What order do you put your phaser?

[petejt]

I usually answer threads like these with "put it wherever you like".

 

 

But just out of curiosity, I'd like to know that if you have a phaser pedal, where is it in the signal chain?

 

 

 

 

I just got an Electro Harmonix Worm, and at the moment it's near the middle of my effects chain, currently the order is:-

 

Guitar->H2O Liquid Chorus/Echo -> Fish & Chips EQ -> Worm phaser -> Deluxe Electric Mistress Flanger -> POG -> Boss DD20 delay -> amp.

 

 

It tends to dominate the sound when on, and also clips a little bit. I don't mind since the phasing sounds really good, but I am thinking of switching things round a bit.

[Naterel]

I put it after dirt

[tonedover]

Before the damn dirt !!!! Always!!!

 

 

( otherwise it sounds too wooshy in my opinion )

[blingdogg]

I have a Worm XO, and I have an MXR Phase 90. After playing around with their orders I discovered this is best:

 

The Phase 90 is first in my chain, before my dirt and everything else. Sounded nasty after dirt.

 

The Worm sounds best after dirt IMO. Before dirt, I thought it sounded too quiet and thick.

 

I do this:

guitar>mxr phase 90>dunlop hendrix fuzz face>dano CC distortion>ehx worm>behringer vm1 delay>amp

[Naterel]

Question

everyone that says before dirt, do you use the distortion on your amp?

[Amplifier Worship]

Hey Pete

I've been really digging running mine before dirt lately. I like hearing the movement 'within' the dirt sound rather than going whoosh all around it. If that makes any sense.

[Dissentience]

 

Question everyone that says before dirt, do you use the distortion on your amp?

 

Answer

 

Before, and yes I use pedal plus amp dirt.

[Jarrizle]

I put mine after my wah and comp, but before my dirt and fuzz. And for Nat I use mostly pedal dirt, but occasionally use it with the drive channel of my Traynor.

[petejt]

Hey Pete I've been really digging running mine before dirt lately. I like hearing the movement 'within' the dirt sound rather than going whoosh all around it. If that makes any sense.

 

 

Hey Ryan,

 

 

 

Well really the Worm is before any 'intentional' dirt, e.g. prior to the amp. It sounds pretty good.

 

I just mean that when I hit the strings hard, it causes the signal to clip a bit in the Worm, that doesn't happen when the pedal is turned off. I still need to get a dedicated proper power plug for it, so that might be what it is.

 

Yeah I definitely prefer "movement 'within' the dirt sound" rather than overall whooshy like you said- this is exactly why I prefer chorus before the amp rather than 80s-style in the effects loop.

[petejt]

Ok I better go each some lunch before it's too late!

 

But after that will do some experimenting. Keep the ideas coming, thanks so far!

[woolyh]

Before dirt, sounds more interesting

[DRGUN]

worm sucks

[eudaimonia02912]

I put it before my pre-amp and before any boost pedals. Typically it's right after the wah. It's too dominant of a sound in the loop.

[blingdogg]

worm sucks

wrong

[companyman]

worm sucks

 

 

Very wrong

[tonedover]

Question everyone that says before dirt, do you use the distortion on your amp?

yup and OD pedals

fx loops on amps are for the weak willed....

[Dissentience]

fx loops on amps are for the weak willed....

orly

[tonedover]

orly

:poke:

[Dissentience]

[tonedover]

your pic has been moved or deleted.

[Jenesis]

After dirt.

[Dissentience]

Fix'd

[dnoch_higgins]

It's at the end of my chain at the moment, after dirt, chorus and trem.

[ecdrevolution]

I used to put it after distortion. Now I put it before distortion. It's much better that way in my opinion.

[Clewsy]

Whenever I use it, I use it after dirt. Before dirt, when you engage it, it changes the character of the dirt, but when its after, it just sounds like my normal dirt sound + cool phasing.