Pedals that stack with the Boss CE-2 Chorus
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All 17 ranked by how well they pair, from rig co-occurrence and tone-complementarity evidence
Boss DD-200 Digital Delay
Boss
29% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Boss CE-2 Chorus's modulated voice goes after Boss DD-200 Digital Delay in the signal chain — it's not there to compete with Boss DD-200 Digital Delay's own shimmer character — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive
Fulltone
25% matchWhat Fulltone OCD Obsessive Compulsive Drive brings here leans toward op-amp — that's worth building a pairing around
Comes earlier in the signal chain
RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion
Rhc Audio
25% matchfills a frequency gapFills in a frequency range the other side doesn't cover, instead of piling more onto what's already there. (warm → bright)
RHC Rat Turbo Rat Distortion's own aggressive character is the real reason this is worth trying
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Walrus Audio Warhorn
Walrus Audio
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Boss CE-2 Chorus after Walrus Audio Warhorn in the signal chain, clear of Walrus Audio Warhorn's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Benson Amps BA-Pre
Benson Amps
23% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Benson Amps BA-Pre's bright voice out front: Boss CE-2 Chorus goes after Benson Amps BA-Pre in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes later in the signal chain
Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive
Alexander Pedals
21% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss CE-2 Chorus after Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive in the signal chain, clear of Alexander Pedals Hot Pink Drive's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Silktone Overdrive Plus
Silktone
21% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Boss CE-2 Chorus after Silktone Overdrive Plus in the signal chain, clear of Silktone Overdrive Plus's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation OC41
Crazy Tube Circuits
20% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Boss CE-2 Chorus after Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation OC41 in the signal chain, clear of Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation OC41's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation Germanium Fuzz/Booster
Crazy Tube Circuits
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation Germanium Fuzz/Booster's germanium voice out front: Boss CE-2 Chorus goes after Crazy Tube Circuits Constellation Germanium Fuzz/Booster in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz
JHS Pedals
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz's silicon voice out front: Boss CE-2 Chorus goes after JHS Legends Series Smiley 1969 London Fuzz in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Alexander Golden Summer Reverb
Alexander Pedals
18% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Boss CE-2 Chorus after Alexander Golden Summer Reverb in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Alexander Golden Summer Reverb — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Dophix Medici
Dophix
16% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Dophix Medici's saturated voice out front: Boss CE-2 Chorus goes after Dophix Medici in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Dawner Prince Boonar
Dawner Prince
15% matchUsed together by 1 artist
sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Run Dawner Prince Boonar after Boss CE-2 Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss CE-2 Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal
pedal
14% matchUsed together by 1 artist
sits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Neunaber Wet Mono Reverb Pedal after Boss CE-2 Chorus in the signal chain, where it won't crowd Boss CE-2 Chorus — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Comes later in the signal chain
EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator
EarthQuaker Devices
13% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss CE-2 Chorus after EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator in the signal chain, clear of EarthQuaker Devices Westwood Translucent Drive Manipulator's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Vertex Ultraphonix HRM
Vertex
12% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Keep Vertex Ultraphonix HRM's saturated voice out front: Boss CE-2 Chorus goes after Vertex Ultraphonix HRM in the signal chain so its modulated voice doesn't muddy it
Comes earlier in the signal chain
Beetronics OC-BS
Beetronics
11% matchsits in the right chain slotPlaced for where it does its job cleanly in the chain, not for a tonal interaction with the anchor.
Put Boss CE-2 Chorus after Beetronics OC-BS in the signal chain, clear of Beetronics OC-BS's own gain stage
Comes earlier in the signal chain