1976年Boss的第一版效果器产品,可以将它理解为是将Roland经典JC120音箱的合唱部分独立分离了出来。尽管它的电源功率要求以及笨重的外壳确实使用起来不便利,但是!它美妙的声音早已经征服了太多太多的人!并且追逐他的人越来越多了!如果你也深爱它的音色,那么趁现在它价格还没太离谱时,快点淘一块吧!
Released June 1976, the CE-1 was the first in what has proven to be a very successful line of Chorus pedals from Boss. The circuit had already been used in the now legendary Roland JC-120 Jazz Chorus amplifier. Boss decided that it would be a great idea to take the chorus circuit out of the JC-120 and sell it as a separate unit. The result became the CE-1 Chorus Ensemble.
The CE-1 is based around the Matsushita BBD MN3002. This circuit is originally developed by Philips but Matsushita was given a licence to make it from the mid 70s. Roland/Boss was their first customer and they soon found many applications for it in a wide range of products.
The CE-1 is an AC powered stereo chorus with a built in vibrato function. Just as on the JC-120 you can choose whether to use the CE-1 in chorus or vibrato mode. They both use the same BBD circuit so it is impossible to use both at the same time. The chorus and vibrato has separate controls. This differs from the JC-120 where the same controls are used for both effects.