Apr 23, 2021 · In a short decade between 1975 and 1985, Roland and BOSS created some of the most classic chorus effects of all time. Read on for the full story.

Jan 17, 2019 · The first legendary chorus pedal comes from June 1976 (that's right, I even know the month): the BOSS CE-1 Chorus Ensemble. The BOSS CE-1 is the first ever bucket brigade pedal, because the inventor of the bucket brigade chipset (BBD) licensed it to Roland, Roland put the circuit in this pedal, and the world was forever changed.

Aug 31, 2021 · Few guitarists and collectors would disagree that the Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble of 1976 was the greatest such pedal amid a flood of effects that followed over the next decade and a half. And it’s still the source for many of the lushest, richest examples of …

Oct 20, 2019 · Pretty wild to have delay and chorus within a distortion pedal. But it figures since these were made during experimental times, the late 1980s and the early 1990s.

Jan 21, 2025 · A running list of Boss pedals, including small form, large form, multi-effects, and vintage/discontinued stompboxes.

Over the next few years, Boss would release a compact chorus pedal, the first mass-produced compact digital delay pedal, and a variety of flavorful distortions including the Heavy Metal HM-2, which helped and continues to help define and shape the sound of …

A Boss chorus pedals comparison tool that displays both modern and vintage chorus pedals, showing price and basic features.

Produced from 1979 - 1992, the Boss CE-2 Chorus was the original compact chorus pedal. Thanks to its extremely durable made-in-Japan construction, many original specimens are still around and sound great. If you want a classic no-frills chorus, this is the pedal to get.

1976 — CE-1 Chorus Ensemble. This big grey chorus pedal single-handedly catapulted the BOSS brand to the top of the guitar effects game, thanks to its unmistakable warm analog stereo chorus and vibrato sounds.

Featuring a die-hard chassis, Bucket Brigade Driver chip and independent chorus/vibrato effects, the Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble provides the endless warm, analog effect musicians have come to covet. Created in 1976 when Roland founded Boss and viewed as one of the progenitors of the chorus/vibrato...