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  • April 14, 2009 at 9:22 pm #78062
    SpiderB52
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    Hi. I recently bought a vintage Poly Chorus. But, when I compared mine to Kurt’s (the pic on Kurtsequipment.com), I found some differences.

    Feedback, Rate, Tune/delay, and Width knobs are located differently. Another thing is that mine has an LED light on overload but Kurt’s doesn’t. Mine has no DC-In and the cord is directly plugged. The main LED lights on when I turn on the power, not by foot switch when the effect is engaged.

    Now I’m wondering if mine is really vintage. I will upload pics so please take a look. If anyone knows anything about my Poly Chorus, please let me know.

    How many types of Poly Choruses are there? From what type is considered to be a vintage that sounds good?

    Any comments appreciated.

    Thanks .

    Kurts.jpg This is Kurt Cobain’s.

    DSCF5505ss.jpg Inside

    DSCF5506s.jpg

    DSCF5507s.jpg

    April 14, 2009 at 9:27 pm #95653
    The EH Man
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    You didn’t get a vintage unit but instead you have an early reissue. The early reissues of some EH pedals did have built-in AC power cords.

    If it was sold to you as vintage, I’d ask for my money back or at least an adjustment.

    April 14, 2009 at 9:28 pm #95654
    McHaven
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    Yours looks exactly like my current reissue, except for the attached power cord. EHX has made pedals with the attached pedal cables and then took them off later. I don’t know about in the case of the Polychorus RI, but its like that for the DEM.

    April 14, 2009 at 9:33 pm #95655
    The EH Man
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    Dead giveaway that it’s a reissue: STEREO

    And really, $100 is about right for a reissue (found the ebay auction: http://cgi.ebay.com/Electro-Harmonix-Polychorus-chorus-flanger-effect-pedal_W0QQitemZ180342903664QQcmdZViewItemQQptZGuitar_Accessories?hash=item180342903664&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:13|39:1|240:1318 ).

    I remember I paid something like $350 for my vintage unit years ago.

    April 14, 2009 at 10:33 pm #95658
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    If you paid less than $150 for it, then you still got a good deal on it; but no, it isn’t a pre-1983 unit.

    April 15, 2009 at 12:28 am #95662
    SpiderB52
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    Yours looks exactly like my current reissue, except for the attached power cord. EHX has made pedals with the attached pedal cables and then took them off later. I don’t know about in the case of the Polychorus RI, but its like that for the DEM.

    Whats DEM??

    April 15, 2009 at 12:45 am #95663
    SpiderB52
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    Everyone, thank you very much for your quick reply. I will keep looking.
    If anybody knows where i can get the vintage poly chorus please message me.

    April 15, 2009 at 2:03 am #95665
    The EH Man
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    Quote:
    Whats DEM??

    Deluxe Electric Mistress

    April 15, 2009 at 3:12 pm #95692
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Everyone, thank you very much for your quick reply. I will keep looking.
    If anybody knows where i can get the vintage poly chorus please message me.

    Here you go: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Electroharmonix-Polyflange_W0QQitemZ330322495580QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_210?hash=item330322495580&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:10|39:1|240:1318

    I have one of these, and it’s great. The circuit is the same as the old PolyChorus, just a different name.

    April 16, 2009 at 12:30 pm #95733
    WatsonWood
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    I have an old Deluxe Polychorus with AC input. In fact I had a load of Deluxes which had a strong tendency to make noise under bad stage conditions (meaning quality of the juice on offer, weird earths et cetera). I started getting the transformers taken out and placed in a separate steel housing, which worked fine but after two pedal mods I stopped getting it done. Too many wires, too many cables. Also, as I remember, most all early Deluxes either had one unique LED to show the power was on or no LED at all. Under 150 USD for a Deluxe Polyphase is pretty good because in Europe old and vintage EHX pedals are generally over the 200 EUR mark unless you get lucky!

    June 22, 2009 at 3:01 pm #98229
    brnmdz
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    Quote:
    Hi. I recently bought a vintage Poly Chorus. But, when I compared mine to Kurt’s (the pic on Kurtsequipment.com), I found some differences.

    Feedback, Rate, Tune/delay, and Width knobs are located differently. Another thing is that mine has an LED light on overload but Kurt’s doesn’t. Mine has no DC-In and the cord is directly plugged. The main LED lights on when I turn on the power, not by foot switch when the effect is engaged.

    Now I’m wondering if mine is really vintage. I will upload pics so please take a look. If anyone knows anything about my Poly Chorus, please let me know.

    How many types of Poly Choruses are there? From what type is considered to be a vintage that sounds good?

    Any comments appreciated.

    Thanks .

    Kurts.jpg This is Kurt Cobain’s.

    DSCF5505ss.jpg Inside

    DSCF5506s.jpg

    DSCF5507s.jpg

    Hi there,
    can you post photos of the other side of the board? I also have one like you, but I was fixing something on it and ripped the board from the pedal box, so if you could post some pictures of the other side I would apreciate, so I can see where to wire again, ( Board to switch, AC to Board, etc, a view from the wiring between board and pedal box)

    Thanks in advance!!

    bruno

    April 15, 2014 at 8:52 pm #119878
    drusian
    Member

    Hello, all right? I got a PolyChorus and I wonder if this model is the vintage or a reissue.
    The pictures below are of the real equipment. When connected the power led is lit always, not just when it is stepped on, this behavior is normal?
    Follow the pictures:

    [img]https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-MeAX2pkdtK8/U02WLZ-gsoI/AAAAAAAAItY/VO7HSBxsZcc/w958-h716-no/IMG_2679.JPG[/img]

    [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/ktnIAYvCEHwadNvCD7bBp418J_wtsVD4BXiobJFip50=w958-h716-no[/img]

    [img]https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-k_0N87WQzi4/U02WOJcENRI/AAAAAAAAItg/SCJXWAIY-IY/w958-h716-no/IMG_2681.JPG[/img]

    April 17, 2014 at 12:02 pm #119886
    Scruffie
    Member

    Reissue, no doubt about it, stereo, no fixed power chord, 2 LEDs and the condition!

    Yes the LED is just a power indicator,that’s normal.

    April 17, 2014 at 2:25 pm #119887
    drusian
    Member

    I was worried about the LED always lit, I thought you might be malfunctioning. Many thanks for the info :)

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