Favourite Chorus pedal

Paul_C

My favourite of the choruses I've owned was the Ibanez CS9 Stereo chorus.

Classic

The MXR Analog Chorus is good and beats a lot of others but I found it to flatten my signal and it also chopped off some of the treble when off.

i got the Jam Pedals Waterfall and it’s significantly better for my needs.

i place Chorus in the loop, if that makes any difference?

ICBM

lasermonkey said:

The one I use most of all is the Boss CE-3. I think it's sparkly as opposed to syrupy and is best used in stereo.

I've lately realised that's my favourite too. I had one back in the 80s which I ran with two Marshall Lead 12s.

Not long ago I acquired another, and it instantly had 'that' sound I remembered... but not long afterwards I got offered an original Japanese CE-2 very cheap so I bought that, being the 'classic' model, and sold the CE-3. After a while I noticed that I didn't actually like the CE-2 as much, so I sold it for a good profit. I'll probably pick up another CE-3 at some point.

Travisthedog

I love the dod fx 65 cheap and fat and lush

Pablocrackers

Ended up getting a CE-2W as couldnt find a Jam or Julia, still wanna try the mxr also but for now pleased with CE-2W thx all. https://imgur.com/gallery/sHbsQoQ

ThePrettyDamned

Travisthedog said:

I love the dod fx 65 cheap and fat and lush

Wizzes here. Best chorus pedal evaaaaaaa

polotska

I’d also agree that the CE-3 sounds better than the CE-2—then again, I also prefer the DM-3 to the DM-2, so maybe I’m just a pervert.

The Maxon CS-550 is excellent as well—though I can’t understand why they made the very useful mix level control a tiny knob on the back of the pedal. The Maxon CS-9 Pro is apparently the same circuit but has the mix level (here labeled blend) in a sensible place, though I find the footswitch on the Maxon 9-series effects fiddly.

Gassage

As a long time CE1 owner, I flipped it as if in line, the preamp is always on which is a PITA.

But for Chorus, it's unbeatable and rightly the benchmark

As much as I love the TC SCF, the FTT Tri-Avatar is the game changer right now- it's bloody lovely and has the same liquid depth that the CE 1 has.

brooom

Maxon CS-550

brooom

polotska said:

I’d also agree that the CE-3 sounds better than the CE-2—then again, I also prefer the DM-3 to the DM-2, so maybe I’m just a pervert.

The Maxon CS-550 is excellent as well—though I can’t understand why they made the very useful mix level control a tiny knob on the back of the pedal. The Maxon CS-9 Pro is apparently the same circuit but has the mix level (here labeled blend) in a sensible place, though I find the footswitch on the Maxon 9-series effects fiddly.

Funny you should say that, I have a CE-3 which I love, probably a bit more then a CE-2, also does a good impersonation of a boss VB-2, which is a bonus. I also have a DM-3, again great pedal. And the CS-550 is just about the best chorus I've used.