Recommended Phaser pedal for PSG?

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 23 Oct 2016 11:40 am

Anyone got a phaser pedal they like for PSG, especially C6?

I've been trying the "Donner True Bypass Pearl Tremor Pure Analog Phaser" but so far not found what I'm looking for on it. I'm used to the sound I get out of the onboard phaser in my Roland 80XL but would like to find that, or something close, in a pedal.

Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 23 Oct 2016 11:59 am

Mutron Phasor. I hear they're being reissued. Or you can find an old one.
Here's a brief demo: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tivsay3qohQ

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 23 Oct 2016 12:50 pm

Mad Professor Tiny Orange is my favorite. Highly versatile.

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 23 Oct 2016 1:47 pm

Hard to beat the MXR Phase 90

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 23 Oct 2016 2:26 pm

Jack, IMO the Phase 90 wasn't thick enough.

Jack Stanton · Post by **Jack Stanton** » 23 Oct 2016 3:39 pm

Lane,
That's what I like about it, not overpowering. But to each their own!

Ron Funk · Post by **Ron Funk** » 23 Oct 2016 10:16 pm

Jim -

If you can find one, an original vintage Electro-Harmonix Small Stone might be what you're looking for.

John De Maille · Post by **John De Maille** » 23 Oct 2016 10:20 pm

I remember Buddy Charlton using a Small Stone, at a show in Connecticut many years ago. I had one and I loved it, but, I loaned it to my son and never got it back.

Quentin Hickey · Post by **Quentin Hickey** » 23 Oct 2016 11:28 pm

The boss ph-3 is what I would go for.

Chris Bauer · Post by **Chris Bauer** » 24 Oct 2016 5:37 am

Like with so many effects, I'd say it depends on what you're using it for.

In my case, I found that I was only ever using a phasor when there was a 'phasey' song and so the guitar player also used one. In those cases, having two going at once ended up sounding like sonic mush. I found that if I use a slightly overdriven reso effect pedal (I use the Bradshaw/MXR.), it implies a phasor sound and sits with the phased guitar sound better.

In those ultra-rare times when I use one alone, I've been happy with the Akai Intelliphase. It's not a super-deep phase but one of the things I like is that is has a selectable touch sensitivity where the phase depth is controlled by your pick attack. (And if any of you are interested, I have an NIB spare that I'd be happy to sell.)

Jim Palenscar · Post by **Jim Palenscar** » 24 Oct 2016 5:47 am

Garage Tone Oil Can

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 24 Oct 2016 7:48 am

Lucky Duck makes the "Nu-Tron", it is a clone of the old "Mu-Tron" and built with the same technology.
You can compare the sound on YouTube.

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 24 Oct 2016 11:49 am

Have you tried one of these?

Brett Lanier · Post by **Brett Lanier** » 24 Oct 2016 12:56 pm

I like the Maestro PS1A. They're a little big but not crazy expensive like a bi-phase.

Super cool video ad... https://youtu.be/mCI1Jb0Fqlo

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 24 Oct 2016 5:01 pm

Thanks, everybody. Stu Shulman has offered me a DOD pedal as a birthday gift (ain't he kind?), so I'll be trying that one out soon and see if it does the trick for me.

Thanks again for all the other recommendations.

Jim

Lane Gray · Post by **Lane Gray** » 24 Oct 2016 6:14 pm

Jim,if you have a friend in Hagerstown to pick it up, I'll loan you a Mutron.
I may live in Kansas,but I'm at Hagerstown Maryland Tuesday and Thursday just after a normal suppertime.

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 24 Oct 2016 6:32 pm

Lane, thanks for the nice offer, but I don't know anyone out that way. Appreciate it, though.

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 25 Oct 2016 4:55 am

Ron Funk wrote:Jim -

If you can find one, an original vintage Electro-Harmonix Small Stone might be what you're looking for.

Yeah, the Small Stone! Lush, smooth, and thicker than the Phase 90.

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Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 25 Oct 2016 5:23 am

moved

Peewee Charles · Post by **Peewee Charles** » 25 Oct 2016 6:21 am

Hi Jim, I used the MXR Phase 90 on all the Lightfoot sessions...that's the sound on The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, that sold over 2 million copies and was meant to be an album filler......not sure you can even get them anymore....I'm using the Benado Effects now...hope all is well...Ed. Ps heading to Nashville Friday for 6 days, got tickets for Timejumpers on Oct 31.... can't wait and see some oold friends and see the sites with my wife....take care.... www.thewesternswingauthority.com

Chris Walke · Post by **Chris Walke** » 25 Oct 2016 7:32 am

Jim Cohen wrote:Thanks, everybody. Stu Shulman has offered me a DOD pedal as a birthday gift (ain't he kind?), so I'll be trying that one out soon and see if it does the trick for me.

Thanks again for all the other recommendations.

Jim

I have the Small Stone and the blue DOD Phasor. The DOD is subtle, drops your volume a bit (at least mine does....it's an old version. I know they've recently reissued the DOD).

Crank the DOD all the way and you have a nice Leslie-ish thing going on. Love it. Crank the Small Stone and it's a bit too much "wow-wow" sounding. Might be cool in correct context.

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 25 Oct 2016 8:42 am

I just hooked up my old Small Stone and also a mint condition vintage "script" Phase 90 that John Hughey gave me, and I gotta say, it's hard to beat the Phase 90. I've said for years that it's about the best phaser ever.

MXR Phase 90

The old ones sound smoother and warmer than the new standard ones. But they also say that these special new "script" reissues are quite good:

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Phase90Script

And these extra-special hand-wired ones are even better, pretty true to the vintage ones:
http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Phase90Vint

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Carl Mesrobian · Post by **Carl Mesrobian** » 26 Oct 2016 4:24 pm

John De Maille wrote:I remember Buddy Charlton using a Small Stone, at a show in Connecticut many years ago. I had one and I loved it, but, I loaned it to my son and never got it back.

I have a car like that..

Len Amaral · Post by **Len Amaral** » 26 Oct 2016 4:25 pm

MXR is coming out with the Phase 95 that is a small 1/2 size pedal supposed to be the same as a phase 90. The Phase 90 is a benchmark pedal.

Olli Haavisto · Post by **Olli Haavisto** » 27 Oct 2016 5:41 am

A slightly more expensive way to take care of ALL your modulation needs is the Strymon Mobius. It has a wonderfull phaser + excellent leslie, chorus, flanger, tremolo and other sounds. Highly recommended.