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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! :unsure:

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Let's just say I have a thing with Boss. :blink:
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.

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[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
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:blink: :blink:

[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]

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[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.

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[quote name='The Walloper' timestamp='1328834319' post='1533637']
:blink: :blink:

[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 ? :blink: :blink: must be my age..... :lol:

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[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
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[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]

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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]

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[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...
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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'"....

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[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..
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Check this lot out [url="http://www.americaspedal.net/fxlist.html"]http://www.americaspedal.net/fxlist.html[/url]

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[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! :unsure:
[/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)

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