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Published on 02/05/14 at 08:50The CS 550 is a really questionable color effects pedal "Chorus", although I had the AD-999 delay and there was really vomit ... It is part of the series "Vintage" from Maxon. The CS 550 is equipped with two Panasonic MN3207 BBD processors rather known in the world of audiophiles because they have equipped many effects pedals, including the famous Boss CE-1 released in 1976.
CS 550, without being ultra high energy (58 mA), can not accommodate 9V battery in it. Fortunately, Maxon provides a transformer to feed this big baby blue sky that holds a good place in the pedalboard (it's not the size of a Big Muff U.S. but rather respectable).
The settings are not very complicated. A speed knob that adjusts the speed of the effect, a "Depht" for the depth of the effect, a "Delay-Time" which mixes the quaver of the two processors together to produce something completely crazy found and disjointed, and finally a "M-Level" on the front that allows dosing the original signal (unaffected) and effect.
So we have a full chorus without being overly complex and that will allow to generate the full effects "choruses".
Finally, note the true-bypass switch a presence and a second outlet in order to use two amps in stereo.
UTILIZATION
The use is fairly easy and starting with the settings to zero, the sound sculpting without too much difficulty. If you want simple, you have to play with "speed" and "depht" already allow for a broad sound palette. If you want to make a striped chorus really must bring "Delay Time" in dance. If after that you're not satisfied, you can always get a chorus effect this by using the "M-Level" to increase the presence of the effect in your sound.
The manual provides examples of settings quite nice to see a few seconds the possibilities of the pedal ...
SOUND QUALITY
... And the possibilities are enormous! Chorus light, big chorus, chorus, tremolo, flanger faux Effect Leslie, close anything that chorus goes very far into delirium with little background noise.
The grain is beautiful, vintage and hot desire. The settings take you very far and you can get a huge anything when everything is thoroughly. Whether you are a fan arpeggios like "Metallica", plans chorus style "Police" or "Nirvana" (the intro to Come As You Are), anything goes.
OVERALL OPINION
I have long owned a Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus, replica Boss CE-1 of 1976, which used the same processors. It was really excellent but I reproached lack of amplitude settings that led me to play with two potentiometers in the last quarter of the race.
I finally found the chorus of my life and it will never leave my pedalboard.
The SC 550 meets all my criteria in addition to a truly beautiful sound: capacity settings, ease, reliability, and technical characteristics (true-bypass, stereo).
I never had the opportunity to listen to the chorus of the other brand apart on Youtube ... The closest is the CS-9 Pro which I personally found a bit bland, modern and with a neutral grain.
The main shortcoming of the Maxon CS550 is its price ... However, I would do this choice 1000 times.
CS 550, without being ultra high energy (58 mA), can not accommodate 9V battery in it. Fortunately, Maxon provides a transformer to feed this big baby blue sky that holds a good place in the pedalboard (it's not the size of a Big Muff U.S. but rather respectable).
The settings are not very complicated. A speed knob that adjusts the speed of the effect, a "Depht" for the depth of the effect, a "Delay-Time" which mixes the quaver of the two processors together to produce something completely crazy found and disjointed, and finally a "M-Level" on the front that allows dosing the original signal (unaffected) and effect.
So we have a full chorus without being overly complex and that will allow to generate the full effects "choruses".
Finally, note the true-bypass switch a presence and a second outlet in order to use two amps in stereo.
UTILIZATION
The use is fairly easy and starting with the settings to zero, the sound sculpting without too much difficulty. If you want simple, you have to play with "speed" and "depht" already allow for a broad sound palette. If you want to make a striped chorus really must bring "Delay Time" in dance. If after that you're not satisfied, you can always get a chorus effect this by using the "M-Level" to increase the presence of the effect in your sound.
The manual provides examples of settings quite nice to see a few seconds the possibilities of the pedal ...
SOUND QUALITY
... And the possibilities are enormous! Chorus light, big chorus, chorus, tremolo, flanger faux Effect Leslie, close anything that chorus goes very far into delirium with little background noise.
The grain is beautiful, vintage and hot desire. The settings take you very far and you can get a huge anything when everything is thoroughly. Whether you are a fan arpeggios like "Metallica", plans chorus style "Police" or "Nirvana" (the intro to Come As You Are), anything goes.
OVERALL OPINION
I have long owned a Voodoo Lab Analog Chorus, replica Boss CE-1 of 1976, which used the same processors. It was really excellent but I reproached lack of amplitude settings that led me to play with two potentiometers in the last quarter of the race.
I finally found the chorus of my life and it will never leave my pedalboard.
The SC 550 meets all my criteria in addition to a truly beautiful sound: capacity settings, ease, reliability, and technical characteristics (true-bypass, stereo).
I never had the opportunity to listen to the chorus of the other brand apart on Youtube ... The closest is the CS-9 Pro which I personally found a bit bland, modern and with a neutral grain.
The main shortcoming of the Maxon CS550 is its price ... However, I would do this choice 1000 times.