14 Chorus/Vibrato Pedal Shootout (Vibrato Setting)

Описание: The vibrato effect from fourteen boutique Chorus/Vibrato pedals directly compared with the same loop from an Electro-Harmonix 720 looper, recorded from my Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster.



They are, in order:

0:20 TC Electronic Gravy Tri-Chorus & Vibrato
https://reverb.com/p/tc-electronic-gravy
(TC/Guitar Center exclusive, a digital effect based on the tri-chorus from the TC Corona and the Vibrato from the Shaker - no longer made)

0:48 Walrus Audio Julia Analog Chorus/Vibrato
https://www.walrusaudio.com/products/...
(limited edition Guitar Center exclusive artwork, fully analog chorus/vibrato with dry-chorus-vibrato 'd-c-v' mix control, 'Lag' to adjust the LFO delay time, and a toggle for sine or sawtooth wave shape - r/guitarpedals favourite chorus pedal)

1:16 JHS Emperor v2 Analog Chorus/Vibrato with Tap Tempo
https://www.jhspedals.com/products/gu...
(Bucket Brigade effect based on the Arion SCH-1, with three waveform shapes, Level cut/boost control, and an EQ knob)

1:45 Catalinbread Callisto Chorus
https://www.catalinbread.com/index.ph...
(Analog effect with Mix to go from dry to chorus to vibrato, Width control for effect depth, and Density to adjust the LFO delay time - on every other pedal here, Width is for the LFO delay, so I got what these knobs do the wrong way round!)

2:14 Hermida Audio Rotary Reverb
http://www.lovepedal.com/rotaryreverb/
(Digital vibrato/tri-chorus/rotary speaker simulator, with optional spring reverb, now made and sold by Lovepedal)

2:42 Chase Bliss Audio Warped Vinyl HiFi
https://chaseblissaudio.com/product/w...
('True pitch' analog vibrato/chorus, designed to emulate the sound of a warped record, with insanely tweakable digital control - automatic ramping, MIDI control, presets, far too much to go into here!)

3:10 Greenhouse Effects Stonefish Chorus/Vibrato
http://www.gheffects.com/#section6
(Analog effect with Width control for the LFO delay time, and a Tone control to roll off the high end)

3:38 JAM Pedal WaterFall
https://www.jampedals.com/waterfall/
(analog chorus/vibrato handwired in Greece, as used by Nels Cline - the -/+ toggle adds more intensity to the effect)

4:08 Digitech Ventura Vibe Rotary/Vibrato Pedal
https://digitech.com/en/products/vent...
(digital Univibe and Rotary speaker emulator, with a Modern ’80s chorus effect that can deliver true pitch vibrato at 100% wet)

4:36 Keeley Seafoam+ Vibrato/Chorus
https://robertkeeley.com/product/seaf...
(digital chorus effect based on the earlier Seafoam chorus, with a Mix control for vibrato at 100% wet, Automatic Double Tracking and Dual Chorus modes, a mode-specific Space control for tone or added reverb, and with the flick of an internal dipswitch it changes into a Bass Chorus, Flanger and Tremolo!)

5:04 Carl Martin Classic Chorus
https://carlmartin.com/classic_chorus/
(warm vintage-sounding analog chorus from Denmark, with a separate footswitch to activate the vibrato, a Level cut/boost control, and Rate for adjusting the intensity of the vibrato sound)

5:33 Way Huge Smalls Blue Hippo Analog Chorus Mk III
https://www.jimdunlop.com/product/wm6...
(idiot-proof two-knob effect with a chorus/vibrato toggle switch, designed by Jeorge Tripps, and now available in Way Huge’s new ‘Smalls’ pedal format)

6:01 Boss Waza Craft CE-2w Chorus
https://www.boss.info/global/products...
(high quality ‘Waza Craft’ version of the original CE-2 chorus, but now with stereo outs, and the chorus/vibrato from the CE-1, the world’s first chorus pedal - the CE-1 is not true vibrato though, so we have to put a dummy connector in the other stereo jack to turn Output A into 100% wet vibrato)

6:30 Fairfield Circuitry Shallow Water
https://fairfieldcircuitry.com/produc...
(analog chorus/vibrato-style effect, but using ‘K-Field’ modulation which produces random fluctuations in pitch like the warble of an old tape, controlled by highly interactive Ramp and Low Pass Gate knobs)


Gear:

Fender Classic Player Jazzmaster (neck pickup)
EHX 720 looper
Boss Katana 50w amp
mic'd with a Sennheiser e609
into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2

Recorded in GarageBand, edited in Final Cut Pro X



Inspired by a similar video made by Livingroom Gear Demos (subscribe to him, he's great)
   / conradtiss