Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

It is very easy to use. You just plug it in, dial up the knobs and voila!

I have a really embarassing setup, so I won't bother commenting. It's got a really good range of sounds, you can go from Nirvana to Metallica to Guns and Roses. It may not be able to make you feel sea sick, but it does have a nice deep sound, from water-like to just thickening the guitar sounds.

This is a Boss pedal, so we can establish that it will survive a drop from a plane. The connection from cables to the pedal is simple, and I would definitely gig without a backup.

I have never dealt with them, so I can't comment. Mind you, a 5 year warranty is not to be sniffed at.

First off, it is ANALOG! Anyone who says so otherwise has not looked underneath the shell. So anyone saying, "oh, it's got no depth, this digital crap, go for an analog pedal", is either on crack or is just stupid. If lost, I would buy it again, no sweat.

The knobs are pretty easy to understand. The EQ knob is basically the 'Tone' knob on other boss pedals. Full EQ boots highs.
The manual is pretty poor just a folded A3 piece of paper, not even any sample settings.

Okay, if you want a cutting edge super loud and vibrating chorus, look at the CE-5, if you want a more subtle vintage sounding chorus, the CH-1 will be more you thing. Opening it up and close inspection shows the unit to be analog. The one thing I noticed about this pedal is that if your using it on a small (< 10 inch cone) amp or quietly, it seems to have little effect. Crank the volume and gain on your amp and the pedal will reveal itself. For old Metallica sound it's great. For 'Come as You Are' Nirvana sound, you will have to boost everything (bar Rate), and even then your probably better off with a CE-5.
A very nice sounding pedal.

Usual Boss reliabilty, I have Japanese pedals that are rustbuckets (literally) and still work fine.

Never really had anything to do with them. You get a 5 yr warranty with it. I might ring them up and see if I can get some manuals mailed out for older pedals I have.

As I said before, think of this as a CE-2 pedal with a level control, an EQ control and a Stereo output. If that's what you want from your pedal then you will be happy with this pedal. Otherwise, try the Chorus Ensemble (CE-5).

I took the plunge and bought this when I was a beginning guitarist back in 1990 and I didn't even know what it did! But I saw an advert with Tony Hicks of The Hollies endorsing it so that was good enough for me! Upon figuring out what it was for it was very easy to operate. Chorus is all down to taste really and the CH-1 presents no problem in getting the sound you want

Can't fault it. I don't use it as much these days as I use a Zoom multi-effects unit and it's much easier to use the preset sounds rather than tweak these and remove the chorus just for the sake of using the CH-1. But if I want to have a sound with only chorus then I will always use my CH-1 over any other choruses I have - the rest just don't come close. The CH-1 has a lush warmth that I have never heard in any other chorus

I've had it for over 12 and a half years. It has been gigged many, many times, transported all over the place, dropped, kicked, stamped on, been tripped over and has literally barely a scratch! It looks almost as new and it has never required any maintainence. The rotary pots are still silent, demonstrating no crackle and the on/off switch works fine. Can't find a bad point about it.

Never had any need to deal with them.

Fantastic! If you want just a stand-alone chorus then, not only can you not go wrong with the CH-1, but in my opinion, you won't find any better

Four knobs, rate, depth, equalizer, level - pretty simple to set up. All Boss stomp boxes are easy to use.

I'm using this effect with a Fender Blues Junior and a Godin LG. When the CH-1 is activated it adds a little noise which increases as you turn up the gain on the amp. This effect sounds ok however it is very weak, I also own a TC Electronics SCF and the Boss CH-1 is not even close when I do an A/B comparison. Of the Boss effects that I own (TR-2 and DD-3) the CH-1 is the worst. I will probably keep this unit as it does provide the chorus effect however it's not very versatile and tends to get lost in the mix. Also if your looking for a vintage sounding chorus look for another unit, I would classify the TR-2 as a clean sounding chorus.

Haven't owned this effect long enough to comment.

Never had to contact Boss or try to get it repaired.

I have two setups and as I mentioned I also own a TC Electronics SCF which costs considerably more. I didn't expect the TR-2 to perform as good as the SCF which sets the standard for a clean sounding chorus however it still fell short of my expectations. Yes it does the clean chorus effect and it comes in a well built compact package however the effect is weak and not very versatile - I would look at other units before considering the CH-1.

Hey Guys, awwww, what you`re writing da? Records like "This is a digital chorus ..." Realy? Hmmm, anyway CH-1 is FULL ANALOG!!! If u don`t belive this, just open it :) Same BBD chips as in Danelectro "Cool Cat" or in best Boss chorus CE-2 (MN 3007 & MN 3101 Controller CCD Chips). So please be sure wha you`re writing, thanx. Yeah, it sounds not so warm as others, but it`s analog anyhow. God bless!

If you can turn a few knobs then you will be able to use this pedal. Self explanitory for anyone. I didn't need the manual because I was able to get the sound i wanted by just fiddling with it for a couple of minutes.

I am using this pedal with an Ibanez SA160QM, and into a Marshall Valvestate 102R. This pedal gives me the exact sound i want. I mainly use this effect on a clean sound because it gives it more depth and i have always liked chorus on my clean channel.

It's a Boss, so it's built like a tank. I have always used Boss stompboxes, so i know that this pedal will last forever.

Never dealt with them.

This pedal will never fail me. I stick to what i know. "If it's not Boss, it's not the biz". I wanted a good chorus pedal, so i went out and bought one. Considering the sound, these pedals are definately worth the money. If it was stolen, i wouldn't think twice about buying another.

CURE FANS!! Read below!
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Very easy. And pretty versatile also.

This is THE chorus pedal to get if you want that nice CURE chorus sound. It has a VERY nice warm depth, and a nice "sparkle" also.
I've owed a Small clone and ended up selling it because it just took over the sound completely. It was WAY, WAY too deep, and too bassy. Had no "sparkle"
So then I moved on to a Boss CE-5 chorus ensemble. That sound was OK, but it was missing warmth, killed your low end (bass), and just didn't seem to have the depth I was looking for.
I'm telling you! I'm a BIG chorus fan that has tried MANY different pedals, including choruses on multi-FX, and THIS is the one that has
finally satisfied me. Try it yourself. Go to ANY Guitar center and just compare this to the CE-5. It it SO easy to tell the difference. You'll notice that this CH-1 is deeper and warmer, yet it still has that sparkly high end.

I play melodic emotional hard rock inspired by
Cure, U2, radiohead, Dredg, At the drive in, COLD...
I heard a friend play some "Sundays" songs, and the tone on the guitars really stood out for me more than anything at all.
This comes closest to that sound, and may be what they used, but I do know that Robert Smith of the Cure, and many other pros use THIS for their chorus.

I'm not a believer that anything is "plug 'n play", but this pedal is definitely on of the easier ones to tweak within seconds. If you know what you're looking for, you can almost nail it without even playing, especially if you're fairly familiar with chorus in general. And it's very easy to go throw several settings fairly quickly.

I use a variety of Telecasters and Stratocasters through Fender and Vox amps. This is an all-around great chorus pedal. The EQ function makes it very versatile. Rolling off some of the high end makes it a little more subtle, but with a definite added thickness. Sounds really cool with a big chunk of warm distortion to go along. Turning up the higher end gives it a modern-shredder-80s-instrumental-jazz kind of vibe, which isn't too bad. It sounds a little more synthetic and almost keyboardy, which could work for somethings.

With the rate up, you can get a wobble, Leslie-ish sound, but Rotovibes and other more specific Vibe units do this job a lot better. It does sound pretty cool when the effect level is rolled off a bit and the neck pickup is used, yielding a Rhodes-y plunk.

This pedal behaves well with other pedals, too. It doesn't screw with your original tone too much, and rarely disagrees with anything you pair it up with. I have yet to try it with a fuzz however.

OH yeah, this thing is probably solidly. Structurally, Boss probably has one of the best pedal designs out there.

I play a lot of different styles, but mostly hang in the brit pop/garage rock/shoegazer/blues/classic rock vein. I own a myriad of overdrives, a few fuzzes, a few distortions, delays...maybe about 15 pedals altogether. I've always been a fan of Boss pedals, and own several.

Basically, I like the "chunk" factor of this pedal. It really sounds fantastic with the highs rolled off a little and paired with a warm, thick distortion. I'm not really a clean chorused type of guy, but the pedal does shine in this area too. Basically, it does everything very well, and could probably satisfy most chorus needs with aplomb. The stereo outs and the EQ function, once again, really make this a great value.

Plug in and play. 'Nuff said.

Squier Jagmaster/Dean ML/modded Epi Strat-copy --> Boss DS-1 --> CH-1 --> Crybaby --> Marshall Valvestate 8100 half stack.

No matter what I can't get a bad sound out of this pedal. Turn all the knobs all the way up for a strong, fast, watery sound. Back off a bit and you can achieve a perfect '80s chorus sound ala Slash on "Paradise City." Familiar with the loss of sound when you solo after a chorded passage? No longer is a second guitarist necessary with this baby. Simply kick it in when you go into your solo and voila! It fills out the sound perfectly.

I'm hesitant to rate any Boss product in this category as I've had the switch in my DS-1 fail on me once before, although it was after 3 or 4 years of constant abuse. I probably could have sent it back in to Boss and had them service the pedal, but you can buy a new DS-1 for probably the same price as it would be to have one serviced! But as far as my CH-1 goes, I've never had a problem with it, although it doesn't work with an adapter (it was given to me by a friend). I'd use it on a gig without a backup, but that's only because I don't use it a whole lot.

I've never dealt with Boss.

I originally got mine because I'm a huge Nirvana fan and my friend had one lying around his house. Apparently someone left it there a long time ago and he's a drummer, so he had no use for it. It works great and I love playing with the settings (there are so many different sounds you can get with this thing), but I can't quite replicate Kurt Cobain's chorus sound. I'd replace it if it were stolen, but I'd probably check out some Electro-Harmonix products first.

standard chorus controls, nothing complicated

I bought this for subtle chorusing. I have my EH polychorus that I use for all the cool weird stuff(warbling, intense chorusing, etc) and this I use for just plain old chorusing. So I got what I wanted and I'm happy with this thing.

it's a boss pedal, need I say more?

never had to deal with them

Boss pedals are great. This one in particular is being used all the time. If I lost it, I'd get another one. I got my money's worth.