How To Choose The Right Boss Chorus Pedal For You - DC2w, CE2w, CE5 or CH1

Boss Chorus Shootout - Exploring the subtle differences between the range of Boss chorus pedals. Which is your favourite compact Boss chorus pedal?

- Boss CE-2w
USA: https://amzn.to/3EwvsNu
UK: https://amzn.to/34118hE

- Boss DC-2w
USA: https://amzn.to/3EyjByG
UK: https://amzn.to/3HiXWMq

- Boss CH-1
USA: https://amzn.to/3z3XWNN
UK: https://www.andertons.co.uk/boss-ch-1...

- Boss CE-5
USA: https://amzn.to/3eu1CyM
UK: https://www.andertons.co.uk/boss-ce-5...

Timecodes:
00:00 - Intro
00:09 - CE-2w
03:03 - DC-2w
06:28 - CH-1
09:08 - CE-5
12:46 - Stereo Setup
13:18 - Summary

The CE-2w is a reissue of the original CE-2 that came out in 79’. The main characteristics of the CE-2w for me are the warm mid range focused sound that it has and the natural sounding sweep to the wave form of the modulation. On the standard CE-2 setting the range and depth control are fairly limited, the rate won’t go very fast and the depth doesn't go very deep. In standard mode it’s all about warm, smooth and mellow chorus sounds. The CE-1 setting has a much deeper more throbbing modulation sound but is still limited as to how fast it can go with the rate control. The third mode; the vibrato mode solves that by keeping the deep modulation sound of the CE-1 mode but it can go much faster.

The CE-2w is really versatile but I’d recommend it most for people who want a natural sounding, smooth, mid range focused analogue chorus sound.

The DC-2w is a reissue of the original DC-2 which is a compact version of the Roland SDD-320 rack unit. The DC-2 is all about bright shimmer with lots of presence. It doesn’t get very fast or intense even on setting 4 so no fast wobbly vibrato settings here, but it does have it’s own character and a very good stereo mode. You can also combine any two of the buttons for a multi voiced chorus effect but because each individual mode is quite subtle it doesn’t change the sound that much. The SDD-320 mode increases the presence, which brings out the bright shimmery quality of the pedal even more.

The CH-1 has got a slightly darker more neutral sounding EQ character compared to the other pedals. The wave form of the modulation seems steeper too. The controls are easy to understand and they have a good amount of range. A very versatile and easy to use chorus pedal.

The CE-5 I think gives the most modern sound. There are high and low filters that cut the treble and bass as you turn them to the left. The CE-5 is great at doing more extreme settings. There is loads of range in the controls and the waveform seems very deep and sharp.