I'm in the market for a chorus pedal, I've played on a boss and a digitech at my local shop and they were attractive mainly becasue of the price. My budget is around $120, any other suggestions?
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Looking for a chorus pedal
- Thread starter ryker888
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I like my EH Stereo Electric Mistress alot, but I tried my buds Boss and there was nothing wrong with the way it sounded. Both are in your range.
visual sound products are all very very nice. cant speak for the chorus on bass, but i know it is a nice chorus/echo in the fist place, and the jekyll and hyde is a great pedal for dirt...
if you can maybe up the price range a bit, the analogman chorus is really incredible. the only other choruses i like are the eventide and the one in the korg ax3000b. (highly recommend the AX3000B, all the modulation is top notch.)
A few of my favorites under $120 (but they're all different):
EHX Stereo Electric Mistress (watery warm chorus and a unique flanger effect in one pedal)
EHX Small Clone (lush, simple, inexpensive. Do NOT confuse this with the Nano Clone, which is awful!)
EHX Clone Theory (lush and bright, "Peter Hook", capable of extreme detuning)
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble (flexible, classic Boss, and IMO better-sounding than the CEB-3 Bass Chorus)
Give a try to a few of them. Because they all sound very different, it'll help you figure out what sort of chorus sound you're after.
EHX Stereo Electric Mistress (watery warm chorus and a unique flanger effect in one pedal)
EHX Small Clone (lush, simple, inexpensive. Do NOT confuse this with the Nano Clone, which is awful!)
EHX Clone Theory (lush and bright, "Peter Hook", capable of extreme detuning)
Boss CE-5 Chorus Ensemble (flexible, classic Boss, and IMO better-sounding than the CEB-3 Bass Chorus)
Give a try to a few of them. Because they all sound very different, it'll help you figure out what sort of chorus sound you're after.
I agree with Boo on the Clone Theory. That pedal is a lot of fun. Lots of good choices in your price range. You should try the Guyatone MC3 as well, granted you can get over the weird rubber seal thing. The BOSS units CEB3 or 5 regularly show up used on the cheap.
gotta be honest, and i'd tried a whole bunch. my favorite is the boss CE-2B. its is WORLDS better than the CEB-3, which i didn't like at all. i also had a higher budget, and almost overlooked this one.
I've been happy with the Digitech/Hardwire chorus pedal.
http://www.digitech.com/products/Hardwire/HW_StereoChorus.php
I also have the H20 Liquid Chorus/Echo and that's a great pedal too.
http://www.digitech.com/products/Hardwire/HW_StereoChorus.php
I also have the H20 Liquid Chorus/Echo and that's a great pedal too.
I've got th MXR Stereo chorus and can highly recommend it!
it has got a filter-knob causing only the high frequencies are effected by th chorus and you preserve your low end. it also has an eyualizer so you con boost lows/highs.
it can get quite fast and woobly and can sound flanger-ish.
I also can recommend you the TC Chorus/Vibrato/Flanger. Sounds very impressive but cuts some of the lows...
merten
it has got a filter-knob causing only the high frequencies are effected by th chorus and you preserve your low end. it also has an eyualizer so you con boost lows/highs.
it can get quite fast and woobly and can sound flanger-ish.
I also can recommend you the TC Chorus/Vibrato/Flanger. Sounds very impressive but cuts some of the lows...
merten
Consider this a third vote for the Japanese-made CE-2B. It thickens and glistens up notes with no funky warbling, shimmer or pitch drift, and the pedal's straightforward and linear. It's THE best sub-$200 digital chorus effect that I've ever heard. The best part: good ones go for @ 60 clams on the 'Bay. I have two (gotta have a backup when you're running vintage gear, ya know).
I bought a EXH Clone Theory a couple months ago and love it. I found an old one from the 70s on Ebay for about $150. I think the new ones are around $120 or so. A friend of mine has a new one but I have yet to compare them side by side to see how different they sound.
Another vote for the EHX Stereo Electric Mistress. I just picked it up this weekend and it's really amazing for bass. Lots and lots of sound possibilities.
