moosers
Published on 12/09/09 at 14:47
The Pearl CH-02 is a chorus pedal designed for electric guitar and any other electronic instrument. The pedal is very basic in make up as it has 1/4 inch connections and can be powered by either a 9 volt battery or power supply. The pedal is an analog one and isn't rackable as it is a foot pedal.
UTILIZATION
Using the Pearl CH-02 isn't complicated whatsoever as everything is easy to follow. The pedal has four knobs for mix balance, tone, depth, and speed. If you aren't familiar with these terms, I think the manual will help you out a bit, but can't say so for sure as I haven't seen it. I don't really think one is necessary anyway and that most will be able to figure out how to use this without problem.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the Pearl CH-02 is about average, but this isn't one of my favorite sounding chorus pedals out there. Pearl kind of has a mixed bag in terms of pedals, and the CH-02 is not one of their best. I've used it with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb, so I think I'm getting an accurate sound of what this pedal sounds like, but it lacks clarity and isn't different enough sounding for it to stray from the path of a standard chorus. While this will get the job done for practicing and maybe even to use sparingly for live shows, I wouldn't recommend recording with this pedal...
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, the Pearl CH-02 definitely wouldn't be my first recommendation for a chorus pedal. I just don't like the way it sounds as it doesn't sound realistic enough for my taste. I haven't seen too many of these pedals around, so I'm not exactly sure what these would go for but I don't think that it would be all that expensive. The only players that I think I would recommend this for would be those who are looking for their first chorus pedal and just wants to get their feet wet with experimentation with chorus effects.
UTILIZATION
Using the Pearl CH-02 isn't complicated whatsoever as everything is easy to follow. The pedal has four knobs for mix balance, tone, depth, and speed. If you aren't familiar with these terms, I think the manual will help you out a bit, but can't say so for sure as I haven't seen it. I don't really think one is necessary anyway and that most will be able to figure out how to use this without problem.
SOUND QUALITY
The sound quality of the Pearl CH-02 is about average, but this isn't one of my favorite sounding chorus pedals out there. Pearl kind of has a mixed bag in terms of pedals, and the CH-02 is not one of their best. I've used it with a Fender Strat and a '76 Fender Twin Reverb, so I think I'm getting an accurate sound of what this pedal sounds like, but it lacks clarity and isn't different enough sounding for it to stray from the path of a standard chorus. While this will get the job done for practicing and maybe even to use sparingly for live shows, I wouldn't recommend recording with this pedal...
OVERALL OPINION
Overall, the Pearl CH-02 definitely wouldn't be my first recommendation for a chorus pedal. I just don't like the way it sounds as it doesn't sound realistic enough for my taste. I haven't seen too many of these pedals around, so I'm not exactly sure what these would go for but I don't think that it would be all that expensive. The only players that I think I would recommend this for would be those who are looking for their first chorus pedal and just wants to get their feet wet with experimentation with chorus effects.