your straight signal.
Here's sample from someone in CZ. No idea what he's saying but his playing gives a nice example of some of the things it does as he goes through each control.
There's a bunch more videos out there. Here's another one:
Worth a look I think. Street price is $149.
Here's sample from someone in CZ. No idea what he's saying but his playing gives a nice example of some of the things it does as he goes through each control.
There's a bunch more videos out there. Here's another one:
Worth a look I think. Street price is $149.
This makes me want this pedal even more now. Da*^ you man!! haha And I have a Mobius! I dont even need a chorus.
I will add too that I also have an old EHX small clone and while it's more subtle than some, I really like it because you can tell it's on and it's really deep and rich and quite vibrant. Solid chorus right there. Which is also why I still want a new bass small clone. It just sounds the way a bass chorus should sound IMO/
I'm also looking for a chorus pedal and I thought that the boss ceb-3 is a good option.
Can you please tell me what you don't like about it? I don't want to buy it and later regret...
Can you please tell me what you don't like about it? I don't want to buy it and later regret...
There's some really good demos of that one on YouTube . it's a decent chorus for the money but IMO the sound quality isn't as good as other pedals in that price range
Providence Anadime Bass Chorus. Such a wonderful pedal. I previously owned an Iron Ether Polytope, Tech 21 Bass Boost Chorus and an MXR Bass Chorus Deluxe, and the Providence pedal has proven to be MUCH better for my taste (80s style chorus, very lush sounding and I despise choruses that make things sound overly bright and brittle).
I've also learned that I prefer LFO type choruses over detune choruses.
I've also learned that I prefer LFO type choruses over detune choruses.
I found it didn't do much even on the low E. Even with my ol Bigg Muff Pi engaged, you could barely hear it unless you cranked the rate. Unlike the EHX Clone which allows you to dial up / down the low end, CEB-3 has a dial which, in theory, has a low-frequency cut so you only hear it on the high strings. It's not a terrible pedal, I got mine on Craigslist for $20 which is about what I think it's worth.
I'm still digesting all these great suggestions above, thank you all for the feedback. I have a lot of youtube vids to watch.
Tech 21 bass boost has been my go-to chorus for a while now. Rich, lush, can do static detune, and the low end is totally intact, especially if you blend in clean signal. IMO I think it's probably not the most versatile chorus out there, but the amount of tone you get for the money can't be beat.
