Aria CV-1 Cool Vibe

It's a chorus with 4 controls: level, tone, rate and depth. Shouldn't be hard finding your sound.

Battery access is a bit difficult because the batterycompartment is closed with a philips screw. I would have preferred something that could be opened without tools. For me it isn't really a problem because I use a power supply but this box would scored better here if it had a different batterycompartment.

I use this chorus with Strats, Les Pauls and even Jazz boxes on a Tech21 Trademark amp. Sounds good with all of them.

I can only compare this chorus with those I had in the multiFX I have owned (several Korgs, Digitechs etc). Compared to those this chorus sounds fuller and warmer. I have also tried a Boss in the store but this not long enough to really form an honest judgement. After a couple of minutes this Aria just sounded better to me and I stopped trying the Boss.

It has no problems with overdrives or distortions. Even with heavy distortion it doesn't hiss as much as the ones in my multiFX. With OD or clean it is really quiet.

It is not a true bypass unit but it doesn't suck any tone which is very important for me.

I bought this a week ago so it don't know if it will still work 10 years from now. Also it is a brand new model so there is not much info to be found.

It does look very well build. It's heavier then a Boss stompbox and it's all metal. I do expect it to last.

Never dealt with them.

I've been playing for more than 20 years. I have owned lots of gear but did start to play with effects about 10 years ago. Mainly used overdrives and distortions and bought my first multiFX about 5 years ago. Recently I sold all that stuff and concentrated on the most essential effects I used. This chorus serves my needs perfectly and after only a week of playing with it I allready feel that this is a keeper.

I also would like to mention that it looks really cool :-)