TC Electronic reissues first pedal as SCF Gold Stereo Chorus Flanger

May 9, 2022 · 4 sources

TC Electronic has reissued its first-ever pedal, the Stereo Chorus Flanger, as the SCF Gold, a 45th-anniversary edition of a design the company launched in 1976¹². Guitar World reported the reissue on 23 December 2021 at $199¹; Pedal of the Day published its review of the pedal on 9 May 2022³.

The SCF Gold combines three modulation modes in one analog box: chorus, pitch modulation and flanger, selected with a Mode switch²¹. RockBoard's PedalPedia describes the circuit as hybrid and driven by a vintage-style bucket-brigade design². Controls are Speed, Width and Intensity, plus an adjustable Input Gain, with a single bypass footswitch²¹. Guitar World says Intensity sets notching depth in Chorus mode, pitch shift amount in Pitch Modulation mode and signal regeneration in Flanger mode¹. Outputs are mono/stereo, alongside Ex. Bypass and Input connections¹.

Guitar World reports a new op amp in the preamp stage intended to give greater headroom, improved low-frequency response and a wider dynamic range, and a larger LFO LED above the Mode switch¹. The new 9V DC socket replaces the original's hardwired transformer¹. PedalPedia lists 9V DC, center negative, at 150mA². MusicRadar, which included the pedal in its 2022 round-up, described it as "a faithful but subtly improved Stereo Chorus Flanger"⁴.

Pedal of the Day called the Chorus mode "thick, lush, and gooey" and said it "is the basis for Eric Johnson's famed clean tone," and described Pitch Modulation as "a more subtle character that's ideal for adding girth and excitement to higher-gain tones"³. It also noted the original's built-in power cord required a separate wall outlet, while the reissue's standard 9V DC socket eases pedalboard use³. The SCF Gold is listed at $199¹.