Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus vs Wylde Audio MXR WA38 Chorus
The Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus and the Wylde Audio MXR WA38 Chorus are both pedals sharing modulated, lush. The Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus leans 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.64% — moderately similar
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
- lush
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$33via Reverb
The Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus is a chorus pedal from the 1990s Ibanez Soundtank series, housed in distinctive plastic enclosures that made the Soundtank line recognizable as a budget alternative to the metal-housed competitors. The CS5 Super Chorus delivers BBD-voiced chorus with a rich, lush quality that earned some Soundtank pedals a following despite their budget construction. Vintage 1990s Ibanez budget effects series.
The Wylde Audio Chorus is Zakk Wylde's signature MXR chorus pedal, voiced for the lush, dimensional clean chorus tone central to his Black Label and Ozzy-era clean passages. It delivers rich, shimmering modulation that adds depth and width to clean arpeggios and chords, favored by players wanting Zakk Wylde's signature clean ambience.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Alternative Rock
- Metal
- new wave
- ambient
- shoegaze
- analog warmth