Terms like LFO might be bamboozling at first glance, but think of it simply as the rate, a sine wave that you can hear giving motion to the guitar. My Review: Fender’s expertise in the field of guitars and amplifiers is unquestionable, but they are also responsible for some premium effects pedals. Their Bubbler Chorus and Vibrato feature the classic wide-design, simple controls, and numerous tone-shaping possibilities. Ibanez had two other pedals that came after this in ’85 and ’86 from the Power series and the 10 series, a Stereo Chorus and the Super Stereo Chorus, respectively. These are just modified versions of the CS9, which is a modified version of the CE-2. Kind of a Russian doll situation. You're going to start seeing a little bit more of this, where pedals keep coming, they keep being designed, and they're all based around an original CE-2. Sources for the info is our own knowledge, contributions from readers of this article (thanks!), and straight up awkwardly asking the manufacturer who they're cloning.

You can use the trio of transformative controls to tweak the performance of this chorus pedal. The Rate control ramps up the speed of the warbling effect and is very useful for creating a rhythmic, vibrato-style chorus. The Level control allows you to tame the dynamics of the M234, ensuring that its volume matches that of your other pedals. Finally, the Depth control completely alters the tonal makeup of the effect.

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For our money, the key areas you should look at when buying a chorus are the range of speed and depth, whether it's digital or not, and whether it's stereo. A white LED lets users know when the effect is engaged, and a blue LED turns on and off to display the rate and LFO waveform shape.

The controls on the pedal consist of four switches numbered 1-4. The higher the number you select, the more width is applied to your tone. Each setting is distinctively different from the next, so you won’t get bored experimenting and figuring out what they all do. Key to the circuit are two filter networks that amount to a clean blend. The first is controlled by the dual-gang gain control. As gain is increased, a filtered clean signal that runs in parallel is reduced in amplitude, and vice-versa. This is another reason why players running it at lower gain settings find it to be the 'cleanest' boost or drive that they've played. The result is that the signal gets sent straight to the amplifier, and doesn’t mar the performance or clarity of other pedals in any way. The signal remains uncompromised and passes through the circuitry of the effects pedal without coloring the tone or weakening the signal or particular frequencies. They put the EH on the guitars. The guitar, marked with the brand "Brody" is another Japanese-made acoustic that EH had made for them in the 70s. [16] Mike Matthews has stated that Brody was his mother's maiden name. Unlike the other EH guitar, this one is of a lesser quality. [ citation needed] Notable users [ edit ] The Depth switch controls the intensity level of the chorus effect with the higher option giving you significantly more pitch modulation, while the lower switch is more shallow and mellow.

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First and foremost, we are guitarists, and we want other players to find the right product for them. So we take into careful consideration everything from budget to feature set, ease of use and durability to come up with a list of what we can safely say are the best chorus pedals on the market right now. My Review: MXR’s range of brilliant pedals spans across a wide variety of effects. The high-end sound their pedals produce is largely down to the quality of the inner components of the pedal. The M234 is their flagship chorus offering. Additionally, you also get a primitive EQ section where you can reign in some of the high or low frequencies. The MX234 is housed in a heavy-duty metal casing and all of its witches, controls, inputs, and outputs are built to last. The original CS-9 stereo analog chorus was one of the first chorus pedalsto achieve high popularity. The Corona Chorus bears a stark resemblance to the SCF pedal, but many modern improvements have been made based on the knowledge gained by the manufacturer over the years. There are two main settings on the Corona pedal; firstly you have the SCF option which is full of analog character and vintage warmth.