The 10 Best Guitar Chorus Pedals for 2020

The Seymour Duncan Catalina Chorus gives you more control than just about any chorus we’ve ever seen. This allows users to find almost any chorus sound that they can think of.

As a “dynamic chorus” pedal, it relies on the guitarist’s picking dynamics to provide different tones. At its core, the chorus on this pedal is a brilliant and pure sound that is reminiscent of high-quality vintage chorus pedals.

There is a delay control on the interface that gives you more of a vibrato-style sound, perfect for when you want to add a subtle bit of chorus to your dry sound. Of course, when you twist the dials all the way, you get that warbly, deep chorus sound that fills the speakers.

The pedal comes complete with stereo output. Its controls include Delay, Mix, Depth, Rate, Tone, and Threshold, as well as a smaller hard-soft flip switch.

Danelectro pedals are pretty funny because they are so cheap and seemingly gimmicky, yet they strangely provide some of the coolest tones that you can’t find anywhere else.

This little chorus pedal is unique in design, and it features three controls: mix, speed, and depth. It utilizes a stompbox-style design with the knobs on the back and a springy footpad on the face. Of course, it is made of plastic, which is one of the reasons they are able to sell it for so cheap.

You can get both thick and warbly tones from the Fab-5 pedal, as well as more subtle doubling tones. Throw it in low-depth and high-speed to get that rotovibe, Leslie-style sound. There is a pretty significant volume boost when you crank it up as well.

Walrus Audio is probably one of the top boutique pedal manufacturers in the gear industry. Their pedals not only look incredible but perform better than most too.

They contain analog electronics that provide a warm chorus effect. There’s also a few controls on the interface that give you brilliant functionality, including rate, depth, and lag.

Lag is a parameter that gives you the ability to alter the delay time to fine-tune your modulation. The D-C-V knob, which stands for Dry-Chorus-Vibrato, blends the effect with your dry tone. Of course, you can dial-in that cheesy 80s chorus sound or dial it back to get a shimmering, modern sound.

The Julia chorus comes in either red or blue with a rugged and durable design that is perfect for touring. With its unparalleled sound, the Julia Analog is one of our top choices for boutique chorus pedals out there.

In 2018, Fender began rolling out high-quality effects pedals, such as distortion, overdrive, reverb, and delay pedals. Yet none of them seem to compete with the top-notch Bubbler Chorus circuit.

This analog chorus pedal features both fast and slow speeds that give you total control over rate and depth. The additional wave toggle gives you the ability to choose between sine and triangle waveforms as well.

There is a sensitivity control that works as an expression function. This gives you the ability to adjust the rate of modulation depending on how hard or soft you are playing. Just like the Seymour Duncan pedal we talked about earlier, it is a bit of “dynamic chorus.”

Beyond all that, the pedal comes complete with stereo outputs, true bypass switching, and backlit LEDs that give you a slick, professional look. All of this is boxed up in a smooth, aluminum-brushed blue pedal that feels similar in quality to a brand-new Fender amplifier.

There is beauty in simplicity, and the Blue Hippo Analog Chorus lives by that sentiment. This old-school pedal may look simple from the outside, but it really hits the entire checklist of what a serious guitarist would want in a chorus effect.

The speed and depth knobs allow you to dial in extreme rotary-style tones or subtle low-speed tones that give you a lush chorus with clarity and detail.

If you max out both of the controls, you can get chaotic results that are perfect for experimental sounds.

On the interface, you’ll only find a large speed knob, a large depth knob, and a small switch that allows you to flip between chorus and vibe. For lovers of the 1970s, the curvy Blue Hippo font takes you back at first glance.

Why settle for a pedal that only gives you chorus tones when you can have both chorus and flanger tones in one? The Nautila from Digitech is truly the king when it comes to bubbly chorus pedals.

With a wide variety of controls on the interface, you can choose between eight different chorus sounds and four different flanger voices. There is a small drift knob that gives you the ability to transition between different waveforms as well.

At first glance, it may seem like an overly complicated pedal. But once you get into it, you’ll realize that it has some of the richest sounding tones on the market. The chorus is incredibly flexible, and the flanger sounds are rich and warm. You can even choose to accentuate the lows or highs with the onboard controls by toggling between vintage and modern tones.

From slow flange sweeps to subtle vibrato and univibe sounds, the Digitech Nautila truly has it all wrapped up in a portable, tour-ready pedal.

We all want to get our hands on a versatile chorus unit without having to sacrifice a compact size. That is where a pedal like the TC Electronic Corona comes in handy.

As a compact pedal, it is one of the most versatile on the market. Inspired by the vintage chorus unit known as the TC Stereo, the Corona holds a variety of vintage tones. It also offers a tri-chorus effect that blends three separate stereo chorus effects with different speed, phase, and depth offsets.

The Corona produces one of the lushest chorus effects around. It also makes use of the TC Electronic tone print technology that allows you to upload new sounds and effects that you can find online. These effects are stored in an onboard memory chip so that you can recall your desired effect with ease. This feature makes it an excellent pedal for those who play live.

The Electro-Harmonix Small Clone was one of Kurt Cobain’s favorite pedals. But you can’t buy them new anymore, so you need to get lucky and find one on the used market if you want that specific sound.

Luckily, Electro-Harmonix noted the legendary status of that tone and created the Neo Clone for a new generation of guitarists. The best part about this pedal is that all of the weird bugs and downsides of its inspiration have been tweaked for a modern user.

While you can achieve the over-the-top chorus sounds that the Small Clone was known for, you can now also produce more subtle tones that can add a bit of width to your sound.

With heavy depth and rate settings, you can dial in that bright Andy Summers-style chorus tone with a vintage tinge. Ironically enough, the Neo Clone is also a bit smaller than the Small Clone, so it will fit nicely on your pedalboard.

When it comes to classic chorus pedals of the 1980s, no company did it as well as MXR. At one point, almost every pro player of the era had an MXR chorus on their board.

Luckily, MXR continues to manufacture the M234 pedals for a new generation of players who want to have that vintage tone at their disposal. It utilizes bucket brigade electronics that help give it an old-school, liquid-like tone.

There are also tons of controls on the interface, including rate, depth, level, and low-high function knobs.

The low-high function knobs are pretty awesome as they allow you to essentially EQ your overall tone. The pedal comes in a bright indigo blue with a shimmering body that complements the shimmering sound.

From deep, ‘80s-style modulation to more subtle modern tones, the MXR M234 can truly do it all. Blend it with some old-school distortion pedals and you’ll be sounding like an arena rocker in no time.

So now that you know a bit about MXR and their legendary status in the world of ‘80s guitar pedals, we want to introduce you to the MXR Micro Chorus. This is a simpler and more portable chorus pedals for those who are on a budget or want a more user-friendly pedal.

The pedal comes with a single rate function knob that gives you complete control over a wide range of different chorus sounds.

From your 80s-style shimmer to experimental-style deep modulation, it’s actually quite incredible how far one knob can take you. When you look at the high-end of this pedal compared to the M234, it gives you a biting resonance that adds a wonderful modern layer to your dry tone.

For those who have small boards with minimal space, the M148 is a solid choice. Plus, it is built like a little tank, which is great for taking it on the road.