Joe Hopper November 12, 2006
Rating: 9/10
None more divisive, the chorus pedals has as many detractors as devotees. But it wasn't until I started playing around with mine that I realised how many of my favourite records put this sound to great effect. The real selling point of the CE-5 is the scope of crystal clean chorus sounds on tap. The tiered tone control provides access to everything from bright, piercing twinkle to low, dull sheen. With the other controls mastered you quickly realise that it's not all '80s slick as snot pop, with low string riffage recalling The Cure, arpeggios screaming The Smiths, and wobbly distortion insisting you try out those Nirvana solos. In keeping with other Boss products, it is super clean, so look elswhere for analogue idiosyncracy. Never-the-less, it's telling that before getting the CE-5 I hadn't wanted chorus pedal, and now I wouldn't know what to do without one.
Our "Boss" pedals night at the Huddersfield Dolphin Music store was a great success, and those who attended were very impressed by the multi-talented Jonathan Quinney...
A great opportunity to come and listen to top Roland demonstrator, Jonathan Quinney demonstrate a wide range of guitar fx pedals and boss gear...find out the details.
Router pedals are amongst the simplest and most versatile pedals a guitarist can have...making their life easier and able to open up new possibilities for the creative player.
The Leslie rotary speaker cabinet was widely used in the 60's, and its characteristic sound was popularised by such acts as Procol Harum on "A Whiter Shade of Pale", Jimi Hendrix on "Little Wing" and others...find out how to recreate those classic sounds!
One of the most beloved echo effects ever made, the Roland RE-201 Space Echo, has been reborn as the BOSS RE-20 Twin Pedal!
The renowned manufacturer of broadcast delay and multi-fx units, has turned its sights to guitarists, and released two stomp boxes that have a quality to match studio equipment.
No less than five great new Boss pedals were introduced early this year at NAMM in California. They are now available to the UK, but quantities are very limited - get your hands on one as soon as you can, or you might be disappointed!!!
BOSS, possibly the most respected maker of FX pedals for guitar, has introduced some exciting new models for 2007, at this year's NAMM: the FZ-5 Fuzz pedal, the DN-2 Dyna Drive, the ML-2 Metal Core, the FBM-1 Fender '59 Bassman and finally, the FDR-1 Fender '65 Deluxe Reverb pedal. They seem destined to be hugely popular amongst guitarists - as you'd expect from Boss!
2-Mode Flanger Effects Pedal
Classic Tremolo Effects Pedal. Get the classic, warm, mind-boggling tremolo effects of vintage ’60s amps. There are dedicated Rate, Wave and Depth controls for first-class sound shaping
Ultimate Flanger Effects Pedal
Ultimate Phase Shifter Effects Pedal
Acoustic Modeler Effects Pedal
“Shift” into high gear with the Fender Phaser, great for both guitar and bass and really super-whoooshy-sounding!
Experience the warmth of analog. Nothing can compare to the organic sound of analog delay, and no one does analog like the Deluxe Memory Man! Up to 550ms of vibrant echo that rivals tape delay; lush, spatial chorus and haunting vibrato are just a few of the treats in the Memory Man's sonic schmorgasbord! Analog warmth that renders digital delay…
With its single knob and switch, the PT999 Phase Tone is deceptively simple. Yet packed into this tiny blue box are a host of the most authentic 70's era phasing effects available in a current production unit. Simply by adjusting the unit's Rate control a wide variety of expressive phasing nuances can be coaxed from the PT999, all of them…
The final word in chorus pedals The much anticipated reissue of the classic EH pedal that Kurt Cobain and Adrian Belew relied on to create their signature sounds but now in Stereo and with an improved signal-to-noise ratio.
This unit is B-Stock as it has been refurbished by the manufacturer - it still comes boxed with all peripherals but has a limited 3 month warranty hence the bargain price!
Building on the 20-year legacy of the famous BOSS BF-2, the new BF-3 Flanger pedal gives guitarists and bassists an updated version of the classic BOSS flanger with the thickest stereo flanging sounds ever.
Reproduces the classic tremolo effects of vintage '60s amps using a Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). LFO waveform variable from triangle to square for producing a variety of classic tones.
The CE-20 Chorus Ensemble is the culmination of over 25 years of BOSS chorus experience. This programmable chorus pedal not only models classics like the CE-1 and SDD-320, but creates entirely new effects including chorus for bass and acoustic guitar. New “Brilliance” and “Ambience” knobs offer unprecedented realtime control over the chorus tone-making the CE-20 a pedal no guitarist should…
Produces everything from mild, natural chorusing to the penetrating stereo chorus popular in contemporary music. Covers a wide frequency range and includes both high- and low-cut filters.
Delivers a clean chorus sound with crystal-clear highs and a unique stereo effect, variable between the left and right speakers. An EQ function adjusts the tonality of the chorus sound.
Vintage BOSS phasing effects including 4-, 8-, 10-, and 12-stage phasers, plus new "Rise" and "Fall" effects for unidirectional phasing. Tap tempo sync or realtime control of rate via an Expression/Pedal input
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