Boss CH-1 Super Chorus

Not that difficult to get used to. The real kicker is the "Tone" and "Effect Level" knobs. This thing is meant to be put into the effects loop.

I use it with a Godin Detour (discontinued) through a Peavey Classic 30. As stated above, this pedal is meant to be used in the effects loop. Otherwise, it will sound very sterile and sound very poor in general. Be sure to fiddle with the "effect level" and "Tone" knob; it is what makes or breaks your sound.

Without effects loop: 5

With Effects loop: 8

Its a boss. Get an AC adapter though.

Never Dealt with them.

Very solid pedal that can be used in a lot of different applications. Make sure you put it in the effects loop though.

Peace of cake, four knobs, no need for manual.

guitars: custom made strat, yamaha pacifica; pedal chain all BOSS: CS3-DS1-OD3-CH1-DD3; to Roland cube 60. I needed subtle chorus, just to add a bit of spice when playing clean chords and arpeggios, and that's what it is. Anyone here looking for a watery, swirling type chorus, look for something else, this can't deliver it. Not noisy at all. Also good for acoustic guitar.

Yes, definitely. Just make shure you buy an adapter the moment you buy this pedal. It's current draw is 22mA, and it means one thing: it will eat batteries.

Never needed them. And hopefully won't.

I've been playing for twelve years, constantly gigging for six years, and the first thing I look for in any piece of equipment is reliability. I also need effects that cover as many genres and musical situations as possible. I don't use chorus that much, so this box suits to me. Again, if you need quality chorus that bad, buy yourself T.C. Electronic (the one that Eric Johnson use), that will do the job. I'm fine with this one.

It's not difficult to use. Every knob says what it does. I give it 9 cause I simply don't like it...

So much tone sucking... It's awful...
And the EQ knob... when you are using it in clean sound - OK. You can twist it however you want.
But if you use it distorted there is a huge increase in the volume. When in distorted sound you should be careful where you leave the EQ knob so there will be no difference in the volume level when turning on or off the chorus.
Well, there is a Level knob on the CH-1, but when you turn it lower you barely hear the effected sound...

It is reliable... No problems with for more than 2 years (till I finally got rid of it and bought a better chorus).

don'no

This is a weak digital chorus effect... I give it 2 only cause it's reliable and never broke.

Takes a little tweaking to get a decent sound. Does not have the same depth of effect as many other chorus units.

I have a hard time assigning a numerical value to the sound quality of this unit. I think it is hideous with electric guitar. The sound is sterile, digital, lacks warmth, and gives an ice pick like chorus sound. Any of the older Boss choruses or the newer digital CE-5 sound warmer.

However... this chorus sounds GREAT with acoustic guitars. Everything that hurts it with electric seems to help on the acoustic. The chorus is precise and emphasizes the mids and highs on an acoustic extremely well. It retains the clarity of your acoustic sound without the slight muddiness that can result with a lot of other choruses. I was ready to dump this thing until I tried it on an acoustic.

I am going to give it my rating for acoutic, for an electric I would have to give it no higher than a 6. I think Keeley would have to have a mod for this for it to even be worthy of consideration for most electric guitar applications.

It's a boss, built like a tank.

Boss support sucks, can't even get parts easily from them. But.. at least they finally put most of their newer manuals online so they don't get totally slammed. They also have a decent warranty and they aren't going out of business so they will be around to honor it.

I play and write orignal rock, mostly in the classic rock, old metal genres as well as writing music for acoustic guitar. Love the Grateful Dead, Dylan, CSNY, Allman Brothers, Yes, Queen, Deep Purple, Hendrix, Zeppelin, AC-DC, Sabbath, Al Dimeola, Zappa, Bob Marley, Sonny Landreth, Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Sublime, Red Hot Chili Peppers, etc.. you get the picture.

Have been playing over 30 years, I am constantly in search of better tone and although I don't have the best ear ever I have a pretty good one.

I have owned and tried a lot of pedals over the years and think that I can speak authoritatively in my review of this one. I will grant however that sound is subjective and different guitar/amp setups may yield different results.

My advice is, try this out if you are looking for a chorus for your acoustic guitar. If you are buying a chorus for your electric; unless you are looking for a really modern, mild chorus that has a very clean digital sound, you should look elsewhere. This is a great chorus for acoustic guitar players only. Love this for acoustic, hate if for electric.

your generally going to get one sound out of this and its exactly what i want an icy cold tone for icy cold songs about messed up stuff there's enough control on it to do exactly that and if you have an ear for it the eq, rate and depth can all be zero's in 2 exacly what you want. so its easy with musicians ears.

ive run this amp through a few different set ups a fender blues Junior, marshall Avt 50, Fender FM 12, Crate 212 and some other goofy amps and i can't say anything bad about it it's a little odd with distortions because im a big fan off high gain and fuzz but thats what i bring out my ce-5 for. i love the chime this adds, it's subtle and at points you wouldnt know it was there 9at least at my settings) it's good for a little extra color its not a warbly effect but ive got it sounding natural at times-im a big analog fan and i still like this. it's great for cure/joy division type jams as well as other things you just have to know what its going to do at what setting

very reliable never had a problem with sound cuts or anything but can boost the signal too much at times...

i would say more about pedal combinations and settings to help but ive taken a long time to get my sound so dont be tone deaf know it's not analog and turning a chorus all the way up doesnt make it lush. i like effects that add ambience or a different feel not to say oh he has a chorus or delay ETC. i like noise as much as the next person and there's pedals for that if you need an icy chorus this is it.

Very easy to use. Controls are straight forward and well labeled.

This is a great subtle chorus. It is not as lush and deep as many, but it is not intended to be. The EQ control is very useful when changing instruments and not having to adjust your amp settings to suit the chorus. I like having the level control as well to adjust the amount of wet/dry signal...many other models don't have this feature. Anyone complaining that it isn't lush enough should really do more research...why did you buy it if you want a very lush chorus? I'm giving this a 9 to make up for the uneducated reviews.

It's a Boss. It's well made...built for the road.

An overall 9 for doing what it intends to do very well, and for the quality and price.

Very easy to use. Controls are straight forward.

This pedal fits my chorus needs perfectly. It isn't the most lush, but that's fine with me. I run it in my effects loop and it's nice and quiet. I like having the dry/wet level control and the high end EQ is great! I can change guitars and effects combinations without having to mess with my amps controls. A note to those complaining about it being weak or subtle...why did you buy it? It isn't a TC or Small Stone...it isn't intended to be. I think it sounds great...I've been playing for 30 years and have been through tons of pedals over the years. I'm rating it a 9 to make up for some of the lame reviews.

It's a Boss...well made...reliable...period.

Haven't needed it...don't think I will.

I think it's a great sounding, well made pedal for a really decent price. I would probably replace it if lost or stolen. I like it...it's perfect for me.

4 knobs, but can't get a good sound out of it.

This pedal has no sound quality. It produces cold, tinny, cheap, cheesy, weak digital sound that cannot stand up to good chorus pedals. Reading others posts about this pedal, I am not the only one that has issues with the lack of sound quality of this pedal. The sound quality is bad, even for Boss. Boss dropped the ball on this pedal big time. There is WAY too much de-tune effect to this pedal, and you cannot tweak that out of the signal. Also, there is about a 50% drop in the sound and tone when I engage this pedal. That is completely unacceptable.

This pedal was replaced QUICKLY in my line up by a Electro Harmonix Small Clone Analog Chorus pedal; the sound is like a different world.

Reliability is a moot point with this pedal. It sounds so bad that it gets replaced. I sold this piece of crap for $30.00. I felt guilty about selling it for that much, the poor sucker that bought it will probably scrap it too!!!

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Horrible piece of volume and tone killing junk that should be passed by.

DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DO NOT BUY THIS PEDAL.

Save your money, look around for a while, and get a better brand of pedal.

Even without a manual, you'd almost have to know absolutely nothing about chorus (or any modulation effects) to not be able to figure it out. Unless of course, you simply can't read.

If you're looking for an analog chorus sound, this is not the pedal for you. It's digital, and as a result, is very digital and 'icey' sounding. Great if you like a digital sound, and would probably sound pretty nice on a digital synth. If you're looking for Robert Smith style chorus sounds, this pedal can do it and more. Can even emulate certain Small Clone sounds but obviously isn't necessarily meant to. I've read a lot of reviews stating that this pedal has a weak signal and is noisy... My CH-1 cuts through full gain very easily and doesn't add excessive gain to the signal on a clean low gain feed on any amp I've used it on thus far. Not noisy at all, unless you take into account that touching the strings and etcetera are processed along with the signal. No switch or jack noise though. Perhaps I got a good one out of a batch?

Overall, it isn't the greatest sounding chorus in existence, but for my taste (I tend to like digital chorus sounds), I am happy with it.

This thing, like all BOSS pedals, is built like a freaking tank. Definitely one of the reasons why they're tour staples I can assume. The only weak point would possibly be the knobs, but you'd have to do some pretty hard kicking at it to even break those. I'd definitely use it without a backup, although it eats batteries up, so if you can use an adapter, use one whenever possible.

Never had to deal with BOSS or Roland for any product I've gotten from them as of yet.

I play an amalgam of many genres, and usually use this pedal in a situation to where I want whichever range to cut through a mix. It has pretty deep lows, ringing mids and icey highs. I have been playing for 20 years, own a 1978 Peavey T-60 and a 1997 Les Paul Custom. Sounds great on both guitars, but might be a little too jangly for a single coil setup. If it were stolen, I'd definitely be pissed, since I use it quite a bit, and would probably buy it again unless I found a pedal for the same price that I absolutely liked more. I love the color (fits the sound of the pedal), the icey digital sound, the build quality, compactness, and low noise. My favorite feature is the EQ, which brings in more or less of the high and low end respectively. My only major beef is that it eats batteries, even when turned off, if it's still plugged up. I did not compare it in-store to any other pedals, but I have used and owned quite a few chorus pedals in my time, and this one is one of the better ones I've owned and used. I wish it came with an adapter. It definitely helps me create music, since I've bought it most of my songs have at least one part in it that features the CH-1.

Takes a little time to figure out waht the nobs do. I don't know waht depth means but is makes the sound get swirlyer. The manual is no help it's all written in techspeak.

I use this with a vintage Cort Les Paul or a Hondo Telecaster into a Crate 10watt amp, and play leggato runs on the octavs. When I turn it on it's kind off noisey when all the nobs are up especialy the depth nob which makes the sound a lot swirlyer when I turn it down it sounds better. I want to raise the impedence of it so it matches my pickups more so I might mod it with a resistor on the imput jack, I do it to all my pedals it's a easy and a cheap mod to do that you never hear the big guys talk about because it takes their business away. I like tone I don't play a thousand notes a minute so my tone is important to me.

It's just like the other boss pedals I've used in the past I've used the ds-1, mz-1 and the cs-3. I'd use it without a backup but I'd probably bring another one just in case it doesn't work after the bar.

The guy at guitar center was pretty helpful so I guess I give them a high grade.

I've been playing for almost 18 years and this sounds like what I need except the depth nob makes it to swirly when it's up to high. If it were lost I'd probably spend a lot of time looking for it and then by something else like a dirt bike or something else. I wish it had some way to control the speed of the pulsing because when I play on the octavs it sounds kind of dirty like it is to slow. I mainly play Robotcore music like the band Eephus or Pore so this gives me a good tone for my guitars but it gets to swirly with the depth nob so I gues it gets a point or two taken away for that.

Its not easy to get a sound sound out of it, i idnt realy find any.

This pedal is lifeless.i bought it second hand on a rush and thought it would be ok. she sound is thin and barely does anything. only by tweeking it to extreme settings i got a decent sound.

it will probably pass many hands and stay the same

i play blues rock, im an amature but i play pretty well. if you are looking for a lush sounding pedal, this isnt it.

The CH-1 is a 4-knob Boss and largely intuitive to use. I bought my CH-1 secondhand so no manual but its lack was no drawback. Controls are clearly labelled and straightforward in their functions.

I had long resisted chorus type effects but getting into a playing situation where material almost demands such effects meant that I had to bite the bullet.

A combination of logical controls and experimentation soon revealed some usable chorus settings. I don't like extreme modulation effects so by choice I have limited myself to what the CH-1 can produce. Used in harness with a DD-3 and some really great 'spacey' sounds are there.

Sound quality is fine. No appreciable noise and no perceived decrease in signal level when engaged. It adds a bit of chime and zing when needed, but is not a crucial pedal in my set-up like a wah or my Rat 2. Not so much meat-and-potatoes but more a dash of seasoning....

Sits on my pedalboard which is mains powered so no danger of battery death mid-gig. Pedalboard runs into either a Hiwatt DR103 [through 2x12 or 4x12 cabs], Lab Series L7 or Marshall MG30.

Pedalboard comprises:- Boss TU-2 >> Monte Allums CS-3 >> Blubber wah >> Monte Allums BD-H2O >> Monte Allums SD-808 >> Rat 2 >> Boss CH-1 >> Boss DD-3 >> Boss RV-5.

The overdrives/distortion form the basis for my sounds. Everything after the Rat is a bit of gloss on the fundamental sound. In that respect the CH-1 satisfactorily does its part.

The answer is a four-letter word.

B O S S.

No contact whatsoever.

As I wrote earlier, the CH-1 is an addendum to my sound and its loss would not cause a problem. It is useful to have that chimey gloss, but I would rank its necessity below reverb and delay [in order of importance]. Forgive the analogy - if the Rat is black/white, the CH-1 is pastel pink.

Not too difficult to figure out what the knobs do. I've seen better and I've seen worse in this department.

This pedal blows in this area. I've had this CH-1 for over a year now and have NEVER been able to get good sound or tone out of it. I read many of the reviews below and noticed many users have the same experience.

Even when I use this pedal alone, it drops the volume of my amp down by almost 50%. It does the same thing in my pedal board, no matter where I locate it. This is a BIG problem when you are playing out because you have to turn your amp volume WAY UP,turn the volume knobs WAY DOWN on your guitar - and that plays havoc with you sound and tone. I play a 1971 Les Paul Custom thru a Fender Bandmaster and cannot get any good sound from this pedal. The volume drop is unnacceptable for a pedal this pricey.

This pedal also ruins the tone. I have been unable to get any good sound or tone out of this pedal for over a year.

The bottom line is THIS PEDAL IS WORTHLESS.

NA. I got rid of it because it sounds like crap.

Never called them

This pedal is useless, it kills your volume and tone. I expected a LOT more out of BOSS and a pedal in this price range. Even Danelectro's and Behringer pedals sounded better when I tried them at The Guitar Center (though I'd never buy Danelectro or Behringer junk).

I'm looking at Rocktron Chorus pedals to see how they are.

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND BUY A GOOD CHORUS PEDAL - PASS THIS LOOSER BY.

Quite easy to use. Not the easiest chorus to tweak though.

I hate this pedal. It noisy, it sends the signal up dB. Its absolutley the worst chorus ever! Got a retrosonic on order!!! harraayy!!

Pedal is really well built, i could trust it without backup... but this pedal isnt for me at all.

Ive spoke with the company on several occasions, and they are very friendly and helpful.

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i would say this pedal is not that easy at first to get it sound just by tweaking straight out of the box, so i refer the manual and test drive all the knob to hear what it do (this is my 3rd pedal from the Boss series), editing patches would be a bit frustating until u get use t it, and the manual are decent. It did help to refer but it sure take some time to tweak it.

For guitar right now, im using this with an Ibanez RG350 and a modified JEM jr, Fender and Squier Stratocaster, a Peavey Wolfgang and a Dillion Les Paul copy. For amplifier, live i just go thru any amp the gig provided, at home i use a Marshall MG15DFX combo.

It doesnt get noisy at all even at the most extreme setting, except if u use it with a distortion pedals with full distortion or high overdrive on the amplifiers. The effects could be weak and great, it depends on ur setting and how u set the other pedals, u need to compromise unless u are into wicked, nasty (but great) sound \nn/ hehehe.

I can get close to certain sound that i want, i dont really try to emulate a lot of other guitarist with the chorus, but mostly either it a subtle, very obvious or something in between. But one my friends do said they heard one of my setting sound like the early 80's sound.

Well yes i can depend on it now, after getting use to it and for now i dont really need backup, it from Boss, they are reliable and this pedal have been with me for quite a while (around 7 years and i have 2 of them).

no comment.

This is a great pedal either by itself or with other pedals combination, and i either use it on my crunch sounds or clean sounds. I dont really prefer to use a chorus pedal on my lead unless im playing a cover song but usually they use it very very subtle that sometimes u can just ignore and people wont notice :p hehehehe, and i have been playing for 9 to 10 years already and start more serious in the last 7 years. And the other pedals that i use are a Vox Wah, Boss BF-3, CS-3,DS-1 (x2), DD-20 (x3), FV-50H/L, GE-7 (x5), LS-2 (x4),MT-2 (recently bought this back), NS-2, RV-5 and SD-1 (x2).Previously i owned a Boss DD-3's and some from Digitech and Ibanez pedals.

If this pedals were stolen, i just bought it back if i had the cash at that time. My favourite feature on the clean sound is when i set the effect level, tone control and the depth around 3 to 6 o'clock and the rate around 6 to 12 o'clock. For a subtle effect i just set the effect level at 12 o;clock, the tone around 9 to 12 o'clock, the rate around 6 to 12 o'clcok and the depth around 12 to 3 o'clock. Im still trying to find the best setting for my crunch.

My setup right now, the guitars--FV-50H--Vox wah--LS-2 (x2) [the first box, dictated either im going dirty or clean, meanwhile the second one dictated either im going crunch or lead:-
1) clean- CS-3 + GE-7 + CH-1
2) crunch- GE-7 + DS-1 + GE-7 + BF-3 + CH-1
3)lead- GE-7 +SD-1 (x2)
4) from the 1st LS-2 i'm using the A output to a NS-2 and put the
and LS-2 in the loop of the NS-2 and the NS-2 output back to
the 1st LS-2.

--#rd and the 4th LS-2 (which consist of 2 x DD-20 in the A loop and one DD-20 in the B loop with a Boss RV-5, meanwhile the 3rd LS-2 use to cut off the effects from the 4th LS-2.

Simple and straight forward. Not hard at all.

I think it is surprisingly good. I use it to cover worship songs and standard pop/rock songs and so far I have been able to dial in exactly what I have needed. Works for beefing up the acoustic guitar as well. I am giving it a ten because the dusche bag below doesn't know what he is talking about.

It's a Boss so, usually they hold up well. Got mine used and it still works fine.

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It doesn't have the most plush chorus sound, but what it delivers is good quality chorus with tweakability. It's a good pedal.

very easy to use

I hate this thing! It has NO character at all. It's not versatile at all! It's weak sounding. I have a BBE mind bender and EH polychorus that put this thing to shame. I used to have an old Boss chrus from the 80's that sounded amazing, and I thought this pedal would be in the same ballpark. Well it doesn't come close. Anyone who has played a real chorus pedal will immediately notice that this pedal blows!

It's a Boss pedal, so they work well.

Like I said, I have played REAL chorus pedals and in my opinion, this pedal sux.

I'd say to find a good sound out of this pedal is pretty easy, sometimes if you haven't used it for a while it does take some practice but after about 10 minutes you can dial it in pretty close. Pretty easy design to click on as are most boss pedals just press and go.

I'm using my les paul with this through a palomino 30 watt 2x12 amp and it sounds beautiful and adds a nice texture. I usually don't use distortion with this but sometimes using a wah effect adds a nice control over the chorus. Sometimes it does sound overly chorusy but then you just dial down the effect level and play on.

Well being a boss, and having a solid metal frame its pretty durable. I haven't seen any dents or anything with it but i usually take pretty good care of my pedals.

Never needed repairs so i don't know

Overall it matches my style of music well (rock-blues-to anything). If it were lost or stolen i would buy another as i like the sound texture it adds to my setup. I compared it to the CE-1 chorus ensemble and i picked this one because the other one just sounded fairly light.

Takes a little time to get your sound, after which you can just leave it and forget it.

The actual chorus effect itself - the way it modifies the tone is quite nice, but the overall output sounds rather thin and wispy compared to the clean guitar tone. This makes single coil strat pickups sound tinny and a humbucker Les Paul sound like P90's. Ok for an entry level player, but there are better true bypass pedals out there.

Ok so far, not had a problem with it. However I'd ALWAYS get a backup because two of my other boss pedals have flaky behavior, one with the power supply and the other with the switching - makes a loud noise when disengaged.

Not used.

It's an ok pedal for the price. You could gig quite nicely with it. However if you're serious about it and you're in it for the long term, invest in a better made pedal preferably with true bypass and one that doesn't SUCK tone.

Let me just say that those looking for an easy way to dial in a perfectly usable chorus sound need look no further. This pedal is infinately more user-friendly than the finicky Boss CE-5.

Those wishing to emulate a similar sound to the glory days of Joe Satriani (e.g. the 'Surfing with the Alien' era) need look no further, this is the pedal for you! The minute I plugged this pedal in at the guitar shop I could instantly dial in the perfect 'Z.Zs Song' tone. this pedal handles both clean and distortion well, and whilst tone-snobs may turn up their nose at this cheap chorus alternative, this pedal is perfectly capable of producing a professional sounding chorus for practical circumstances.

Though there are 'lusher' pedals out there (T.C Electronics chorus & Boss CE-2 spring to mind), the bell-like chimes of this pleasant chorus pedal will certainly not disappoint. For the price this is simply unbeatable! Try and see if you can get a 90s MIJ version second hand.

Boss is the shite when it comes to robust design!

Never had to use them!

This pedal is fantastic value for money, and you simply cannot argue with the quality at this price! Sure there are better boutique chorus pedals out there, but alot of professionals and some of the best guitarists in the world actually still prefer the good old sound of a Boss chorus pedal! A great alternative to the astronomically expensive CE-2.

Very easy to use, don't need the manual. Just turn the knobs...

I play blues, classic rock, and sometimes jazz. It's not an analog chorus, but is sound sweet. I'm satisfied whit this pedal.
My setup: FENDER STRATOCASTER MIM -> BOSS DS-1 -> BOSS CH-1 -> YAMAHA G100-115 solid state combo. Clear, classic sound...

Works great, it's a BOSS.

I'm a home musician, earlier I played with a blues-rock band in Hungary. These days I only work in studios. If you need pedals, choose BOSS. Not the best, but sounds great for a correct price. I'm 28 and playing long time ago. I think I need a CS-3 Compressor and a DD-3 Delay, too...

Quite easy to get a good sound, if you don't overdo it. Mine is a later made in taiwan model.

Sound quality is excellent for what I play. I don't want a huge swirly chorus sound, I want my otherwise dry Les Paul to sound a little lush. The CH-1 is perfect for that. It doesn't overdo the chorus effect. I play with all settings around 12 o'clock. Sounds perfect on stage and at home.

Never had a problem since early 2000.

Never used 'em.

This is a great chorus, and you can tweak it with some mods to make it sound really weird. It works perfectly well for me, since I don't need those swirly watery weird sounds. I use it all the time to add some depth and richness to my tone. I don't need anything better.

If you have used chorus pedals before, you can get the picture.
If you have not, read the manual, you paid for it!

Ok, I've had Small Clones and everything. I would not say this is the best chorus of all time but it suits perfectly to me.

I must make something clear for all tha young amateurs and begginers out there, who know nothing yeat about stompboxes:

This pedal was launched in 1989 as an analog pedal, and until October 2001 it was. In that month, the CH-1 Schematic suffered a big change and from that date on, the CH-1's are digital as they changed some analog components for digital (cheaper) ones.

So this is the story. Mine is a early 90's and sounds pretty good to me and to the music im into right now.

If your CH-1 is October 2001 or older, Im sorry for you men, you have the wrong guy.

Cliche Answer: "ITS A BOSS"

There are many types of music and many types of chorus pedals, before choosing any of them, first try to find out which sound you want and go to the store and let the sales guy show you the material hes got.

When I was young I bought a Small Clone just because this guy Cobain used it before he patheticaly shot himself. And the real story is that I was not after his sound, so my ears got mature and when I found out I wanted something else, I sold it to another iwannabecobain kid.

So my advice is: Be your selves and try to sound like your selves!

P.S: Kurt Cobain shot himself, he is not a model to any of you kids. Im ashamed he used strats and DS-1 as I do.

It takes a while to get THE perfect sound you are looking for, but once you've fiddled with the knobs the desired sound is easy to make.

The manual is as straight forward as it gets.

This may not get the deep, swirling, watery chorus you may get out of the CE-2. I tend to find the CH-1 is for achieving effects mixed with others. This pedal sounds fantastic with distortion and overdrive, achieved the sounds captured by artists such as Omar Rodriguez Lopez and Dean Deleo from the Stone temple Pilots. For a general chorus pedal this wouldnt be as high as an 8, but for the distinctive sound this pedal captures it is a very high mark.

The only problem is, is that unless the E.LEVEL is turned above halfway the effect is barely hearable.

It's a boss. You buy it. You use it. It doesn't go wrong. It won't break.

I play grunge, progressive and post hardcore music, and this pedal is great for all. Mixed with lots of different effects is this pedal's biggest strength, and doesn't drown out or get drownwed by other sounds. I play a les paul with an overdrive and distortion OS-2. If i was to lose this pedal, I would definitly purchase this same pedal. My favourite feature on this pedal is the EQ; turned all the way up it sounds like no other chorus available.

Go ahead and buy one, you'll be disappointed at first, but get to know it and you'll love it.

Easy to use. Fiddle with the dials and you quickly get the range of this box.

First -- this will not make you sound like Kurt Cobain. It's not a deep, sweeping chorus. Second -- it's meant for live performance or high-volume practice. It sounds weak and almost indescernable at low volumes. However at live volumes it really comes through and colors your tone just right. This is one of two chorus pedals I own -- the other is the MXR M-134 stereo chorus. The MXR is overpowering, and I use it for times when I want my tone to sound like it's immersed in chorus, just dripping effect.

No probs. Works great.

Never dealt with them.

This pedal is good at fattening up your tone with a nice volume boost. I like it just for that, and I feel that this is what Roland/Boss was shooting for when they designed it. Very few pro players want a chorus that dominates the tone. It takes away from solid, aunthentic tube tone, and sounds synthetic. If you want to sound like Kurt Cobain or Zakk Wylde, use what they used (Electroharmonix Small Stone for KC, and MXR stereo chorus for Zakk Wylde). In any case, ALWAYS try the unit out before you buy. If you don't, it's your fault if you don't like the effect.