Boss CE-3 Chorus

Easy. There are only two knobs, virtually anything sounds good.

It sounds very good- I am content. You can get those early Metallica clean sounds, dark and mystical. Also, it may sound quite psychedelic when used with disortion, although I wish that it could be tweaked up to higher speed, as this would sound sicker, almost Jimi Hendrix. Does not matter what kind of gear you have. It is a nice option to be able to use it in stereo also. You can also use a switch (in mono) to turn off the chorus effect and make it sound like whammy bar fluttering. It does create some noise though, especially with distortion.

Mine is a well-used unit that looks kind of beaten up. I inherited it one year ago. Still no problems, I use it without backup.

havent dealt with them.

Good chorus in every sense apart from the minor noise. I dont know wether I'd replace it with the same type or not. I'd probably try something newer and more extreme.

I found it really easy to get a good sound out of this pedal, owing mostly to the fact that it only has the two dials. I got mine second-hand without a manual, but the dials are self-explanitory

My current set-up (owing to my status as a poor student) is an Ibanez GRX70 into Boss MT2, Danelectro pastrami overdrive, this CE-3 and then an RV-3, all run into a 60's secondhand-store amp made by Dynamic Musical Enterprises of Japan (If anyone knows anything about this amp/company, I want to know.) I found the pedal went really nicely in my setup, not creating any extra noise. A big word of warning here - this pedal is best suited to certain types of music. I'm very into a lot of 80's new wave/"goth" stuff, as well as shoegazing and drone, and I found this pedal was wonderful for these genres. However, probably not the best pedal if you don't like the retro sounds. That said, the pedal is capable of a wide range of sounds, from just a slight hint of chorus to a really big swirly sound. It sounds a bit queasy if you turn both dials up really high, but I found it safe to either boost the rate right up and hold back on depth or vice-versa. The pedal plays really nicely through the reverb, and adds a lot to either of the distortion pedals. It adds a nice dimension to feedback, also

It's boss - what could I say that hasn't already been said?

Never had to deal with this

For $75 (that's about $140 US) this pedal performs excellently. It matches well with most of the stuff I play, from the aformentioend shoegazy "goth" stuff on the higher settings to jazz and folk stuff when you turn it down. Short of a small clone, this is probably the best chorus pedal i've tried - certainly on par with all the other boss stuff. Unless I suddenly come across a lot of money, this will stay my primary chorus pedal. If you like bands such as The Cure, the Church etc, or anything like Slowdive, you shouldn't pass this up

The easiest pedal I've ever tried. Two control nobs and a mode switch nob I had issues at first (works better with an adapter for some reason)no manual

whichever guitar has the right tunning to a Nobels DT-1 (quality pedal, get one) to this chorus to a bass combo amp. You heard me. sounds quality, it has a hum, but you can at least tell when its on when you're using a battery (the light doesn't go on!) I'm pleased with it overall went into the guitar store and bought the cheapest non-dano chorus. I love the sound and have been playing it for hours checking out everything its got. Wide spectrum i'm impressed

Its a Roland Everyone said its indestructable, i'll agree. My Nobels pedals are based on the same sort of chasis design, and they've been abused for a long time. It'll last forever.

Umm... Never dealt with any support staff for guitar stuff, the warenty is long gone.

Very impressed, I don't use a lot of chorus, but this pedal my change that. Lets gig it hardcore and see how well it'll hold up. Yeah, I play grunge even though it is long dead. I play anything that has quality rythm stuff (I hate solos so much) Cranberries, Ben Harper, Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, Aerosmith, pumpkins, oasis, white stripes, Green Day, Barenaked ladies, etc...

3 knobs - rate and depth are simple enough, but the mode is a bit trickier. Basically, use mode I(mono) unless you're using both outputs A and B.

I'm using a '77 ibanez artist, thru the CE-3, an electro-harmonix big muff usa reissue into a 40w Marshall JCM2000 DSL combo. The chorus can give a bit of background hiss thru the overdrive channel, but i don't normally notice as long as a note's ringing out. Apart from that, it sounds gorgeous. A warm, lush chiming twang with the rate high, and a lovely 12-string sound with rate and depth fairly low. Crank both and it sounds like nirvana's 'come as you are' but too much depth with distortion sounds a bit muddy.

It's boss. built like a brick outhouse. 'nuff said. Would never need a backup in a gig, but would take a spare battery.

Got it second hand, so haven't seen the warranty. Can't see it breaking in a million years.

Got this pedal from a mate at uni for only 20 quid. It's perfect for grungey 90s rock like nirvana or the pumpkins, but can used to add an extra something to any electric guitar sound. Unfortunately, i haven't had chance to try it out in stereo, but it's my favourite pedal. stunning.

Some of you wrote here he dosn`t like CE-3 for its big hiss. Yeah, some units are too noisy (cause BBD registry). So i`d replace the CCD chip (MN 3207 - about $4 in my country) and it work great, no hiss, no metalic sound, realy warm, comparable with CE-2, but stereo !!! If you know what you`re doing, try it!! Absolutly perfect!!!

Very easy to use.

I use it between a Fender Std. Strat and a Rogue CG-100r.
Never noisy.
Very cool sound.

Very reliable - seems to be very tough. Although the pedal plate is metal, remember the switch is plastic...

Never dealt.

Very good workhorse chorus. Recommend buying one to use as backup for your more expensive chorus.

Pretty easy to use. A little bit of time to get used to the different settings and such.

I think its sort of metallic sounding. It was cheap though. I like it best on rythm guitar and when i'm messing with feedback it gives it a wierd rythm. I think of boss as the middle of the road as far as pedals go. I use it from a Les paul into a fender tube. I think the electro harmonix would be better but more expensive

boss is reliable

Its a good basic pedal I don't think it excells at anything its just pretty good. Like I said it was cheap and that counts for something when it comes to value. Plus boss pedals are tough. I think I'm gonna keep it for a long while. I like it overall.

The only thing that would be a bit hard to understand is the mode switch, but when you figure it out its no match.

I use this in the effect loop of my Crate Vintageclub50 (all tube) and then I use Crybaby Wah and a H&K Tubeman (yes, I know I'm not suppose to).

I love the way it fattes the sound...
But my main use for it is for strange effekts, like a harmonic with much harmonics and swell on the guitarvolum. Or just for freak out solos.
Anyway, I love it, it just makes everything sound special.
My favorite things about it is when you turned everything up, and I mean EVERYTHING, and you get feedback, with alot reverb...When you put this baby on I get a kind of tremolo scary sound thats really lovevly. Then put Wah on that.AHHH!

I can depend on it, it does seem to use as much battery as my BOSS Compressor.
And it is ofcourse hard as a rock. Rockhard.

Its not even my unit.

I play psykadelica rock alternative something so of course this chorus fits me.

I belive its a great pedal for the price.
It can sound really good and is fun to play around with.
But as always I rather have some $343693 shit from Electro-Harmonix.

There are several ways to run this pedal. Even though it only has three knobs, you can run it in stereo, mono w/chorus and clean sound, and mono with chorus.

I use this pedal with my Ibanez Artstar and either a Mesa/Boogie amp or Polytone Mini-Brute IV. I have found that this is a quiet pedal. The effect itself is great. It is not an overbearing effect and is pretty transparent. The chorus mixes with the clean signal, giving you a sweet sound. I bought this to sound like John Scofield (when he used a chorus) and I believe this is the exact pedal he used. This pedal also nails the John Abercrombie, Steve Khan, and Mike Stern sounds.

I have used this on gigs and it always works. I have never had a Boss pedal fail on me and I have never heard of it happening.

I play mostly Jazz music, but I also play Funk and Christian Worship music. I've been playing for over 5 years. If this pedal were stolen or lost, I would probably just use my Boss Super Chorus, which is another great Boss pedal. My favorite thing about this pedal is that it nails the contemporary Jazz guitar sound of John Scofield, Steve Khan, etc.

The CE-3 is relatively simple to use. One depth knob, one rate knob, and one selector knob for stereo or mono usage.

I bought my pedal new, so it has a manual; however, I haven't had to refer to the manual at all.

My setup is as follows: 1977 Fender Stratocaster > Ernie Ball Volume pedal > Electar PBX-1000 Pedalboard (which contains the following Boss pedals: Boss CS-2 Compressor/Sustainer > Boss PH-3 Phase Shifter > Boss BD-2 Blues Driver > Boss OD-3 Overdrive > Boss PS-5 Super Shifter > Boss DD-5 Digital Delay > Boss DD-3 Digital Delay > Boss PN-2 Tremolo/Pan > Boss BF-3 Flanger > Boss CE-3 Chorus) > Korg G4 Rotating Speaker Simulator > Alesis Microverb > stereo into two silverface Fender Twin Reverbs.

The CE-3 is the only chorus I would ever use at this point in my playing career. It adds warmth to my sound (I use it solely in stereo mode) without being overbearing like a Small Clone or the old blue DOD Chorus. And, it's not so sparkly, glassy and digital sounding that it makes your ears bleed, like the Boss CH-1 Super Chorus (a godawful, useless chorus pedal in my humble opinion, by the way) or the tc electronic SCF Stereo Chorus/Pitch Modulator/Flanger. Also, when the CE-3 is set on the stereo mode at a slow rate and heavy depth, there is a nice, yet subtle "swirl," almost a whisper of a Leslie effect. The CE-3 does have just a trace of noise, so I'm hesitatingly giving it a 9.

You won't get Kurt Cobain (a la "Come As You Are") out of the CE-3; for Kurt's gurgly, warbly sound, use an Electro-Harmonix Small Clone. But the CE-3 gives you some really nice, warm, subtle chorus. I strongly recommend letting this little blue metalflake marvel shine at what it does best--STEREO chorusing.

C'mon...it's a Boss. Heaven forbid, but if nuclear weaponry or any other method of mass destruction annihilates the world, the only things left will be cockroaches and Boss pedals.

Although I have many backup CE-3 choruses (Boss doesn't make them anymore, so I "collect" them), I've played the same CE-3 for 18 years; it performs just as magnificently as it did when I first took it out of its box and plugged into it.

I can't speak intelligently on this particular subject. I've been a Boss pedal user for more than twenty years, and I've never had reason to contact Boss' customer support.

I play kind of an eclectic blend of jazz, blues, and rock--kind of a "Bill Frisell-meets SRV-meets Alex Lifeson" style. I have been playing for 26 years, and I love to write and record my own tunes, as well as play live.

The CE-3 is the cornerstone of my sound. I usually keep my CE-3 set with the stereo mode on, the depth at max (about five o'clock) and the rate somewhere around 9 or 10 o'clock. I ALWAYS have it on, yet many guitarists listening to me don't really notice that I use a chorus. A lot of them ask, "How do you get that huge 'surround' sound?" I always reply, "Two Twin Reverbs and a Boss CE-3, mainly."

If my CE-3 were to be stolen, I'd be upset, but I've acquired several backups through the years; however, if someone stole ALL of my CE-3 pedals, I'd probably weep uncontrollably and scour all the used pedal cases in music stores looking for a replacement CE-3.