Ibanez CS5 Chorus

This is easy to use; all you have to do is tweak the knobs with your ear as your guide.

I used to use this with my Marshall jtm 60 2x12 tube amp with an Ibanez Roadstar and have since used it with a 335, a Yairi acoustic direct into PA, and the 335 and a strat into a Vibrolux(the new version). I must say that it never did completely satisfy me - it made my signal too fat at first but lately I've tried it and through my acoustic and Vibrolux it sounds like I'm playing inside a tin can. By way of comparison, the chorus on my Boss ME-30 sounds good no matter what guitar or amp/PA I use. I bought the sound tank a couple of years ago when I was just starting to get serious about playing again and since then, I've been able to upgrade my gear a bit and have also developed a better ear for what sounds good for my applications. If you're into noise textures, then this unit is good.

It's never given me problems in this category, but after about four months after I started using it, I got the ME-30 multi-effect unit, and since then have only used the cs5 a handful of times.

I play a wide variety of styles, but use chorus on mostly mellower type stuff. Like I said it makes the guitar sound like its coming out of a tin can. I'd never buy it again. I think Ibanez has discontinued the sound tank series, if this chorus is representative of the series, I can see why.

This damn thing only has 3 knobs. How much harder can it be? If you can't use this pedal, well then you must be stupider than Cletus the Slack-Jawed yokel. The manual sucks but you won't be needing it anyways.....maybe on directions where they hide the battery compartment.

This is the sweetest chorus pedal I have ever played on. Forget the Cool Cat. This thing only takes 1 battery and lasts pretty long on it. I gave my Cool Cat out once i plugged in this bad boy. I'm using my Crate CR-212 with reverb.....not much to it but this sucker sounds sweet and makes no annoying noise at all.

It's made out of plastic and you probably should be weighing 500 lbs. and jumping on it. But you probably can throw this thing throught the wall for enjoyment and it will still be in working condition. I wouldn't dream of bringing a backup chorus pedal because I'd rather use my Ibanez rather than anything else. If there were no Ibanez, I'd just use clean sounds then.

If Ibanez puts out good crap like this, then the only reason I'd call them is to compliment on their products. But other than that, I never had to deal with customer support

I'm a little bit of "G" funk music, Metal, Hip-Hop, but all hardcore and for good, clean sounds, this pedal pushes the sound to the limit. I own a DOD Death Metal Distortion and with the right settings on this pedal, you can make some really wicked sounds with it. If it were stolen, I'd find the stupid f*cker and throw my DOD at his head. Because this thing might break, and I don't wanna drive 40 mins to Guitar Center in my hooptie car to buy another one. I wish AC adapters came with every pedal that you can buy because pedals eat up batteries and batteries suck ass.

quite easy... there's only 3 knobs... you can get THE sound you want pretty easy...

I'm using the effect with tons of other pedals and it runs almost last after my delay and b4 my tremolo and reverb... i use a yamaha 12-string and a washburn hb-30 and play thro whatever amp that i can get my hands on...
sound wise this chorus is the ONE that i'll use... i've compared it side by side with the new BOSS super chorus... it was too clean.. to clear and sounds weak... compared it with an old boss chorus... can't remember the model but its a 2 knob version... the sound of the 2 knobs BOSS sound pretty good... but i'll choose the Ibanez CS-5...
It sounds WARM... and you can get really odd sounds with that delay knob... like what the rest of the users here said...

its okie... done a few gigs with it... chuck it together with loads of other effects in a duffle bag... no problems...
only thing that i totally hate about soundtanks are their jack sockets... they oxidise pretty fast inside and requires cleaning... maybe its due to the weather here in Singapore... extremely humid and rain in a minute and scorching in the other...

never talked to them... never need to.... mind you i own 5 soundtanks and none have given me problems...

I play noise pop with lotsa sound layering... have played guitar seriously for around 5 years... and this chorus is the one for me... try it and you may like it... and its CHEAP compared to other brands....

Only 3 nobs, very easy to use. Rate- how fast, Depth- how deep, and D-time (my FAV!!!!!!!!!!!) delay of chorus. Just sit down, you will find a good sound.

I am really picky with my chorus sound, so thi spedal getting a 7 is REALLY good. What makes this a great pedal is that it has the delay time control that most choruses don't offer. That makes the pedal very adaptable to the style you want it to be. Most choruses have a set delay time, and that is why most guitar players "get close enough" to the sound they want and buy that chorus. A delat time control allows for total sonic chorus control. I only took off some points because it still wasn't perfect. Roto-vibe is the 9 in my scale!

It's plastic, and I was reluctant to buy it, but it has held up better than my BOSS DD-3. I just don't slam on it, so it should be fine.

Never dealt with them

This is a great pedal! To hell with the Cool cat, this pedal can do that and go into a nice TC flange/chorus sound with a twist of that wonderful dealy nob. Great find, just be careful with it and you'll be happy!

easy to use, no hassle. 3 knobs. easy to get sound.

I personally cannot tell the difference between a T.C. Electronics chorus and an Ibanez Soundtank. One chorus is as good as another. Al l you're buying is the name.

It's made out of plastic.......I dunno. I don't abuse my gear so I have no doubt that this thing would be ok.

Never dealt with them.

As I said, one chorus is as good as another. I would defenitely buy this again, it's got a great sound (and the input/output jacks are placed better than DOD's or BOSS). Check this one out. great value.

This pedal is extemely easy to use. it has the standard rate,depth,and delay controls.

If you run direct from your guitar it is very quiet. I run it through the effects loop of my amp becuse if you run the chourus first it tends to muddle up the sound on the the solid-state/lead channel(crate gt-80). This increased signal level tends to add a bit of noise. Also this unit produces very long delays for a chorus. This lets you add some interesting effects. Turning the width control past 8 and the delay in the 3-5 range gives an almost flanger type sound with the flanger feedback at 0. Turning width and delay past 8 and varying the speed gives a tremlo/vibrato sound.

Owned the thing for 3 years no problems.

I love it.