Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Twinfan on January 06, 2008, 01:28:59 PM
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I fancy adding a chorus pedal to my live arsenal, but I need a small sized one to fit on my pedal board. I like the sound of my Electro-Harmonix Stereo Memory Man but it's just too massive to put on my board! Are there any MXR Phase 90 size chorus pedals out there that sound decent???
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Try the good old Ibanez CS-9.
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Gotta be a MIJ 80's Boss CE-1- just the best..
Ebay is your friend
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Gotta be a MIJ 80's Boss CE-1- just the best..
Ebay is your friend
Great pedals!! I love my MIJ 80's BF-2.
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Thanks Ratrod. CS-9 looks like a good option, or the MXR M-134....
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I like the HBE Three Hound Chorus pedal.
Also, I love the sound from my BOSS PS-5 pedal set to 'detune'. Great chorus/doubling effect!!
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Gotta be a MIJ 80's Boss CE-1- just the best..
Ebay is your friend
Great pedals!! I love my MIJ 80's BF-2.
The CE-2 MIJ 80's i have is the stompbox version of the large CE-1 cult unit, never heard any better ones that those im afraid. The CE-2's turn up at times and at reasonanble prices.
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I have a Jacques Meistersinger on the way (was a real steal on the bay). There's a lot of hype about it, and it's supposed to do CE1, Roland JC120 and then some.
I'll let you know once it arrived and I gave it an extensive go.
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Just found a Tonechore Chorus for half price on 2dehands. It's a Belgian site and doesn't offer the same security as ebay obviously, but the guy looks reasonable from his ads (he also sells a rather tasty kinda vintage Boss Pitchshifter/Delay).
http://www.2dehands.be/line-6-tonecore-space-chorus-34882647.html
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How about the new Electro Harmonix nano clone. Same sound as the small clone (the sound of Nirvana and a few others) but in a size that you're looking for. Quite cheap as well.
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I have a Keeley speedy mod Boss CE-2 which is excellent. There is a lot of confusion over the made in Japan and made in Taiwan versions. I emailed Robert Keeley asking what the difference was and was told that the circuits are exactly the same with both versions of the CE-2.
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I constantly phwoar at my MXR Stereo Chorus. Very warm sounding chorus.
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Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'm heading to PMT in Birmingham next week where I'll check them out!
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Meistersinger arrived today. Just plugged in and gave it a go. Sounds awesome both clean and distorted, very phat and warm but at the same time with a silvery shimmer on top.
Dig it!
Will post clips later ... (my SM 57 died, so the clips won't be usual quality unfortunately)
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Hey TF, did a quick one about the Jacques pedal, not very sophisticated clip, but gives an idea I guess...
Here you can check it out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFRi_c0wSkY
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Ha ha - top clip Hunter!! Like the way you had to get a bit of Led Zep in there ;) The Beat It part was inspired too!
Would you rate the pedal then? Worth buying? Not tone sucking in any way?
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The CE-2 is very nice indeed. I have one (though I'm not sure whether it's made in Japan or Taiwan), and although its rather beaten up, it still sounds great.
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Ha ha - top clip Hunter!! Like the way you had to get a bit of Led Zep in there ;) The Beat It part was inspired too!
Would you rate the pedal then? Worth buying? Not tone sucking in any way?
errm, sounded so emo, I had to get the stairway out :wink:
Not tone sucking, looks cheapo plastic but has weight and quality.
Though I only tried it in the loop of the Budda. It is not true bypass, so I'll have to try in front of the amp to give a proper statement, will do tomorrow.
Are you planning to use it in the FX loop or in front?
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It would be in front, on my board......
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I constantly phwoar at my MXR Stereo Chorus. Very warm sounding chorus.
I completely agree. That's why I bought one on the shopping trip I mentioned earlier in the thread. Didn't realise I hadn't closed this one off.....
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I spent ages searching for "the" chorus pedal... the MXR SC is it for me, very tunable and such a warm, lush analog sound.
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i thought about it for a long time too, ended up with the Analogman Chorus. was close between it and the Jacque, and to be honest it may have been appearance that swayed it :oops: although the A.Man is like the EHX while the Jacques is modelled after the original Roland/Boss.
it sounds good though, and i hope to spend more time with it soon. course, as is the way, i still might get a different one at some point :roll:
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i thought about it for a long time too, ended up with the Analogman Chorus. was close between it and the Jacque
I suppose it's too much to hope that there is a Jacques dealer in NI
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One should never ever feel bad for opting for an Analogman product. Talk about quality.
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I suppose it's too much to hope that there is a Jacques dealer in NI
oh god aye, far too much to hope!! :roll: you know how it is here, you do all the research you can on these things then have to take a chance through mail order. unless you like cheap zoom multi fx and marshall mg's there's not much chance of trying anything out!
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BYOC is good too, if you can be bothered. Sometimes assembled ones come up on ebay.
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BYOC is good too, if you can be bothered. Sometimes assembled ones come up on ebay.
or
www.axeandyoushallreceive.com
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the analogman mini chorus is a thing of beauty
i still regret selling mine :(
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My vote is for the Diamond Halo Chorus, I love it, though it may be too large for you. http://www.diamondpedals.com/products/halo.html
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yeah, during my search i seriously considered both the Diamond and the Red Witch Empress, but they're both extemely expensive! ultimately i decided to go for simplicity. i do find that if you buy a complicated effect it's harder to get the best out of it and you often don't fully explore it's abilities. at least, that's my experience.