A FLANGER...A CHORUS what's the difference
NOT MUCH!
The technology is basically the same...
With the Flanger... the guitar signal is delayed about 10 ms and modulated...then blended together with a regenerated copy of the first flange signal...then the dry signal is added back in.
At 10 ms the effect is so weak...that it needs the regenerated signal.
A Chorus...is delayed by 30ms and does not need the second regenerated signal.
The Flanger was the first pedal to arrive...because it was 2 years after it that the technology had advanced enough for the longer delay time.
The Flanger has a lighter but more ornate sound. I find it can add a little icing on a dirt guitar solo.
It tends not to overwhelm the signal and leaves all the meat in the distorted voice
A Chorus can be quite full and rich...almost 12 string like on chords. Great for transforming something...that is at home on a Martin...but may sound harsh on an electric guitar.
I am not a lover of it on a heavily distorted sound. A lot of players love that because it fattens up the sound. I hate it because the modulation does what some call 'motor boating'...a continuous cycle of peaks and valleys in the signal. A nice long sustained over driven note in a great solo sounds like a Harley idling at a stop light!
I must admit...lots of players in the demos do a stellar job with a distorted tone and the chorus up full.
And...we get back to the analog vs. digital thing. I do like a good quality analog flanged signal. It can be very rich...warm and airy. The analog chorus can be like this too... the best chorus sounds have nice crisp highs
As for digital. Well I love a digital Chorus too.The top is razor sharp and bright and the lows are fat and full and never muddy.
Try one of each played together and there is no going back.!!!
(put the analog chorus in front of the digital for best results.)
Anyhow...all that said I have 2 Chorus pedals and a Flanger.
HERE'S MY PICKs
DONNER CONVOLUTION FLANGER
Yes yet another Mooer re-brand. This time it is a clone of the Electro-Harmonics Electric Mistress.
In fact it is similar...but the Mooer is actually warmer sounding. I had the EH for years and it is a tad strident.
Yes yet another Mooer re-brand. This time it is a clone of the Electro-Harmonics Electric Mistress.
In fact it is similar...but the Mooer is actually warmer sounding. I had the EH for years and it is a tad strident.
Current Price $31.00 USD
NUX CH-3 CHORUS
Nux specialize in digital pedals....the quality is second to none. this is so clean I thought it was digital it is not. It sounds great on it's own but stacked with Donner it is awesome. Huge but not too busy.
This is not a vintage sounding pedal. It is very modern. After having both I find I keep going back to this one. It really fattens up a sound but always frames the pedals you use with it. If any one out there could use it for a week on trial...they would not give it back!
Current Price $28.00 USD
NUX CHORUS CORE
I do not have this pedal...but I have the delay
so it is safe to say you get a lot of useful
bells and whistles.The Tri-Chorus effect
is worth the price.
Current Price $38.00 USD
DONNER TUTI LOVE CHORUS
A Mooer re-brand again. Not much to add.
Many players have trusted their Chorus effect to the Boss CE-2 Chorus for years. If it is not broke then don't fix it. Steel it. LOL Yes...this is a Boss clone.
I recommend you choose by the color of the paint.
The Boss CE-2 is out of production
The Valetron Loft is an exact clone part for part.
Current Price $89.00 USD
Current Price $34.00 USD
Current Price $$46.00 USDI recommend getting both the faux Boss and a Nux Chorus Pedal...if you do...money or not you will never be looking over a Gourmet pedal and wishing.
With both you can do a lot.
Ok...if you want just one flip a coin ....for my money they are a tie.
PHASER PHIRST!!!
Back in the BAD OLD DAYS....the Phaser arrived.
It was even there by EH before the Gourmet guy MXR....Cross yourself...at the time MXR was considered expensive and sophisticated.There wasn't even that cheap Japanese crap Boss to choose from. YUP! Japanese pedals had the status that the Chinese pedals are going thru.
It was even there by EH before the Gourmet guy MXR....Cross yourself...at the time MXR was considered expensive and sophisticated.There wasn't even that cheap Japanese crap Boss to choose from. YUP! Japanese pedals had the status that the Chinese pedals are going thru.
OF THE U.S. AND JAPANESE GUITARS. IN A VERY FEW YEARS YOUR NEXT GUITAR HERO WILL PLAY ONE. YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST.
I HAVE ONE! $450.00
and it sounds...and plays and is as good as my Les Paul.....No SHORT CUTS...solid ash with a fixed maple neck.
This has already happened with cars made in Korea...guitars are next!
NOW WHAT WAS I TALKING ABOUT??? OH YES
PHASERS
HOW IT WORKS
Back to the delay thing again. Before there was a chip to delay the signal enough to make even the Flanger...it was found that an... all pass filter... with it's micro second delay was enough to put the overtones out of phase. this literally was just smearing the sound. This happens with cheap stereo speakers where the tweeter signal reaches you ears before the speaker can.This sounds like crap. BUT...if you put in an osilater to sweep from the in sync dry signal back to the out of phase signal and back...cool sh@t happens. So put in a second ...high pass filter..and you phase the phase...put in a third...etc.
OK...the choices
DONNER PEARL TREMOR PHASE
An MXR Phase 90 clone. Yes and again a Mooer re-brand.
Current Price $31.00 USD
Back to the delay thing again. Before there was a chip to delay the signal enough to make even the Flanger...it was found that an... all pass filter... with it's micro second delay was enough to put the overtones out of phase. this literally was just smearing the sound. This happens with cheap stereo speakers where the tweeter signal reaches you ears before the speaker can.This sounds like crap. BUT...if you put in an osilater to sweep from the in sync dry signal back to the out of phase signal and back...cool sh@t happens. So put in a second ...high pass filter..and you phase the phase...put in a third...etc.
OK...the choices
DONNER PEARL TREMOR PHASE
An MXR Phase 90 clone. Yes and again a Mooer re-brand.
Current Price $31.00 USD
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