nice comparison .i think mooer sounds better actually reminds me of ce2 not ch1. i wonder why most of chorus demos are going straight to the high rate . the lushest sound achieved by rate at first quarter (7-9 o'clock) and depth around MAX.
+eran iusepol if you want the wobbly sound turn up the depth and lower the speed..if you want the shimmering sound turn up th speed and lower the depth..simple as that
The Mooer is a clone of the Boss CE2, instead of the CH1 I own the Mooer, and i love it. It performs really well and sounds great. My pedalboard contains 3 mooer pedals. Reecho (delay), Ensemble king (chorus) and Ninety Orange (phaser). They each do really well..
Yeah man its sweet.. I got a Neo clone cos I used to love my Small clone I had years ago...Well the Neo is just too damn bright/loud in my FX loop so I just got the Mooer cos I had given up on finding a CE2 under $200. then I got offerd a CE2 for $180 so ill put the two side by side and see... Sometimes the clone wins. I also have the Ana Echo (DM-2 clone) and the Yellow Comp (diamond comp clone) and the are amazing for the price.
I think the mooer sounds better.More natural.Plus it has a metal enclosure and true bypass,even though i have heard boss's lack of true bypass doesn't suck that much from your dry tone as some other pedals but still sucks the tone a little if bypassed.
I was referring to the compact Boss pedals which were never true bypass especially the 90s ones, I have owned early 80s MIJ BOSS compact pedals and have a few 90s BOSS pedals all use a buffer. Even the late 70s CE-1 isn't true bypass. Very early BOSS pedals are sort after because they differ slightly parts wise and have a different sound (I had an early 80s MIJ DS-1 and can say it sounds alot better then the newest one and slightly better then the late 80s early 90s taiwan models).
Thanks for this review. I like how you show unboxing and operating the pedals while playing, it's way better than the dumb static shots we see elsewhere.
You said the boss is Japanese made? At the bottom label, it says MADE IN TAIWAN. The older Boss pedals, like the black label CE-2 is Japan made, which the Mooer Ensemble was supposedly "cloned" after. Just for your information. :)
Simply stating that the Boss is better quality just because it's made in country X (Be it Japan or Taiwan) and the Mooer is from China is BS. In my opinion the Mooer pedals are a lot more sturdy as they have a full metal enclosure. Having said that: thanks for the comparison. Very helpfull!
I have a few Boss pedals, of the small stompboxes CE-5, PH-3, DD-7, and TR-2. I will tell you this. My E-H Neo Clone sounds better than the CE-5, my MXR Phase 90 sounds better than the PH-3, E-H Memory Boy & Line 6 DL4 sound better than DD-7. The TR-2 is fine. What Boss usually gives you is more sonic versatility at the cost of great sound, plus their case/switch is good. But put them up against other classic brands and they just don't sound as good to me.
HoleNL.... While I agree with what you said about the country, the boss build quality is in another league than mooer. The mores size limits cap size which compromises the sound. For example, multilayer composite caps replace film, electrolytic, and tantalum caps in other pedals.
Alexander Mak I have a CE-5 Ensemble and I can tell you it's not a whole lot different than the CH-1, it's just a stereo version of it. The filter and EQ section is different but it doesn't make a huge tone difference.
Totally agree. The mooer is more sublte and natural. The boss sounds like a 80's unit, an in "your face chorus" that can make a lot of people spew when engaged... So Kitch when abused... Yeah Marty Friedman once said : " nothing can beat a Boss Chorus". You think he's right because it's a star, what a personal opinion! No offense! By those days, CH1: digital, Mooer ensemble chorus: analog. Period!
Christopher Herrick My friend, that's not how it works. True bypass or not essentially affects the signal of the guitar when the pedal is not being used. True bypass pedal does nothing to your signal when bypassed. True bypass will let your signal degrade over long cables. Normally a brighten sound will be noticed using a buffered pedal. If you like that degradation in sound it's ok as well. Boss pedals have a good buffer that preserve the original sound of your guitar trough longer cables. There are pedals that don't have a buffer and they are not true bypass so they will affect your signal.
The Moorer imparts a far less consistent lower frequency range due to the smaller and cheaper caps that were incorporated. The frequency range is unsuitable for the electric guitar's range. The attack appears more plasticy and the transients sound smaller and far less oppulent. The Boss CE-1 still bares the chunkiest attack along with the thickest repetitions. The Moorer appears almost toyish in comparison.
They're having interchorus
Nice one mate !
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nice comparison .i think mooer sounds better actually reminds me of ce2 not ch1.
i wonder why most of chorus demos are going straight to the high rate .
the lushest sound achieved by rate at first quarter (7-9 o'clock) and depth around MAX.
because it's a clone of the CE-2
+eran iusepol if you want the wobbly sound turn up the depth and lower the speed..if you want the shimmering sound turn up th speed and lower the depth..simple as that
Absolutely correct re the settings.
I had a big laugh when I saw the Boss pedals facing the Mooer pedals like "you are in the wrong neighborhood". But they ended up matting LOL
I think Mooer is more based on the CE-2, which is a better chorus than the poor excuses Boss have introduced lately..
The Mooer is a clone of the Boss CE2, instead of the CH1
I own the Mooer, and i love it. It performs really well and sounds great.
My pedalboard contains 3 mooer pedals. Reecho (delay), Ensemble king (chorus) and Ninety Orange (phaser). They each do really well..
Yeah man its sweet.. I got a Neo clone cos I used to love my Small clone I had years ago...Well the Neo is just too damn bright/loud in my FX loop so I just got the Mooer cos I had given up on finding a CE2 under $200. then I got offerd a CE2 for $180 so ill put the two side by side and see... Sometimes the clone wins.
I also have the Ana Echo (DM-2 clone) and the Yellow Comp (diamond comp clone) and the are amazing for the price.
I think the mooer sounds better.More natural.Plus it has a metal enclosure and true bypass,even though i have heard boss's lack of true bypass doesn't suck that much from your dry tone as some other pedals but still sucks the tone a little if bypassed.
I was referring to the compact Boss pedals which were never true bypass especially the 90s ones, I have owned early 80s MIJ BOSS compact pedals and have a few 90s BOSS pedals all use a buffer. Even the late 70s CE-1 isn't true bypass. Very early BOSS pedals are sort after because they differ slightly parts wise and have a different sound (I had an early 80s MIJ DS-1 and can say it sounds alot better then the newest one and slightly better then the late 80s early 90s taiwan models).
did any of the knobs on either pedal get lower than 12 oclock? seems a bit excessive...
Thanks for this review. I like how you show unboxing and operating the pedals while playing, it's way better than the dumb static shots we see elsewhere.
Imo the boss sounds better with clean (very clear), the mooer is good with high gain when you only want a very subtle effect.
For a second, I thought your voice sounded reminiscent to Stephen Hawking's computwr voice, or the Fitter Happier narrator.
Great vid!
Hey is the Mooer chorus the same as the Donner Tutti chorus pedal ? What about the NUX ch-3 pedal ?
You said the boss is Japanese made? At the bottom label, it says MADE IN TAIWAN. The older Boss pedals, like the black label CE-2 is Japan made, which the Mooer Ensemble was supposedly "cloned" after. Just for your information. :)
clearly explained! well played! nice accent! every review should be done like this! thanks very much mate!
Please do pedal demos on synths
Simply stating that the Boss is better quality just because it's made in country X (Be it Japan or Taiwan) and the Mooer is from China is BS. In my opinion the Mooer pedals are a lot more sturdy as they have a full metal enclosure. Having said that: thanks for the comparison. Very helpfull!
The ch-1 is not notorious dude you're thinking of maybe ce-2
Thank you, glad you liked it!
I have a few Boss pedals, of the small stompboxes CE-5, PH-3, DD-7, and TR-2. I will tell you this. My E-H Neo Clone sounds better than the CE-5, my MXR Phase 90 sounds better than the PH-3, E-H Memory Boy & Line 6 DL4 sound better than DD-7. The TR-2 is fine. What Boss usually gives you is more sonic versatility at the cost of great sound, plus their case/switch is good. But put them up against other classic brands and they just don't sound as good to me.
HoleNL.... While I agree with what you said about the country, the boss build quality is in another league than mooer. The mores size limits cap size which compromises the sound. For example, multilayer composite caps replace film, electrolytic, and tantalum caps in other pedals.
At the beginning, I forgot this was british and thought "Wow, it really weighs 89 pounds!? That's heavy!" Silly me! x)
The Famous CH1 is the analog one, not this digital one ;)
The Mooer is analog
Also the level control on the more doesn't do as much as the CH-1 you can only really hear the effect after 2 o clock.
Hey, if you read the annotations, you'll see that I actually corrected that small error.
Thanks for watching.
Im a collecter of boss pedals and i think i just found my next one
The mooer is also true bypass
... as Marty Friedman once said : " nothing can beat a Boss Chorus" - he was very right !... :)
He was very wrong. In a 100%
Quality of Mooer is actually better inside, and it's true bypass
can you do a chorus ensemble vs ensemble king instead ***** ?
Alexander Mak I have a CE-5 Ensemble and I can tell you it's not a whole lot different than the CH-1, it's just a stereo version of it. The filter and EQ section is different but it doesn't make a huge tone difference.
Hayden Godfrey The CH-1 is a stereo pedal.
Untrue, if you did research they have, thats why very early BOSS pedals are sort after highly.
aren't both true bypass?
Totally agree. The mooer is more sublte and natural. The boss sounds like a 80's unit, an in "your face chorus" that can make a lot of people spew when engaged... So Kitch when abused... Yeah Marty Friedman once said : " nothing can beat a Boss Chorus". You think he's right because it's a star, what a personal opinion! No offense! By those days, CH1: digital, Mooer ensemble chorus: analog. Period!
Mooer is better imho. It's more warm.
And who needs a full chorus settings? Sound terrible
Cool :)
Mooer kicks the Boss ass. Boss is NOT true bypass and therefore doesn't sound as clean as the Mooer.
Do you even electronics bro? Obviously not.
Christopher Herrick My friend, that's not how it works. True bypass or not essentially affects the signal of the guitar when the pedal is not being used. True bypass pedal does nothing to your signal when bypassed. True bypass will let your signal degrade over long cables. Normally a brighten sound will be noticed using a buffered pedal. If you like that degradation in sound it's ok as well. Boss pedals have a good buffer that preserve the original sound of your guitar trough longer cables. There are pedals that don't have a buffer and they are not true bypass so they will affect your signal.
Bruno Nunes * By giving a stronger signal and sounding clearer.
The analog CH-1 sounds alot better to my ears then the Digital ones still the CE-2 and CE-3 sounds better and the Mooer is based off the former.
Boss chorus ensemble
Boss did it better.
I prefer the mooer personally, sounds richer
Boss more... 80s
All boss pedals suck tone. At least the mooer is true bypass and retains your tone when not engaged!
only the Mooer pedal. BOSS pedals are buffer, used to be true bypass back in 90's
you get what you pay for, the boss is not true bypass and is digital
no the ch1 is analog bucket brigade based pedal
You are mistaken, you thinking of the CE-1? Which was the first chorus pedal ever!
+Eric sin sinner no the ch1 uses an analog mn3007 chip wich is in every boss choruses
+Eric sin sinner if you see the schematic the ch1 is a ce2 with tone and depth control
CE-2 is similar to the Mooer.
Boss has never had true bypass.
Boss has buffered bypass. There's merits to both types
The Moorer imparts a far less consistent lower frequency range due to the smaller and cheaper caps that were incorporated. The frequency range is unsuitable for the electric guitar's range. The attack appears more plasticy and the transients sound smaller and far less oppulent. The Boss CE-1 still bares the chunkiest attack along with the thickest repetitions. The Moorer appears almost toyish in comparison.
lol
Lots of fret buzz.
Mooer!!!!
the digital ch1 is a total pile of shit, analog one much better
CH-1 was always the weakest boss chorus
Chris Jones imo CE-2w is the strongest