Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation vs Boss CE-2 Chorus
The Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation and the Boss CE-2 Chorus are both pedals sharing modulated, shimmer, low gain. The Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX Vintage Modulation leans harmonically rich and pristine. The Boss CE-2 Chorus leans lush. Current prices: $239.99 vs $165.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.33% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- shimmer
- low gain
- smooth
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$239.99via Reverb
$165via Reverb
The Alexander Pedals Equilibrium DLX is a digital tremolo, harmonic tremolo, and vibrato pedal offering three vintage modulation types in one enclosure. Tremolo mode delivers bias-amp-style amplitude modulation from smooth rolling sine waves to hard choppy burps via the Shape knob. Harmonic mode emulates early 1960s piggyback amplifier vibrato with a dry-signal blend creating a queasy swirling effect unique to that era. Vibrato mode delivers authentic 1950s pitch-wobble character reminiscent of early Fender tremolo circuits. Controls include Rate, Depth, Shape, and Mix for parallel wet-dry blending. Discontinued.
The Boss CE-2 Chorus Ensemble was the industry first compact chorus pedal, an all-analog BBD design known for a warm, lush, three-dimensional shimmer. It thickens the guitar with liquid, watery modulation that rounds out the tone rather than drastically altering it, with rate and depth controls spanning subtle movement to expansive, sparkly textures. The CE-2 shaped countless 1980s rock, new wave, and post-punk records and is associated with The Police, The Cure, the Pretenders, Rush, and clean Metallica tones. It sits well on clean and lightly driven sounds, adding depth and width while staying musical, and it remains a benchmark vintage chorus that modern reissues like the CE-2W emulate.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Country
- Indie
- New Wave
- Rock
- Post-Punk
- harmonically rich
- pristine
- lush