Boss DC-2

Well, it just doesn't get any easier than this. Four presets, all sound great. Pick the right one for the sound thats in your head and dreamy tones ensue. . .

I am using with my either my american strat w/emg SA's or my american tele w/vintage noiseless. I have several fx boxes that are always on my board including a keeley modded tubescreamer, bluesdriver and ds-1. I also have a DD-5 and then into the DC-2 for stereo splitting. I run all that into either a fender pro junior or laquered bassman reissue or both. No extra noise was audible through my stuff. All of the Keeley modded pedals are extremely quiet so there really isn't any noise for the Dimension to amplify, but no noise was heard from the pedal itself. The sounds coming from this easter egg purple box are just perfect for me. Some people complain that the effect on the signal is weak. Not to my ears. I've never been into chorus drenched tones though. This pedal is great at adding a subtle or not so subtle "shimmer" to your sounds. Does not do the analog warble or vibrato thing. This is really in a class of its own. This is what I have been trying to get every other chorus pedal I have owned to do. I have owned 4 other chorus pedals including an older george dennis, a t.c. electronics chorus/flanger and a boss chorus ensemble and this is the sweetest I have found so far. The first setting is a wider almost flanging sound but great when you just want some "space" on your chords. Setting two is where this pedal starts to do its thing. There is definately something more going on than just chorus. Its kinda hard to explain and I'm not going to try. Setting three seems to be a more intense version of setting two or so it sounds to my ears. Setting four adds an almost leslie type of swirl yet no nasty warble. Perfect. I have only a few minutes of experience with this thing in stereo but mostly have heard it in mono and it sounds great in mono. It sounded great in stereo as well but I didn't try it for very long. This thing seems to be what I've been looking for all along but I'll still give it a nine since I haven't heard them all.

I've only owned since. . . well today. However the fact that it was originally made sometime in the eighties and says BOSS on it gives me peace when I sleep at night. No worries.

I play many different styles and my rig allows me to get many different sounds on the fly. Now I can get four different "dimensions" at the push of a button. Too cool. I have been playing about 8 1/2 years and this is the coolest chorus I have played. If lost or stolen I guess I would try to find another and they aren't cheap now either as you can see by the price I paid. If your into say the CE-2 sound or the whole "analog" chorus sound than I might stay away from this but if you want spacey/airy beautifulness coming from your amp than I'd say give it a try. I had never tried one before I bought this, only heard the sound samples at ModeZero.com but I am very happy with the sounds it makes.

How much easier can it get, 4 buttons.

I had been looking for a DC-2 for some time now but finding one that was in good shape and at a good price was hard. I finally got one that looked great and for 92 dollars on ebay. I have to say compared to my other chorus pedals which are a CE-2,CE-5 and a DC-3 this is the best. I use preset 3 or 4 more than 1 or 2 but the range is from slight chorus to wet and drippy. I thought that only having 4 presets would bother me but to be honest it is great, to go from one setting to another just press a button. One thing to mention is that you can?t use more than one preset at a time. The manual even states this, you could damage the pedal. I would have to say my search for a great chorus has ended with the DC-2.

It's a Boss. I never had a problem with any of my Boss stuff and I own about 15 of them.

Considering the price I paid for the DC-2 I would have to say I got an excellent deal. Best sounding chorus pedal I have ever had.

4 push-buttons...could it be easier?

This as good as analog technology got in its' time. Yea, we all know it is the sweetest chorus box out there. Technically there is a reason. One it uses companding technology that gives it ultra quiet output. Signal to noise is around 90db and that is better than any consumer grade digital effects box. There are two chorus delay lines with the modulation for the delay out of phase to each other. This is what gives it the unique sound. New Boss chorus devices are all basically the same design with a single delay line and no companding for S/N improvements. THat is why they all have an audible "shwoosh" if you listen carefully.

Boss is always the best.

N/A, This is an old pedal made in Japan not China

This is an all-star pedal... the one to own. No chorus is made like this today. It is over-designed and is quiet enough for studio work. Get yours before the price rises even more.

The easiest pedal in the universe to use. 4 buttons, stereo out, thats it.

Really nice, tame chorus. Like a previous review, this thing is untouchable in stereo. Not gonna get that "Come As You Are" underwater-type sound, but excellent spatial FX. Good for 80's artsy rock like Cocteau Twins, Lush, Curve. You know, girl music. Also perfect Pink Floyd Wall-era soundz. I use it with a 72 vibrolux and strats. Setting 1 is very spacious, less of a chorus--Setting 4 is a more noticeable chorus. 2 and 3 are obviously in between.
Important Safety Tip: I woke up one morning and noticed that my Dimension C had eaten a box of 9 volt batteries for breakfast. I gave it a spanking and eventually added it to a pedal board with AC power. It will drain a battery after about 4 hours of operation, at which point it will start to chirp like an angry birdie. AC power is essential.

Everybody knows the story with BOSS.

Ive been playin for ever and ever and ever, owned WAY too many pedals, played way too many weird gigs. I bought the C from some store that thought it was a compressor. it was NOS, 1985, in the box with the manual, Roland battery, and cool stickers for the kids. The more knobs, the crazier I get so this one keeps me sane. 4 options, thats it. No sweet spots or anything to worry about. Compared to a Small Stone, its not as intense. Just a nice, subtle but noticeable chorus effect to complete anyone's setup is what the Dimension C is all about.

Great sounding chorus/dimension pedal.
4 presets that sound good in mono, but KICK ASS in stereo!!!
I actually got mine mint in a box with the manual!!!!!!!

This is hard territory to assess. the unit is ultra quiet, even with no signal fed into it, AND yet the big controversy is that its supposedly not a digital pedal!
I don't know if its truly digital or analog, as it is very quiet (like digital), BUT sounds very warm and never harsh (UNLIKE early to mid 80's digital!). So I'll just shut up and enjoy the tone!
I usually use setting 1 in my bass rig just to get a stereo effect, but I sometimes switch to setting 3 for that Geddy Lee, YYZ "chorus" sound on his bass.

Obviously, since I got my pedal with the manual and original box, whoever had it before me took incredible care of it. Its been strapped to my pedalboard for the last 5 months now, sittin in the trunk of my car between shows and rehearsals, been dropped (on the board) during in and outloading for shows, and has been literally STOOD on by me at shows!

Even if I needed support, Boss hasn't made this unit for years! But like I said above, its taken LOTS of abuse!

Couldn't be easier. Four presets, take 'em or leave 'em.

In my opinion, superb. People call this a subtle pedal, and I guess it is, but I can sure as hell hear it. It is a chorus (despite the absence of that word anywhere on it), and it is analog, but it is nothing like, say, the Polychorus--no swirliness, just, ah, depth, dimension (which is in fact written right on it). A shimmering, a breeziness. I use it on acoustic guitar (Gibson J-45>>MXR 6-band EQ>>Boss DC-2>>Kustom PA) for some of the songs in my solo set, and it sounds absolutely beautiful. It does chill out the sound a little--you might want to tweak the lower frequencies with an EQ--but by and large the results are spectacular. Not "effecty." Just really, really nice. I'm told it's great on synth but have no firsthand experience with that. I like preset 2 best.

It's all been said before. Boss makes sturdy pedals.

Get this--I got mine used, and the rubber grommet through which the thumbscrew passes was all fouled up--I called Boss, they told me it would cost $2.30 to replace, and it would take a few weeks to get to me. Well, the woman on the phone said "Nah, never mind, I'll just send it to you," and it came to me for free about four days later.

My favorite pedal (I'm not much of an effects guy, though). I wish they'd made the DC-3 analog--that is, a tweakable version of this one--that said, the DC-3 is supposed to be good anyway. Whatever. I love it. I play acoustic indie-rock, and whenever I need to sweeten up the song, I use this. If you steal it, I'll just have to activate the nuclear self-destruct function I've built in...

This is the perfect chorus!!!! Plug in, push the button you like and play. It can't be easyer!!!! Perfect for 2amp-owners (it's stereo)

I'm using an '80 Fender Lead 75 and a Epiphone LP Junior, a Squier stratocaster and a '76 Gibson Firebird III with Bill Lawrence L-500 pick-ups. It;s sounds great. I always using push-button #2. Not to much, not to less. Once i've playd with 2 amps with the STEREO-DC-2 and it sounds so beautifull!!!!

its's a Boss, it's suvives an air-attack, a tornado, everything

Never

it;s simpel, it's rare, it sounds great, it's stereo. If you find one, and you are a chorus-man/woman, BUY IT!!!!!

Plug in, power up, and press one of four preset switches.

This pedal produces a subtle chorus effect which is a plus. when it is on i know it, and when it's not I miss it, yet it is not overpowering. It works nice in combo with other modulation effetc to fatten them up.

It's Boss, so it could withstand a Nuclear strike. I have never had any problems with this or any other Boss pedal.

Never had to call them.

Great subtle effect. Great for the kind of music I play: Heavily processed shoegazer sound ala cocteau twins, slow dive, etc.

4 pre set switches, touch one and play

i was surprised by the lack of reviews. this is a very luscious sounding chorus. it is somewhat of a collectible, i own a NOS one i found stashed i an ancient music store. of its four setings I like two alot maily for clean settings and best in stereo. i have heard that some famous artists used this on vocals

its boss

you got me

it is a wonderful pedal to own, I'm sure like anything else it depends on what you plug into it, but to my ears it has a wonderful liquid sound and shimmers nicely. i own several classic choruses (a CE-1, an mxr micro, ibanez bc-9 and DCL) and several digital types and this is my favorite for bright clean

The four button selection system is distinctive and easy, you can try pressing down a few if you remove a little bit of plastic from the selector apparently, bit I havn't had the heart to butcher mine.

I bought this originaly for guitar, but I hated it. The effect sounded insubstantial and vague in an 80's clean pop kind of way. hen, I plugged it into my old prophet 600, and loved it. It gave the keyboard a fat juno style sound that I love. I think boss made a mistake marketing this as a guitar pedal, as it works so much better on keyboards, probably why it sold so few. It sounds a lot better in stereo as well, and very few guitarists use two amps.

I love boss pedals for reliability, never had any problems. The build quality is ten times better than any other effect.

Bought it second hand!

I would not use it on guitar, but on almost anything else (including drum overheads!), I've had some good results. I'm still looking for the rack version as well, as its even better!