Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

Very easy to use. Knobs are self explanitory. Consult the manual if your having trouble.

I'm using a Fender Super 112 (6L6's 1x12 combo) Various guitars, mostly Fat Strat & Les Paul. Other effect in the chain are : Keeley modded Boss Blues Driver, Keeley modded Tube Screamer, Boss DD-3, Boss CH-1.

This is my second time around with this pedal. I had one a short time ago, and thought after reading some other input, that i might like the vintage Ibanez cs-9 chorus better. So I found a used one at a guitar show and traded my original CH-1 for the CS-9. I realized after spending some quality time with the Ibanez unit, that it did not interact very well with overdrive tones. At least not to me. It seemed to accentuate the higher freqencies, and the overdrive sounded a little shrill. However, it DOES sound fabulous with a clean setting!So, considering that I play with at least some overdrive most of the time, I decided to get another CH-1. The CH-1 is more subtle than the CS-9, but I really don't like my effects to be " in-your-face". Like others have said, it will fatten things up without being real obvious.

I've been using Boss pedal forver. Never a problem. I've had my Tube Screamer for less time than any of my Boss pedals, and I've already had to replace the swithch.

I play mostly blues based rock covers with a band that gigs 2 or 3 times a month. I've been doing the guitar thing for about 27 yrs.
Considering that I came back once, I guess I would again if anything happend to this CH-1. It seems to be the perfect fit for what I'm doing. I did compare it to the CE-5, but I couldn't hear any noticeable difference. The saleman did try and talk me into some other chorus......." the most awesome chorus you ever heard" .........maybe so, but it was also the most expensive chorus I ever heard. Besides, it wouldn't fit on my pedalboard which would open another can of worms.

Like the PW-2 which I also have, there are just four knobs - effect level, EQ, rate and depth. Twiddle, follow your ears for whatever music you're doing. This is really easy to use. A 'manual' is included but you won't need it.

My main instruments are synths and keys and I have recently taken up bass guitar. I bought this pedal to liven up the static sounds of some of my really old stuff - and that it really does well. I also have an Ibanez GSR 200 bass guitar which I tend to just play through the mic input on my hi-fi or through one of the channels on my Behringer MX2004, and the chorus sounds really cool. Some say that too much effect can make the sound too processed. This is true but it also has the scope for making a bland bass sound more synth-ey - great with keyboards for electronic music.

Excepting it runs on a PP3 nine volt battery (although there is a power adaptor input) all boss's pedals are bomb proof milled from what looks like - and certainly feels like - a solid piece of steel. Nice thick paint finish, metal panel underneath the knobs and chunky input jacks. An elephant could stand on this! Even the boxes for these pedals are pretty substantial - should last forever.

I cannot comment on Roland/Boss support as I have not needed to contact them... yet anyway.

My style of music has been described by many as having 'Ambient, complex instrumental textures'. (I'm not sure what style I'd call it myself to be honest!)I compose instrumental music using electronic, synthetic sounds, piano and strings and heavily layered pads and harmonies.

I have been playing for sixteen years and in that time have acquired a lot of equipment - in order of acquisition:
Yamaha PSS 470 keyboard
Technics EX50 double manual organ
Original 1960's Stylophone
Korg 01/wFD Synth
Evolution MK-125 MIDI Controller
Casio CT-101 vintage keyboard
Peavey KB-100 Combo Amp
Yamaha DJX Keyboard
Yamaha DX7 Synth
Fostex VF08 Hard Disk Recorder
Behringer MX2004A Mixer
Oberheim MC-1000 88 note weighted MIDI Master Controller
Korg MicroKORG Synth
Boss PW-2 Power Driver
Ibanez GSR-200 Bass Guitar
Boss CH-1 SUPER Chorus

...oh and the kitchen sink!

Lost or Stolen? Yeah I'd get this one again or try the Bass Chorus (I bought this one because it was ten quid cheaper and I didn't know the difference!) I intend to collect a few of these in the future (Flanger, Phaser, Reverb...) becase you can connect them in a variety of different ways to achieve many different effects.

Love - painted my favourite blue, really well made, looks cool.
Hate - not so much a hate, but never a fan of PP3 square batteries connected by a flimsy wire. Care required here.
Favourite feature - can turn a boring, bland, static mono sound into a cool stereo one with interesting animation and movement - always a good thing...
I did not compare the CH-1 to anything else.
Wish list - be cool if it ran on a single AA battery with the connectors mounted inside the pedal rather than that flimsy wire.
This pedal sure does help me make music. It works well with my PW-2 which I have used to distort the sounds of my old Casio - from bland to lead synth! Amazing!

It is pretty easy to get a good sound out of this. I recommend leaving the level and EQ knobs at 12 o'clock, and playing with the rate and depth knobs. I leave the rate knob at 7 o'clock and the depth at 9 o'clock to fatten the sound just a little without making the tone sound too digital.

Some people say this pedal is subtle, I agree. You need to increase the depth significantly to make this pedal stand out, especially if you are in a heavy metal band and looking to fatten up your tone. I use a Schecter C1 Classic ->Dunlop wah-wah->MXR compressor-> Boss Metal Zone->Boss EQ->MXR Phase 90->Marshall JCM2000. Maybe I'm not a big fan of the chorus 'sound', but it seems that when the rate and depth are turned up, the guitar has a sterile, digital sound, like an overprocessed guitar tone. But for what it does, it's a good pedal.

Pedal is very reliable.

Never had to call for support.

I play mostly classic and power metal. This pedal is good for fattening up the sound a bit, but I don't use it for anything else. I find that it makes the tone sound too processed if the knobs are turned up too high.

Im just 12 yrs. old, but have been playing for two years now though, so the pedal has to be simple and to the point, once you understand what knob is for , you can get out every single toneyou imagine from the pedal. Thats what I love of the BOSS stompoxes

I play it through a Vintage style Fender Nashville with a silverface Twin Reverb, and this pedal adjusts very well to the sound I look forward in my grungy radiohead kind of music,, specially with arpeggios and some solos, if you combine it with a Big Muff it gets the best distortion for solos I have heard.

BOSS pedals are made to play them hard, they never fail, never will

I have never had any problems with my boss pedals ( DS-1, super chorus, my Flanger, Tremolo ) but I have a friend whos pedal was bought by the internet and came in bad shape, and he called Roland, and they sent him a brand new pedal with a bog apology letter, so I guess it is good.

This pedal works for every kind of music, I can tell cause I have seen it being played by several styles of players, I would absolutely bu yit again if it were stolen or lost. I love its design to make a great sound out of a simple stompbox. I prefered this to the EHX small clone cause this ones sound is a lot warmer. Its a master key in soundS like Radiohead or Nirvana, ad a very good choice to create nice riffs,

It's a disgrace to mankind if one doesnt know how to use/tweak this pedal...

My current set up is Yamaha EG303 strat witth lace sensor red on the bridge and blue on the neck > Mutron Wah/Volume > ProCo Rat Vintage distortion > Boss CH-1 super chorus > MXR flanger > Boss DD-3 delay > HiWatt Theremine > MoogerFooger ring modulator -----> Marshall JCM 800 half stack...

I play punk,experimental music [aka Radiohead],No wave [aka Sonic youth] and long noise jams.This pedal suits may playing style i well especially playing clean chords and appregios...Nice for plinky appregios too.... When mix with distortion you'll get a nice fat boost [think of Come As You Are outro where its heavily distorted with chorus].......And whoever said this chorus is unable to make weird noise, id say their stupid...mess around with the pedal u freaks..!!..

Yeah, this pedal once roll off 2 flights of stairs when it accindently
drop off my pedal board......yet its still working perfectly..
being playing for 4 years now and i've gig with this thing....So id say its a tought little son of a bitch.....

Nope no need too........

Like i said i play punk + experimental + no wave + long noise jam and this pedal suits my needs well...Superb while playing clean ..fattens up when play with distortion.... I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this pedal and i think every guitarist should have one in their chain.......

And by the way to those klowns who said this is a digital unit...
Plz open the box and take a closer look...

This pedal is very easy to use. I have all the knobs at 12 o clock with the far right knob cranked all the way to the right. Even a two year old could do it!

I use an Epiphone Les Paul Standard/Fender Fat Strat MIJ with a Boss Metalzone, Dallas Rangemaster treble boost homemade clone, EHX Small Stone and a home made tube amp. The pedal creates a lush sound which makes for very atmospheric playing. The trick with this pedal though (as all effects) is to use sparingly. Nirvana's chorus sound is easy to dial in but I don't really play covers so I can't give you many other examples. A great sounding pedal.

This pedal is built like a brick shithouse. It stands up to quite a fair bit of abuse. Better than my EHX pedals cosmetically as it has little/no scratches. I would gig without a backup

I play post grunge alt. rock, in the vein of Inme, Silverchair and Bush. This is great for that. I have been playing for two years and if it was stolen I would have no hesitation in buying another because I love it. It helps me think up atmospheric introductions and interludes. Sounds cool for very short lead lines.

Its pretty damn easy and I knew nothing about chorus pedals... except the sound they make. I just read the manual slowly and carefully on the train ride home and I was set!

It sounds great. Ive always got it on a small chorus setting so it only just blends in with my overall sound, it sounds great, fattens it up! settings in order are (o'clock) 2,2,11,2.
No mine isnt noisy at all. Im running this pedal with a Fender Deville 410> Gretsch Tennessean and a Fender Custom Tele. other effects, ts9,danelectro slap-echo,boss dd3,crybaby.
It gives a good classic old school metallica sound! haha even tho i dont even listen to that band.

Yep ive done many gigs with it. however im thinking im gonna have to get a more dramatic E with it cos some gigs when i turn it on you dont even notice. I guess thats a tip, the bigger the gig, the more full on you should make the effect.

Never dealt so far...

I'd buy it again if lost or stolen. Just remember about the bigger EQ thing in big gigs/rooms that i was mentioning before. Same with all pedals i guess... Dont be a downy like me and plug the lead into the stero channel ONLY and wonder why it dosnt work.. haha

Piece of cake! Excellent destructions enclosed will enable you to get your tone of choice in seconds. At the end of the day, its a Chorus pedal - not flaming quantam physics!

This pedal rocks in a big way! Compare it to ANY other chorus pedal and it will always be a one sided battle. The depth and lushness of the sound is leagues above the CE-5 and its cheeper too? - work that one out! I play a Les Paul through a Marshall Jackhammer and this pedal, running it in stereo through my Marshall and home AV system as a second channel and the sound is second to none. Sounds beautiful clean but works amazingly with really heavy distortion to produce that vintage Zakk Wylde sound from Ozzy's 'Live and Loud album'

10/10

Only had it for a month so no comment as of yet...

I play hard as nails heavy rock along with really chilling stuff too (BLS, Pride and Glory, Sabbath, Metallica, Zepplin etc... (with none of that nu metal shi*e!!!). This pedal makes my playing shine in all areas - in fact since i added it to my rig i don't think i have played a single note with it turned off! Really thickens up your soloing too.

Very easy to use. Four knobs, stereo outs. The manual is helpful but not necessary.

My current setup is as follows: Fender Strat (MIM)--> Boss TU-2 Stage Tuner-->>Boss DS-1 Distortion-->Boss BD-2 Blues Driver-->Boss CH-1 Super Chorus-->Peavey Bandit. The pedal a very quiet. It sounds good both clean and with either the DS-1 or BD-2. I produces a very lush sound that makes the single coils on my strat sparkle.

All Boss guitar pedals are very reliable. I have had this for over six years and love it. I would gig without a backup.

Never had to deal with customer support.

I play mostly classic rock, '80s rock/metal, and contemporary christian band at church. I have been playing for over 15 years and still love Boss pedals. I would definitely buy another one if it were stolen or lost. You cannot get a bad sound from this pedal.

This unit was made with the gigging and recording musician in mind. It is easy to get a good sound on just about any setting, and it gets very vocal, clear, and robust tones with a Strat, Les Paul, or any hollowbody. I was very happy with it's qaulity for the money.

It sounds very good with tube or solid state amps. For my Jazz setup, I use a hollowbody guitar through a Vox Pacemaker with a midiverb and this unit and that is all I need. It makes my guitar sound very vocal and clear, like Wes Montgomery or George Benson. In my electric setup (Fender Strat) It works wonders for lead guitar. Makes all the notes clearer and even adds a bit of sustain. Bear in mind that my attack is almost abusive, so that may have something to do with it.

We are talking about BOSS... We should hire BOSS to make the gear for our men in Iraq!

Never had to deal with them so I wont comment...

Overall, this pedal will give you what you give it. I do not believe in using effects to cover up the fact that you suck, so any effect I own is only something that helps me improve or make louder my tone. (The only "toy" I have is an Electro Harmonix Dr. Q I will admit though) This pedal is a great, NO BULLSHIT unit. It goes great with Overdrives and distortions, and makes a Jazz guitar sing very tonefully. This pedal can be used by any guitarist and would make a great addition to any rig... Any questions just email me...