Love it. Soooooo timeless.

Absolutely gorgeous sound.. I love vintage jangly guitar sounds and this chorus just knocks it out of the park. 10/10.

Iconic pedal

May not be the most versatile chorus on earth, but for me it has the best tone ever. I have quite some chorus pedals, and I got 3 CE2, japanese and taiwan. You just can't beat the warmth and lush of the CE2. Doesn't have a lot of speed, but it's enough for regular chorus sounds. It made the history of rock. Buy one and be happy.

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A classic for a reason

The only chorus you’ll ever need. For my taste, only the 18V Ibanez CS-505 surpasses it for lushness, but it’s as close as makes little difference. Unlike with the CS-505- I don’t detect a volume boost with the CE-2. However, what it does do is fatten/boost the lower mid response. As such, at more subtle settings, or with Rate high and Depth low/off, it can do nicely as an understated thickening agent for your leads (Johnny Winter and David Gilmour certainly thought so). I have a black label MIJ from ‘81 and a green label MIT from ‘89. FWIW, the Japanese unit sounds very slightly warmer, and seems to blend into your signal in a tiny bit more natural way, but it’s also noisier than the Taiwan pedal, which itself has a cleaner (ever so slightly flangey?) character that some may prefer. Both sound warm, thick and lushly analog, and both are superior to the Waza Craft reissue, which I felt was short of the mark. If you score an original, be advised that they run on the old Boss ACA power, which translates to 12V off a modern power supply. Alternatively, you can power it off another Boss pedal with a 2nd DC output (e.g. TU-3, NS-2). As with any modulation effect, the CE-2 will devour a 9V battery pretty quick, so better not to rely on battery power.

Legendary

My favourite chorus pedals (Waterfall and Anadime) were based on the CE-2, but the Waza marketing/concept kinda bugged me and I was avoiding the CE-2W with it's modes switch, I wanted something really simple not to waste time tweaking and also a pedal with low power consumption that could run on 9v battery for quick setup. The Micro Chorus was under my radar, until the graceful day I stumbled upon an absolutely mint 1989 MIT CE-2 with original box and documents whose owner was willing to trade in another item I had, so I pulled the trigger! I can now say the legend is true, this pedal is MAGICAL! I love it's simplicity and warm dimensional sound, not too pronounced, not too fast, just right. The fact that it's used on countless recordings I grew up listening to lends it some extra special mojo no doubt. So if you're in the market for a "boutique" chorus I strongly suggest you spare some extra 50 bucks and grab this legend while they still sell for <300€!

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Excellent Built Pedal; Don't Bother with the Substitutes

Boss took the CE-1 and converted it into a small stomp box with improved functionality. The CE-2 captures the analog chorus sound of the 80s and I always laugh at people paying ridiculous sums of money for boutique chorus pedals that aim to mimic the early Boss pedals. Folks, the CE-2 can be had for $200 or less. There's no reason to spend more (or less) on another chorus- that is, except the Boss CE-1. The reason that I'm giving the CE-2 4 stars/5 is that I can't give it 4.5 stars; the reason I'm not giving it 5 stars is that it doesn't capture the "depth" element of tone that the CE-1 originally had. However, the CE-1 can be pricey, and while I'd argue that the depth is worth the extra money, the CE-2 is hands down the best chorus for the money.

A True Classic.

I bought my Boss CE-2 used, and it definitely looked well-loved. My version is the most vintage (and perhaps most coveted) version, with the Japanese black label (these were made in the late 70s/early 80s). It just sounds terrific, and easily recalls chorus tones of yesteryear, from the lush chorused guitars on Crowded House's "Don't Dream It's Over" to the subtle jangle on The Smiths' "This Charming Man", this chorus does it all. Needless, to say this pedal is a legend in its own right, and a must-have for any chorus lovers/vintage pedal collectors/anyone.

Classic 80s Chorus

Been using since the 80s and it;s still my favourite chorus pedal. Usable on all settings.

A wobbling classic

I own a 1982 green label and its wonderful. I do wish I had a little more control with the depth knob but when it’s on, it’s glorious. I keep mine in a loop switcher and find that it’s for the best, to keep any noise out of signal chain.

It's not a journey, it's destination

That lush, smooth, angelic reverby tone is what makes this pedal so good. Like asymptote, you can try to approach this tone, but you'll never fully recreate it.

Yes, it's not very tweakable pedal, but you don't need a journey, if you already where you should be.

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End of the chorus journey

I've reached the end of my little chorus trip for that perfect 80s / 90s tone by getting this CE-2. I have quite early one, 1983 from Japan (Black Label) with MN3002 chip. Funny how two controls are enough to get that perfect tone which cannot simply be described in any words here. You need to hear it to understand why some many people hype about CE-2. Sounds just astonishing on cleans, kicks a** on dirts. Do not bother about CH-1, CE-5, Small Clone, MXRs etc - just get CE-2, period.