Bass Culture Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 I bought a Boss CE-2 probably 40 years ago, which I used extensively in earlier bands, and then mothballed for years when my band activity reduced. Stupidly, in a fit of generosity, I gave it to the guitarist of a band I was playing in about 10 years ago. Predictably, in more recent years I've been enjoying using chorus when noodling at home, especially on fretless, and have tried 2 or 3 others since - including a CEB-3 (I think) and, currently, an EBS Unichorus - and none have sounded as good as the CE-2 (to my ears). Short of asking for it back again, is there anything out there that sounds like or emulates the CE-2? I'm not asking for your favourite chorus pedal recommendations, I'm asking if there's anything that sounds the same as a CE-2. Thanks all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fretmeister Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) The little Mooer Ensemble King sounds bang on to my ears, with the advantage of having a level control. I have an old CE-2 from 1989 and the Mooer and they can be dialled in the same. Edited December 27, 2023 by fretmeister Spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted December 22, 2023 Author Share Posted December 22, 2023 4 hours ago, fretmeister said: The little Mooer Ensemble King sounds band on to my ears, with the advantage of having a level control. I have an old CE-2 from 1989 and the Mooer and they can be dialled in the same. Thank you. I'll check that one out for starters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Bisby Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 Tone City Angel Wing is supposed to modelled off a ce2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassist_lewis Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 The Boss CE-2B uses the same BBD circuit and clock driver as the CE-2. They're discontinued but they're not ridiculously expensive, around £130 on Reverb. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tauzero Posted December 22, 2023 Share Posted December 22, 2023 15 minutes ago, bassist_lewis said: The Boss CE-2B uses the same BBD circuit and clock driver as the CE-2. They're discontinued but they're not ridiculously expensive, around £130 on Reverb. There was just one capacitor difference between the two - Aionfx's clone kit mentions this: https://aionfx.com/project/azure-analog-chorus/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baloney Balderdash Posted December 23, 2023 Share Posted December 23, 2023 (edited) The Joyo JF-37 Analog Chorus (not Vintage Chorus, that one is an Ibanez clone) is a Boss CE-2 clone as well. Edited December 23, 2023 by Baloney Balderdash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bass Culture Posted December 24, 2023 Author Share Posted December 24, 2023 Thanks for all the replies, much appreciated. BC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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