'David vs Goliath' Chorus Pedal Challenge - Arion Modified SCH-Z Chorus vs Tone City Angel Wing

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👆 Danish Pete engages a "David VS Goliath" pedal challenge where an a very affordable goes up against a more expensive pedal. The Tone City Angel Wing and The Arion Modified SCH-Z Chorus & Vibe Pedal

What do you think, please comment below. Plus we'd really like to hear your suggestions for more David & Goliath battles! Just choose from the pedals we stock & suggest an cheap vs expensive shoot out - doesn't have to be drive pedals either - can be anything you like!

Pete used a Fender Stratocaster Custom Shop into a Fender Hot Rod Deluxe Amp.

[CaptAnderton]

I love this series of videos!! I don't think I'll be swapping my Arion Chorus for an Angel Wing, but on the basis of this video it's tough to justify the Arion being 4 times more expensive!

[dukeravenshadow]

I think the Angel Wing sounds awesome, ever since the Chorus shootout. Such a great sound for such a tiny pedal.

[cowitch]

Both have that beautiful analog chorus sound, the Arion seems to be more extreme than the Angel Wing but that may be a good thing depending on how you look at it. I really like the lushness of the Angle Wing. Both amazing though!

[jscofield]

plz keep the David v Goliath challenges coming

[swg]

If the angel wing had a tone control it could get closer. Not a bad pedal though.. Especially for the money difference!

[GazMoz]

The Arion is better sounding and the knobs have much wider scope but i'm really impressed by the Tone city, not to shabby at all.

[Joe.Howard]

I just bought the angel wing, and I love it. For £45, you really can't go wrong. perfect just to add some flavour to your clean channel. Even works nicely with my acoustic

[chescajimenez]

I liked the Angel Wing more! Seems to have more clarity. But the Arion has that really lush tone!

[akwamarsunzal]

Gotta say, to my ears, Tone City does it for me! At the price it's going on my Andertons Wish List! ;-)

[sesa]

For my ears the Tone City Angel Wing had more usable tones at every setting. The Arion by far has more variability, but I didn't like alot of the in-between tones. Everything on the Angel Wing sounded good to me.

[paulbradshawguitar]

think if the angel wing had a tone control could get closer, quite bright sounding or digital as some would say, decent tone in any case, arion is a lot warmer, lush sounding or analog as they say ;)

i guess delay would be a good one, say tape echo, you've got the fulltone which is ridiculously goliathy and say a mooer/tone city etc..

[rockeye]

The Angel Wing sounds good, clear, and bright at low volumes like this, but probably not as pleasing at stage or band volumes. The warmth is key for loud gigs.

[LeonCabal]

Wow I thought there wouldn't be such a major difference. I still think Arion is too expensive but man... how deep and smooth it is... dreamy sound

[MusicHyde]

Really cool video series, you guys should do an analog delay challenge, Boss DM3, MXR Carbon Copy and Tone City ;)

[stevenpriest]

I have a Providence Anadime Chorus and the Angel Wing, I found the Tone City pedal added a fair bit of high end which sounds a little artificial and also increases the volume a fair bit but for £50... The Providance has a thickness to the low end and smooth highs which just makes it sound more authentic and old school, blends well with overdrive. It all depends on what your after.

[jacktaylorguitarist]

Golden Plexi tone city against the wampler Plexi drive.

[TheGhostOfKarelia]

The Arion just a warmth and smoothness that I love

[claudeprince]

That angel wing must have an actual angel feather inside coz as far as I'm concerned that thing sounds amazing and for the price, it's nearly god-like.

[flordeblock]

Both of them sound great in my opinion... It's just that the angel wing tempts to make the sound a bit more thin where the arion keeps the original signal and EQ more or less the same

[heathbarnhart]

Chorus is one of my favorite effects and I thought they both sounded great. The main difference I heard was the that the Arion seemed to be more pronounced at the crest of the modulation (if that makes sense) were as the Angel was more even sounding. I also liked that the Angel had a level adjustment to dial it back. If I had my choice I would go with the Angel wing because it was even sounding through the course of the modulation.