This is the sound of the 80's! To my ears it provides the classic sound of a chorus pedal. Regardless of this pedal's constructional age and it's sonical history, sounding good can never be out of date. The controls are easy to find useful carachteristics from, the tones I get blend well with light to medium overdrive, and the build is sturdy and without any weak feeling parts. As far as I know the pedal is buffered, so I keep it after certain pedals (like fuzzes and whas) in the chain.