The Electro-Harmonix Lester G is an Electro-Harmonix chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Univox Uni-Vibe and the Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus. It pairs well with the Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head and the Fender Bassman Combo Amp.
Electro-Harmonix Lester G
Electro-Harmonix · pedal
The Electro-Harmonix Lester G is a deluxe rotary speaker emulator that recreates the swirling, Doppler shifting sound of a Leslie cabinet, with a specially designed compression circuit to supercharge the effect on guitar. It offers fully adjustable tube style overdrive, Fast and Slow rotor modes and an Acceleration control to dial how quickly the effect ramps between speeds, plus stereo outputs for a wide, immersive rotary image. From gentle, shimmering rotary chorus to fast, throbbing Leslie swirl with grit, it captures organ style and classic rock rotary tones. It suits blues, classic rock, jazz and experimental players who want an expressive, gig ready Leslie emulation with overdrive and stereo width.
- rotary
- compression
- stereo
- leslie
- overdrive
- classic rock
- jazz
- grit
Good for
- Silent Recording
- Silent Stage
Genres the Electro-Harmonix Lester G is commonly used in
Amps that pair well with the Electro-Harmonix Lester G
Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head
Dumble
15% matchDumble Overdrive Special Amp Head's dynamic voice suits Electro-Harmonix Lester G's own compressed character
Fender Bassman Combo Amp
amplifier
14% matchWhat Fender Bassman Combo Amp brings here leans toward transparent — that's worth building a pairing around
Pedals that stack with the Electro-Harmonix Lester G
MXR Distortion+
MXR
10% matchElectro-Harmonix Lester G's compressed character and MXR Distortion+'s compressed voice sit in the same lane rather than fighting each other
Beetronics Swarm
Beetronics
10% matchBeetronics Swarm's own fuzzy character is the real reason this is worth trying
Empress Echosystem
Empress
7% matchKeep Empress Echosystem after Electro-Harmonix Lester G in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Lester G's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Keeley Halo
Keeley
7% matchPut Keeley Halo after Electro-Harmonix Lester G in the signal chain, clear of Electro-Harmonix Lester G's own gain stage — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Alternativessee all similar tone character →
Univox Uni-Vibe
Univox
74% similarityShared character: effect, chorus, classic_rock
Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus
Ibanez
70% similarityShared character: jazz, rich, modulation
Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection
Catalinbread
70% similarityShared character: grit, compression, rich
Maestro Mariner Tremolo
Maestro
69% similarityShared character: effect, grit, rich
Strymon Lex V2
Strymon
69% similarityShared character: jazz, modulation, blues_players
JHS 3 Series Chorus
JHS Pedals
69% similarityShared character: jazz, chorus, rich
Keeley Dyno My Roto
Keeley
69% similarityShared character: effect, chorus, rich
MXR WA38
MXR
68% similarityShared character: stereo, chorus, rich
MXR M134 Stereo Chorus
MXR
68% similarityShared character: effect, stereo, chorus
JHS Pedals JHS 3 Series Rotary Chorus
JHS Pedals
68% similarityShared character: effect, chorus, modulation
TC Electronic Vibraclone Rotary
TC Electronic
68% similarityShared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive
Tech 21 RotoChoir
Tech 21
67% similarityShared character: chorus, modulation, overdrive
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Electro-Harmonix Lester G?+
The closest matches in character are the Univox Uni-Vibe, the Ibanez CS9 Stereo Chorus, the Catalinbread Valcoder '70s Collection.
What pairs well with the Electro-Harmonix Lester G?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head, Fender Bassman Combo Amp, MXR Distortion+ — Dumble Overdrive Special Amp Head's dynamic voice suits Electro-Harmonix Lester G's own compressed character.