Boss CH-1 Super Chorus vs EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine
The Boss CH-1 Super Chorus and the EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine are both pedals sharing shimmer, full, transparent. The Boss CH-1 Super Chorus leans bright and smooth. The EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine leans lush and modulated. Current prices: $105.40 vs $199.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- shimmer
- full
- transparent
- low gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$105.40via Reverb
$199via Reverb
The Boss CH-1 Super Chorus is a long-running stereo chorus known for a clear, creamy, and thick sound with a notably versatile EQ. Rather than leaning warm or overly bright, it carves out a darker, more neutral tonality, with an EQ knob that swings from a modern, bright, shimmery chorus on one side to a subtle, warm, CE-2-style tone on the other. That flexibility lets it produce nearly any chorus imaginable, from bright jangle to dark, thick warble, making it a reliable, balanced all-rounder. With Rate, Depth, EQ, and Level controls and stereo outputs, it has appeared on countless recordings across genres. Its neutral, adjustable voice and stereo spread suit rock, pop, indie, funk, and ambient players wanting a dependable, flexible chorus that can sit subtly in a mix or wash the tone in shimmer.
The EarthQuaker Devices Sea Machine is a deep, highly tweakable analog voiced chorus offering a vast range of modulation, from subtle, shimmery classic chorus to wobbly, seasick, warbly pitch bent detuning. With controls for rate, depth, shape, dimension and a wide ranging clock that affects the chorus character, it goes far beyond a standard chorus into lush, watery and downright disorienting textures. It suits players from clean rhythm and ambient to experimental and shoegaze who want everything from gentle, dimensional thickening to extreme, drunken pitch warble. Its depth of control makes it one of the most flexible and characterful chorus pedals available, equally at home subtle or wild.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Funk
- Grunge
- Swing
- Indie
- Experimental
- Alternative Rock
- Shoegaze
- bright
- smooth
- ambient
- lush
- modulated