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In theory it is right to describe them like the same kind of effect with different variation. But in my ears and in practice i find them very different, so two pedals is the best in my opinion. Wasn't impressed by any flanger/chorus pedal. Either because the falnger was then too subtle or because the chorus wasn't as good a chorus as on the other chorus pedals I had tried.

I actually manage sometimes to have a nice sound with a chorus on and a flanger on (and I am not a big user of effects).

I have to say that I am more than happy with my "cheap" boss flanger and ibanez chorus, and that I was very disappointed with more expensive pedals.

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I prefer having different pedals for different effects. Nowadays I mainly use a TC SCF for Flanger and a very old Ibanez Bi-mode chorus pedal.
For studiowork I use Lexicon PCM70 or EMT251 chorus programs and for flanging my TC2290 delay or Eventide Instant Flanger. But that gear is some seriously old and rare stuff.

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It depends on your set up as others above have mirrored. I used to use separate pedals, but then went down the combined route with an EBS Unichorus which is a great chorus and a pretty good, but subtle flanger). Tried the Mark Bass one but it sounded too thin to me, despite having a million options.

The best without shadow of a doubt is the Moogerfooger Cluster Flux, which I also own. It is the richest sounding chorus and flanger I have ever heard and the amount of crazy far out stuff it can do on top of being stunning at both effects is totally unreal. It does however come with a MASSIVE price tag. I use that and the EBS in my set up still - Despite how awesome the Cluster Flux is, I can't let go of the Unichorus.

I think the EBS is a great place to start. If you find you don't like having the 2 effects combined then you'll be able to sell it on for what you paid for it if you get a 2nd hand one and they tend to sell fast.

Shep

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Separate pedals for each effect is my vote. There are pedals that do both fairly well, but it becomes big money to find one that does both [b][i]great[/i][/b].

[b]The Fulltone Choralflange[/b] is one of my favorites. It sounds absolutely fantastic, but you do need to bend down and throw a toggle switch depending on if you want chorus or flanger (They have been in the works for years now on a new model that will be a true stereo chorus, flanger, vibrato)

[b]The Jack Deville Mod Zero[/b] is also a very nice pedal but be CAREFUL on higher regen settings as there is a territory that will absolutely destroy speakers with the spike it has. For this reason, it's not on my pedalboard but it was a contender.

Some of my favorite standalone flangers are the old school DOD bass stereo flanger (prefer that much more than boss) but in the more boutique range I love the Hartman Flanger, and the brand new Stonefish Chorus/vibrato from Greenhouse Effects.

I LOVE the [b]GNI Phaser/Flanger [/b]but that is well over $300 US. I needed it to fit on a small board, and it's the only pedal I've found that had both of those effects in one box, can be used alone or together, and sounds FANTASTIC.

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