BIYANG CH10 AQUA CHORUS
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| $45.00 USD |
This company has been around for years. It is family business and has been run like a gourmet pedal maker from before the there was even the term 'gourmet' for pedals. The Biyang CH7 was pedals predecessors has been around for 10 years and is still available. The original pedals came in the same large enclosures on the E-H big Muffs. Even the C-10 is 8 years old. It is really just the CH7 in a the popular standard Hammond B type casing. It is all analog and still handmade. Fortunately they took the 'if It ain't broke don't fix it. It has a heavy vibe to the classic Boss CH2. Both have a bit of chime and a killer bloom to the sweep that unlike anything but the very pricy pedals does not have a sharp fade at the tail of the sweep. This make the sound very full. Both have a very airy quality compared to others that sound dense. The guitar is enhanced but nee competed with.CONCLUSION
The only Chorus that struck me as better is the Boss Waza Craft CH-2W at $210.00 USD and the Jam Pedals Waterfall at $270.00 USD. In short, up to 5 times the money to get just a nudge better with the sound.
how about nux ch-3? is it worse or better?
ReplyDeleteAs an all around tool if I only had one I would o for the NUX. It has a control to pull back the overall effect which is great with dirt if you do not want the pulse of the sweep to be up front and you are using the unit just as a fattener.
ReplyDeleteAccording to you, is it better than the boss CE-5? What makes a difference with the Boss Waza Craft CH-2W and the Jam Pedals Waterfall ?
ReplyDeleteI have also seen the Biyang Classical Chorus CH-12. Have you tried it? The MXR 234 sounds really good too!
ReplyDeleteA great pedal of any kind needs some detail in the tone. In short it can not have inadequate highs or have mud in the mids or lows or a weak distant sound. One big plus with vintage designs is if they are still available or much copied they set nicely in the mix. In short they sound great when the whole band is playing. They blend with what you are playing but do not take it over. In other words you do not feel you can not play a chord or riff etc. because they ruin or weaken the vibe of the tune. Last but not least they have a pleasing 'color' to their tone. For example some early Boss pedals are like a 'Red Rose' flower. No one hates a Red Rose Rose but we may all have rose colour we like more but we find it easy to see that a Red Rose does indeed look good.
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