Two new pedals this week - MXR Micro Chorus and Keeley Phaser

[Alex Law]

No in-depth review yet, but I'm very satisfied. Didn't want to sink a bunch of cash into chorus, hence the MXR - I think it's terrific value. Lots of usable sounds in there. Present enough to know it's on, but not so intense as to be terribly intrusive (until you get way up the dial). Nice to have this pedal available, especially with true bypass.

The Keeley Phaser isn't just terrific value, it's outstanding. Most usable, lush, phaser I've played through. Not as crunchy as a Phase 90 (which is a pro or a con, depending), though much more three-dimensional without being overwhelming. The Shannon Phaser could do lush, but almost so much that it got in the way - not so with the Keeley. Sits in the mix just right. Slow, slow phase cycles sound pretty amazing. Great build quality, and the tap tempo is a treat. They really nailed this one.

Pretty happy with this week's board additions!

[Unadan]

I'm really interested in hearing whether the depth of the micro chorus can get intense enough, i.e., similar to a CE-2 or analogman chorus. If its very subtle I may not be interested.

[Alex Law]

More intense than it gets would bother me, but you'd need to hear it yourself to decide. I think it sounds more AM than CE-2.

[Unadan]

Well I couldn't resist picking one up from PGS this afternoon. I'm going to have to spend a lot more time with this but my initial impressions upon turning it on for the first time are this: Very nice shimmery, watery 80's style analog chorus. It IS definitely deep enough - that was a main concern of mine since there is no "depth" control. It is clear sounding and, believe it or not, compares very favorably with my Taiwan-made Boss CE-2. In fact I believe the stock depth of the micro chorus may be a bit "deeper" than the deepest setting on the CE-2.

The chorus sound of the micro is different from the CE-2. The MC has a bit of a flange thing going on that is especially noticeable at slower speeds (but seems to be present at any speed) - kind of cool actually. Also at the fastest speed/rate of the micro is much faster than the CE-2 for that leslie like effect (a fast rate similar to an old DOD FX60 or FX65 chorus).