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aNaLoG.MaN Chorus Pedals

Analog Man Vintage guitar effects

The Analog Man Chorus now has true bypass (since 2000), depth knob, and cool silk-screened, darker blue hammertone powder-coated cases for durability. Also using the highest quality circuit boards, double-sided to isolate the signal from any noise, and professionally soldered for perfect, reliable circuitry. These also have more shielding, less jumpers, and no volume drop when the pedal is switched ON. Still has the same awesome sounding circuit!

A little HISTORY

The original Electro-Harmonix Small Clone was one of the best chorus pedals ever made - with lush, shimmering tones. It was originally made from the late 70s until E-H was forced out of business by the labor union and Japanese chip cartels about 1983. It could run on a 9V battery and was fairly small. This pedal has become VERY popular due to it's use by Kurt Cobain in Nirvana and many others. From some Nirvana web sites:

Kurt used the small clone for the chorus effects on Nevermind and Aneurysm. Visible easily on the Nevermind tour. His chain then simply went Guitar - DS2 - Small Clone - Amp. Used on Unplugged too. Visible in In Utero booklet under "Dumb" and on cover of Wishkah. Towards the end, Kurt got increasingly "effects-happy". He began using the Small clone for solos like School, About a Girl, In Bloom, Serve the Servants, etc.

The SMALL CLONE sounded great for the same reason that old fuzz faces, Tweed amps, and Les Paul Juniors sound so good - Simplicity!. The circuit used was about the simplest chorus that could be built based on the delay chips available at the time. There are no extra devices or circuitry to affect your pure tone. I use the original 1024 stage delay chip for high fidelity at the medium-short delay times that create chorusing sounds. We use New Old Stock (NOS) Panasonic MN3007 chips, not the cheaper low voltage MN3207 that most others use. The 3007 chip was used in the original pedals in the late 1970s and very early 1980s and allows higher levels and less noise without clipping your signal. The early Boss CE-2 used the 3007 chip, later Japanese and most Taiwan made CE-2 pedals used the 3207. There is also a Chinese version of the 3207 being made now, a very cheap chip. The 3007 chips that we use have not been made for years, but we buy them up any time we can find them, and will try to use them as long as possible for the ultimate in tone.

Original small clones are always at the top of my want list in popularity but I can never find enough to satisfy the requests, and prices are CRAZY! The first one I sold was $115, mint in the box at the Dallas vintage guitar show in 1993!.

Features

I decided not to mess with the classic circuit much but changed a few features that people have been asking for. We added true bypass and a depth knob instead of the two-position depth switch. The depth knob allows any setting from no chorus to full-on chorus, with 25% more depth available than the old depth switch allowed. The true bypass switch is designed for quiet switching with just a slight pop as in any true bypass pedal. Stop losing your tone with your non-true bypass Boss, digitech, line6 etc chorus pedals.

We chose this design for our Chorus pedal because it could have seperate Depth and Speed controls. This will allow my two favorite settings: medium depth / high speed for a LESLIE simulation, and high depth / low speed for a rich, thick chorusing. I also like a medium depth / low speed setting sometimes- this setting fills out your sound without really being noticeable until you turn it off, then you notice something is missing. The old Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble has a cool sound, but with one knob controlling both speed and depth of the Chorus, it cannot be dialed in to my favorite sounds. And it is not really designed to be used with guitar level signals, the CE-1 works a lot better at line level (keyboards, effects loops, etc).

On the left you can see a closeup view of the circuit board. The circuit board is double sided with plated through-holes as used by the military, this keeps the components perfectly attached to the board.

Why does our chorus sound better than the others that are made today? Both the MN3207 and MN3007 are rated for 2.5% maximum Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) at a certain input voltage level. For the MN3007, this level is 0.78V RMS. For the MN3207, it's 0.25V RMS!! This means the MN3007 that we use can take a much higher input signal level, which means much more dynamic range, and less noise. Think of it as trying to play your stereo at the same clean loud volume through a 78 watt solid state amp or a 25 watt S.S. amp. The 78 watt amp will have less distortion and noise, and sound much better at higher levels.

For you tech freaks here is what the back of the board looks like. You can see the light green GROUND PLANE which acts as a shield, like shielded cable, for the ultimate in noise prevention. Also note plated through holes and some more perfect solder joints. You will not find a board like this in any other boutique pedal that I know of.

Is this chorus like a uni-vibe?

Not really, a Uni-Vibe is a specific phase shifter and does not use time delay or sound very good as a high speed leslie. Our chorus pedal does true time-delay based chorusing, by delaying your signal and mixing it back into the original signal. It also varies the delay time slightly (modulates it) at the speed set with the SPEED knob. The sound is not like a univibe's "chorus" sound which is awesome for the Hendrix/Trower sounds but not really chorusing. There is much more info on the differences between a Uni-Vibe and a chorus pedal on my FAQ .

Unlike "digital" Chorus pedals, this pedal sips your battery very gently, using only about 7 milliamps when ON (about 10 for the Stereo version). This is only slightly more current than a tube screamer uses. That means an alkaline battery will last over 70 hours in this pedal. It also means you can share the same power supply with several other analog pedals, as long as the voltage stays over 9V you will be fine.

Higher voltage power supplies

Most guitar effects are made to run on 9 volts, because 9V batteries are small and popular. But the chips are not really designed for 9V and will run and sound better at higher voltages. We sell an optional 12V adaptor for any of our chorus pedals. Higher voltage will give more clean headroom before distortion, more clarity, and maybe a little deeper chorusing. It is especially beneficial if you run a hot (loud) or distorted signal. These adaptors will also work great on our tube screamer mods (especially the SILVER mod) and older Boss pedals which specify the ACA adaptor. You can use the ACA (12V) output on PedalPower2 for any of our chorus pedals. Use the normal PP2 boss style connector cables when using our pedals at higher voltage. The Mono chorus pedals can handle up to 18V max but 15-16 volts is the optimal voltage (the pedalpower LINE6 output is about 16 volts, perfect for our mono chorus). Our chorus pedals with the Stereo Relay switch should not be run at more than 12V or damage to the relay could occur.

SPECIFICATIONS

1. True bypass on / off switch, no loss of tone when off.
2. LED ON/OFF status indicator.
3. Battery disconnected when INPUT cord removed.
4. Battery disconnected when POWER CABLE inserted.
5. Standard Power jack on all models, allows 9V DC BOSS style PSA adaptor (barrel type, 2.1mm x 5.5mm).
6. 120Vac -> 9vDC Wall-wart Adaptor available for $15 extra.
7. We also have 12V DC Adaptors available, also $15.
8. Low current draw - under 10mA when ON!
9. Depth switch replaced by depth control knob allowing exact settings of depth.
10. Speed control knob, from low speed to faster than a leslie.
11. All aNaLoG full chorus, original 1024 stage bucket brigade chip used for high fidelity, organic sound.
12. Super high quality circuit boards: double sided, highly shielded for low noise.
13. Sockets used for all chips, for easier replacement in the rare case of a failure.
14. JRC4558 op amp used, as in the TS-808 mod, in place of generic 4558 chip.
15. One year warrantee to the original purchaser but does not cover damage caused by misuse or overenthusiastic stomping. And we will do our best to keep them working forever and for future owners.
16. Cool silk-screened case with durable powdercoating
17. Strong, High quality custom aluminum / steel box, only 2 screws to remove to get to battery. Slightly smaller than an MXR phase-100.
18. Size : 3.75" (9.5 cm) wide x 4.6" (11.7 cm) length x 2" (5 cm) tall
19. Input and output jacks are on the sides, beside the switch. Only the BICHORUS has option for top jacks if you prefer that.
20. Internal BIAS trim pot does not need adjustment, factory set. But if you experience distortion, adjust it to the middle of the range in which chorusing is heard and the distortion should stop. Also make sure the battery is fresh for least distortion.
21. Stereo option! This was the first stereo pedal that was made available with true bypass. Normal (top) output on STEREO version is exactly the same sound as the Standard MONO chorus pedal.
22. Stereo is TRUE STEREO outputs. Each side is heard chorused, not like some pedals with one side dry and one side effected. One side dry is simple - any pedal can easily have the wet and dry come out seperate jacks. It takes no additional circuitry on a chorus pedal to do that. However with true stereo on each side, if you record in stereo and later mix or play it back into mono, the chorus will be lost. This is the same with Boss CE-2, Ibanez CS-9, Arion stereo chorus, and almost all other stereo choruses.