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
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