Simple, classic chorus

Gets just the right sound with simple controls. Very intuitive, and a staple in my rig.

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My Favorite Chorus of All Time.....and far more capable than most people see it as.....

When most people see my equipboard, they must think I'm some weird bastard offspring of Nirvana, The Cars, and Loverboy - most espeically Nirvana with the offsets and THIS thing on my board, but make no mistake, while I do pay probably too much homage to my musical heroes on the gear side, and while certain sounds draw me to different products at times - THIS is something different.........

About nine years ago, in another band, I went through a bit of a quest for my perfect chorus - and Chorus is one of the most original elements of my sound. The way I prefer to use it, and how I mix it in with more modern sounds. Basically put, I like a good Chorus pedal that's "out front" enough to be noticed if you pay attention, but not so "out front" that it overbears the sound too much - I want it to be an element of my sound that adds some complexity and depth/3-D elements to my sound. I'm extremely particular about this, and so far, the best chorus units I've used in my home studio were that on the BOSS ME-6 Multi Effects pedal, and that on the Behringer V-Amp Pro, but unfortunatley, I had yet - until very recently, not been able to find something I was 100% happy with.

Thus far, prior, I've owned a Starcaster Chorus (really bad), a EHX Stereo PolyChorus (yep, another Cobain pedal, liked the sound but it was not exactly what I wanted), and had toyed with just buying a BOSS ME-6 and A/Bing it with my regular pedals just for the chorus, plate reverb, and delay alone....

Then one day I'm at Guitar Center and they have THIS badboy in the shop for $75 used. I was a bit reluctant at first because between a Jag-Stang, Jaguar, and several HSS Strats, my rig was starting to look like a attempt at a budget Nirvana cover band setup. So I try it out, and well......it had THAT sound I was looking for - no, not that knob-wall the way up chorus warble everyone likes to imitate "Come AS you Are" with - and sure enough it has that......but it had that 3D, spatial, expanding, barely noticeable unless it's not there sound that makes my guitar sound huge and "in yo face" - Basically, I took the EHX SmallClone, and did exactly the OPPOSITE of what Kurt Cobain did and got my intended result. Now how's that a twist....

The EHX SmallClone is a one-knob wonder, and most of the time I just leave the rate knob at 0 and use the depth switch to switch between a slow, wavering chorus that sounds like a tank full of water during a light richter scale earthquake, and then a very light, smudgy, whoosh witth the Depth switch off that gives some extra treble, clarity, depth, and some background movement that makes my guitar sound very 3-D. If I do get the whim to do something more warbly, it's there, and i have used it as a vibrato before with the Depth switch off and the knob up as well. It has become my favorite mono chorus of all time.

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Everything I Needed in a Chorus!

Its simple- one knob and one switch! I picked one of these up after years of considering and it has been one of the best decisions I've made for my rig so far. It's the perfect amount of lush, and flipping the switch and turning the knob all the way up works perfect with the combo of fuzz and reverb. Definitely an excellent pedal, and I should've gotten one much sooner. I tried this out with the knob at noon and my whammy down an octave, and it sounds great especially with some drive on top of that!

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Simplesmente o melhor chorus de todos os tempos!

É simples, absolutamente simples! E quando digo simples, é muito simples! Um controle parametrico, e uma chave de seleção. É incrível a gama de sons distintos que é possível obter. Conhecia este pedal por seu uso na guitarra, principalmente por Kurt Cobain, do Nirvana. Mas em um teste com o baixo, foi o chorus que me agradou e me deu exatamente as texturas profundas e molhadas que estava procurando. É suave, e ao mesmo tempo agressivo, profundo, e superficial, sem mascarar o timbre do instrumento. Simplesmente perfeito para qualquer aplicação clássica!

Simple, easy to use yet sufficient for any chorus need.

Iconic analog chorus. Not complicated to use and enough for most uses.

Reissue, 2008

I have the reissue one from about 2008. I know everyone says that to get the 'Cobain' sound you must have the Depth switch to 'full', but on mine that seems to produce an unusable detuned warble! I keep it on the 'normal' depth and turn the rate up, and that seems to me to be closer. Yes, it's a classic chorus pedal, unmistakeably 'analogue' in character. It doesn't sound as good as the Way Huge Blue Hippo or the Walrus Audio Julia though; those are sweet. On the other hand, it doesn't cost as much!

It's as hissy as anything, too. Go for a BOSS chorus if this bothers you; what you sacrifice in richness you gain in cleanness.

Perfect in its simplicity

This is by far the best chorus pedal!! It only has one switch (depth) and one knob (rate) but it still has an extraordinary amount of tonal options and it works well with distortion, overdrive and boost pedals as well as with a Wah, delay, reverb and trem pedals

No wonder EHX have such a name for themselves

I love how simple this pedal is yet how much of a range of sounds you get from it. I personally have the depth switch up and the rate knob at about 1 or 2 o'clock. Sometimes when I want a subtle chorus I'll flick the depth knob down. My only gripe with the pedal is how little resistance there is on the depth switch, doesn't feel very sturdy compared to other switches. Also feel the pedal is fragile compared to any other pedal I've used especially when compared to stuff like a Polychorus or say a Boss stompbox. But it is a great pedal. I'm sure most are used to the sounds you can get as they have probably heard it on stuff by nirvana and various otheres. a great pedal all across the board really

It's a high quality chorus

with a switch and 1 knob, it's pretty easy to use and covers a wide range of chorus sounds, from something akin to a 12 string to stupid amounts of wetness. Does the kurt cobain thing too if that's what you're into.

As awesome as I expected it to be.

It's really impressive, that all the good opinions about this pedal were true. Even though it has only one knob and one switch, it's extremely versatile. Want some Beatles-like Leslie tones? No problem. You're after Uni-Vibe sounds of David Gilmour? Here you go. Or maybe you're fan of The Police? Say no more. And we can't forget about this pedal being used by Kurt Cobain on many of Nirvana records, with "Come As You Are" being probably most recognizable. Just set the Depth switch up, Rate knob at 10 o'clock and you get the famous sound.