The JHS Emperor v2 is a JHS Pedals chorus pedal. Close alternatives include the Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus and the Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato. It pairs well with the Fender Twin Reverb Head and the Boss BD-2 Blues Driver.

JHS Emperor v2

JHS Pedals · pedal

The JHS Emperor V2 is a chorus and vibrato pedal from JHS Pedals (Kansas City, Missouri), delivering analog-style chorus and vibrato with rich, deep modulation character and a two-voice mode for expanded stereo chorus. Controls include Rate, Depth, Mix, and a Vibrato/Chorus mode switch with the V2 refinements for improved audio quality and expanded features over the original Emperor.

What stands out

  • “Controls include Rate, Depth, Mix, and a Vibrato/Chorus mode switch with the V2 refinements for improved audio quality and expanded features over the original Emperor”

    — from the listing

  • “The JHS Emperor V2 is a chorus and vibrato pedal from JHS Pedals (Kansas City, Missouri), delivering analog-style chorus and vibrato with rich, deep modulation character and a two-voice mode for expanded stereo chorus”

    — from the listing

  • “The JHS Emperor V2 delivers chorus and vibrato at JHS Pedals quality for players who want rich, musical chorus and vibrato from a respected Kansas City manufacturer”

    — from the community notes

  • “Its standout weakness is the JHS Pedals pricing”

    — from the community notes

  • “V2 refinements improve audio quality over the original Emperor”

    — from the reviews

Trade-offs

  • “In the signal chain modulation sits after drive”

    — from the community notes

  • chorus
  • vibrato
  • rich
  • stereo chorus
  • analog
  • musical
  • modulation
  • mix

Genres the JHS Emperor v2 is commonly used in

  • Alternative Rock
  • Ambient
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
  • Post Punk
    citedInferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.

Amps that pair well with the JHS Emperor v2

Fender Twin Reverb Head

amplifier

9% match
$639.06via Reverb

Fender Twin Reverb 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 JHS Emperor v2

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver

Boss

7% match
$99.99via Reverb

Boss BD-2 Blues Driver's own full character is the real reason this is worth trying

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Catalinbread Giygas

Catalinbread

7% match
$185.26via Reverb

What Catalinbread Giygas brings here leans toward octave — that's worth building a pairing around

Comes earlier in the signal chain

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$219.86via Reverb

Keep JHS Emperor v2's modulated voice out front: Crazy Tube Circuits Splash goes after JHS Emperor v2 in the signal chain so its spring voice doesn't muddy it — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb

Crazy Tube Circuits

6% match
$219.86via Reverb

Put Crazy Tube Circuits Splash MKIV Reverb after JHS Emperor v2 in the signal chain, where it won't crowd JHS Emperor v2 — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)

Comes later in the signal chain

Alternativessee all similar tone character →

Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus

Strymon

66% similarity
$199via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, analog, chorus

Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato

Warm Audio

65% similarity
$189via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, analog, chorus

Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus

Ibanez

64% similarity

Shared character: analog, chorus, rich

DigiTech CF-7 Chorus Factory

Digitech

63% similarity
$134.71via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Suhr Alexa Dual Channel Chorus/Vibrato

Suhr

63% similarity
$355via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Warm Guitar Pedals WA-C1

Warm Guitar Pedals

61% similarity

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Universal Audio Uafx Brigade Chorus

Universal Audio

61% similarity
$28.34via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, chorus, modulation

Wampler Nirvana Chorus

Wampler

61% similarity
$159via Reverb

Shared character: chorus, rich, modulation

Analog Man Bi-Chorus

Analog Man

60% similarity
$339via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, analog, rich

Carl Martin Atlantic Chorus

Carl Martin

59% similarity
$70.36via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, analog, chorus

Behringer BM-18M Cluster Box

Behringer

59% similarity
$179via Reverb

Shared character: vibrato, analog, chorus

Ibanez BC10

Ibanez

59% similarity

Shared character: chorus, rich, modulation

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Questions people ask

What are good alternatives to the JHS Emperor v2?+

The closest matches in character are the Strymon Ola dBucket Chorus, the Warm Audio WA-C1 Chorus and Vibrato, the Ibanez Soundtank CS5 Super Chorus.

What pairs well with the JHS Emperor v2?+

Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Fender Twin Reverb Head, Boss BD-2 Blues Driver, Catalinbread Giygas — Fender Twin Reverb Head leans toward dynamic, and that's a real, usable character to pair with.

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