BassAgent Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 So I bought a fretless Stingray recently and yesterday I made the "mistake" of trying a Boss CH-1 with it. Man, what a sound. So now I want a chorus, but there are sooooo many choices within a reasonable budget. TC Corona, Boss CE-2B, EHX Bass Clone, EBS Bass Chorus, Ampeg Liquid and so on. I have noooo idea what to look for. Can anyone clarify what the big difference(s) is between these pedals? I'm looking for the classic 80's Pino-ish sound here. Quote
CliveT Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 It's a great sound 😊 To be honest any decent chorus pedal should do the job. I've used a Boss bass chorus in the past and currently have the EBS Unichorus. Both work well with fretted and fretless for me. I'm sure the others you mentioned along with MXR's bass chorus deluxe would be good. Quote
ezbass Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 EBS Unichorus user and Pino devotee here. I’ve had my Unichorus for years, certainly at least 10. IIRC I demoed a few side by side at the time, but the only other one of that test that I can remember was whatever the Boss chorus was at the time and the EBS was narrowly the better one to my ears at the time. One of the advantages of the EBS is that it offers chorus, flange or pitch modulation (just different interpretations of the same basic effect really, but different nonetheless). Quote
itu Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) If you want to lengthen the delay time a bit, flanger is an option, too. tce SCF costs a bit more and has both (and the PM: EBS copied the idea). I have had few issues with weak bass. A ch/pm/fl through a X-over has been my solution. Edited November 23, 2020 by itu Quote
lemmywinks Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 I loved the EHX Stereo Electric Mistress, in fact I sold it due to not gigging fretless but then immediately had to buy another! Just use the Toneprint chorus on my amp now since getting rid of my board, kinda gets part of the way there but not as natural sounding as the EHX. Quote
BassAgent Posted November 23, 2020 Author Posted November 23, 2020 37 minutes ago, itu said: If you want to lengthen the delay time a bit, flanger is an option, too. tce SCF costs a bit more and has both (and the PM: EBS copied the idea). I have had few issues with weak bass. A ch/pm/fl through a X-over has been my solution. I have thought about a flanger but I really like the specific sound of a chorus Quote
ped Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 I think it has to be stereo for a really beautiful sound, with the ability to effect only frequencies above a certain range (Guess you'd call that a low pass filter?) I just got a TC Electronic June-60 pedal which sounds great, too - very simple but warm and lush sounding. it also does stereo. Quote
paulo m Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) I use a T. C Electronic John Petrucci Dreamscape( Digital) ... Chorus' Flange' Vibrato & Tone prints available.. Pretty Good considering you can use all the Corona Chorus Prints also' I did have a Boss BF-2B Flanger (Analogue) that had been modded with the John Fromell mod' to make more T. C ( S C F) .. But the T. C' J P pedal does so much more... Just remember Not too much effect.. Edited October 21, 2021 by paulo m Quote
Hellzero Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 In the non reasonable budget, there is the JAM Pedals Waterfall, certainly the ultimate chorus to date, but mono (for the stereo hardcore fans, but I don't see the point of a stereo effect when the base signal is mono) and (very) expensive. It also incorporates a terrific vibrato. JAM pedals WaterFall | analog chorus / vibrato pedal Quote
BassAgent Posted November 23, 2020 Author Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) Took a little gamble, found this here in NL for a great price so let's see what's what. I ordered it after consulting my pedal wizard Edited November 23, 2020 by BassAgent 2 Quote
ezbass Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 That Pearl looks like a proper decent place to start, or even finish. Cool score. Quote
Quatschmacher Posted November 23, 2020 Posted November 23, 2020 Check out the Source Audio Gemini. Various chorus models in there (as well as flangers and phasers) and presets but can be used as a “normal” knobby pedal. It has a crossover feature (called “lo-retain” in their lexicon) which allows the effect to only apply to a frequency range above the set threshold; great for having clean low end and chorus on upper register notes. Quote
paul_5 Posted November 24, 2020 Posted November 24, 2020 Nothing wrong with an EHX Small Clone in my book, if it’s good enough for Kurt Cobain... Quote
CliveT Posted November 24, 2020 Posted November 24, 2020 15 hours ago, BassAgent said: Took a little gamble, found this here in NL for a great price so let's see what's what. I ordered it after consulting my pedal wizard Had one in the 80's. Great pedals and nice find if all working OK Quote
BassAgent Posted November 24, 2020 Author Posted November 24, 2020 7 hours ago, paul_5 said: Nothing wrong with an EHX Small Clone in my book, if it’s good enough for Kurt Cobain... I'd not get it because where's Kurts low end gone? 🙃 Quote
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