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POWER/TOOLS Boss CE-2 Chorus 1979-1992
Guitar World
|September 2025
CATEGORY: CHORUS PEDAL
IT MIGHT BE a gross oversimplification to state that the chorus pedal defined the guitar sound of the Eighties, but the effect did indeed appear on a hell of a lot of recordings during the entire decade by artists from almost every genre, including new wave, alternative, funk, metal, punk, jazz, country and probably even a few blues tracks. Although it wasn't the only chorus effect around at the time, the Boss CE-2 Chorus pedal played a huge role in the popularity and predominance of this effect during this period.
This story is from the September 2025 edition of Guitar World.
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