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your top five choruses:

#45
tplyons said:
Peavey BAC-2 Bass Chorus. Simply amazing for a nice subtle mwah.
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"WOW" you are the first Bass player I have ever found that uses the Bac-2 like I do.

Here is a pic of mine. Bought it in 1988 and it still works great.
 

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#46
NV43345 said:
"WOW" you are the first Bass player I have ever found that uses the Bac-2 like I do.

Here is a pic of mine. Bought it in 1988 and it still works great.
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BAC-2 user here also! :cool:

What are the rest of the pedals on you board? They look to be Peavey as well and if I'm not mistaken, Peavey didn't make a lot of Bass specific stomp boxes. How do you like them?
 
#48
I use the Danelectro Fab chorus as a light chorus that is on all the time. I do not play solos, so the band is always there. To my ears, I cannot tell the difference between this cheap-o and the Boss and Digitech that I have owned (when using as a light chorus just for some depth). Since it cost me just $15, it's not something that I have to keep my eye on all the time during breaks. And it kinda does look nice too. But the equipment snobs will make funny faces. Oh well, it'd be nice if they gave me THEIR money to buy what they'd like to see on the floor in front of me.
In summary, that little $15 Fab Chorus sounds very nice!
 
#49
...I use these...

1. DLS Chorus~Vib
2. MXR M134
3. Maxon CS550
4. EHX Small Clone

I'd love to try the Analogman box w/deep switch, but honestly, I like all 4 of my chorus stomps. They're different flavors, all good.
 
#51
it's a short review of the Guyatone MC-3!

it's pretty cool! doesn't lose any low end... boosts the signal a little... has a tremolo/vibrato character to it... took a little tweaking, but i came up with a couple settings that are nice! not a lush, layered chorus, but more trem/vibe, as mentioned above. i kinda wish it didn't boost my level like it does, but it's not that drastic.

overall, a pretty good pedal! not really as chorusy as i want my chorus to be, but a cool effect for my board. plus, it's kinda... cute! it's so tiny!

:o :D

still searchin'........
 
#53
ebozzz said:
BAC-2 user here also! :cool:

What are the rest of the pedals on you board? They look to be Peavey as well and if I'm not mistaken, Peavey didn't make a lot of Bass specific stomp boxes. How do you like them?
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From Right to left:
Jim Dunlop original Bass Cry Baby
Blue = BAC-2 Bass Bi-Amp Chorus
Bright Yellow = Digital Delay
Black = Comp, Sustainer, Noise Gate
Dark Yellow = Overdrive
Red = Hot Foot Distortion
Little Round Foot Switch for Chorus in Peavey MKVI head.
Rapco A/B Box.

Yes you are correct, the BAC-2 was the only pedal peavey made for Bass, but the others worked great also.
A few years ago I flew into Boston for a Wedding gig and found a used DSC, Dual Clock Chorus pedal for Guitar,the Pink Peavey pedal, and a DEP-16 Digital Effect proc,That has all kinds of effects init like Flanger, Reverb etc etc it is White.
Here is a pic of the Peavey board when I was trying out the
Pink Chorus pedal. I wound up liking the BAC-2 way better.
But kept the extra Pink & White pedals cause if I ever want to sell the board I can offer it up as a Guitar Effect Board as well.:)

peaveypedalboardwithpinkchorus.jpg
 
#54
NV43345 said:
From Right to left:
Jim Dunlop original Bass Cry Baby
Blue = BAC-2 Bass Bi-Amp Chorus
Bright Yellow = Digital Delay
Black = Comp, Sustainer, Noise Gate
Dark Yellow = Overdrive
Red = Hot Foot Distortion
Little Round Foot Switch for Chorus in Peavey MKVI head.
Rapco A/B Box.

Yes you are correct, the BAC-2 was the only pedal peavey made for Bass, but the others worked great also.
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Thanks for the info. I've always wondered about how those other pedals would work for bass. I see them for sale sometimes but I have been reluctant to try them. My BAC-2 was a no-brainer. I found it as a NOS item in a local store for a song.
 
#55
ebozzz said:
Thanks for the info. I've always wondered about how those other pedals would work for bass. I see them for sale sometimes but I have been reluctant to try them. My BAC-2 was a no-brainer. I found it as a NOS item in a local store for a song.
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The Effects work great. They Suck a allot of Tone out of the signal and are very noisey. I tried to eliminate each pedal to see which one was sucking the tone and making the noise, but it was just a combination of all of them.

I mostly just use them for screwing around anymore. I like using the effects when I am writing an original by myself and need a few good power chords with the Distortion kicked on.
Gets my juices flowing. :bassist:
 
#56
i got my peavey BAC-2 today. i was all psyched. plugged it in, and....

it doesn't work.

the light comes on. both outputs work. the switch works great. but when the sound passes through, it's not chorused in any way, shape, or form!

POOP!!!!!!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:

if i can't return it to the ebayseller, does anyone here know how to fix it?

help!

(by the way, post 666. mark of the beast! :mad: like the devil.)
 
#58
I used to love the clean, and gritty-clean sound that guitar players were able to get out of a Roland Stereo Chorus Amp, so perfect for the '80s.

Also liked the Boss Stereo Chorus way back before I discovered how much better it is to run direct into my amp.

I had a Korg A5-b for a while, and the chorus was ok.

That's about all the experience I have with Choruses other than software driven effects in Cakewalk and Sonar.
 
#59
jetpackbassist said:
i got my peavey BAC-2 today. i was all psyched. plugged it in, and.... it doesn't work.
if i can't return it to the ebayseller, does anyone here know how to fix it?
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Unfortunately that's the kind of thing that you have to test in person, I don't know if any of us could troubleshoot it from "over here". If you're feeling adventurous, go over to geofex and look up the "audio probe" It's an easy-to-make and very useful troubleshooting tool. You open up the pedal to expose the circuitboard, and plug your bass into the pedal (and have power going to the pedal). Then plug the cable of the audio probe into your amp. Pluck a note on the bass, and touch the exposed leg of the probe to various points on the circuitboard- when you've got audio, it will go to your amp. That way you can trace your signal: if you hear an effected signal on the board, but not at the output, you can trace the effected signal up to the point where it dies/changes, which gives a big clue where the problem is.
 
#60
bongomania said:
Unfortunately that's the kind of thing that you have to test in person, I don't know if any of us could troubleshoot it from "over here". If you're feeling adventurous, go over to geofex and look up the "audio probe" It's an easy-to-make and very useful troubleshooting tool. You open up the pedal to expose the circuitboard, and plug your bass into the pedal (and have power going to the pedal). Then plug the cable of the audio probe into your amp. Pluck a note on the bass, and touch the exposed leg of the probe to various points on the circuitboard- when you've got audio, it will go to your amp. That way you can trace your signal: if you hear an effected signal on the board, but not at the output, you can trace the effected signal up to the point where it dies/changes, which gives a big clue where the problem is.
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thanks, mang!! definitely something i'll look into...
the guy is going to give me my money back, though, so not this time.

i'm still searching for a chorus... i've got a boss CE2B coming. we'll see how that fares. i'm keeping my eyes open for another BAC2, and a maxon. i'll report back! rock on!
 

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