Classic Chorus

Classic Chorus

The Classic Chorus by Carl Martin, is not just another chorus pedal. Yes it can be powered by either a 9V battery or a regulated 9V power supply; yes it has the solid diecast housing with the cool off-white chicken-head knobs and the cool CM graphics; yes it has that great CM quality bypass switching, and the LED’s to indicate operation; and yes when you plug into this pedal, you will get a chorus effect…..but….there is so much more! Carl spent a year researching and developing this pedal for the vintage guitar nut in all of us. Plug into the Classic Chorus, step on the Bypass switch to turn the effect on, adjust the speed and depth knobs to obtain your favorite chorus effect and then bring up the level to show off just how good you sound. You will be amazed at how this pedal takes you back to the ‘day’ with it’s full, round, vintage chorus sound. Now hang on to your hat and step on the Vibrato switch. By adjusting the Rate knob clockwise you change your sound from Chorus to Vibrato with the full Vibrato effect achieved with the Rate and Depth knobs turned completely clockwise. (The Speed Depth and Level knobs are universal for both Chorus and Vibrato.) You will notice a distinct drop in your highs, but Carl says this is intentional….it will keep your sound warmer and rounder, plus, when you use this effect with Distortion/Overdrives it won’t fizz out or die, you will just get that massive overdriven chorus/vibrato effect that you always dreamed of.

Reviews

GuitarBuyer (UK) May 2008. Classic Chorus
The Classic Chorus is well-designed, well-built and offers some truly authentic analogue chorus sounds, but with the added convenience of a level control and relatively low background noise. If lush, vintage-style chorus is your thing, you’d be hard pushed to find a better contender at this price. In other words, it’s a classic.

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GUITAR PLAYER (USA) May 2008. Classic Chorus
This thing sounds good. Not only because its milkshake-thick modulation sounds as if it could be spooned out of the speakers, but also because a severe volume boost is available if you need it.
The Classic Chorus is no joke. With a ton of rich, high-quality, utterly musical sounds, it may even make a non-chorus dude a believer.

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Product: Carl Martin Classic Chorus
Price Paid: euros 110
Submitted 04/14/2008 at 06:38pm by paulusjazzus

Ease of Use : 9

Easy to use: speed, rate, depth and level controls.
Level control is a smart plus on a chorus pedal, so useful to calibrate your overall sound or to boost your sound when you come from a distorted solo and want to cut through the mix with an arpeggio.

Sound Quality : 10

The best chorus I have ever played with!!!
So warm, thick, fat, sweet... I don't have enough words to explain how happy I am with this pedal. I'm a pro player for more than 17 years, I have had tons of gear and many chorus pedals, but this is the best!
Chorus mode is completely transparent, as all Carl Martin pedals are, it doesn't change your natural sound but gives you a very sparklin and spacious chorus sound.
In the vibrato mode it cuts off a very little of highs, that is a very smart and useful thing because your sound gets warmer and warmer and if you use it with a distortion pedal, it never gets fuzzy or trebly.

Reliability : 10

Never had problems with Carl Martin Pedals

Customer Support : 10

Very kind, they have answered very quickly to all my questions.

Overall Rating : 10

The best chorus pedal I have ever spent my money on. Warm and very vintage style sounding, but clean and transparent at the same time.
I would leave it on all the time!

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Product: Carl Martin Classic Chorus
Price Paid: GBP 79.99
Submitted 01/07/2009 at 08:33am by Joe

Ease of Use : 9

More features them most Chorus pedals-

Bypass switch - On or off basically

Vibrato switch - Switches between the vhorus or vibrato effect

Level knob - Controls overall mix with your original sound, left in the middle it stays equal or you can use it as some what of a boost

Depth Knob - Controls how strong and deep the chorus sound is

Speed Knob - Controls the speed of the signal, so how fast the kind of rotary sound spins.

Rate - controls the mix between the vibrato effect and the chorus

All these things are very usefull, and the pedal is almost 2 in 1 with it consisting of chorus and vibrato, which is great value for money.

The pedal is pretty easy to use but some specs and presets on a manual would be good, not to mention the pedal looks great.

Sound Quality : 9

Chorus- It's very natural and got like a retro anologue sound, which is great think Incubus - Crow left of the murder album.
Maybe the depth and speed controls could be abit wider ranging but usefull pleasent tones.

Vibrato- When this is engaged the effect becomes very tremelo like with fast rotations of frequancy and is very strong which im sure any one who plays anything alternative will love having this extra sound on the pedal.

Reliability : No Opinion

havnt had it long enough to judge

Customer Support : No Opinion

Dont know as never used but heard good things.

Overall Rating : 9

Looks good, Good price point, Good sounds maybe abit more understated then it sbhould be but never the less good.