Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

[serizawa]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

Really though? I've seen the RV-3 on tons of professional pedal boards, so I dunno where the dislike is coming from.

If it's good enough for some of those guys, it's definitely good enough for me. Even though I use an M13 for all my reverb and delay and modulation.

[Simon_F]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

I like a touch of reverb when I'm playing alone at home, but when I'm playing with a band I find it detracts from the clarity and cut of my sound. I prefer a little digital delay in a band context. So, if this is your band/gigging pedal board, I would go with the chorus rather than the reverb.

Your kilometerage may be of an alternative magnitude.

[Budweiser]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

I think this question is retarded and so are you. I mean, seriously, man. Chorus vs reverb? If you can't decide which you need at the global level, you need to quit playing.

Do you need help deciding whether or not to play an open G or G bar chord too?

This is like asking someone "Which do I need more - something to drink or something to eat?" If you don't know - no one does.

Ace was mean to me. LOL!

What I should have said was: If you could only have one or the other, which would you chose & why? Plus, I've never owned a reverb pedal before, all my previous amps had it built in, so I was curious on other's opinions on the Boss RV-5. If I had room on my pedalboard for both, I would but I don't & I'm not going to buy a larger one.

There. Now that I've re-phrased the question, Hopefully Ace won't think of me as a total retard.

[Metalman_666]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

I feel like, as everyone else has said, that really boils down to what you would be using more overall. Personally I feel like I could live without reverb (I have the CH-1 as well, love it). But every once in awhile I like to add a splash just to give my cleans more air.

I think I would opt for keeping the chorus. What amp are you using, and why does it not have any built-in reverb?

[guitarded]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

I'm thinking of replacing my Boss chorus pedal with the reverb on my pedal board.

Good move? Bad move?

I can't have both.

I have the Rv-5 and it is OK in the loop and that is an iffy OK.... You definitely don;t want it in front of your amp. I would check out the Holy Grail or the Verbzilla. I never played either but people here and elsewhere really like them.

[guitarded]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

I think this question is retarded and so are you. I mean, seriously, man. Chorus vs reverb? If you can't decide which you need at the global level, you need to quit playing.

Do you need help deciding whether or not to play an open G or G bar chord too?

This is like asking someone "Which do I need more - something to drink or something to eat?" If you don't know - no one does.

Woo Hoo... Some tough love happening here! I didn;t quite get the vs. part either... but then again I have owned or currently own both of those pedals and niether are anything to write home about..... The RV-5 sounds way too cold and digital and if you put it in the front, it don't even sound like a reverb.... The CH-1 is also digital and weak sounding but some people dig that in a chorus...

[d1dsj]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

Reverb doesn't do much for me, I'd go chorus or delay.

[Budweiser]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

What amp are you using, and why does it not have any built-in reverb?

Orange Tiny Terror.

[Budweiser]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

Reverb doesn't do much for me, I'd go chorus or delay.

I have a Boss DD-3 in the loop.

[d1dsj]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

Ah I see. Have you had the T.T modded then as yours has an effects loop or did you buy it like that?

[Aceman]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

The correct Reverb pedal choice is:

EH Holy Grail Plus

Verbzilla

[James Rock]

Re: Boss CH-1 Chorus vs. RV-5 Digital Reverb

Really though? I've seen the RV-3 on tons of professional pedal boards, so I dunno where the dislike is coming from.

Thats the RV-3 that many bands had. Most of those were gotten when there wasn't a huge selection of delay and reverb pedals and the delays on the RV-3 are decent much like a DD-5 I guess and the reverb wasn't that bad and you could get some useful tones but the RV-5 is just reverb and not one of the decent pedal reverbs released lately.