Fulltone CF-1 Choralflange

Easy to use if you are familiar with how a chorus works. The delay control is where you are going to need to find the sweet spot.

It's very quiet, but yields a pretty sterile chorus sound. With a good clean amp sound (Bogner Shiva), it actually took something away as far as dimensionality. I actually prefer the my cheap DOD chorus pedal.

I've owned it for years, but barely use it, so I won't comment.

I e-mailed about a bad switch and was basically scolded for even e-mailing that there could be a problem with a Fulltone product. Haven't bought a Fulltone pedal since.

Overpriced run of the mill chorus. I'm actually planning on selling it, if I can find someone who wants it.

It's a chorus but takes some time to tweak the knobs and get the chorus sound you want although mediocre at best. The flanger I found to be weak and useless.

This chorus is very quiet but I found it to be thin and weak compared to other chorus pedals that cost much less. It is a very sterile sounding chorus, not warm and lush as some of the older analog stereo chorus pedals, like the MXR Stereo Chorus and EH Polychorus or Small Clone. It is supposed to be a clone of the Polychorus but falls short IMO. The flanger is not even as good as my old Boss BF-2 from the early 80's so it is useless. In addition, you are out of pocket $267 for a mediocre chorus/flanger.

Fulltone pedals are made very well, but just hope you never need a part from Fulltone to repair it. Don't hold your breath waiting to get that part, you will turn blue and either suffocate yourself or pass out. See Customer Support.

Customer support is non existant. Fuller is either computer e-mail illiterate or a complete *******. Either way, Fulltone products have NO CUSTOMER SUPPORT. Fuller needs to get his head out of his own *** so he can see where he is going.

Overall the Fulltone Choralflange is mediocre and an expensive mediocre. Those that write great reviews about this pedal must feel obligated because they spent $267 on a chorus sound that they could have had for only $50 to $80 in a Boss CE-2, CE-3, etc...and a useless flanger. My old Electric Mistress Deluxe Flanger is 10 times better than this flanger. Even my Boss BF-2 is better.

It's easy to turn the knobs and flick the switches and it's not much more complicated than most flangers, certainly a little bit confusing if you are only used to a chorus pedal. It's certainly usable imediately unlike massive menu scrolling press this button and that button digital abortions.

Hmmm, it's difficult to answer without making it sound bad. The chorus sounds it makes are very clear and airy rather than thick and rich like a CE-1. THis isn't the most chewy sounding chorus and kind of lacks a distinct character of it's own, but still a very good chorus. As for flanging well it's pretty poor. This is really just a chorus pedal with a switch to change the fixed delay value making it much shorter like a flanger uses. It doesn't quite work because without having a resonance knob you are limited in what a flanger should be able to do. Maybe the new chorus/flange/vibrato will be better but I feel now that it won't be. I think this guy only makes things that are copies of other stuff. Mainly simple distortions and fuzz and basically this circuit is too complicated for him to make it work properly. If you want a flanger anything else would crap all over this. As far as chorus, well it makes chorus sounds, you can vary the delay time which makes it go from subtle to more noticibly detuned. I don't think it's bad, but it's overpriced for what it sounds like.


I have owned a lot of chorus pedals. If I had to name an alternative, it depends, but probably the Ibanez CS-5 (or Arion SFC-1) for a chorus and the Nady FL-10 for a Flanger. Sometimes it's not about how much things cost, it's how they sound. This doesn't sound good.

There was a website called Mike Fuller sucks but it's gone now. Basically it was being too kind.

Not helpful at all, basically worthless <-absolutely the case here

It might be ok it you like having Fulltone written on your pedals and you have not owned many chorus pedals. As a flanger it's rubbish. As a chorus it's every bit as good as anything else that's analog.

This pedal is easy to get a good sound out of. Everything that comes out of it sounds great, even the "non-musical" sounds. I'm not going to confuse useability with depath of features here. It's one of those things that's easy to get into but difficult to master. Very important to read the manual and understand what all the settings do then run through the suggested settings to get a better feel for what each dial actually does. The manual is brilliant, this is my first Fulltone product and the manual for this is better than any other effects pedal manual I've ever owned - even the more details ones such as you get with TC electronic's pedals... It's easy to access the DIP switches and the battery compartment but I wouldn't reccommend using anything other than a regulated 9V DC adapter... I bought an American one so I couldn't use the Fulltone adapter that came with it but it slots nicely into the voodoo lab PP2 I bought today!

Sound quality, In one word, stellar. I'm not going to ramble on, this is simply THE modulation pedal.

I tried it in the effects loop before my delay pedal, where I would usually put modulation... That didn't seem to work well with the flanger. I've settled with it as the last thing in my instrument level effects chain. I don't use a distortion pedal, I use the amp's overdrive, but right in front of it I have a fuzzbox and it works very well with the Choralflange for certain sounds.

I can't comment as I haven't gigged with it yet.

Haven't had to use them but if anything did go wrong, given the fact they're based in the States, this is the US model, and I've heard some horror-stories about Fulltone's support department I'd probably take it to the guys at my local guitar shop.

I won't bore anyone by trying to describe the sound of my band but this pedal on certain settings in combination with another pedal are the secret ingredients in my personal sound.

This is one of those few pedals you can really pull something unique out of as well as replicating all the classic chorus, flanger, univibe and leslie sounds.

I wish it had separate dials for chorus and flange and a footwitch to choose between them... But I suspect that's just me being lazy

I'm pretty sure this is the first 10 I've ever given.

Very Easy to use.

This is where this pedal is kind of confusing. I liked it at first but got tired of the chorus rather quickly. It was a tad weak but also It was a bit too shimmery.
Same went for the flange.

It's not bad, it just doesn't really seem to have a voice of it's own...and I'm not talking transparency, I'm talking sweetness.
My old dod mini-chorus is way better sounding...I know that's probably not a fair comparison as the mini-chorus was one of the best ever made...but regardless..the price is high for the CF...although the box it's housed in is very pretty...nice paint job...looks cool.
The pedal is quiet.

fulltone does some nice pedals but I think Bob would have been wiser to just do a really sweet chorus, instead of a combo...just my opinion..
I'm sure some disagree..and guess what..that's OK !!

This one just wasn't for me.

I play G Lp gold top 1960's..Wolfgang USA archtop etc.
Mesa, Fender, JSX Peavey.

No problems with the pedal.

I've been playing since I was 12..that's a while..haha.
I play Rock / worship...etc.

I did like the pedal at first but it got pulled from my rig within 2 weeks as it was not my cup of tea at all. Kind of cheesy sounding to me.
I suppose I am spoiled some as I've played the boss vintage stuff..old ibanez ..etc and they're hard to beat.

It would be nicer if it had a footswitch to go between chorus and flange..even though they sound a lot alike anywayz...

I'm confused by this one. Typically Rob fulltone does a great job and I think just a nice chorus would have been better.

Sure don't mean to offend anyone..it's still...Just MY opinion !!

Merry Christmas !!

Very simple pedal to use. Plug it in and go for it!

Great sounds abound in this pedal. The chorus and flange are world class.

I've owned 5 Fulltone pedals. This was the first one to die on me. First sign of death was a weaker signal output along with higher noise output.

This where things got dicey. I've read in forums that it takes a while for the fellas at Fulltone to respond to customers who need support. That proved true in my case as well. It's been over a year with a dead pedal and sending over 10 emails and no response....it's pretty discouraging to spend premium money for a boutique pedal and to get zero response when it dies.

I am full time player and have replaced all of my Fulltone pedals. I won't support a company who ditches me when I have supported them over the years.

OK- This is not an out of the box, plug in and play unit. It's a sophisticated device that deserves careful listening and adjusting to get your desired sound.
If you're going to pay this much dough for a modualtion pedal then why not take your time and get the best out of it?
The manual is excellent and the recommended settings truly gives optimal examples of what this machine can do.

My goal with this pedal was to be able to dial in 3 usable chorus/leslie sounds and make quick changes on stage.
I love the clean shimmery chorus sound EJ gets or the warble of Mike Stern and vibey sound of Robin Trower.
Can one pedal really get those? Well, after using a TCE Chorus/Flange, Fulltone DejaVibe, and VoodooLabs Micro Vibe, I can truly say the CF1 comes close to all the sounds I got with those units. I don't use chorus/modulation a lot, never use flanging but when you want those sounds this thing does them in top notch fashion.
I use it in a pedalboard setup into a Boogie MKIIB or Rivera Chubster with Gibson ES 335. I find there is slight noise at extreme settings but no more so than the above mentioned pedals.
I have not tried it in stereo mode yet but plan to soon. Has the neat option of switching from true bypass to buffered output- cool!

If it's anything like the rest of Fulltone products it should be pretty much bullet proof. I've had a few issues with their footswitches in the past which were taken care of (see below.)

I've read the various posts about Mike Fuller and Fulltone reliability/customer service. Here's my take- Back in 1998 I bought an FD2 for myself and Soul Bender for my son.
The Soul Bender has never had any problems and has survived stage torture from my son's alt rock band.
The FD2 had a faulty footswitch, I called, Mike Fuller personally took care of it, no charge (I paid shipping.) He was helpful and very courteous. A couple years later, one of the LED's stopped working which was traced to a short in one of the replaced footswtiches. I called, this time got a customer service guy who was very helpful and after I explained the problem, sent two new switches (Fulltone brand, just released at the time)at no charge.
I replaced the fauly one, no problems since.

I use the CF1 in a function/cover band so really comes in handy for replicating various guitar parts. Best of all are the Leslie type sounds I can get out of the CF1 when I play blues/jazz.
The four knob layout needs to be explored and pay attention as to how the controls interact with each other. These are the keys to getting the most out of it. I have mine set so with minimal knob changes I can quickly get 3 excellent sounds to cover my modulation needs. I would definitley replace it if lost or stolen.
My pedalboard setup goes: Keeley Compressor (2 knob,) Fulltone 10th anniversary FD2 Mosfet, older blue FD2, Barber DD & Small Fry,
Fulltone Choralflange, Boss D5, EH Holy Grail.
Bottom line- I've played through an old Roland Chorus Ensemble and owned an original EH Clone Theory. I think these are good examples of vintage chorus sound. The CF1 doesn't pretend to be an exact replica of a vintage unit, but for my 2 cents, those sounds are in it and with better circuitry and lower noise.
If you want a variety of high quality chorus/modulation sounds in pedal format, this is the best.

I agree with everyone who says this is not the easiest pedal to use. Most good pedals that aren't one-trick ponies need a fair bit of time in order to get the most out of them and this is certainly true of the CF-1. Someone who has never used a chorus or flanger before might struggle initially, but I guess most people buying this will already be modulation devotees so shouldn't find it too hard.

This is a difficult one and, I think, really depends on what your expectations are of what a good chorus/flnager should sound like.
For me, when I think of chorus, I think of early Police (in fact the same is true of flanging) so I was actually pretty disappointed with the sounds this unit produces.
To put it into context: over the last year or so I have owned a load of vintage and boutique choruses/flangers, as well as 2 different choralflanges, one from '05 and one from '06.
Compared with these other pedals the chorus is most definitely incredibly versatile, incredibly 'pro' sounding and very quiet. The flanging is pretty crap - nowhere near as deep or versatile enough as even the old Boss BF-2. As for the rotary-type sounds - they're OK, but nothing outstanding.
My main problem with the chorus is that is just isn't lush or warm enough. If you think you can get CE-1 tones out of the CF-1 you've obviously never played through a CE-1.
Finally, there was a significant difference between my two CF-1s, the later one being much more intense sounding than the other. I don't know whether this was due to circuit-differences, or inaccessible, internal controls being set differently, but it was pretty remarkable.

Seems pretty solid

I've never got an e-mail reply from Fulltone, despite many attempts. This amounts to 'basically worthless'. I'm sure if Mike had replied I'd be giving him a high score, but I've got to be factual here.

It's undoubtedly a superb unit, and the chorus sounds, at least, are excellent, but they are not up to par if you are after warm, vintage, CE-1 tones.
The flanging should be much better - as it is I'd still need a separate flanger (I use a Maxon FL-9) for my needs.
Plus it's very expensive. I'd strongly recommend something like the Retro-Sonic chorus, Jacques Meistersinger or Maxon CS550 before buying one of these as they cheaper, but much nicer sounding choruses.

|Well this is a tricky question regarding the CF-1. There are a lot of parameters to turn BUT this is not really an advantage. First of all is the live situation. In the heat of the moment it is hard to think clearly and I found that all these knobs did not help. Some are very small witch is not good. Secondly: the parameters are different when using the flanger or the chorus. Not cool.
Thirdly: you can't change from chorus to flanger by footswitch from one to another: unbelievable!

The sound of the chorus is OK. Better than Boss cs. But it never really satisfied me and sounded still somewhat metallic to me. Then I could lay my hands on a Clone Chorus from Analog Man and voilla: everything was perfect. With just two knobs to turn loads of wonderfull and very different sounds. The leslie sim of the Clone is unbelievable! At last I could nail the intro of Dutch Rock icon Herman Brood on the song Saturday Night.
The flanger side of the CF-1 is dissapointing. I own a 1975 MXR vintage flanger wich beats the hell out of the CF. The MXR is spacious and has more diffrent sounds. The CF flanger is metallic.

Not really; it broke down under normal conditions (at home with Pedal Power). Well: could happen. What cannot be happening is the fact that I had to wait one half tear for some spare part (not) being send. Shame on Fulltone.

See above.

Play classic rock in professional band. Have boutique gear and vintage Marshalls and good Gibsons. Play for 30 years now.
I cannot give it a good rating, especially as it costs quite some money. Now I have a 150 euro MXR and a 150 euro second hand Clone Chorus and am a lot happier.
And now something else: the service from Music Toys sucks: slow delivery (two moths!), no answer on e-mail.

Yeah i am in love with this pedal. Before i say anything else i first want to say that before this and its ok to laugh i had a boss chorus ensemble. There is absolutly no comparison as you probably already know. The tones that come out of this thing are amazing its rich full for both chorus and flanging modes. I bought it cuz i primarily wanted just a good chorus but the flanger is awsome and ill see my self using that alot. Anyone that complains about this pedal on here is either the most picky dumbass or just hates the sound of a chorus and flanger pedals. try one

Havent had it too long but it seems pretty tough

Overall ill have this pedal probably forever dont see a reason to need anything else. Sure now that i played it if anything were to happen to it id replace it as fast as i could.

The pedal is extremely versatile but A little bit more complicated than your average chorus or flange pedal but the flexibility of this pedal is amazing

The finest chorus and flanger I've ever heard in my life.........i pay my fender mustang + bk butler tube driver + tc electronics booster line driver distortion + fulltone choralflange + ibanez ad80 + '59 fender bassman ltd. I use chorus sparingly, so its most important feature is the buffered by-pass is totally transparent! When using chorus, the CF-1 (mono or stereo) is bright, full, rich and warm. i like also the flager......i've had the boss ce2 ( i like it too!!!!)but the choralflange i think it's better....

ok!!!!

ok!!!!

Best chorus in the world.............i love it....

Straight forward set up but not easy to get a good sound out of the unit because I don't think it has one to offer.

It should be renamed PussyFlange as the tones are weak. It is not noisy though and still better than any Major Brand name stuff Like Boss, etc. Those are a 1/10. I use it with other Fulltone pedals. Just not very inspiring to me. The Flanger is a joke. The problem I usually have with Flangers/Chorus type pedals is that they take over the tone and are therefore too much. Fulltone is excellent at not doing this and I generally think they get it right. However, I think they are just a bit too weak on this one. My least favorite Fulltone pedal except for maybe the first run Distortion Pro.

Fulltone uses quality componenets and the only trouble I have had with any of their pedals is sometimes when switching them on or off the signnal goes silent. I have to engage the switch on and off again to recover. I currently own all his stuff except the Bass stuff, limited editions, and the clean boost. The TTE is worth the grand too.

He must either suffer from shortman complex or be an only child. Maybe both as he his generally a standoffish jerk. He needs to get over it and smoke more weed or take a class on tolerance. Maybe he can't help it because he is so much smarted than the rest of us. I believe Hendrix would have been his polar opposite and probably would have laughed in his face.

I have been playing 27 years. I own mostly Gibsons and Fenders. Tube amps are my favorite. I prefer equipment that assist me in getting out of the way of the music. You can't control it or overthink it and it has taking me several years to realize it. Try Analogman's stuff too. He is a pleasure.

Very straight forward, considering its two effects in the one box, even if they are closely related aurally.
Good instruction manual, brief but to the point and helpful.

Usually an old strat into Ernie Ball volume, Blackstone Overdrive, Fulltone Fat Boost, Fulltone Choralflange, into Fulltone Tube Echo, into Voodoo Labs Amp Selector into Bad Cub 2 and Gibson Super Gold Tone.
Clearly I am admirer of Fulltone gear. This unit delivers a glorious chorus, as good as I ever heard, and all the flanger options I need.

Never had a reliability problem with Fulltone stuff. Its made tough, you pay for the quality, and they deliver.
This is built like a tank.

Quick to reply to emails, passionate about their stuff, and they will work to help you get the best out of it. Variable approach to customer care - I advise you don't worry too much if you get them on a bad day, and just keep after the information you need.

Handmade unique effect, in smart case with easy to use dials.
You will not need to bother buying any more modulation pedals.
Played a few, since the 70's, and this is the best.

The usability is reasonable. Why resonably: when going from chorus to flkanger in a concert you heed top adjust the parameters, which is almost impossible. Another thing is the fact that is had too much oparameters. Too much!!?? Well again during gigs I'm a little bit steaming and out of my head and still have problems to get a nice setting.

I play with only good stuff; Gibsons and hardwired Marshalls. My effects are all of the best quality. And I do suffer from the feared GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome). I play in a semiprofessional band in the Netherlands with 25 gigs a year. Style: mostly classic rock.
The sound of the chorus is with quite some tweaking good. The sound of the flanger is not. Comparison with my 1970's MXR is silly. The MXR is spatial and always has a good sound, no matter what parameters. The CF stays metallic, as with the MXR with the regeneration fully clockwise. Not impressive, esaecially for the price paid.

Broke down on me for no reasons after one year. Brought it to my dealer and had te wait ONE HALF YEAR. Why: the necessary components from Fulltone just did not come from overeas. Very dissapointing!! And not very strong in this price range. Have dealt with other boutique guys. Much more satisfying!

See above

I find myself comfortable now with my lovely MXR flanger and I'm gonna sell my CF.

A manual is included with suggested settings I found helpful.
Small volume knob, mix,rate and depth knobs. Small switches for width, and to toggle between chorus and flange. Nice quiet footswitch for turning it on and off. Simple.

I use this in my loop with a Bogner Shiva next to a DLS Echotap. These are my 2 best pedals and they aren't going anywhere. NOT NOISY AT ALL!!
Big plus there. On the Chorus I usually run the depth about 1 o clock and the rate at about 9 O clock. This is NOT a warbly shimmery 80's chorus, but if you want it, it's in there. It just makes it BIG 3D SOUNDING, kinda like a Roland Jazz. This pedal is super-transparent. No unwanted frequencys or spikes. Works great for distortion as well. The flange is cool too, maybe not the best flange I've ever heard, but I actually only use it to get a slower, phaser like effect. My only complaint is the tiny volume knob that always seems to need a slight adjustment, other than that I havent heard a better pedal chorus, yet.

Had it a year, no problems at all.

Nope. If I had too, and Mike Fuller was a big asshole to me, well then I'd have to show him he'd met his match.

I do a my own little mix of everything. Mostly a rock guy though. I like cool effects, and so far this has been a keeper. If it were lost, I'd probably get a new one, although I have to say Maxon does make one thats almost as good. Hopefully I won't have to find out. I'd recommend this one. Fulltone makes a lot of cool pedals. I'll probably end up buying a OCD here before long. THAT PEDAL will be in the pedal history books. Fulltone makes stuff for guys who've been playing awhile, and they all seem to have just the right amount of features. I see them in Guitar Center now however, with nobody ever playing them. Instead I always see these kids over hacking on Boss and Digicrap pedals. Oh well, Guitar Center is for kids mostly, and kids can't afford these pedals. Keep it up Fulltone.

This pedal has many options so there are quite a few knobs and switches to work with. The manual is poorly designed but it is actually very helpful in getting you started.

One quick glance through the manual and I got a great sounding chorus right away.

Essentially easy to use but, due to ammount of features, will demand some attention before getting the sound you are after.

Nothing short of spectacular. Shimmering, multi-dimensional chorusing and thick, swirly flanging. The best chorus I've ever heard.

I usually run a Gibson LP>>Cry-Baby Wah>Fulltone OCD>>FD2 Mosfet>>OCD>>Digitech RP50>>Dunlop Univibe>>ChoralFlange>>stereo outs to Marshall, Soldano amps. The CF-1 is as noise-free as an analog chorus pedal can be.

I acn get anything from a SRV Cold Shot tone to David Gilmour and with a depth and lushness that is unbelievable.

I strongly recommend that anyone who tries the CF-1 tweaks it about to find the best sounds. While extreme setting are not present, you'll probably get any chorus sound you'd wish with this pedal.

very reliable and seems able to withstand a lot of abuse. I would gig without a backup.

I've traded a few emails with Fulltone and they were extremely helpful, fast and cordial.

I play classic rock along the lines of Cream, Zep, Hendrix, etc. and this pedal can do it all and makes your tone fantastic.I've been playing for over 20 years and the CF-1 is head and shoulders above all the others chrous pedals i have heard or owned, including Boss, Ibanez and DOD. perhaps the TC chorus could be in the same league.

I would buy another if this was stolen because the multidimensional, thick, warm sounds it produces make me sound much better.

This has a lot of options, and is not your usual 2-knob chorus. But if you spend some tweaking time, and learn the unit, you will be rewarded!

This is a total 10....I have owned two of these so far, and they are stellar. Most recently, I A/B'ed the Choralflange with a bunch of other chorus units. The CF-1 sounded better to me than any other chorus pedal! The only chorus that came close was the Maxon CS-505, but that unit doe snot have even HALF the flexibility of the CF-1. This is the best chorus I have ever used, hands down...Goes from an airy TC Electronic spatial type chorus, to Bill Frisell seasick type warbles, to flanging, wide, narrow, oh my!

Hmmm....I have read plenty of horror stories about this unit, but both of the ones I have owned have been flawless. NONE of my Fulltone pedals have ever broken down on me, ever. I take good care of my stuff, and keep it on a pedalboard in an ATA case, though...

Well, I have noticed that most boutique pedal manufacturers are a bit difficult to deal with. I have known Mike and have been using Fulltone pedals since 1995. He's never given me any problems...but....I don't call him, I don't bother him, and I have never had to send anything for repair.

For me, this is the ultimate pedal chorus unit. I do like the old Boss Dimension C as well...but the CF-1 does what I need it to do.

My pedalboard has been a work of trial and error, to see what REALLY sounds good, and what is just taking up space....

Currently, I am trying to use as few pedals as possible.

Guitar >>> Roger Mayer Vision Wah >>>> Roger Mayer older Octavia >>>> John Landgraff Dynamic Overdrive >>>> Full tone CF-1 >>>>> Line 6 Delay Modeler (which is probably the next thing to get replaced by a better dealy unit)

I give the CF-1 an honest, well earned "10" here. I am a chorus FANATIC, have owned them all at one time or another, and this is the best FOR ME....your mileage may vary :-)

Just get used to the dials and enjoy the many many tones available from this little box!

I play mostly strats and a guild Blues 90. THD Bi-valve amp w/ a solid pine open back cab loaded w/ 2 10" fane alnico speakers! My FX are a fulltone clyde, choralflange, and a hotcake! I was using a Fender Vibratone for my vibe / chorus. I replaced the Vibratone w/ this choralflange unit and I ilke it! I did try the dejavibe and find that this choralflange dose a better vibe / chorus than the dejavibe does! Save your money and just get this choralflange 1st!! Very quiet

When I 1st bought this from Guitr Center, it wouldn't power up when i got it home, nothing at all.. Then I brought it back and they gave ne another unit that worked fine. Lat time I talked to the saleman that I was dealing with, he said that the unit that we could not get going, was working now?? I do not know how relaible these are, kindof intermittent!?!?

Never delt w/ fulltone

Good sounding unit! It replaced my heavey and bulky Vibratone!

Right off the bat, I dealt with reliability issues! Not a very good 1st impression!

Buy one, but make sure it works 1st as the manufacturer must have some QA and manufacturing repeteability problems!

No problem

I use - New Am Strat (Kinman AVn Blues p/us); Am Tele with SD little 59 p/us; 79 strat with SD APS 1 p/us; LP special; and stock new Am Tele) - into Dunlop 535 Q - into Tech 21 Comptortion - into ? into Fulltone Fulldrive 2 ? into Fulltone OCD ? into Fulltone Fat Boost ? into L6 Delay Modler ? into ChoralFlang into ? Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe ? into Fender 65 Deluxe Reverb RI

Play Rock & Blues sound in a large rocking Christian Church.

Favorite artists - Jimi, SRV, Keith, Jerry, Carlos, BB, Buddy, Eric, Freddie King, Billy Gibbons, Albert Collins, and Pete T.

I have owned Voodoo Lab Analog Ch, L6 Modulation Modeler, Boss CE-5 in the past. This effect is head and shoulders above all of those. I prefer a transparent shimmer which is no problem to get here. I can also get the exact same vintage chorus as the V Lab when I need it. The range switch is a great feature as it allows me to set up for my transparent sound and then get something deeper and more complex with the flip of a switch. Note the VL sounded very good, but much less versitile - no way to achieve a transparent sounding chorus. The VL always sounded "effected" and also produced a significant (undesired)boost which crunched up my clean sound. The Fulltone gives me everything that the VL did, plus more without the boost.

Seems well build. I depend on it w/o a backup.

I see that Mike has a bad rep in this category. I must say that he has been extremely responsive and helpful to me. People need to realize that a guy in that position must get hundreds of e mails every day. That is almost un-managable. Yet he always responds to me very quickly.

I have not had to have anything repaired, but would not hesitate to contact him if I did.

This is a quality company, which builds top quality effects.

This is the best Chorus pedal on the market, hands down. Nice Flange too, although that is not something I use a lot. I do like having the flexibility to use the flang if I want - w/o having to sacrifice any space on my board to carry it.

It take a little bit of experimataion...but it's worth it.

Set up: Guitar(MusicMan Petrucci or Ibanez RG2550 with Dimarzio Evolutions)-> HBE compessor-> Bud Wha or BAd Horsie Wha-> Boss Mega distorion (Lead boost..adds nice low boost too)-> MXR EVH phase 90-> Fulltone Choral Flange-> MXR Smart Gate-> Danelectro DanEcho-> Peavey JSX head into Mesa Recto 4x12 Cab.

Awesome on clean tones...rich...bathe in it! Beautiful! A little compression...chorus on...hint of delay...oh my god!

So far so good! Nicely built. Cool green finish. Like quality lab equipment of yester year. If it's esential to your sound...never gig with out back up. Rock gigs can be dangerous to equipment.

Good. I e-mailed and got a quick response. I resolved the issue myself so there was no prolonged email tag.

Very high rating. I've gone back to pedals rather than rack stuff. This is a very sweet pedal. A real keeper. Yes, I would replace it if it went missing. I've been playing for a long time...20+ yrs. Compared to other units out there that I have had/tried, it's just really sweet. A little pricey for some...but it's worth it. I play hard rock metal originals. This is perfect for what I do with clean tone...think "Pull Me Under" intro from Dream Theater...or Alex Lifeson clean kinda stuff. That's the tone I'm getting. It's deffinately deeper and richer than lesser units.

With so many configurable settings, the Choralflange is going to take a little time to grow familiar with. I wouldn't classify this as a usability issue though, since it's really just an embarassment of riches.

The one usability issue for me is that I have to adjust the volume knob whenever I adjust the mix knob, to keep the volume even. The difficulty is compounded because the volume knob is only about 2mm wide and has no dials/numbers.

With so many setttings, I wonder if there's ever been a chorus pedal which offered as many. Double your pleasure: this is also a flanger. Mix, depth, delay time, oscillation speed, wide/narrow (octave range), chorus/flanging: that's six tonal variations. Excepting the wide/narrow and chorus/flange toggles, the other settings cover a wide range of sounds, all of them wispy - even when they're oscillating.

My version, 2002 issue, is a weak on the low end. (I've had more luck in this regard with my Carl Martin Chorus x II.) I understand more recent issues have added headroom. If it sounds a little thin, it's always possibile to pull back on the mix and retain some of that original flavor.

I can't imagine why this wouldn't be dependable, outside of footswitches, which have a mind of their own. Mine's been ok for three years running.

Mike Fuller is a busy man, with a popular business and perhaps it's inevitable that he's curt. One of the nicer aspects of dealing with Mike is the five year warrantee, which is more than what most other people will offer.

I don't know of a stereo chorus pedal that has such tonal variation, with a lush chorus/flange from the discontinued Panasonic BBD bucket brigade chips. Perhaps something from Lovetone might have rivalled, but they've appreciated significantly. The list price for the Choralflange has actually depreciated in recent years. It's a bargain now.

I'd have to say that I've found this pedal to very easy to use. The manual has some good suggested starting points.

I'm using the Choral flange with a pair of Dr Z Maz 18 Jr's. I use Fulldrive 2, Supatrem, Clyde Wah, Frantone Brooklyn Overdrive and a Wasabi fwd/reverse delay. When I ues the Choral Flange it is usually in conjunction with the Trem for a Leslie sound. the output trim is a fantastic feature.

I love the sound of this pedal and I've been using it on tour (I play guitar w Steve Earle) for 4 years. The switch has broken 4 times. I have to get rid of it because I'm a professional and I can't use gear I can't count on. The switch that has been replaced is one of the "Upgraded ones". I keep my board in a flight case and it is handled with care. The switch is weak and can not be counted on.. (that is if you play over a hundred shows a year)

I paid retail for all of the Fullton products I own. When I contacted the company about the broken switch I was met with a ton of attitude... bad attitude. very offensive considering I am a paying professional customer. I really like the sound of this unit and all the other Fulltone stuff I own but I wish I had not contacted Fulltone. Kinda like how you don't want to meet Chuck Berry....

in the ratings thing for "1" it says.."not helpful at all, basically worthless"... I would add "Offensive"

Now the thing has broken down on me again... I'm in Europe on tour and I have to find a stereo out chorus pedal that sounds great....

Loved the pedal but if you can't count on it its no good for the road..

The CF-1 offers enough options to keep one busy enough exploring the many possible (and often subtle) variations: narrow to wide; chorus to flange; mix, depth, delay time, and speed. The knobs are big enough to accommodate large fingers, the toggle switches are small enough to avoid accidental changes, and the recessed area where these controls are located are not in danger of being changed by ones foot when engaging the unit. There's even an overall level boost/cut, which is also unobtrusively planted near the mix knob. The pedal is heavy enough to remain planted on the floor but not so heavy to weigh down one's gig bag. In all, it's perfectly designed.

The chorus is crystal analog clear. I have a hard time nailing down its sound descriptively. Sometimes the choralflange seems to accentuate the higher frequencies, and other times it is deep, guttural, and soulful. The mix knob offers a very wide range of wet/dry spread, so depending on its setting, the overall effect corresponds accordingly. Some settings add an unobtrusive, crystal sheen whereas others dominate the sound. I've had some very musical moments with the speed setting set higher than your typical swoosh tones--usually backing a blue groove while keeping the chords interesting.

After checking out many choruses--digital, the coveted Boss CE-2, the Maxon CS-9, and the DOD 690--I've settled on Fulltone's CF-1. Part of me says I want something more, but when I play through it, I'm not sure why I still have this notion. It never disappoints, and if I spend enough time adjusting the settings, I'm nearly always able to find the sound or a close enough sound to the one I'm hearing in my head. It's not "murky," nor is it brash or brittle. The leslie effect is hard to obtain quickly, but it's in there. Maybe in terms of sheer variety, not every sound is in this unit, but the ones that are sound professional. Having explored many chorus pedals, I'm confident that the CF-1 cannot be replaced--complimented, maybe--but not replaced.

It has not failed me yet. The power supply accepts the wallwart shipped with the unit or one of my Godlyke power-all jacks. I've owned this unit for three months.

Haven't needed any.

Mid-way through this endless quest for tone, I'm certain that the Fulltone CF-1 is a keeper. The flanger seems to work, but I'm not thrilled by it. I think I played the intro to Barracuda once with a chuckle, but after that, I keep it mostly set for chorusing.

Other units I consider would be worthy additions are the Foxrox flanger and Analogman's Clone chorus.

The CF-1 is transparent enough to work with other effecs: some with better results than others. I've paired it with phasers, wahs, and fuzzes with some success.

very easy, it ain't brain surgery. Find the Chorus tone you're looking for, then leave it alone. Repeat this procedure for the Flanger tones. Who actually needed the manual?

The chorus is exactly what I expect out of a chorus pedal. I know a lot of guitarists want the chorus to take over the tone, like a distortion pedal. I'm from the school of thought that says chorus should only enhance, not override the guitar's tone.
The flanger is an added bonus, but I didn't buy the pedal for this. It is a very mild flanger effect, which is fine. I don't want to pretend to sound like a jet engine anyway.

I had to take it back to the shop where i bought it to have the switch replaced. Mike Fuller replaced the switch with a heavy duty "upgrade', but that switch makes a loud 'click' noise when you step on it. Not a problem for live use, and only made a minor nuisance of itself in the studio during a live take. Seems dependable, though.

I know from e-mail responses that Mike is an overworked, blunt, customer service-challenged individual. He needs a hot blonde working the help desk, or a mandatory 2 week vacation, every three months. Not a big deal, just honor the warranty and take care of me if I have a problem with one of your expensive pedals, Mike. I don't need you to like me, just fix my stomp box if there's a problem!

It's a great chorus pedal for my ear, my needs, my tone. Been playing 25 years, play most styles but NOT metal, death metal, hate metal, shred, detuned nu-metal, punk, post punk, neo punk or country.

I give this a 7 because it's not a simple chorus/flange. It's just not rate and depth you have other fine tunings. You have to tinker a bit to get the sound that you want, the sound you want to cut through the mix of your recordings or band. However even before this you notice a difference, this unit is transparent. I liken it to a photoshop editor. It's powerful and you get out of it what you put into it.

Which segues right into the sound. Never is this unit noisy, it is clear and transparent. Other units on the market are like heavy cotton tights, the Choral Flange is silk stockings. I mainly compared this to my Roland Jazz Chorus since it was the best chorus I had, along with my ADA Flange. I like both of these units but the Jazz Chorus isn't as transparent or complex and the same goes for the ADA along with noise on the latter. I'm playing this through an Ampeg Jet. It's a nice little 15 watt amp and this chorus pedal sounds lovely through it, very dreamy. In the 70's a lot of acoustic guitars were saturated with modulation effects. If you desire a sound along the lines of the song "We just disagree" (Dave Mason I think), this will do it. I can see why it's also compared to Eric Johnson's sounds. Again not a cluttered sound it lets your guitars breath. I've used a Strat, ES-335, Les Paul, and Martin, as well as my voice. This is a fun unit takes you to a different zone.

Basedon what I've read about Fulltone, the company is run by a man who takes pride in his work. I've read many accounts of him fixing any problems. I've had this pedal for 6 month and no problem. I actually don't expect any based on his reputation and the build of the unit.

Yes well Mike was very helpful when I placed my order for 3 of his pedals. Considering how much demand their is for his units he was more than generous with his time. I would definately not hesitate if I had a question. I really believe he appreciates his customerbase. I believe that is the result of being a musician first business man second.

I've been playing for 17 years, I have my own style I guess. It allows me to cut through the mix. It's the 5 position switch Stratocaster of Pedals. It's as handy to a recording musician as a tape measure is to a carpenter. I installed a bug in the unit, if it were stolen I would simply track down the person bury them up to their neck in the sand by the sea shore at low tide. :)Value, you get what you paid for.