Sonny Garrish Chorus Unit

Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 6 Nov 2004 3:05 pm

Can anyone tell me which model Boss chorus unit, Sonny Garrish uses in the studio? Someone said awhile back, but I can't remember. Back in the early 90's, he got some great sounds with whatever unit it was.Thank's guys!

Tony Dingus · Post by **Tony Dingus** » 6 Nov 2004 7:17 pm

CE-5 Chorus Ensemble? Which ever he uses, I love his playing!

Tony

Timmy Witt · Post by **Timmy Witt** » 7 Nov 2004 2:59 am

Back around 93 or 94 can't really remember, but he did a session for my family's gospel group and all he used was an alesis quadraverb gt, direct to mixer.
tim

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 7 Nov 2004 7:09 am

I do believe that he uses a Boss CE-1. They were in production around 1976-78.

Bob Hoffnar · Post by **Bob Hoffnar** » 7 Nov 2004 3:48 pm

He doubles his parts.

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Bob
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Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 7 Nov 2004 6:18 pm

Thanks Bob, but doubling and chorus are two different sounds. I've heard Sonny double, but I've also heard him use a chorus effect.

Paul King · Post by **Paul King** » 7 Nov 2004 7:03 pm

I asked Kevin McMannis one time what Sonny Garrish used in the studio. Kevin replied,"Paul,I swear it is just him". I never dobuted Kevin since he had engineered many projects with Garrish playing steel. Whatever the answer is, he sure does have a great sound.

Charlie Moore · Post by **Charlie Moore** » 8 Nov 2004 3:08 pm

The man is correct,he doubles his part's which gives you a CHORUS effect,it work's..
Charlie.....

Eddie Thomas · Post by **Eddie Thomas** » 8 Nov 2004 3:46 pm

Guy's I know Sonny on occasion doubles his parts, but I spoke with him in the mid 90's and he himself told me, that at the time, he was using an Alesis Quadraverb. But the time period I'm refering to,the late 80's, he was using something else. And I believe it was a Boss CE-1. Bob, you can close this. Thank's to all who responded.

Bruce Bouton · Post by **Bruce Bouton** » 8 Nov 2004 6:52 pm

When i first came to town Sonny was using the original Boss chorus Ensemble. It was the big gray box. He would send one side dry and one side chorused, He would also double quite a bit. sometimes even the chorused sound. later he went the processor route . I believed he's settl;ed on the Korg A1 or is it a3?
BB

Smiley Roberts · Post by **Smiley Roberts** » 8 Nov 2004 11:34 pm

Bruce,
I spoke w/ Sonny today,& he verifies what you say. Later on,it was a Korg A-1. After that,it was just "doubling" that gave it that sound. He said that you can duplicate the sound that you played,but you can't duplicate the hand vibrato.

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