Yamaha CH-01 Chorus - Pedal Tone Profile & How to Use It
Yamaha CH-01 Chorus - its tonal profile, specs, and how to recreate its sound on the gear you already own. No catalogued songs use this pedal yet, but ToneMirror can translate its voicing to your rig in under a minute.
- dark
- budget tier
Dial the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus sound in on your own rig
Analog bucket-brigade chorus from Yamaha's early-1980s PSE (Professional System Effectors) range, with only Speed and Depth over a triangle-wave LFO. A second output feeds a stereo rig and widens the effect dramatically, the signal appearing to drift across the image; in mono it is thick and syrupy rather than shimmering, and the circuit audibly rolls off top end when engaged, giving it a darker, softer vintage-Japanese chorus voice than a Boss CE-2 or CH-1.
- Type
- Pedal
- Brand
- Yamaha
- Production
- 1982–present
- Price tier
- Budget
- EQ voicing
- Dark
Common Questions About the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus
What does the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus sound like?
Analog bucket-brigade chorus from Yamaha's early-1980s PSE (Professional System Effectors) range, with only Speed and Depth over a triangle-wave LFO. A second output feeds a stereo rig and widens the effect dramatically, the signal appearing to drift across the image; in mono it is thick and syrupy rather than shimmering, and the circuit audibly rolls off top end when engaged, giving it a darker, softer vintage-Japanese chorus voice than a Boss CE-2 or CH-1. The signal-chain placement on each tone breakdown shows exactly where it sits relative to the rest of the rig.
What are the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus's key tonal traits?
The Yamaha CH-01 Chorus is characterized by dark EQ. ToneMirror uses exactly these traits when it translates a tone you pick onto your rig - or the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus's sound onto whatever you own.
When was the Yamaha CH-01 Chorus made?
The Yamaha CH-01 Chorus has been in production since 1982.
Do I need a Yamaha CH-01 Chorus to play these songs?
No - that's the whole point of ToneMirror. Each per-song page describes the sound on the record, and our match engine translates it to whatever pedal you actually own. Different drive characteristic, same recorded result.