Boss CEB-3 Bass Chorus

Its very easy to use if you understand how a filter works. That was the only knob I had a problem understanding. The other controls are Effect Level, Rate, and Dpeth making four knobs to tweak the effect with. To use this effect properly I reccomend that you have some understanding of what Chorus does and how it works.

The sound is great, you can get really fast chourus or the really slow almost flange like chourus. I can get any Chourus sound I ever want, and there are a million different sounds on this thing, it just has a really beautiful tone, I love it. Try it with the Boss Overdrive, it sounds really great.

Its a BOSS, need I say more?

Never had to deal with BOSS before but the website is really nice and seems to be really informative.

It's pretty easy to use. No more difficult than any other pedal that for sure.

It think this pedal sounds great. You can get a real warm and smooth sound out of it by using the low cut to leave your low end un-chorused and you can use the effect level to blend in dry bass over the whole spectrum. If you turn the rate all the way up and the rate down you can get a subtle flange effect too. Noise wise, it's nowhere near as bad as a distortion pedal. I use this pedal with a Ibanez ATK 5 string though a Mesa head and 4x10 and it really does a good job.

Boss make tough stuff, I'm sure you could throw this at a drummer and it would still survive. Its a battery hungery little guy though. If you don't mind the added hum and cost buy and adapter (and make sure you unplug your bass from the input when not in use).

Haven't needed it.

I would highly recommend this stomb box. This chorus sounds great and is very practical. I really like how it managed to add sparkle and depth to my sound without taking away punch and low end. I'm sure there are better choruses out there but not for anywhere near the $60 I paid for this pedal.

One of the easier Boss pedals. I actually like the manual's suggestions. And it's easy to understand.

I use an Ibanez EDC700 w/ a 300w fender amp. I have a Boss enhancer and a crybaby wah105Q. It's a good soundning effect and useful. Actually, it's one of the few effects all bass players should own. It's good a good sound, sounds like chorus should, nuff said

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I'd replace it instantly. I need this pedal. I highly recommend it. Use it with an enhancer too. The low filter setting makes it great for playing faster songs that are on the lower two strings.

Actually takes a bit of knob turning to get the right sound, but it's pretty straitforward. You don't really need the manual to figure it out.

I'm putting a late seventies Vantage 4-string with active electronics into a late seventies CRATE 165-B which has a 15 inch speaker. The Chorus is put through the effects loop, while my distortion, a Boss DS-2, is plugged strait into the input.

The pedal sounds amazing with distortion on top of it or all on it's own. It makes the distortion sound really nice and thick, can make an excellant slap tone and produces a really weird, trippy sound when you turn all the knobs all the way up (COOOOOOL).

BOSS says it all, it's built so strongly, I doubt you could put a dent in it. It's also good at not drying up your batteries, which I can't say about the distortion pedal.

Never had to deal with the Boss people.

Is really great for Heavy Metal if you're looking for a warped, futuristic sound. Awesome range of sounds as well. I'd definately buy a new one if it was lost or stolen.

Probably the best bass chorus pedal you can get, inspires you to play better.

This pedal is easy to use and no matter if you had the manual you wouldn't need it. It's pretty easy to use.

Well so far the Chorus used the least amout of batteries compared to my synth and it has never broken. It's pretty reliable.

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I play everything from funk to heavy metal and it fits me perectly. I love the sound and i would definatly buy a new one if stolen or lost.
I have been playing for 2 yrs and i love the low end it gives me, i also love vlending the chorus with the synth.(boss also)I own the Boss Bass Synth and the Boss BAss overdrive and the Electro harmonic
Bass balls and the dunlop flea bass wah. I'm a pedal freak.I wouldn't use any other chorus pedal unless it was made for bass and i don't think i would use them because i have this one. It suits me creativity and i gives me ideas. I think boss should come out woth a larger line of bass pedals.

Easy enough to use; has 4 dials for tone adjustment. Manual was easy to read and understand.

Use this with a Fender Bass Guitar, a 5 and a 4 string. The 4 string has passive and the 5 has active electronics. For amplification I use an Ampeg SVT III with a single 15" bottom. For a practice I use a Park 25 watt bass combo with a 10" speaker. All in all, I think the effect is weak when comparing to other chorus boxes.

Haven't had it long enough to know if I can depend on it, although they have a good reputation. Would never use without a backup at a gig. This thing consumes 9 volt batteries faster than Clinton can make up another lie !

Never had to use them.

I play many styles of music but my preference is rock, blues and metal. Have been playing for about 14 years.

I also have a Zoom 506 and use it all the time. The chorus on the 506 makes the Boss CEB-3 seem trivial. There is no comparison in terms of quality of sound. The CEB-3 has been a disappointment.

The main concern I have is its battery consumption.

Four knobs, Effect Level, Low Filter, Rate, and Depth. The first is self explanatory; the low filter determines how much of your low end gets modulated by fading off the low chorus effect (you still get your normal low notes and bottom end, though); rate controls chorus rate, and depth controls the depth of the effect. Nice big foot target FET switch. LED lights to indicate effect-on. In other words, IF YOU'VE SEEN ANY OTHER BOSS PEDAL THIS LOOKS PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.
The manual helps you get started with four basic settings (two choruses, vibrato, and slap). However, you'll want to tweak it to get the sound you need. As said in other reviews, it's VERY EASY TO OVERDO IT. But if that's what you're looking for, great.

I plug my Fender Jazz 4-string into this and run it direct into my Yorkville 400RB head and 1x15. This box produces a truly funky, drippy, PHAT WITH A P-H chorus effect. Nice and transparent. Also good for adding a sort of detached (for lack of a better term) depth to your sound. Great for warm, melodic basslines (i.e. John Paul Jones).
HOWEVER, this is NOT a power box in the context of distortions, overdrives, and the like. If you like to drop D and pick until your strings clog with celluloid, go and buy one of the above. Nor will it give you a nice raw, grinding tone a la Geddy Lee (but my Jazz alone gives me that). This pedal DOES TAKE SOME OF THE EDGE OFF YOUR TONE.
There's very little noise with this pedal, except when you have the RATE and DEPTH knobs cranked. In that case you'll hear a very quiet swooshing sound when you're not playing, but it isn't noticeable unless you can also hear a pin drop. Otherwise, this pedal is silent.

This pedal is built like a dump truck. I would definitely gig without a backup, but be sure to get an AC adaptor for this box. Like most pedals, it sucks batteries dry.

I've never dealt with Roland/Boss, and I have serious doubts I ever will.

This is great for the music my band plays (sort of a hard rock/jazz/funk mix), as I have to be able to stand out without stepping on the keyboard player's toes. This pedal adds a touch of funk to your average bassline, and works BEAUTIFULLY for tonal-soundscape type songs. If I lost this pedal, I would get very pissed off and go and buy a new one. But like I said before, if you also like to grind or pound on the root, switch this off or buy a different pedal.
By the way, there is an added bonus with this pedal: IT IS STEREO CAPABLE. There are two output jacks, one for mono which doubles as the effect out, and a second output which puts out clean sound only. If you are wealthy enough to afford multiple amps, run this thing in stereo and see if a blind guy can guess how many people are playing at the same time.
When I bought this, I originally stepped into my local music store looking to buy an overdrive pedal to use when a little grind is called for. However, the Boss ODB-whatever sounded like crap and this pedal sounded beautiful, so I bought it instead. I'm glad I did.

Pretty straight forward, it takes a litlle fiddeling to get a good sound, and it's easy to go overboard.

Great bass chorus, very clean and lush. It does get a bit metallicy at extreme settings, but that can be useful.

Very reliable, I've never had a problem with it. Boss makes their pedals very sturdy.

I haven't had to deal with Boss yet.

I would buy it again, but only after trying the DOD Deep Freeze. I haven't had a chance, but I have heard good things about it as well.

Very simple to use. At least it doesn't have undistinguishable names like on DOD pedals. Got it hummin first try.

Good funk tone. The maximum rate could be a bit faster and the depth deeper.

No problems yet. No hiss. Just great chorus. Steel housing makes it tough as a rock.

Great quality. This is the best Bass Chorus pedal I've played. Constructed well.

It's very easy to get a good sound out of it. But you can easily overdo it ! You can set it very extreme (which might be handy sometimes) The manual is very sober, but good enough.

The sound is very good if you don't put in too much effect. When you use extreme settings the sound gets a metallic edge to it (not be be confused with heavy-metal !)

It's very reliable. The casing is very strong. The only weak thing is the battery. The bass chorus soaks batteries like a vampire. The solution is buying a adaptor, but that's not very convenient on stage (my humble opinion).

Never dealt with the company, sorry.

I like the pedal very much. It's very handy for my fretless work. I don't use it on my fretted basses. I would recommend to the factory that they installed a larger LED, because when the battery runs empty the LED isn't very good to see anymore. (when the battery is empty, you the LED is off, but that's normal !)
Boss makes some of the best pedals around today. This pedal has everything a good pedal needs: reliable, sturdy, no click in your sound when you activate/deactivate the pedal and a great sound !