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Chris Gill

“Pretty much everyone who used chorus during the ’80s had a Boss CE-2 at some point or another”: How a little dual-knob blue chorus pedal from Boss took over the world

Boss CE-2 Chorus: the compact blue chorus pedal is pictured against a dark background.

It might be a gross oversimplification to state that the chorus pedal defined the guitar sound of the ’80s, but the effect did indeed appear on a hell of a lot of recordings during the entire decade by artists from almost every genre, including new wave, alternative, funk, metal, punk, jazz, country and probably even a few blues tracks.

Although it wasn’t the only chorus effect around at the time, the Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal played a huge role in the popularity and predominance of this effect during this period.

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