You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

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You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by Alex! » Mon Oct 23, 2023 9:49 am

I’m looking for a poly chorus and don’t want to pay the price
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by GreenKnee » Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:09 am

madebymike makes a great clone. I've had loads of his pedals over the years and never been disappointed

http://www.madebymike.co.uk/lolychorus.shtml

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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by Alex! » Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:31 am

GreenKnee wrote:
Mon Oct 23, 2023 10:09 am
madebymike makes a great clone. I've had loads of his pedals over the years and never been disappointed

http://www.madebymike.co.uk/lolychorus.shtml
Any “American” sites? So that way I’m not paying for international shipping lol
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by F15hface » Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:09 pm

Lectric FX make a PCB called the Dandy Horse. Your best bet is probably finding someone to build one of them up for you, if you aren’t confident in doing it yourself. Looks like an involved build.

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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by Alex! » Wed Oct 25, 2023 9:25 am

F15hface wrote:
Tue Oct 24, 2023 2:09 pm
Lectric FX make a PCB called the Dandy Horse. Your best bet is probably finding someone to build one of them up for you, if you aren’t confident in doing it yourself. Looks like an involved build.
Hmmm never built a pedal before but luckily I know someone who does so I will look into that
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by hulakatt » Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:21 pm

Not Poly Chorus but Analogman's Chorus pedal is based on the Small Clone which, IIRC is mostly the same as the Poly Chorus. Lots of options and the stereo version is amazing.
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by JSutter » Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:31 pm

Are there specific sounds you are trying to achieve?

I had a reissue and the closest single pedal that I've owned is a Digitech PDS 20/20 Multi Play.

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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by hulakatt » Sat Nov 04, 2023 5:52 pm

Just looked up Sold prices on Reverb and daaaaaaang. I had one of the RI in the early 00's and it was cool but nothing great. I much preferred a Small Clone. When the heck did it become a $700 pedal?

I gotta check the prices on that same era Q-Tron's, I still have one of those in a drawer.
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by Soniqfreq » Sun Nov 05, 2023 4:58 am

Q-Tron/+ don’t command the same premium. A DMM from that era though…it’s all that and more.

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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by hulakatt » Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:09 am

Soniqfreq wrote:
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Q-Tron/+ don’t command the same premium. A DMM from that era though…it’s all that and more.
Yeah, looks like the Qtron's are down from where they were a few years ago.
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by sal paradise » Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:18 am

hulakatt wrote:
Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:21 pm
Not Poly Chorus but Analogman's Chorus pedal is based on the Small Clone which, IIRC is mostly the same as the Poly Chorus. Lots of options and the stereo version is amazing.
Super budget version of the Analogman chorus. Supposed to be pretty damn good… DemonFX chorus
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by hulakatt » Sun Nov 05, 2023 11:05 am

sal paradise wrote:
Sun Nov 05, 2023 5:18 am
hulakatt wrote:
Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:21 pm
Not Poly Chorus but Analogman's Chorus pedal is based on the Small Clone which, IIRC is mostly the same as the Poly Chorus. Lots of options and the stereo version is amazing.
Super budget version of the Analogman chorus. Supposed to be pretty damn good… DemonFX chorus
So... an asian knockoff of a well built clone of an EHX pedal? Why not just get a Small Clone at that point. Looks like DemonFX is just ripping off of Analogman's design aesthetic for their pedals more than anything.
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by stevejamsecono » Tue Nov 07, 2023 5:59 am

hulakatt wrote:
Sat Nov 04, 2023 4:21 pm
Not Poly Chorus but Analogman's Chorus pedal is based on the Small Clone which, IIRC is mostly the same as the Poly Chorus. Lots of options and the stereo version is amazing.
Seconded. Although I occasionally lust after another CS9, the Analogman Chorus ended the chorus search for me pretty definitively and anytime I need to play Pretenders riffs, it's there for me.
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by andy_tchp » Tue Nov 07, 2023 9:06 pm

Does it do the weird/extreme sounds that the Polychorus is capable of (the main reason you’d want one) though?
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Re: You guys know any good Poly Chorus clones?

Post by Alex! » Wed Nov 29, 2023 9:27 am

Pretty much just wanting one for Nirvana like sounds
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