01—Pedal catalog
Boss DC-2W Dimension C (Waza Craft)
The Roland Dimension D — the chorus you can't hear, but you can hear when it's off.
The most musical chorus pedal made. If you don't like 'chorus,' you'll like this. Should be on more pedalboards than it is.
02—On the bench
Boss's Waza Craft reissue of the Roland Dimension D rack chorus — the late-1970s studio unit that became the secret weapon of countless guitarists and producers, including Pat Metheny, Andy Summers, and the producers of Steely Dan's late-period records. Dimension C is a 'spatial' chorus rather than a pitch-modulating one — four buttons (1, 2, 3, 4) increase the perceived stereo width without the obvious wobble of a traditional chorus. It thickens, widens, and dimensionalizes a clean signal without ever sounding 'chorused.' The Waza version adds two modes: Standard (mono, the original DC-2 pedal) and SDD-320 (true stereo, the Roland rack unit). The thinking player's chorus.
- 01thickens without obvious modulation
- 02Mode 2 is the canonical 'tasteful' setting
- 03SDD-320 stereo mode is the real reason to upgrade from the original DC-2
- 04stays out of the way of pitch-sensitive material
- 05stacks before reverb to create depth
03—Power
What it takes to run the DC-2W Dimension C (Waza Craft).
65mA at 9V
Low draw. Any standard 100mA isolated jack carries it with room to spare.
Typical published draw. Check the label on your unit for its voltage and polarity before you plug in.
- Voodoo Lab Pedal Power 2 PLUS →jacks 1-4 · 100mA
- Truetone 1 SPOT Pro CS6 →jacks 3-4 · 100mA
- Truetone 1 SPOT Pro CS12 →jacks 3-6 · 100mA
04—In the room
Where else this pedal lives.
- Pat Metheny
- Andy Summers
- Eric Johnson
- Brian Eno
Boss CE-2W if you want a more obviously-chorus sound; DC-2W if you want the studio one.