TC Third Dimension any good?

gibsongretschfan

Or is it cheap crap?

Looking for some cheesy 80's chorus for recording with plenty of character and not worried about build quality etc, never played an original but always seem to like the modelled versions I come across. 

Also don't really want to go into a shop to try out a £30 pedal.

So is this just a bit of junk or will it do what I want or am I better off just using some of the modelled or DAW based effects than this?

It sounds good in the demos I've heard

crunchman

Other option is the Corona Chorus.  There is a Toneprint for the Dimension C, so you can get that but have a lot more flexibility overall.

jpttaylor

Had mine for about a year and absolutely love it - nails the 80s chorus sound. It can be quite subtle with just 1, but can get quite heavy with all 4 buttons pressed. Doesn't do the typical swirly chorus, which I like, since it's not really my thing.

The construction on it is great, and for £30, it's a no brainer.

FelineGuitars

Kind of copied from the Boss Dimension C?

jpttaylor

FelineGuitars said:

Kind of copied from the Boss Dimension C?

Pretty much, except without the stereo feature. For some people that's a deal breaker, but then the Waza Dimension C is a lot more expensive. Someone on Reddit said both sounded very similar, and I'm sure there's a comparison on YouTube.

JezWynd

The TC version allows multiple buttons be depressed simultaneously, with the Boss it's a single choice. I had one briefly but the on/off button was very noisy so returned it. The sound is near identical (mono only on TC ver).

Vintage-T

Yeah it's pretty great, for £30 you can't really go wrong. There's defo usable sounds in it.

gibsongretschfan

crunchman said:

Other option is the Corona Chorus.  There is a Toneprint for the Dimension C, so you can get that but have a lot more flexibility overall.

Yeah the corona is cool and so is the Line 6 M5 one. I try to stick in as much analog stuff as I can when recording at home because I use IR's and other digital stuff so looking for something that has a little bit of unpredictability I guess

gibsongretschfan

jpttaylor said:

Had mine for about a year and absolutely love it - nails the 80s chorus sound. It can be quite subtle with just 1, but can get quite heavy with all 4 buttons pressed. Doesn't do the typical swirly chorus, which I like, since it's not really my thing.

The construction on it is great, and for £30, it's a no brainer.

Sounds good to me!

EricTheWeary

FelineGuitars said:

Kind of copied from the Boss Dimension C?

Behringer did a Dimension C copy for years and this is part of the tc range that's based on the Behringer range that was based on Boss.

roberty

JezWynd said:

The TC version allows multiple buttons be depressed simultaneously, with the Boss it's a single choice. I had one briefly but the on/off button was very noisy so returned it. The sound is near identical (mono only on TC ver).

Just when switching you mean?  Nearly got one of as a backup for my original DC-2, although it would probably outlast the TC

Grunfeld

If you want a cheap Dimension C then keep your eyes open for a Behringer CC300 Chorus Space-C.

It is identical.

I don't mean, "it's close."  It really is identical.  I have both.

gibsongretschfan

Grunfeld said:

If you want a cheap Dimension C then keep your eyes open for a Behringer CC300 Chorus Space-C.

It is identical.

I don't mean, "it's close."  It really is identical.  I have both.

I just checked eBay and they are selling for close to £100 lmao

I love it when discontinued Behringer stuff turns into cult classics. Like the Vintage Delay dooda

gjonesy

bought one cheap from here, for the price its really good
my other suggestion has already been made L6 M5 - you can go stereo with it if thats your thang

benmurray85

FelineGuitars said:

Kind of copied from the Boss Dimension C?

I may be wrong but there was a very detailed TPS episode where they (surprise surprise) went into the minutiae and technology behind why they clones weren’t true clones. Sorry I’m not being very helpful but it was actually a really interesting explanation if you can find it. 

joetele

This is a good demo 

JezWynd

roberty said:

JezWynd said:

The TC version allows multiple buttons be depressed simultaneously, with the Boss it's a single choice. I had one briefly but the on/off button was very noisy so returned it. The sound is near identical (mono only on TC ver).

Just when switching you mean?  Nearly got one of as a backup for my original DC-2, although it would probably outlast the TC

Not sure what you mean but with the TC you can have multiple buttons depressed simultaneously and have a sound that's the sum of each. All the selected buttons will remain depressed (you don't need to keep them held down).

VJIves

Just got one today, haven't even plugged it in yet but I'm impressed by the build quality. I don't run a stereo rig and I'm not an audiophile so I doubt I'd even be able to tell the difference between this and the DC2.

lincolnblue

I'm very tempted by these and not exactly bank breaking either

Fenderish

TC is close enough on a mono sound but lack the stereo wchich is a good part of a proper Dimension-C sound