Loco Box "The Choker"

[This is the Edg]

This was listed on Wired Magazine as a highly valued compresssor pedal. Anyone have one? Any clones out there of this?

http://www.wired.com/gadgets/miscel...8/05/gallery_rare_gadgets?slide=4&slideView=2

http://www.locobox.com/70s.html

This is the Edge

 

[SonicVI]

I think it's pretty much the same as Guyatone compressors (Driving Box, Electra) from the same period, which I believe were very similar to the MXR and Ross comps.

 

[TheGigPig]

I have one, and they're bloody fantastic. Someone really should do a clone of this...listening Mike???

http://www.thegigrig.com/acatalog/Locobox_The_Choker.html

 

[DiscoFreq]

Here are some links to other models with the same circuit (see "related" box):
http://filters.muziq.be/model/locobox/70s/choker
(not sure if I have one of these)

I suppose the newer version is also very similar and that one was also sold under a lot of different names:
http://filters.muziq.be/model/locobox/80s/cm01
(I have several of these models)

You can find them on eBay regularly, especially the last version.

 

[evanjackson]

That's funny! I had the "studio series" compressor that looked just like the later version. I bought it for 20 bucks. It was a cool comp...very squishy...very similar to a Dyna Comp.
I think it's mostly popular because Jason Falkner (Jellyfish, solo stuff) used one on his early recordings...he ran everything through it. Would his stuff have sounded drastically different if he had used a Dyna Comp? I don't know.

 

[SonicVI]

I've been a big fan of Jason Falkners' for many years. He said his early 4-track stuff was all run through the Choker, but despite how great those songs are the recordings are really nothing special at all. Some of them sound like crap to be honest (I'm thinking the stuff from the Miracle Medicine 7"s specifically). It's hard to believe that the words of Jason Falkner could be so much of an influence and to anybody who actually has listened to those 4-track demos. I mean, it's not like Jason is really a well known musician. I'd be surprised if 1% of the people at TGP have even heard of him let alone heard his music.

 

[Charmless]

I have one, and they're bloody fantastic. Someone really should do a clone of this...listening Mike???

http://www.thegigrig.com/acatalog/Locobox_The_Choker.html

I'm still surprised no clone exists!

 

[BMF Effects]

I'm still surprised no clone exists!

I *think* I have a schematic somewhere, might be possible to mod a Dynacomp.

 

[Charmless]

I *think* I have a schematic somewhere, might be possible to mod a Dynacomp.

Oh, nice!

 

[BMF Effects]

Oh, nice!

Unfortunately no dice. There's a Choker on Ebay for $300 though.

 

[Buks]

They are still cheaper in Europe. Bought the "Boston" version for 5 euro about ayear ago (never used it, what do you need a compressor for? bought it because I have the Boston phaser that I really like).

A Locobox just went for 125 euro.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/300719515898?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_596wt_922

 

[BMF Effects]

They are still cheaper in Europe. Bought the "Boston" version for 5 euro about ayear ago (never used it, what do you need a compressor for? bought it because I have the Boston phaser that I really like).

A Locobox just went for 125 euro.

http://www.ebay.de/itm/300719515898?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649#ht_596wt_922

I think ultimately we're trying to figure out the differences between the Choker and a Dynacomp.

 

[Buks]

? Does this help?

http://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=6691