Mr. Black Double Chorus vs MXR WA38
The Mr. Black Double Chorus and the MXR WA38 are both pedals sharing modulated. The Mr. Black Double Chorus leans ambient. The MXR WA38 leans high gain and transparent.
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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.44% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
Mr. Black Double Chorus
Mr Black · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$129.90via Reverb
The Mr. Black Double Chorus is a dual-engine chorus pedal from Mr. Black (Portland, Oregon), a US boutique manufacturer founded by John Michael Kutcher known for lush reverb, modulation, and ambient effects. Two independent chorus circuits running in parallel deliver thick, lush chorus textures combining two independent sweeps for complex, evolving chorus character beyond single-circuit designs.
The MXR WA38 Wylde Audio Chorus is Zakk Wylde's signature chorus, released to mark twenty years of his collaboration with Dunlop, built on rich analog bucket-brigade circuitry. It is voiced to thicken walls of distortion and add liquid dimension and texture to clean passages, with Level, Rate, and Depth controls plus High and Low cut filters for shaping the modulation. Dual outputs allow a wide, sweeping stereo spread across two amps for maximum spatial chorusing. It ranges from subtle background shimmer to prominent, wave-like modulation, making it useful for both heavy rock rhythm work under high gain and lush clean arpeggios. The warm, vintage-style analog tone suits players who want characterful chorus that holds up with distortion.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- New Wave
- Classic Rock
- Ambient
- Rock
- Metal
- ambient
- high gain
- transparent
- shimmer
- analog warmth
- smooth
- lush