Boss CE-2 Chorus vs Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft
The Boss CE-2 Chorus and the Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft are both pedals sharing modulated, shimmer, lush. The Boss CE-2 Chorus leans low gain. Current prices: $185 vs $219.99.
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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.53% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
- Post-Punk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- shimmer
- lush
- smooth
- analog warmth
Boss CE-2 Chorus
Boss · pedal
Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft
Boss · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$185via Reverb
$219.99via Reverb
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.
The Boss CE-2W Chorus Waza Craft is an all-analog Waza Craft chorus that combines the voices of two Boss classics, the CE-2 and the original CE-1. Its standard CE-2 mode delivers the unmistakable thick, lush, shimmering Boss chorus heard on countless classic records, with a liquid, watery motion that thickens rather than drastically alters the tone and can be dialed subtle enough to sit subliminally in a mix or soloed for organic, classically analog movement. The deeper CE-1 mode is queasier, murkier, and more in-your-face, the heaviest chorus among Boss variants, while an added vibrato mode provides a genuinely transformative pitch-modulated effect. Despite being fully analog it is remarkably low noise and preserves the core guitar tone while keeping the three-dimensional character of the legendary originals. It suits players across rock, post-punk, indie, and ambient wanting authentic, versatile vintage Boss chorus and vibrato.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- New Wave
- Indie
- Ambient
- low gain