The Chorus on Come As You Are. On Your Pedalboard.

If you have ever heard Nirvana's Come As You Are and wondered how Kurt Cobain got that thick, swirling, slightly seasick chorus sound, this is it. The Electro-Harmonix Small Clone is not trying to sound like a classic. It is the classic. The same bucket-brigade analog circuit that has been on records since the 1970s, in the same compact format, doing the same thing it has always done.

Analog chorus sounds different from digital chorus in a way that is hard to explain until you hear it side by side. The modulation breathes. It has a warmth and organic quality that digital modeling gets close to but never quite nails. The Small Clone does not try to be versatile or feature-packed. It does one thing and it does it better than almost anything else at any price.

Two knobs. Depth controls how intense the chorus effect is. Rate controls how fast the modulation sweeps. Dial them both low and you get a subtle shimmer that makes clean chords sound bigger and more dimensional. Push them up and you get into lush, swirling territory. Crank both and things get beautifully weird. True bypass keeps your signal clean when the pedal is off.

Specs

• Type: Analog chorus, bucket-brigade circuit
• Controls: Depth, Rate
• Bypass: True bypass
• Power: 9V battery (included) or 9V DC adapter (sold separately)
• Current draw: 10mA
• Construction: Metal chassis
• Weight: 0.6 lbs

Who This Pedal Is For

Guitarists who want the real analog chorus sound without hunting down a vintage unit. Players who know the difference between bucket-brigade and digital and are not willing to settle. Anyone building a grunge, alternative, indie, or shoegaze rig who wants the pedal that was actually on those records. Clean tone players who want something that adds dimension without sounding processed.

Available at The Pied Piper Music Store in Charleston, WV and The Pied Piper of New Albany in New Albany, OH, serving guitarists across central Ohio including Columbus, Westerville, Dublin, Gahanna, Powell, Pickerington, Reynoldsburg, Pataskala, and Johnstown. Ships continental US.