IF YOU WERE ME .....

[Downunderwonder]

For your style phaser over envelope filter any day + Sundays.

Check out Crowther's Prunes and Custard, it's a civilised modulating distortion overdrive thing, you'll either totally dig it or go "meh, what was that downundernutter on about?". It goes extra good into chorus.

[HolmeBass]

I voted EF, and the Proton is a great sounding, easy to dial in, flexible EF for sure. If you want more options and tones, maybe the SubDecay Prometheus (same company that makes that phaser you're thinking of), WMD Super Fatman, Iron Ether Xerograph Deluxe, or Source Audio Bass Envelope Filter Pro, or 3Leaf's more full-featured EF the Wonderlove.

[Reaper Man]

Filter without question. I love me my 3 leaf

[NedZ]

Two more phasers you should check out :

- the Empress Phaser, very versatile and controllable with an expression pedal, tap tempo;
- and IMO the most inspiring model out there : the Blackout Effectors Whetstone (or Sibling, the smaller and simpler version but same terrific DNA)

[Basehead]

What you need is the Source Audio BEF Pro - 6 presets, Envelope Filters, Low Pass Filters, Phasers, wah (with an expression pedal), step filters, various waveforms, tap tempo tremolo-type sounds, and some mean wobbles with the Hot Hand.

[gus1894]

Originally Posted by Basehead

What you need is the Source Audio BEF Pro - 6 presets, Envelope Filters, Low Pass Filters, Phasers, wah (with an expression pedal), step filters, various waveforms, tap tempo tremolo-type sounds, and some mean wobbles with the Hot Hand.

Nah. Had it and sold it.

[gus1894]

Originally Posted by NedZ

Two more phasers you should check out :

- the Empress Phaser, very versatile and controllable with an expression pedal, tap tempo;
- and IMO the most inspiring model out there : the Blackout Effectors Whetstone (or Sibling, the smaller and simpler version but same terrific DNA)

They both look great, but not sure I want to blow $250.

[NedZ]

I see but I thought the Sibling costs less than that (?). What about Infanem's Faye Sing (the Faye's Her would be too much), it's a Musitronics Phaser clone (with a couple of mods if I'm not mistaken)?

[kevteop]

For your gig I would pick a thick phaser, something like the old DOD 490.

[gus1894]

I can see places where I'd use the env.filter, but I think I'd probably have more practical uses with the phaser. Will probably end up with the filter too, but I think for now it's the phaser. Only real question will be which one, lol.

[Jared Lash]

Originally Posted by kevteop

For your gig I would pick a thick phaser, something like the old DOD 490.

A good thought. A modern phaser (with non sucky bypass) that has a very similar character is the Earthquaker Grand Orbiter. Thick and pulsy and it sounds fantastic with dirt.

[gus1894]

Grand Orbiter looks cool - just can't find any demos on bass.

[metalinthenight]

FWIW, the Grand Orbiter is killer. You won't be disappointed going that route.

[gus1894]

I'm sure. Problem is that all 3 get the same props: Grand Orbiter, Baby Quasar, and Psilocybe. Hard to choose!

[Downunderwonder]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdFZPY2w7aQ most interesting at about 50sec on, envelopy fuzzy modulation. Keep the bass solos short.

[gus1894]

That's definitely a cool pedal, but not quite what I'm out for.

[Downunderwonder]

Can you imagine it into chorus? Add a lush bloom to the trip.

[newbold]

Envelope Phaser: Pigtronix or Empress.

[gus1894]

Picked up a Baby Quasar off eBay today. I'm sure a Proton won't be too far behind, but for now I am going to spend some time enjoying my newly addended pedal board: B3K > Corona Chorus > Baby Quasar (when it arrives in a few days ) > Phat Phuk B.