#Dod pedal history for chorus plus#

Two-stage chorus vaguely useful, but complicated and awkward to use Very popular is this why Yamaha couldn't find us one to look at? Instant cinerama big stereo, immediate rich attractive musical sound marriageable propositionĬoarse sound flashing LED indicates rate not very stereo-ish Good stereo image, wide range of sounds, though slightly harsh complex - sliders for rate/depth Reasonable stereo, reasonable chorus, solid box Well-respected mode gives two types of stereo rich chorus, though not too versatile Wide ranging rate, though not as rich as could be tone is usefulįour non-adjustable preset choruses sweet smooth sound, though slightly muffled Similar to ACH-1, though less controllable, more awkward to use Part of new Bigfoot series: impressive stereo spread, good warm sound. Like Boss, though much less robust warm deep chorus, little noise

#Dod pedal history for chorus plus#

Industry standard slightly shallow effect usually indestructibleĬombined chorus/flange, plus vibrato useful range of settings, though chorus rather slowĬombined distortion/chorus horrid fuzz, adequate though noisy chorus None of the digitals sparkled as much as we'd hoped, but we did like the flanges and choruses on the Arion DCF, which gave it a slight edge over the Ibanez.

We couldn't really see the point of the double choruses unless you're into using weird wibbly noises. Higher up the price range, we liked the sweetness of the Roland Dimension C, but felt the best stereo pedal (arguably the best of them all) was the Ibanez CSL. The double effect Guyatones seemed good value, and there's also an honourable mention for their dedicated Bass Chorus (not listed), which was jolly good. Of the monos, the Frontline seems the best value, though for only a fiver more you could have the very impressive Aria ACH-1 (but remember that you need two amps for stereo). There was nothing particularly wrong with any of them - some just worked better than others - though we weren't convinced that the digitals were necessarily £50 better than their analogue equivalents. The star rating is out of a possible maximum of 5½. The initials in the Controls column stand for rate (r), depth (d), tone (t), feedback (f), delay (dl), mode (m) and balance (b).

The digital pedals should be used with 9V AC adaptors. They are made from either metal (M) or plastic (P).

The resultant enormous pile of stuff we duly sat down and tested (without reference to price) with guitar, two amps, and four ears the tabulated results you see below.Īll pedals have certain features in common: Rate and Depth knobs, for a start, that and a deep emotional attachment to 9V batteries. We invited everyone we could think of to send us all their stand-alone chorus pedals (which means no Korg board, or Boss Micro-Rack). We've divided the pedals into four categories - mono analogue, stereo analogue, double choruses, and digital (which are all stereo). Width or depth knobs control how much the pitch wobbles up and down, while speed or rate dictates how often it changes, this roughly simulates the effect of two instruments playing in unison - hence the added depth.Īccording to the Buyer's Bible, chorus is the most popular effect in the battery (ahem) of foot-tapper-lodes. It does this by delaying a signal and modulating its pitch in relation to its original. Add it to a guitar, keyboard, or bass and you have instant lushness - aural riches. CHORUS: there's nothing to be ashamed of - we've all used it at some time or other.