EBS Red Twister Old vs New

[Danich_Ivanov]

I found a pretty good deal on a red twister, but when i looked closer at the photo, it turned out that the guy is selling an old one with reversed jacks, which i'm fine with, but i wonder if it is as good as a new one, and what are the differences besides looks? Is the old one true bypass? Thanks.

 

[Danich_Ivanov]

So, i bought a thing, and in case anyone is wandering wether or not old ones are still worth buying, here are my initial impressions:

Build quality is top notch, paint is thick, it has weight, pots are smooth, overall a really good stuff, rare to see this days.

It is not true bypass, however i've noticed no negative effects on my tone, if any at all, so bypass is well done.

Jack positioning is reversed, but i personally don't care about that at all.

For a chorus pedal it is dead quiet, there's no constant "shhhhhhhh" you get with other choruses, especially if you like me, use you'r chorus before high gain.

Sound wise, it is subjective, but i love this thing, it sounds thick, yet balaced and lively. I've read about people prefering unichorus for a guitar, but based on a demos i found it to be too dark for my setup, you'r experience may vary, but i can tell that this one definitely works great.

So, if in a process of hunting for a chorus you'll see this one for a good price, get one, it's awesome.

 

[Mudder]

Nice! I've had an old school Arion for years but always look for new stuff.

 

[Danich_Ivanov]

Initially i was bouncing back'n forth between Small Clone, Neo clone, Bass clone, Walrus audio julia, Catalinbread Callisto, Tc Electronic Corona mini. Catalinbread and Walrus were abandoned first, because despite how good they are, my chorus needs are pretty basic (basically i needed fast and slow rotary'ish thing), so they felt like a bit too much for me. Then Bass clone fell out, my friend has one, i tried it, and it had too much noise in my setup, after that i was sceptical wether or not other clones will be just as noisy, so then i almost bought a used Corona, but someone requested it a few hours before i did, so i missed it, and then i saw red twister, did a bit of research, immidiately pulled the trigger and the rest is history, happy days.

 

[Mudder]

Yeah, I just went with a vibe for rotary tones. I'm not patient enough to test 6-8 different pedals. I don't have an issue with pedal board space.