All user reviews of 4/5 for the Fender Ultimate Chorus

I bought this amp about 3 years ago for $350.0o. It was a guitar teacher's studio amp. The tags were still on it.

I've played for 35 years. In the early years I had, at various times, a Showman, Bandmaster and Twin. Eventually, I settled in with an Ampeg VT-22.

This amp, clean, has that beautiful, sweet, clear tone that my old Fenders had, and the reverb is beautiful (at reasonable levels). The chorus is very full and sweet.

This amp is used every day, by myself and my son. It has never had a problem.
I don't think my tube amps would stand up well under the abuse of being turned on and off 3 or 4 times a day.


I usually play a stock '82 strat through the amp. I have never really produced any sounds I especially liked through the "drive" channel.
It has enough controls, but I guess it doesn't seem to "cut" the mix like good old tubes.


The amp is extremely solid.

The chassis mounting screws loosened, once.

I broke a treble pot off by hitting it on a doorway. I ordered a new one online, and it was easy to solder in.

This amp perfectly fits my needs, which include lots of playing at home, and playing for church services several times a year.

The clean sound, reverb, and chorus allow my strat to sound perfect for accompanying vocals, and finger-picking.

I'd rate it a 5, if the drive channel was a little more tube-like. (Hey -- maybe I'm just lousy with the controls.)

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The Fender Ultimate Chorus is an electric guitar combo amplifier with a few built in effects including chorus and reverb/delay.<span> </span>The amp has the general look of a Twin Reverb, but has a lot more parameters and sections.<span> </span>I’m not sure what size the speakers are, but I would guess that there are two 12” speakers in here.<span> </span>The amp has two ¼ inch inputs in the front where you plug your instrument into.


UTILIZATION

<p class="MsoNormal">In terms of parameters, the Ultimate Chorus has a lot to work with.<span> </span>The amp is split up into a few different sections, as there is a normal channel, a drive channel, a knob for reverb/delay, and a section for chorus/modulation.<span> </span>Both the normal and drive channels has its own EQ as well as parameters to control the volume/gain and overall tone of the channels.<span> </span>The chorus section has three parameters including for level, type, and rate.<span> </span>Beyond this there isn’t all that much to the amp, and I think that most users will find that it is an easy amp to use.

SOUNDS

<p class="MsoNormal">For the most part, the Fender Ultimate Chorus sounds pretty good.<span> </span>I’ve used the amp for recording with a Fender Strat, as Fender on Fender is usually the way that I go.<span> </span>While it definitely doesn’t match the sound of a tube amp or any of the vintage Fender or reissue amps, it has a good clean tone which is complimented with a number of other types of sounds that are possible.<span> </span>However, the clean sound is probably the best tone that this has to offer, as the drive isn’t my favorite.<span> </span>Since this is called the Ultimate Chorus, it does have a pretty good chorus song to match, and is one that is versatile as well.<span> </span>The reverb will get the job done, but doesn’t offer up much versatility…

OVERALL OPINION

<p class="MsoNormal">If you’re looking for a reasonably priced Fender amp that has a few built in effects, Fender Ultimate Chorus is definitely worth looking into.<span> </span>While it isn’t my favorite Fender amp by a long shot, it is still a Fender and does have the ‘Fender’ sound.<span> </span>It is easy to use, and offers up more versatility than most Fender amps do and most amps in general.<span> </span>I’ll always recommend a vintage or tube Fender amp over an amp like this one, but if you’re most concerned with your budget, this amp is definitely one that it worth checking out…