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Thanks a bunch for that, Chas, thats super helpful. Would you happen to know any reputable sites that sell cz 5000 replacement parts? Ive has a look around around and cant seem to find anyone who stocks, specificly, replacement chorus sliders, which is a pain as the slider by this point is fully disfunctional!

So I managed to open it up and and give it a good clean, the boards didnt look terrible but there was some slight corrosion here and there at some solder points. I also managed to get to the relay output and give it a clean. Turned to the bad boy back on and still the same issue. I didnt manage to get to the sliders so it may be worth going back in a giving them a clean. The volume isnt bad really, just a tad noisy. The real culprit I suspect is the stereo chorus chip which is hella distorting and also panning the signal slightly to the right. Would you happen to know the name of the BBD Chorus chip at all? Im looking through the service manual and cant seem to find the name, im not even sure where it sit on the board! Any help would be much appreciated.

Many thanks, Chas!

Hello people, Ive had my CZ 5000 for a good few years now and am trying to work out what is going wrong with the stereo chorus slider. Whenever i adjust the level with the fader, I get a really horrible, loud distortion, which overpowers the entire signal and pumps the overal volume ridicoulsly loud. It is also very crackly when moving the slider and is compltely unusable. I have to find a spot on the the fader, and that could be anywhere (random) to have the distortion sound turn off. I have noticed also (using headphones) that the signal is slightly panned to the right, is this normal? perhaps this is related to the stereo chorus issue? Has anyone experienced this before with the cz-5000? any help would be much appreciated!