Danelectro D-5 Fab Chorus Effects Pedal

Yes, this pedal is made of plastic. Yes it is inexpensive. But don't be fooled- unless you really mash on the switch button like an idiot, or over torque the battery cover screw too hard with a screw driver and strip out the plastic threads- it is pretty tough and durable. The chorus effect has plenty of adjustment, tone, and depth. It may not be a Boss pedal, but for $15.99 you are getting a tremendous value and it sounds very good. I was so impressed with these inexpensive pedals I now own 4 or 5 of them. As a hobbyist guitar player who does not want to invest hundreds of dollars into multiple effects pedals- I am into 4 or 5 of them PLUS associated cables and a power adapter for about the same amount than I could buy ONE Boss or other high quality pedal for.I would also recommend buying the Danelectrode 9V power adapter if you use multiple pedals. You can also buy a 5 gang power cable and daisy chain up to 4 or 5 pedals from the same power supply to make your own pedal board. If you have multiple Danelectro pedals it is a clean way to tie them together. I also bought some short 6 inch instrument cables and daisy chained the pedal inputs/outputs together so I can have mixed effects, or have each one independently.These pedals have been used almost daily for a couple of months now and I have not had one issue with any to date. A few other guitar player friends that have tried mine out are also very impressed by them. Absolutely a 5 star value!

Hard to believe they can produce something like this at this price-level, (no matter where it was made),.Pro's; Bargain for those needing a usable chorus. Decent sound. Case heavy enough not to slide around.Cons; plastic case, (seems heavy enough though and good enough to last a long time ), Plastic knobs and plastic thumb screw for bottom cover, (please change it to metal dano - I'll explain why below in conclusion),. Blue led sure is overly bright in our opinion. Sound; isn't the best or worst - but very usable and versatile.Conclusion; I have another chorus but needed a second for a different setup. Didn't want to spend much. I'm happy with the dano. It does the job well enough indeed. The sound is not as 3d as some of the more costly others, (if that makes sense),. Yes, it does all the different various kinds of chorus but they're a tad flat, (don't get mad at me - just another guy's opinion),. I'd chose something else for recording if the chorus was a key element and I was being picky, (again - hope that makes sense),.I put a battery in it, placed my foot on the switch, (maybe a speck too hard?), and a very loud cracking sound occurred. I thought, uh-oh, I broke the case first try,...or the pc switch board inside. All was o-k. Apparently, it's easy to miss the small grove for the bottom plate. If using batteries, care must be taken replacing it - at least on mine. I put pressure on the device and the base plate must have snapped extremely hard into place. That made me worry about the the plastic thumb screw holding the bottom plate on. Don't want to strip-it.Would I buy it again? Yup! Love danelectro stuff. Just giving user feedback is all. And, since I love danelectro; the family knows well that I want one of the axes for Christmas.! I made sure of it, lol.Cheers.

Have played guitar for many years and either bought or used a lot of pedals. Some had just one function, others had a bunch - some were so complicated I just got lost and gave up - the initial appeal of most of them soon faded and they were replaced. This time all I wanted was a simple chorus pedal. Hard to believe a pedal at this ridiculously low price could possibly sound this good! Simple to operate, sturdy, great sounds and there's that price! This one is a KEEPER!

I've read several comments in regard to the pedal being made of plastic and perhaps there was an uncertainty as to the durability. I have three other different pedals for several years also made by Dan Electro (same series) and I have never had any break on me. Almost all of the Dan Electro pedals sound pretty decent with the exception of the Flanger and possibly one or two others.While my favorites are the Delay, the Overdrive, and the black Metal pedal, the Chorus pedal offers a decent range of options for different effects and for the price, it is and will always be hard to beat. For some reason, this one was on back order by all the several different venders and not as easy to obtain as the others. I had to purchase this new one from a third party. Overall, you can't go wrong with the Chorus pedal.

The good: first, the price. Hard to beat 14 bucks anywhere. It does things a chorus pedal is supposed to do. The plastic shell feels sturdy. The sound is pretty OK, something you’d expect from a $30 pedal.The bad: the size, it is wider than a standard Boss pedal. To make up for it, they put all the jacks on the top side, where they also put the dials. On a crowded pedalboard, the cables can easily interfere with the dials. Speaking of the dials, they face away from the player, so the controls feel backwards and you can’t see the indicator on any dial unless it’s between about 10 and 2. The “stomp” part of the pedal is relatively small and hardly raised, so anyone with above average feet could have trouble toggling it on/off.This is not a great pedal on its own, but it is worth it at this price if you’re on a budget, looking to explore new sounds and don’t have a complicated pedalboard setup. And you have small feet.