lxxwj Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Since my fuzz thread was so popular.. What do you guys use for chorus? I've always wanted to find the perfect chorus: analog and very versatile/controllable. The EHX Small Clone just doesn't cut it, it's too subtle and simple for me. So do you have any good analog & moderately controllable chorus pedals? I think I might have to resort to... *shudder* a Boss pedal! Anything but that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) i have the old Analogman with deep switch. Nice! the new daddy is the Analogman mini with permanent deep and blend. I was also very excited by the Tech21 bass boost chorus. THese are £120+ pedals though. Edited February 9, 2012 by RichF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I'm using your shudder, in the form of a CE-2. Doesn't actually belong to me, but it is a good chorus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle psychosis Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 The Danelectro Cool Cat is really good and has the added bonus of being really cheap. I think you'd have to spend quite a lot to get a better one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahpook Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 an 80's boss CE-2B...tried a few chorus pedals - still my favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leftyhook Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 I have a Boss CE-2B. Why the shuddering? Unless you're using pedals for top-banana recording, isn't it good enough for your average venue gig? Pino used a Boss Octave for Tear your PLayhouse Down. If its good enough for Pino... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted February 9, 2012 Author Share Posted February 9, 2012 (edited) Let's just say I have a thing with Boss. Every effect I've heard by them is just bad in some way.. especially overdrive/distortions. The analogman one is pretty cool, bit flanger-like in a way. But if you guys approve of the Boss chorus, then why not?! It IS cheap, so I won't regret buying it *much* if I really do hate it. Edited February 9, 2012 by lxxwj Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 The DOD FX 62 Stereo Bass Chorus was a pedal I regret seliing and now fetch silly money on ebay. I replaced it with a DOD FX 65 Stereo Chorus which seemed as good although it was designed for guitar.and these can be had for a reasonable price. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Walloper Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1328832799' post='1533626'] The DOD FX 62 Stereo Bass Chorus was a pedal I regret seliing and now fetch silly money on ebay. I replaced it with a DOD FX 65 Stereo Chorus which seemed as good although it was designed for guitar.and these can be had for a reasonable price. Paul [/quote] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165555-dod-fx62-bass-stereo-chorus-l30-shipped/"]http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165555-dod-fx62-bass-stereo-chorus-l30-shipped/[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 mmm, 25 pounds.. prose, you can have it if you want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='Prosebass' timestamp='1328832799' post='1533626'] The DOD FX 62 Stereo Bass Chorus was a pedal I regret seliing and now fetch silly money on ebay. I replaced it with a DOD FX 65 Stereo Chorus which seemed as good although it was designed for guitar.and these can be had for a reasonable price. Paul [/quote] Is the FX 65 the 'Ice Box Stereo Chorus', the sparkly blue one? - If so, I used this as my primary chorus pedal for 4 years and miles better than most bass chorus pedals I've used. Seriously a good unit and far superior to the FX62 Bass Chorus. My top pick would go to the EBS Unichorus. Its a super versatile chorus and a reasonable flanger. Very organic and lush sounding with great frequency response. 2nd hand they can be had for £80-90 (got mine 2nd hand for £85) and it's been on my board for 18 months. Anyone that knows me will know thats quite a claim!! Oddly I find the non-true bypass version sounds 'fuller' than the true bypass one. Truth be told I've found that about all the EBS pedals. I also own and use a Moog Cluster Flux but as that is as far from a traditional chorus unit I think it's best brushed over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='The Walloper' timestamp='1328834319' post='1533637'] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/topic/165555-dod-fx62-bass-stereo-chorus-l30-shipped/"]http://basschat.co.u...us-l30-shipped/[/url] [/quote] Thats very inexpensive !!! [quote name='pantherairsoft' timestamp='1328865967' post='1533791'] Is the FX 65 the 'Ice Box Stereo Chorus', the sparkly blue one? - If so, I used this as my primary chorus pedal for 4 years and miles better than most bass chorus pedals I've used. Seriously a good unit and far superior to the FX62 Bass Chorus. [/quote] But after reading this I may be getting confused ? must be my age..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pantherairsoft Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I think it's my confusion... I just did some googling and it was the FX64 (not 62 or 65) Ice Box that I had and used. It's was not a bass specific pedal, but was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RandomProddy Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Using one of the presets on my boss SE-50 but have just won a CEB-3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Bob Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Analogman is the King of Chorus pedals.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted February 10, 2012 Author Share Posted February 10, 2012 Now, FX64 or FX65, that is the question. 64 has a panther recommendation though, and in my book that flies. Ebay time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 have a look at PEARL pedals from the 80's, totally analogue. I have the phaser and its fantastic. They're becoming quite collectable but you can still pick em up on ebay for about 60 squid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skidder652003 Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 [quote name='skidder652003' timestamp='1328911996' post='1534901'] have a look at PEARL pedals from the 80's, totally analogue. I have the phaser and its fantastic. They're becoming quite collectable but you can still pick em up on ebay for about 60 squid [/quote] [url="http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=pearl+chorus&_sacat=See-All-Categories"]http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p5197.m570.l1313&_nkw=pearl+chorus&_sacat=See-All-Categories[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I use my Boss CE-2 clone with mix control, depth, vibrato & bass mods. Its nice & warm, not cold, or sterile and is very bass friendly. Lot of tonal variety too. [IMG]http://i1087.photobucket.com/albums/j476/nickonbass69/Pedal%20Builds/CE2a015.jpg[/IMG] It's the same pedal circuit as [b]CMAT Mods 'Waterbox'[/b], so I'd definitely recommend trying one of those if you can find one. [url="http://cmatmods.com/waterbox.html"]http://cmatmods.com/waterbox.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskimoBassist Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 I really want myself an Analogman Mini Chorus with Deep mod and blend. I keep missing out on them when they come up for sale! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojplaysbass Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 (edited) [quote name='leftyhook' timestamp='1328826021' post='1533489'] I have a Boss CE-2B. Why the shuddering? Unless you're using pedals for top-banana recording, isn't it good enough for your average venue gig? Pino used a Boss Octave for Tear your PLayhouse Down. If its good enough for Pino... [/quote] i saw Pino last year at a gig where he was using the boss octave - its still good enough .....but to stay on topic, i got a digitech bass multichorus because i thought it'd be better than the boss alternative - not so - a TON of hiss when engaged renders it more or less useless except for the chorus of "Don't stop believin'".... Edited February 10, 2012 by ojplaysbass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 Found the one I had on't tinternet. I remembered it was a 4 control unit but not the 'Ice Box' It was a DOD FX68 and was very controllable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lxxwj Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 So many different DOD chorus pedals. It's like they came out with an original and made small changes to it and re-released it every 6 months.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosebass Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 [quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1328976356' post='1535560'] So many different DOD chorus pedals. It's like they came out with an original and made small changes to it and re-released it every 6 months.. [/quote] Check this lot out [url="http://www.americaspedal.net/fxlist.html"]http://www.americaspedal.net/fxlist.html[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteb Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 (edited) [quote name='lxxwj' timestamp='1328823815' post='1533426'] Since my fuzz thread was so popular.. What do you guys use for chorus? I've always wanted to find the perfect chorus: analog and very versatile/controllable. The EHX Small Clone just doesn't cut it, it's too subtle and simple for me. So do you have any good analog & moderately controllable chorus pedals? I think I might have to resort to... *shudder* a Boss pedal! Anything but that! [/quote] The one Boss pedal that I have is the CEB-3 bass chourus - great pedal and used by many top pros (as is the brown octave pedal) Edited February 14, 2012 by peteb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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