Marshall SuperVibe chorus pedal SV-1....

Yamaha Man · #1 04-21-2017, 11:58 AM

The Marshall SuperVibe Chorus SV-1 pedal just arrived. This was a gamble that paid off. It sounds really nice. Nice professional sound without being too much. I compared it to the BOSS Chorus ensemble and the BOSS Super Chorus, as they are all stereo. Initial tests show the SuperVibe to be the best sounding. I think that's the one I'm going to use the most. It's really hard to pinpoint what I'm hearing, but it sounds more professional to my ears. I could hear the difference right away. I want to do more tests with it, but so far I'm really impressed with it.

Yamaha Man · #2 04-21-2017, 12:18 PM

Well I just tried a Double Drop D tuning and played Treetop Flyer for a sound test....sounded very much like the record. Actually the best I've heard so far. Yes this is now the permanent main chorus in my rig. It just sounds great.

Yamaha Man · #3 04-21-2017, 01:17 PM

This Marshall pedal sounded so good I decided to look into the Marshal Reflector reverb pedal as well. This is a studio quality reverb pedal. I found one on ebay and bought it. I listened to a few demo's on You Tube and was impressed with it's sound....again, sounded professional.

Yamaha Man · #4 04-21-2017, 07:25 PM

Again, so impressed with the Marshall Chorus pedal, I decided to get the Blues Breaker II pedal too. There's just something about the sound of the Marshall pedals that I really really like. They sound like they belong in a recording studio, they don't sound cheap. They sound like a step up from the BOSS pedals.

KevWind · #5 04-22-2017, 07:25 AM

Since you seem to be on a real pedal adventure let me recommend perhaps for your consideration the Soul Driven by Xotic overdrive/boost pedal I posted about in this forum. I honestly don't know much about pedals but the guy I have been taking lead guitar and guitar music theory lessons from . Is a 35 year veteran professional guitarist had one, and insisted I should consider it for my OD boost pedal and I absolutely agree .

https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SoulDrivenReg

This is said to be very much the like original limited run version that I got, which definitely delivered on the sales verbiage of clean boost without the harsh overdriven sounds of many OD pedals.

Yamaha Man · #6 04-22-2017, 07:45 AM

I'm happy to say my pedal buying days are just about over. I have the Timmy coming for my OD pedal. I have the octave fuzz, the DS-1, and the Dark Horse and the tube screamer, I don't think I need anymore OD pedals at this time. With the two Marshall pedals I have coming that should just about do it. Now it's back to practicing. I've got plenty of work to do right there. Having all these pedals gives me many great playing options and sounds to work with.

Mycrotone · #7 04-22-2017, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Martin Maniac

Well I just tried a Double Drop D tuning and played Treetop Flyer for a sound test....sounded very much like the record.

May we assume you did it on the D-35 or did you go after a Falcon sound from you Gretsch?

Yamaha Man · #8 04-22-2017, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Mycrotone

May we assume you did it on the D-35 or did you go after a Falcon sound from you Gretsch?

I tried both and got better results from the Gretsch. The D-35 does sound nice thru the SuperVibe, but the Gretsch sounds better. The D-35 going thru all the electronics of the pedal board makes it sound like an electric guitar more than an acoustic. The D-35 sounds best going straight into the Fender SFX amp. The Gretsch though has a beautiful sound of it's own. The D-35 with the Lyric pickup was giving me some feedback problems thru the pedal board.

I've been jamming out all afternoon...I have to admit I'm liking the BOSS DS-1 Distortion box. (Keep on rockin' in the free world...)