Re: Chorus pedals
I am personally skeptical about it. I presume it's just pure business-driven move in order to stay relevant amid the competition from TC, EHX...those booo-teek makers, you know. Boss design is from yesteryear and it has managed to build a reputation of 'tone sucker'.
Given that many guitar players seem to have fallen for it with all the exorbitant price and bogus Wazacraft imagery, that startegy looks like a success.
As true as all that could be proof is in the pudding. Before I installed the Wazacraft Chorus into my rig in the effects loop chain, I was using the TC Electronics tri chorus special edition black. When I plugged in the boss ,without the effect ON, my entire rig got clearer and more open. Before the effect was judged, the buffer circuit works so much better the the TC Electronics models including the bonafide stand alone buffer pedal.
If you plug directly into your amp with no effects in the loop or out front and listen to the quality of tone each channel has raw and then start adding effects, patch cables and such, you will notice a loss in high end response and lack of clarity.
The Wazacraft returned that clarity just by adding it to the chain. Amazing as the bonifide buffer was supposed to do that but failed
All the TC Electronics digital pedals I own have switchable buffer circuits where you can choose between true bypass and buffer.
I did a ton of experiments with them to attempt to make my effects chain sound transparent.
With the bonifide buffer first in the chain and the Tri Chorus in buffer mode all other pedals in true bypass, I got close to a straight raw sound but it still had a darkness to it.
When I put the Wazacraft in it return the high end loss and sounded like just plugging in directly.
I removed the tri Chorus and the sound was even better. I took the Wazacraft out and my rig went bsck to dark.
Say what you will and feel anyway about the Wazacraft pedals you want but I feel they are remarkable and the effects sound is top notch.
I don't mind paying more for better quality.
Boss pedals last basically forever and they continue to prove to me they are the best in the business.
I always look to other brands and try others out but honestly none of them are better then Boss at what Boss does best.
Needless to say the tri chorus and bonifide buffer no longer are a part of my rig. I sold both of them. They where both nice pedals but the Wazacraft chorus replaced both of them and does a much better job of them combined.
I think it's a shame as I really started to love the TC Electronics pedals. The tone print ability of their pedals is so damn cool but at the end of the day I'm about tone not features.
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