The Boss -2W Chorus is a Boss chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Suhr Alexa Dual Channel Chorus/Vibrato and the Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus. It pairs well with the Marshall Plexi 1959SLP and the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head.

Boss -2W Chorus

Boss · pedal

The Boss CE-2W is a Japan-made Waza Craft reissue of the legendary CE-2 chorus pedal, adding a stereo output and a Mode selector switch that provides access to the CE-2 standard chorus, the original CE-1 chorus, and the CE-1 vibrato circuits. Controls include Rate and Depth for the chorus modulation. Uses analog BBD (bucket-brigade device) circuitry for warm, dimensional chorus character. Stereo outputs enable wide spatial imaging. Reviewed as a faithful vintage recreation with expanded functionality. Suited to clean tones in rock, jazz, indie, and pop.

What stands out

  • “The Boss CE-2W is a Japan-made Waza Craft reissue of the legendary CE-2 chorus pedal, adding a stereo output and a Mode selector switch that provides access to the CE-2 standard chorus, the original CE-1 chorus, and the CE-1 vibrato circuit…”

    — from the listing

  • “Stereo outputs enable wide spatial imaging”

    — from the listing

  • “and the ce-1 vibrato circuits”

    — from the listing

  • “Japan-made Waza Craft pricing places it at a significant premium over standard Boss chorus options”

    — from the reviews

  • “Use-case wise it is ideal for players who want authentic vintage chorus for clean or lightly driven tones in a live or studio context”

    — from the community notes

Trade-offs

  • “Stereo outputs add spatial width unavailable in the original mono CE-2”

    — from the reviews

  • “with its analog bbd modulation adding richness that digital chorus pedals struggle to match”

    — from the community notes

  • “in the signal chain it rewards placement after overdrive and before reverb or delay for classic vintage-correct chorus placement”

    — from the community notes

  • chorus
  • stereo
  • vibrato
  • vintage
  • richer ce 1 character
  • modulation
  • indie
  • studio

Genres the Boss -2W Chorus is commonly used in

  • Rock
  • Indie
  • Jazz
  • Ambient
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Shoegaze
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the Boss -2W Chorus

Marshall Plexi 1959SLP

amplifier

16% match

What Marshall Plexi 1959SLP brings here leans toward aggressive — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes later in the signal chain

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head

Dumble

15% match

Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes later in the signal chain

Pedals that stack with the Boss -2W Chorus

MXR Distortion+

MXR

10% match
$155via Reverb

MXR Distortion+ leans toward gritty, and that's a real, usable character to pair with

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Beetronics Swarm

Beetronics

10% match
$249via Reverb

What Beetronics Swarm brings here leans toward fuzzy — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Empress Echosystem

Empress

7% match
$494via Reverb

Put Empress Echosystem after Boss -2W Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss -2W Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Roland SDE-3000D

Roland

7% match

Put Roland SDE-3000D after Boss -2W Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss -2W Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Suhr Alexa Dual Channel Chorus/Vibrato

Suhr

67% similarity
$355via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, vibrato, stereo

Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus

Universal Audio

66% similarity
$28.34via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus

Strymon

65% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, vibrato, stereo

Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato

Warm Audio

64% similarity
$189via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, rich, vibrato

Universal Audio Galaxy '74

Universal Audio

63% similarity
$280.48via Reverb

Shared character: stereo output, stereo, chorus

Wampler Nirvana Chorus

Wampler

60% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: rich, stereo, chorus

Boss CE-1 Chorus Ensemble

pedal

59% similarity
$570via Reverb

“a Mode selector switch that provides access to the CE-2 standard chorus, the original CE-1 chorus, and the CE-1 vibrato circuits”

Warm Guitar Pedals WA-C1

Warm Guitar Pedals

59% similarity

Shared character: stereo output, mono, vibrato

Carl Martin Chorus XII

Carl Martin

58% similarity
$260.37via Reverb

Shared character: rich, chorus, signal chain

MXR M134 Stereo Chorus

MXR

56% similarity

Shared character: stereo output, mono, stereo

ZVEX Instant Lo-Fi Junky Vertical

Zvex

56% similarity
$239via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Ibanez BC10

Ibanez

55% similarity

Shared character: chorus, rich, modulation

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the Boss -2W Chorus?+

The closest matches in character are the Suhr Alexa Dual Channel Chorus/Vibrato, the Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus, the Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus.

What pairs well with the Boss -2W Chorus?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Marshall Plexi 1959SLP, Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, MXR Distortion+ — What Marshall Plexi 1959SLP brings here leans toward aggressive — that's worth building a pairing around.

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