Electro Harmonix Small Clone Reviews

One for the board

As a huge nirvana fan I've had my eye on this pedal for sometime.

I've been using a multi FX pedal to get a similar sound but nothing can replicate the warbly sound the Small Clone produces.

It doesn't offer much as far as manipulating the vibrato of the effect but its still one i'm gonna be using for a long time. Theres hours of fun to have with this pedal.

Heart Shaped Box never sounded so good :)

If youre looking for a chorus this is the one!!

Since I really like the sounds of some bands like nirvana and such, I got this pedal to try and mimic the sound and it just does the job really really well.

It works for distorted sounds as well as clean sounds, with an all around good modulation quality.

Its a robust pedal and can take a beating.

The only downside I would say is the fact that you only have one knob to control the modulation, but I guess you really only need the one knob to get a great sound!

Simple yet versitale.

Its beautiful chorus which is extremely simple in use, but it's amazingly versitale for what it is. I love it!

unbeatable easy chorus

The classic chorus, simply adjustable in rate and depth, warm analog vintage chorus sound.

great sounding but few technical issues

The effect sounds great, as expected. However, there are two things that bother me. There is an occasional loud thump when activating the effect and the polarity of power contact is center positive (which is not common and requires an adapter). Otherwise great sounding and sturdy looking box.

nice

I m completly satisfied. I found the sound I want with good price!!!

Better than I expected

I was familiar with the pedal but after actually having it... WOW. Love it!

Not my first EH pedal and certainly not my last, they always deliver.

Small Clone, nothing added

Classic tone. It does exactly what you?d expect it to, and nothing more! A very basic setup for one sound but it?s a great sound.

The solid love!

This pedal is the greatest for me, it sounds amazing!

Awesome

Really great pedal for everything from Grunge to Surf to Folk. Deffo worth the money

The perfect "Nevermind" and grunge sound!

This pedal/stompbox is really amazing! It delivers the perfect floating sound. The features as depth and the whole knob is really great, if you wanna try sound like the 90s grunge area. It also features more modern guitar songs very well.

The only issue with this is that the battery opening is very fragile and there is no separate plate from the opening plate into the core chip of the pedal. Dirt and water could very easily get in here, which I think EH could have made a easy and more safe design for.

Plus it's very big! Def not a "small" clone!

Nirvana in a pedal.

It won't be long after you've switched this on that you'll be making comparisons to a certain Kurt Cobain.

Try and resist the urge to start playing "come as you are" if you can.

Basically if that sounds appeals this pedal is for you.

Its a slightly quirky design with limited features but sticks rigidly to a classic formula and feels like it could survive a direct metoric strike.

You already know how it sounds. If you dig that then you're in like flynn.

Small Clone

From what I've experienced from this pedal is that its really a plug in and go. Set it to 12 o'clock and it opens up the sound a bit more.

Small clone review

Gets the classic chorus sound you expect. It doesn't have a lot of features or controls so you only get a narrow range of usable sounds, but the sounds are top class. I use it with a strat and a hot rod deville and can get nirvana and pink floyd out of it. the sound does lend itself to inspiration and songwriting as well. The box itself feels fairly sturdy and is made of a nice stainless type sheet metal so it looks good on your board. The footprint is typical (the nano clone is smaller) and the jacks are all on the top so that helps but it does have an unusual EHX 9v jack.

Small name not sound!

This is one of the best and most versatile Chorus Pedals i've ever tried. You can go from a warm and clean chorus like Eric Johnson's (well... almost... no one like him and his sound) to a hot and dinamic sound like Kurt Cobain's on Come as you Are just by activating the DEPTH switch. Its controls are very simple... just the ON/OFF button, The RATE control and the DEPTH Switch, but... trust me... you can do a lot of things with this pedal and a nice tube amp. They have been keeping it simple with this pedal for years and as they say if it's not broken don't fix it!

Twangletrash

I bought this as a present for my wife. She's not usually a fan of using pedals, but already had an idea of what it sounded like thanks to Mr Cobain. But this is only the start.

She says:

With simple controls you can achieve a wide range of sounds from slight shimmer to full detuned chorus distortion. It's got good depth and is very warm.

With her Strat and Jaguar run through a Vox amp, she can easily get a great sound which she calls Twangletrash.

The guitars certainly sound fat and lively and the wide range of sounds inspire chord and picking style playing and writing.

She sums it up as a pedal with emotion and precision in a robust casing.

I say: Highly recommended for the love of your life!

Great simple chorus,

This is a brilliant simple pedal, quality construction.

One dial controls the severity of the effect, and a single switch allows you to change between sounds.

Big durable foot switch making it easy to use when on stage, lasts quite well of a single 9v battery included When off next to no noise is generated.

Excellent sound, easy to use

I use it mainly on bass, and it works perfectly. Sound great and its really easy to use. The use of a depth switch instead of a knob limits the possibilities a bit (of course), but i still manage to get everything i want out of a chorus from it.

Smooth tone

I absolutely love this pedal.

I have been using this in my bass rig and it sounds amazing. Classic chorus.

It's definitely a no frills pedal as the only thing you can change is the rate but that's all I've needed.

It has the great feel of Electro Harmonix build quality with a solid metal chassis and the satisfying clunk of a well built switch.

Unlike the picture on the website, these now have a standard 9v plug like a Boss pedal rather than a jack type power adapter common with older EHX pedals. Definitely a nice surprise.

All in all, a great pedal with classic, no frills chorus. Beautiful.

a classic

It's maybe one of the first chorus pedals ever.

Very simple:

you can chose from 2 depth modes: very deep and subtle depth.

The knob controls the rate of the warble. It's pretty slow until 14:00 and getting very fast from 15:00. so if you want to use faster mod speed it can be a little more difficult to adjust.

Finally, it looks MUCH BETTER than the new nano-versions.