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So ive had my Phase 90 for a few years and only used it to color leads which it works great for. Today i bought an old DOD FX20-B phaser that has some more knobs to tweak and have realized how much i like a stronger phase as opposed to flange (im ready to ditch my Boss BF-2).

 

What are some other good phasers to try? The Small Stone looks very simple. Im looking for something i can tweak alot. Is the Boss PH-3 good?

 

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Erik

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Originally posted by erik92da

So ive had my Phase 90 for a few years and only used it to color leads which it works great for. Today i bought an old DOD FX20-B phaser that has some more knobs to tweak and have realized how much i like a stronger phase as opposed to flange (im ready to ditch my Boss BF-2).


What are some other good phasers to try? The Small Stone looks very simple. Im looking for something i can tweak alot. Is the Boss PH-3 good?


Thanks,

Erik

 

 

in my experience the ph3 is a digital tone killer, if you want a synthetic sounding phaser it may be the way to go. but if you want something warmer and more natural I would go with a boss ph1r its a phase 90 with depth and res knob

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If you have it in the budget I would look into a Maxon PH-350 Rotary Phaser. It is very versatile, you can switch between 4, 6, and 10 stages, and it sounds amazing.
If the budget is lower the Digitech isn't too bad. Does sound digital (that's what is is) but for the money it's good.

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Originally posted by cutlerman

If you have it in the budget I would look into a Maxon PH-350 Rotary Phaser. It is very versatile, you can switch between 4, 6, and 10 stages, and it sounds amazing.

 

 

i'll second that notion.

I picked up one for about 150 in trade this past weekend and really enjoy the flexibility the pedal offers. The six stage setting, imo, is where its at.

 

Other cool phasers:

Electro Harmonix Bad Stone.. another six stage, but a little rare.

ModMax damn expensive, but way versatile. Hard to find

Quasar (no personal experience,) but from the clips I have heard, you would be hard pressed to do wrong.

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Tweakable phaser under $100? I loves me a challenge. :D

Ibanez PH99 - analog, positive and negative resonance, triangle or square wave, 4 or 8 stages ("normal or intense").

Arion SPH-1 - analog, speed, depth, resonance, stereo outs.

I just got a Maxon PT999 which sounds verrrrry nice, but it's just got a speed knob. Pretty limited tweakage.

I didn't care for the Digitech HyperPhase - as I feared, it has that digital metallic edge. Cool options though, including step phasing.

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if you can get a Ibanez pt-9 phaser they are cool, i got one i was gonna sell it, but after not having a chorus for a day and play it i've rediscovered the joy of phasers. its good . they can be had on the $60 range. it doesnt get supper crasy phasing, but is nice, since i dont realy use a really heavy effects, if i want a really effected sound i jus use to modulation pedal i specaily like chorus and phaser together. with my wah and some dirt, a a touch of delay.

have you done the r28 mod to the Phase 90? it supposed to make it much more lush.

you could always get a phase 100. i really dont know much about phasers i know i like how they sound, but i read a lot of thing here about these:

red witch moon phaser
pigtronix phaser
mutron phaser
Moogs
maxon pt999
and boss ph1

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Originally posted by phyrexia

I bet you'd like a PH1 or a PH1R. You can pick up a 1R for

 

 

I think thats along the lines of what im looking for. Either those or a PH-2. Theres nothing being mass produced today thats similar? Im looking for something with a speed, depth, and regen or res setting.

 

I guess the old DOD will do for now.

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