Fulltone Custom Shop TERC "That 80s Rack Chorus"

Fulltone Custom Shop TERC "That 80s Rack Chorus" for sale in near mint condition, boxed with manual on behalf of the owner.

This unit is serial 063 and was purchased directly from Fulltone by the owner who has kept it in his private studio since new.

This Mike Fuller's meticulous recreation of the Tri-Stereo-Chorus which could well claim to be the ultimate rack chorus ever made.

As Fulltone put it: If you are a session guitarist, you're "not-quite A-List" until you have a Tri-Stereo-Chorus in your rack!

It is the single most identifiable and certainly the lushest stereo chorus ever made, heard on tons of recordings from Joni Mitchell to Don Henley, Madonna to Eric Clapton...Lukather to Landau.

Made for a brief time during the 80's and released under the Dyno My Piano, Songbird, and Dytronics names, it went through many circuit changes.

Just what is a Tri-Stereo-Chorus?

TSC's are actually three separate chorus circuits, each using a Panasonic MN3007 Bucket Brigade (BBD) chip to create its delayed signal. These three choruses are treated with multiple modulations and mixed together across the stereo output field in a way that creates complex images and phasing artifacts.
Add to this a 30 volt internal power supply, and you have a super high-headroom rack unit that sounds warm, huge, and doesn't distort when interfaced with high-level rack systems and studio patchbays.

Production of TSC's ceased in the late 80's, and since then the price of these on the used market has skyrocketed to $4000 and more. Many vintage units are poorly maintained (it’s all in the calibration and trimmer adjustment on the delay chips) and can sound weak and noisy.

The Fulltone Custom Shop "That 80's Rack Chorus" (TERC) is better constructed than the originals. It’s the same circuit but using better quality parts such as metal film resistors in the power-related areas for less noise, and gold plated sockets on key opamps.

Fulltone planned a production run of around 3200 units but the last one made before Mike closed up shop had a serial number of 500.

Condition

In excellent near mint condition with only very minor signs of age or wear. Please see photos or get in touch if you require more information .

Voltage Information

240v model.

Tax

Broker sale on behalf of the owner - VAT does not apply