paulyc":1fz7nhfy said:
Rock Bodom":1fz7nhfy said:
Speeddemon":1fz7nhfy said:
Be aware that the MXR M234 (which is the same as the Zakk chorus) does darken your tone and its buffer isn't all that.
That's definitely my other concern with some of these...unwanted tone coloring. The rest of my board is complete and is dialed in so nicely, I don't want my quest for chorusy cheese to ruin it all!!
Thanks for the other recommendations...and yeah, cool to see the Boss DC-2W coming out! I have my original still, LOVE that thing! In stereo it is just amazing, total ear candy...same problem, I really am starting to hate not being able to dial in the level!!
Other pedals that include a buffer already on your board (Boss for example) may help this situation, as well as a dedicated buffer. the level issue could be fixed by using a small mixer (RJM for example).
That didn't fix it in the case of the MXR M234 in my situation. I had it in the fx-loop of my amp, with a Boss PS-6 Harmonist(buffered) in front of it and I've tried it with different pedals in front as well. The bypass just has a bit of tonesuck *and* when the chorus IS on, it's slightly darkening the tone too. It is juicy, thick, nice swirly and plays nice with (high)gain, but it's a bit less neutral that I'd like, and mind you, I don't want it to be TOO neutral either.
Actually, the detune setting on the Boss PS6 is rather nice, where you can adjust the percentage of detune as well as the Level/Mix. I was just dead-set on an analog chorus myself.... so far the only contender that isn't too big, to replace the Mooer Ensemble King for me, might be the new Boss DC-2W.
Pete Thorn's demo sounded great!