Chorus?

[sevenisthenumber]

Im wanting a great 80's type chorus. I like the tc electronics but im poor..... 

Anyone know of a build or a mod to a current pedal that would get me those type tones?

[WLTerry]

Build the Small Clone, check it out on tonepad: http://www.tonepad.com/project.asp?id=8

I built mine and I love it! Nice warm analog chorus.

[Auke Haarsma]

Or the CE-2 (also on Tonepad).

I have the TC Electronics Chorus/Flanger/PS...and man...that thing is awesome indeed!

[~arph]

+1 for the small clone on tonepad.

Add the depth pot and the stereo mod and you're in heaven.
Here's mine:

http://www.knopfler.tk/images/hamster-outside.jpg

[GtrmanMoe]

+1 for the CE-2 @ Tonepad.  Try the effect level mod.  Thing sounds great clean or dirty.  I use it in the effects loop, and it's amazing.

[Mark Hammer]

The tonal qualities of most choruses will depend on the delay range selected.  So, one that sweeps between 2-6ms will sound different than one sweeping from 6-18ms.  Since they tend to pretty much all use the same capacity delay chip (1024 stages, whether it is an MN3007, MN3207, SAD-1024), the range is largely a function of a single cap in the clock circuitry.  On the Corral CE-2 clone, it's C22 (47pf), while on the Heladito Small Clone chorus it's the 150pf cap.  The Heladito document shows how to switch its value, and the same logic applies to the Corral.  If you want a "thicker" sound (like Pat Metheny or Mike Stern), that usually involves shifting the delay range upwards, hence increasing the value of the timing/clock cap.  If you want a slightly drier-sounding chorus that verges on flanger-simulations of a slow Leslie, then aim for a slightly smaller cap value.

The cap value change does not have to be - and probably should NOT be - very large.  Changing from 47pf to 68pf can have a pretty big impact, as can changing from 47pf to 33pf.

[~arph]

Yes I did that with a width switch. I found that on lower speeds the chorus effect became less noticable and at that point you can swithc to a slightly bigger cap to bring it up more.
In the meanwhile I have bought some voltage controlled capacitors (varactors) in the range of  0-90pF which I want to try out (two parallel) in place of the clockspeed cap. I'm not sure if they will work though

EDIT:  NXP BB201
is what they are.

[sevenisthenumber]

thanks!!!   What about the byoc chorus???

[skiraly017]

thanks!!!   What about the byoc chorus???

Small Clone clone.