Members steve_man Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 I've had a Boss Super Chorus for quite a while. Worked fine for a long time, but is now starting to glitch out a bit. No idea how old it is, as I traded for it years ago. So, thinking about replacing it. I've been on a bit of a TC Electronics kick lately, so the Corona Chorus is in the running, for sure. However, I'd like to know about any others that you guys have tried out. I should say that I have owned Digitech and Electroharmonix pedals in the past... not really interested in those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 The Strymon Ola gives you both a great chorus and a great vibrato effect. http://www.strymon.net/products/ola/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members catscurlyear Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 the digitech chorus is a great pedal i prefered it over the boss .my fave chorus of all time is the voodoo vibe, but i suppose they are a bit too hendrix iconic,it`s a chorus with attitude it makes your speaker cab swell up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members jtr654 Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 For the price of a good chorus pedal you could buy a TC Nova System. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bieke Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mistersully Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 my favourite chorus pedal is no chorus pedal ... same with flangers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Grant Harding Posted May 15, 2016 Members Share Posted May 15, 2016 Actually, my favourite chorus type of effect is a small touch of flanger. Yes - definitely sparingly. Maybe 5% of the songs I play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gardo Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 The only chorus pedal I own is an old Ibanez Super Chorus sc-10, I rarely if ever use it anymoreI do use the chorus effect built into my Princeton Chorus amp fairly often.though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted May 16, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 Yup, I don't use them a lot, but will add it to my acoustic from time to time just to change it up a bit. Don't use a huge amount, just enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mbengs1 Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 I have a boss ce-5 chorus ensemble. great chorus for me. i prefer it over the super chorus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bernardo gui Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 I use a Retro Sonic Chorus pedal & it's PRETTY AMAZING.Been using it for around 3 years & it STILL sounds great.If you can find one, buy it & run like hell..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members badpenguin Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 Been using the chorus in my Boss GT6, using it to emulate a Roland JC amp. On a stomp box front, I have a analog Belcat Chorus. (CHR-504) Yep, it's cheap, No, it's mono, and sounds decent. 25 bucks, how can you say no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 I use it very sparingly, but the boss CH-1 has always been good enough for me. I know it gets a lot of hate, but it's fine for a subtle touch of chorus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 My old CE-2 will always be a sentimental favorite, although I think my Diamond Chorus sounds a wee bit better. I was also impressed with the various chorus algorithms in the Source Audio One series modulation pedals, and they have the added benefit of being able to load chorus, flange or phaser algorithms, so even if you get the Gemini Chorus, you can use it as a Mercury Flanger or a Luna Phaser too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted May 16, 2016 Members Share Posted May 16, 2016 I've owned a few, but the best was the Visual Sound H20, which was my first pedal. I traded it a couple of years ago because I was going through a phase where I got rid of my effects. It wasn't good with distortion/gain, but it was the best clean tone ever. Warm and fat. Now, I only use chorus while recording, so I have my Digitech RP-150 set up with a CH-2 channel and a Digitech chorus channel. The Boss sound is best suited for clean, but the Digitech chorus sounds great with gain. I've never owned a chorus pedal that could do both well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted May 18, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 18, 2016 Always wondered about those. Had a Jekyll & Hyde for a long time, and it was a great pedal. Wish I still had it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bucksstudent Posted May 19, 2016 Members Share Posted May 19, 2016 Always wondered about those. Had a Jekyll & Hyde for a long time' date=' and it was a great pedal. Wish I still had it.[/quote'] I don't think they make them anymore, either. I had one of the older models shaped like a home plate and with only three controls for the chorus. It was just an awesome, awesome pedal, but the chorus wasn't anything like Andy Summers or Kurt Cobain. It was fairly unique. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steve_man Posted May 19, 2016 Author Members Share Posted May 19, 2016 The company changed their name to "Truetone" a while back. Not sure if they sold to someone else. Guessing this is the same pedal in a different form factor: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/V3H20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members wankdeplank Posted May 19, 2016 Members Share Posted May 19, 2016 I have two flavors of chorus on my board - one is from an old DOD GFX 64 and the other from a Rocktron Harmonic Flange. These are pedals that didn't break the bank but are quiet and offer good articulate tones to my ear. If I want to pull out the heavy artillery I also own a Damage Control Timeline which sounds amazing but doesn't get used much because it doesn't fit on the board and requires its' own power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members WRGKMC Posted May 19, 2016 Members Share Posted May 19, 2016 I just bought a Joyo Classic Chorus show up in the mail two days ago. I haven't even had a chance to try it yet. Its supposed to sound similar to Boss. It was only $25 so I figured what the heck. Its built well and has true bypass (which the boss doesn't). I been using a Marshall chorus pedal on my live rig for about 12 years now. I bought it used and I'm not sure if it was ever working 100%. With the settings cranked up you can get a little phasing whistle in the background when no sound is going through it. Someone may have returned it for that reason and I bought it used cheap. I do use chorus with a very mild setting and slow rotation. Its more for adding ambiance/depth then it is for creating swirl. I don't use it much if I'm playing in a room with allot of reflection the natural reverb provides the same thing. I do like chorus before echo, (which I also use lightly) on leads because it adds some three dimensional movement in back of the notes. Its a substitute for actually standing on a stage and moving around and hearing the sound coming back to you from the walls in a room change as you move around. In any case I was getting a little board with the Marshall Chorus and maybe this one will do something it doesn't. Marshall makes excellent pedals and their circuitry is fairly complex compared to many other pedals. Simpler isn't always better but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 I don't think they make them anymore, either. I had one of the older models shaped like a home plate and with only three controls for the chorus. It was just an awesome, awesome pedal, but the chorus wasn't anything like Andy Summers or Kurt Cobain. It was fairly unique. Actually Visual Sound is still in business, and they still make the same basic lineup of pedals (now in different, rectangular housings), but they've changed the company name to Truetone. http://truetone.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted May 19, 2016 Share Posted May 19, 2016 Oops - I see Steve beat me to it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kbeaumont Posted May 19, 2016 Members Share Posted May 19, 2016 You never for get your first. My first chorus pedal was 'Clone Theory' by electro-harmonix.I own some great digital effects but there was something charming about that old bucket brigade device.I had the whole Electro Harmonix lineup electric mistress, small stone , clone theory, memory man and the Big Muff Pi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Angus Frehley Posted May 22, 2016 Members Share Posted May 22, 2016 I recently bought an MXR Black Label Chorus pedal. I gotta say it was worth every penny. It sounds like Zak had the guys at MXR scoop out the mids if possible. It has a bite to it and not airy like most chorus pedals. And at 99 bucks it was a nice addition to my pedal board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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