Behringer Chorus Symphony vs Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser
The Behringer Chorus Symphony and the Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser are both pedals sharing smooth, warm, modulated. The Behringer Chorus Symphony leans pristine. The Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser leans dynamic and analog warmth.
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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.35% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- smooth
- warm
- modulated
- lush
- shimmer
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$90.90via Reverb
The Behringer Chorus Symphony is a BBD analog chorus pedal inspired by the Roland Jazz Chorus amplifier. Built around a genuine Bucket Brigade Device chip, it features adjustable high and low input sensitivity for matching different instrument output levels. Dual mono or stereo outputs enable stereo spread to two amplifiers or channels. A switch offers true bypass or buffered bypass modes. Controls include Rate and Depth. 9V DC power. Designed to reproduce the warm liquid analog chorus character of the Roland Jazz Chorus at a fraction of the amplifier cost. Part of Behringer effects range targeting classic vintage analog chorus tones.
The Spaceman Explorer is a hand-wired six-stage analog optical phaser built in Portland, Oregon, known for a sweet, distinct phase voice that is sometimes liquidy and smooth, sometimes chewy and lush. Its frequencies ebb and flow organically while offering deep tone-shaping through resonance, mix, range and volume controls. The Resonance control adds feedback for over-the-top phasing, Range sets the low-frequency extension, and a wide Rate control spans extremely slow to very fast modulation, with five selectable wave shapes including sine, ramp up, ramp down, triangle and square. True-bypass relay switching with a soft-touch footswitch rounds out a boutique build that sits at the intersection of organic warmth and precise, mechanical pulse, suiting psychedelic, classic-rock and experimental textures.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Jazz
- Neo Soul
- Alternative Rock
- Classic Rock
- Experimental
- pristine
- dynamic
- analog warmth
- mid-forward