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Published on 08/31/09 at 06:41
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Combining a chorus pedal and a tremolo

input, two output (one dry)

input supply (not supplied)

Potentiometer to floor for the depth and speed

A mix (wet / dry)

A switch Hard / Soft Tremolo for

A five-position selector EQ

A selector Hum / single

Metal frame

Manuel laconic

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UTILIZATION

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Very simple and intuitive. Some examples in the manual could be useful ...

Potentiometers will allow to edit stories for each réglalges effects independently, even if the manipulation of one of the second floor leads inexorably in its course. it is not dramatic when adjusted accordingly ...

It happens quite quickly to the desired setting.

Both effects can be used independently or simultaneously

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SOUND QUALITY

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The sounds are decidedly "old shool". I mean they range from slight staining to the excesses of the glory days of the first analog effects.

The tremolo

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Two modes: soft for Vox tremolo type, hard for a fast tremolo style "machine gun"
The settings of depth and speed can get sounds adapt to different style and pace. The brand is still a very "tube" ...
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Chorus

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Wide palette of sounds, from the monstrous chorus slight mistuning. Again the tone is mostly Vintage
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The EQ Selector

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Five-way. Flat position that applies no filter and four preset equalizer positions. I find this very interesting little option, especially when combined with a slight tremolo, one obtains cleans sounds very typical.
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The selector Hum / Single

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Option from the manual to compensate for differences between humbucker and single coil. Personally, I did not understand the usefulness. The position Hum emasculating the sounds and the position Single saturates the signal (if I want an overdrive, I do not buy a chorus ...). So I prefer to leave the switch in Off position
In general, the effects are most effective on sounds clean, lighter on the crunch and not very efficient in distos.

OVERALL OPINION

Chorus / Tremolo fairly effective, resolutely Vintage Donant sounds very typical, if you are looking for a discreet chorus to dress your agreements, not necessarily the best choice.
The big advantage of this pedal is to have three sounds cleans underfoot: the clean channel of the amp set rather "flat" for chords, together with the chorus for a game or looser for Harpège, tremolo + Eq rock riffs for 50-60.

The pedal is very interesting to color and give sound vintage tube amp today.

In terms of reliability, the chassis is metal can be misleading. It gives a robust but not the electronics is probably not much, very very competitive price must be explained somewhere ... My Wasabi AC-1 has run two days before the EQ selector renders the soul without further ado ... The VAS has done its job in exchanging cons me a new one that works perfectly (for now!). These are things that happen you ask me (if the pedals would be guaranteed for life and not one year <img class="smiley" src="https://fr.audiofanzine.com/images/audiofanzine/interface/smileys/icon_lol.gif" alt="" /> ) But no Boss (and I've had a few!) I've never done this one.

In the same style effects, or H2O Visualsound Electroharmonix Stereo Chorus may be better but twice as expensive. See for yourself ...