Chorus/Leslie sound

[Ripper]

I would like some input from my mates!

I have tried to get a Rotosphere for that " Leslie" sound.
Forget it!...They are either out of stock or not carried.

I have a Chorus pedal....anyone have any suggestions to make my chorus pedal leslie-esque?...I know its not the same, but anything would be helpful.

[UnklMickey]

Blue,

one of the things a Leslie does that you won't be able to recreate, is the reflections that you will get from various parts of the room as the baffle/horns turn.

but there is a way that you get a much bigger sound from a chorus.

2 amps.

space them at least 3 feet apart.

the mix that goes to one should be 0~25% chorus 75~100% straight.

the second amp gets 75~100% chorus, 0~100% straight



for narrow spacing, just use 100% straight on one, and 100% chorus on the second.

wider spacing will sound better with a little blend.


this works well with delay too.




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[RJB]

I always found that a phase shifer (phaser) had a closer sound to a Leslie than a chorus.
Just my 2 pence.

[UnklMickey]

hey Ron, that's more like 5 pence.


while i think a chorus is a little more convincing on clean sounds, a phase shifter is MUCH better on dirty stuff.


unk

[ranchtooth]

I just got something called an H20 Liquid chorus and echo by visual sound. I've been reallly blown away, ive gone from zero to ten on the funk scale. Its worth looking into dudezzz.

[GuitarTechCraig]

Try a Line6 RotoMachine. A real good simulation for the money.
Sounds very nice in mono, but (naturally) even better in stereo with 2 amps.
Has settings to mimic 2 Leslie models and a Fender Vibratone.
I love mine.

[Ripper]

Guitartech....

I found my solution a little while ago.

I tried out the BossRT20 rotary simulator...I loved it and bought one. I bought an expression pedal as well that goes hand in hand with the RT20.

I can adjust it to get some great Leslie sounds ie. Badge, Abbey Road, but I can also set it to have great chorus sounds. I no longer use my Ibanez BC9 chorus pedal.
With just a little foot twist on the expression pedal im right where I want to be.

Check it out, its great!