Not too wet Phaser and Envelope Filter

Chronicle · #1 02-18-2008, 09:48 PM

So right now i'm thinking of ways to stray away from the JC board and get a better envelope filter and a phaser.

Now the filters and phasers i've been looking at are:

Mutron
Subdecay Quasar
Meatball
Gurgle and Moan
and some i forgot XD

All of these filters and phaser seem a little too wet for my liking. I like the BR-2's sound but it only has that one sound. Maybe i'm missing a control on the filters and phasers that control the "wetness" but right now, it's a tad too wet for my liking :]

The Mutron sound Juan is getting on the song Goliath is pretty cool..

Justin Tuskey · #2 02-18-2008, 09:52 PM

Boomstick Bottom Feeder, that, and the EMMA are pretty subtle filters compared to what else is out there. Is that what you are inquiring about?

Chronicle · #3 02-18-2008, 09:54 PM

edit:

Ohh, i'm liking the EMMA. Anyone got anything to say about it?

bongomania · #4 02-18-2008, 11:16 PM

Yeah, there have been craploads of threads about it. I agree that the EMMA and the various Tonefactor (now Boomstick) variations of the old DOD filter are among the "least wet" filters I've heard.

selfblessed · #5 02-18-2008, 11:17 PM

I have an EMMA. Yes it is subtle. When I first got it I did not like that about it.

Now...I would cry if it came up missing. It is built well and is interactive with your bass. I also have a EH Nano Small Stone. Not too wet either. I would not change that though.

Hope that helps.

markjazzbassist · #6 02-18-2008, 11:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

Yeah, there have been craploads of threads about it. I agree that the EMMA and the various Tonefactor (now Boomstick) variations of the old DOD filter are among the "least wet" filters I've heard.

+1

The Emma is suttle. Also, the Subdecay might be up your alley for a phaser (due to its versatility, you can dial out wet).

just my .02

Ely · #7 02-18-2008, 11:38 PM

My Moogerfooger Filter and Phaser aren't much of what I would call wet, but they can do dirty better than most anything.

Jared Lash · #8 02-18-2008, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by bongomania

Yeah, there have been craploads of threads about it. I agree that the EMMA and the various Tonefactor (now Boomstick) variations of the old DOD filter are among the "least wet" filters I've heard.

My take on the Boomstick/DOD 440 and the EMMA is basically that if you want subtle and spacey, you take the former and if you want subtle and funky, you take the latter.

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Originally Posted by selfblessed

I also have a EH Nano Small Stone. Not too wet either. I would not change that though.

Hope that helps.

I wouldn't call label the Small Stone as "not too wet". As phasers go it isn't that subtle, and it isn't tweakable enough to change how wet it is.

jucas · #9 02-19-2008, 12:03 AM

I think the quasar'd be a good choice.. tweakable, but not too crazy and wet.

Max Roberts · #10 02-19-2008, 12:19 AM

The the Maxon PH-350 is great. It has loads of sounds, with 3 different stage, 4, 6 and 10. So that means you can cop Jet Phase tone along with a fuzz when set to 10. It can also get very nice and subtle on 4.

I highly recommend it.

James Hart · #11 02-19-2008, 01:02 AM

not so wet phaser..... an MXR Phase 45 or a clone of it like the Mojo Hand Nebula

nad · #12 02-19-2008, 02:44 AM

Just another dude chiming in to agree on the EMMA DiscoBob being subtle. Great in that regard, but I need sloppy poopy so that's why I ditched mine.

bigchiefbc · #13 02-19-2008, 05:43 AM

The Stereo Polyphase also has a ton of tweakability, so I bet you could dial out a lot of the wetness. Also, it has an envelope mode, so it might fill both needs of yours ....

Lebowsky · #14 02-19-2008, 06:12 AM

TC Electronics phaser has a lot of varous possibilities, from very mild, to crazy

Chronicle · #15 02-19-2008, 08:06 AM

Yeah i also have to look up the TC Electronics phaser. So i'll definitely get the EMMA then and the Quasar is on top of the list.

eshears · #16 02-19-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by selfblessed

I have an EMMA. Yes it is subtle. When I first got it I did not like that about it.

Now...I would cry if it came up missing. It is built well and is interactive with your bass.

+1

I wasn't sure how I liked DiscoBob when I first got it either, but then I played it live...it cuts through the mix like butter and is funky-funky !

JanusZarate · #17 02-19-2008, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by bigchiefbc

The Stereo Polyphase also has a ton of tweakability, so I bet you could dial out a lot of the wetness. Also, it has an envelope mode, so it might fill both needs of yours ....

+1!

The Polyphase easily does subtle, and can even be tweaked to sweep in different directions and/or affect only a narrow range of frequencies.

The envelope mode is cool, too, and it can also be very subtle if desired. There isn't a pedal out there that sounds like it (except maybe the Pigtronix EP-1).

Chronicle · #18 02-19-2008, 01:11 PM

polyphase is much too big! If anyone has seen my board, finding room as it is was a challenge!

JanusZarate · #19 02-19-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Chronicle

polyphase is much too big! If anyone has seen my board, finding room as it is was a challenge!

I blame your Tonebender and your duo of flangers.

I'd suggest getting a tiny Tonebender clone and ditching one flanger.

The Polyphase is 6" x 4.75", BTW. See if you can fit that into your board, now that you know how big it really is.

syciprider · #20 02-19-2008, 01:40 PM

You'll be served best by the Pig EP-1 and based on what I read here, probably the Polyphase also.

Tight board? Well, running out of room means you have arrived as an FX whore.