It feels like chorus as an effect has been enjoying a resurgence recently. Yay or nay? Or did it never go away?
In any case, I made this video to help people compare and contrast every single BOSS chorus ever made... so please watch and hopefully it helps in your tone questing!
Is Chorus back?
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Re: Is Chorus back?
Oh god I hope not!! 
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Re: Is Chorus back?
It never went away for me
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Haha I love the two extremes presented within the first two replies.
I've always loved chorus and it's been very present in the music that I listen to... but for some reason never used it much in my actual playing.
I've always loved chorus and it's been very present in the music that I listen to... but for some reason never used it much in my actual playing.
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Re: Is Chorus back?
I think it requires Justin Timberlake to do a song to bring it back officially. So far he's only done sexy, so I reckon chorus is next.
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Re: Is Chorus back?
But in that song he does say "take it to the chorus" which I assume is a reference for the guitarist to take his guitar to the chorus pedal.
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Re: Is Chorus back?
Chorus makes mind/ear picture of Clapton August era album.
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Re: Is Chorus back?
I'll have to watch Ed's video. There are chorus sounds I like but it always makes me think of a singer accompanied by a solo, clean, over chorused guitar. 
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Hey Ed, I made a comment recently, " If Boss don't make it, you don't need it." And I generally hold this to be true. But Boss doesn't do any form of Klon clone do they?
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Re: Is Chorus back?
Not as a standalone pedal, but there's a good Centaur mode that lives inside of the OD-200, funnily enough I was just watching this video that one of our artists in Brazil did:
https://www.instagram.com/p/ChvB2xaJwB8/
It's also one of the OD/DS types available in Katana, GT-1000 and GX-100
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Can't play Stone Roses songs without a bit of chorus. That's a win for me.
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Chorus is essential, John Mayer made it cool again though with Sob Rock.
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Re: Is Chorus back?
Can't do Hooky bass without it. Preferably an old noisy one.
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