Caline BASS Chorus Pedal CP-83 Analog Circuit Design with Mono/Stereo Output Modes

Great sound for the price

I REALLY [wanna] like this pedal. It's built like a tank, it offers stereo outputs and the chorusing could easily go toe to toe with chorus pedals costing 2 to 3 times the amount of this one. Like I said, I really, REALLY WANT to like this pedal and I would rate it an EASY 5 STARS- 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟HOWEVER... A HUGE however....When engaging and disengaging the pedal you hear this really "LOUD POP" so loud that one would sware it's able to blow your speaker. I tried engaging and disengaging while my tuner was on which mutes my signal, but to no avail. The annoying "POP" is there to stay. I would keep this pedal hands down without ANY HESITATION at all, but since I would need the effect during certain songs and the fact that my tuner can't mute that pop I'm afraid I will be sending it back because I can't use it like I would like. BUT... (The silver lining perhaps), if you are in need to have it on all the time I would HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS CHORUS PEDAL. The chorusing, as I mentioned, is SUPERB!!! It's the "pop" that shoots it down to a lower rating. In my little world if I could rate it separately the chorus effect is a 10/10- the "pop" however brings it to a 1/10... (But that's just me...)Hopefully Caline can do something about that foot switch and if they do this bass chorus pedal would be one to reckon with BIG TIME!

I've had good experiences with some other Caline products, including a power supply and the Wine Cellar Bass Driver, which is a worthy competitor to the renowned (at least among cost-conscious bass players) Behringer BDI21. This pedal has a similar basic but sturdy build. The metal case should stand up to a beating and the knobs, jacks, and footswitch are all solid.Starting with all knobs at 12 o'clock gives you a nice warm chorus right off the bat. Rate and depth work as you'd expect and the ranges on both are very usable (wider than I feel like I'd actually need, tbh). The level knob seems to be a dry/wet blend, so you can find that sweet spot. Overall, you should be able to get a good range of usable tones out of this pedal.Where this pedal falls down a bit is the footswitch operation. Don't get me wrong, the switch itself is solid and snappy. Unfortunately, that snap gets into your signal with a noticeable pop every time you step on it. In addition, this is NOT a true bypass pedal. I disconnected it from the power supply while the pedal was off and the signal from my bass died. It is a fairly transparent buffered bypass. I think I only lost a tiny bit of clarity and high end.The promotional copy suggests that you can switch output levels. I have no idea how to do that. My pedal did not come with a manual and I can't find one online (as I'm writing this review, the Caline website seems to be down). I opened up the pedal, thinking there might be a DIP switch inside, but upon opening it, I was presented with the back of the circuit board. Getting further in would require removing the nuts from all the knobs and jacks and I didn't feel like doing that. Certainly there is no obvious or easily accessible way to switch the output level. As near as I can tell, the two output jacks (which are both mono jacks) are just the L/R channels.One other thing worth noting is that there is no provision for an internal 9V battery (although there is room inside), just a 9V battery connector to barrel plug adapter. This doesn't matter to me as I always use a power supply, but could be a minus for some folks.I'm going to keep playing with this. I could see using it as an always-on pedal with my fretless, but I'm going to have to live with it for a while before I know for sure. It's a very usable pedal at an attractive price point, but a couple things keep it from being really great.

Sounds good but it stores up energy at the switch so it pops loud when ingaged but can be cleared by hitting the switch several times before use needs a bleed resister installed I guess

…before I bought it. There’s a loud pop when you engage the chorus, as it’s says in all the reviews. Only reason I gave it 2 stars is it doesn’t sound half bad. If you can deal with a loud pop when you turn on the chorus and don’t want to spend a lot of money, this pedal may be for you.

Great sounding pedal eith a lot if adjustments except for one thing... there is a loud pop when you switch it on. Kind of like pulling a chords out of an amp when it's turned on. I am going to need to return this and find a pedal with no popping noise.

I have a number of budget-friendly pedals from Caline, Mosky and other vendors. We live in a great time where you can get so much value from pedals under $50, and this is one of them. Visually and tonally, this is a great pedal with one HUGE caveat. When you engage the foodswitch (on or off), there is an audible POP / click sound that goes through the signal. Even $20 pedals I've gotten from China don't make this sound.Note also that I used this pedal and it seems to work just fine for both my bass and electric guitars.If you plan to use this pedal in an always-on mode, this might be fine for you. It looks awesome and the construction and knobs feel great. But that audible click/pop sound is a no-go for me.

Sounds cool