It’s been a long time since I used a chorus pedal. As most guitar players of a certain age will know, the chorus pedal became a bit of a laughing stock after the bloated-ness of the 1980s guitar sound. However, they seem to be making a comeback in some forms, with everyone from Boss to many of the boutique pedal makers, including a chorus pedal of some description in their lineup.

I was lucky enough to obtain an unwanted Boss chorus pedal, donated to me by one of my lovely students. I gave it a blast at a recent rehearsal of my band The Nightwires. It sounded pretty good! Some of the new riffs/songs we have started to record, seem to suit a little bit of chorus here and there. I’m still not 100% convinced though, as I’m not sure the Boss CH1 is the greatest chorus pedal in the world but I’m loathe to splash out, say on one of the new Boss Waza chorus pedals, until I see how much I’ll use the sound. I also don’t really want to start having to build a bigger board either, as I am determined to stick to my Pedaltrain Metro board..