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dismissive. If the setting sounds metallic, it’s the softest metal I’ve ever heard. Allowing chords to ring out sent my mind drifting along a stream in a soul-soothing, soft-lit digital landscape. I loved the watery shimmer of low notes that I plucked in a little walking bass line with an open D chord. The Complexity control seems to modulate the speed and depth of the delayed signal ever so slightly. Chorus effects, as Tone Report readers might recall, double the signal, then ever- so-slightly delay and modulate the double. Middling and high Complexity settings deliver a richer, more complex chorus with a bit more warble. Whereas the low setting produced a slow undulation, the high setting produces a crystalline, shimmering subtle vibrato. I picked up faint hints of a Leslie speaker cabinet in its more subdued settings. I liked what I heard. The Colour knob controls the brightness of the effect. Higher Colour settings produced a slightly more shimmering, slightly clearer effect worthy of the best ‘80s-era, chorus-heavy guitar riffs. The difference between these high and low settings was subtle, but definite; I’d say that this subtlety is precisely the reason that the Dimension Blue Monger raised my spirits on the otherwise dreary, rainy day when I tested the unit. One Control states that the pedal is actually a hybrid chorus and flanger effect. In truth, the two effects are not so dissimilar that this combination would be unusual. The more metallic tones I noticed reminded me of flange effects, but overall I felt that the unit was definitely a chorus effect. issue?). I suspect that many people dismiss chorus as a lesser effect, one that is perhaps overused. The sentiment is familiar and understandable. Chorus effects often lack the flamboyance which thrill- seeking tone hounds favor. So, when a truly special chorus comes along, one which stands out because of its subtlety and complexity and—dare I say it? je ne sais quoi—I feel I ought to speak up. I believe that the Dimension Blue Monger is just such a pedal, worthy of placement in the pantheon of chorus effects. WHAT WE LIKE Wonderful complexity and depth of tone; subtlety worthy of the finest effects; a certain je ne sais quoi. I would compare this unit to that other fantastic chorus unit, the Chorus by Anadime (reviewed ToneReport.com 57