billrasic Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 im just starting to get into my effects pedals and im looking for a good middle of the road bass chorus pedal. any gd ideas? cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hot Tub Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I bought an MXR Microchorus from a nice chap on here a while back. It's primarily a guitar pedal, but works beautifully with bass. Highly recommended! [attachment=77292:mxr_microchorus.jpg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xgsjx Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I use a Boss CE-2 (borrowed from guitarist) & it sounds very nice. Not tried any other choruses tho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudewheresmybass Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 i use either the CEB3 or the MXR black label chorus. The BLC primarily now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul_5 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I picked up a used EBS Unichorus on BC for the price of a new CE3B, and I absolutely love it, might be worth looking out for one of these in the 'for sale' section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 It's very hard to find these used, but I use an EHX Neo Clone. Cost me £50 new, is true bypass (which means no tone suckage when the pedal is off), and sounds very nice! I checked out almost every chorus pedal under £100 and that sounded the best to me. I believe it's exactly the same circuitry as the EHX Small Clone which was used on Nirvana's Come As You Are, only even smaller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0175westwood29 Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Boss ce-5 awesome pedal the ceb-3 is nice to tho. And dnt be tempted by the behringer bass chorus its imho utter crap, its cheap and thats the only plus Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrismuzz Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 [quote name='0175westwood29' post='1197679' date='Apr 13 2011, 12:28 AM']And dnt be tempted by the behringer bass chorus its imho utter crap, its cheap and thats the only plus[/quote] +1 Only get one if you REALLY can't afford anything else. I got a temporary compressor for £16 from them because I 'needed' one while I was saving up for my Aguilar. Don't miss it for a moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister_E Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I've been using a Digitech Bass Multi-Chorus, not very expensive but does give a very nice effect. the multi voice quality is a little different. well made too. Recommended even! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billrasic Posted April 13, 2011 Author Share Posted April 13, 2011 thanks everyone. it seems i have alot of choice. cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Low End Bee Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I use a DOD FX64 ice box. Although it's a guitar effect it doesn't seem to steal the lows. You can usually pick them up for not much on ebay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lozz196 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I have the Boss CE-5, and it`s not a bad pedal at all. Much prefer it on bass to guitar. Its got the facility to adjust the sweep where the effect takes place, so it can be only hitting the highs/lows, or all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ras52 Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 [quote name='chrismuzz' post='1197352' date='Apr 12 2011, 09:27 PM']It's very hard to find these used, but I use an EHX Neo Clone. Cost me £50 new, is true bypass (which means no tone suckage when the pedal is off), and sounds very nice! I checked out almost every chorus pedal under £100 and that sounded the best to me. I believe it's exactly the same circuitry as the EHX Small Clone which was used on Nirvana's Come As You Are, only even smaller [/quote] +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truckstop Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 I use an EHX Clone Theory. It's a chorus/vibrato blend pedal and you can set it to either blend the chorus and the vibrato together, or you can use the effects on their own. It's pretty cool! I got it for £65 from the for sale section. Truckstop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulo m Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 hi there if you can get hold of a boss bf2b bass flanger on ebay BUY ONE!!!!!! WHY? because they chorus & flange the upper frequencies only & with some tweeking sound as good if not better than some pedals three times the price" l....therefore leaving the low end untouched!!!!! the reason they sound so good?????ANALOG.....of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOwens Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 [quote name='paulo m' post='1202762' date='Apr 17 2011, 05:28 PM']hi there if you can get hold of a boss bf2b bass flanger on ebay BUY ONE!!!!!! WHY? because they chorus & flange the upper frequencies only[/quote] The BF2-B is a flanger, not a chorus pedal and although the effects are very similar in theory, they sound very different. OP: You can see that there are a lot of very good chorus pedals at fairly low price points in the grand scheme of things. I use a Boss CEB-3 (bought second hand here for about £40) as it has a filter (just like the suggested BF2-B above) that can make the chorus more subtle. My general advice would be to buy second hand here. For ease, I've posted some links for you below (I should say I've not played any of these pedals, but I'm giving you the links to help): [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=128985&hl=chorus"]Boss CE2B £40[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=130539&hl=chorus"]DOD Deep Freeze £30[/url] [url="http://basschat.co.uk/index.php?showtopic=125232&hl=chorus"]EBS UniChorus £75 (this is sold but gives you an idea of price)[/url] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Got myself a CEB3 on ebay for 40 squid the other day. Does the job nicely for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dc2009 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Also, what are you hoping to use it for. I play in a three piece now and I chose mine to add some depth to the backing sound during solos. If you want something as more of a lead chorus sound for bass solos, maybe ehx or digitech are the way to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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