Jet Phaser

[ETEcarmine]

Anyone have any information on this old pedal? Heard Larry Graham using one w/ some fuzz and it was the most evil sounding thing I've ever heard. Any kind of info is welcome - history, production years, for sale, whatever. Thanks!

In the meantime, I'll be searching.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

some good pics of its guts here, along with some awesome links to all kinds of cool stuff...

http://www.modezero.com/

 

[niftydog]

It's just "Phase" not "Phaser" BTW.

http://www.google.com/search?q=Roland+Jet+Phase

 

[ETEcarmine]

That's what Larry Graham called it, but it's definitely Phaser. Google searches have been very informative. Jetpack, awesome site. I've seen them go for quite a pretty penny . . .

 

[The BurgerMeister]

yeah.... they are pricey. i think they were around in the mid-late 70s.

and yeah, modezero kicks butt for cool gadget-related info!

 

[niftydog]

That's what Larry Graham called it, but it's definitely Phaser.

whattya know, so it is. Well, Larry ain't the only one calling it that because I've thought it was called that for donkeys years!

 

[ETEcarmine]

I wish I had one, I don't care what it's called.

GAS is a powerful thing . . . and I just farted.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

I wish I had one, I don't care what it's called.

GAS is a powerful thing . . . and I just farted.

+1. on all of it.


except the farting part.

wait....



*


there.

 

[bongomania]

I have one and it's just as nice in reality as in the video (unlike the Juggernaut). The only down side is that there are really only two settings on it that are any good for bass IMO. So basically it's the "now I'm going to solo like Larry" pedal. Although I guess that's fine, since most kids would pay good money for the "now I'm going to solo like Commerford/Wostenholme" pedal, and it doesn't exist.

 

[The BurgerMeister]

bongo makes me laugh.

 

[markjazzbassist]

It might be possible to get that sound with the Lovetone ? Flanger (Flange With No Name) and either the big cheese fuzz or the updated cheese source fuzz/OD.

I got a cheese source on the way, now all i need is that ? Flanger.

 

[bongomania]

Flanger =/= phaser. Plus, that would cost you at least as much as a Jet Phaser, if not significantly more.

OTOH, the ? and Cheese combination would probably be very awesome in its own way, and more versatile.

 

[ETEcarmine]

The ? Flanger sounds friggin ridiculous, but I saw it go on ebay for over $1000. That's more than double what the Jet Phaser is going for. As crazy as the ? is, no pedal is worth that much IMO.

You can even see Larry Graham's settings on the Phaser in this vid:


Bongo, that pedal must sound amazing. I have a Morley PWB coming in and I'm going to buy a Big Muff after the holidays. I would be in creamy gooeyness if I could play through those with the Jet with my Stingray through my SVT. Ugggh . . .

 

[ETEcarmine]

Jetpack, hope it wasn't a wet one.

By the way, nice quote.

 

[Joe P]

I have one ...

Oh!

You Dog...

So it doesn't suck bass like most phasers?

(I always thought that the Jet Phaser was 'most-famous' for it being used by... uh.. that guitarist from Rush.)

Joe

 

[DbNBassist]

Alex Lifeson?

 

[Joe P]

Alex Lifeson?

Yeah!

 

[JanusZarate]

Although I guess that's fine, since most kids would pay good money for the "now I'm going to solo like Commerford/Wostenholme" pedal, and it doesn't exist.

It does exist!

Hold on, let me re-house all my RATM-ish and Muse-ish pedals into one giant enclosure...

 

[ETEcarmine]

Bongo, if you're ever thinking of selling that phaser, think of me first.

 

[bongomania]

Link Removed. Yes, it does lose some of the bottom end, but in the right mix I wouldn't mind. I thought about building a clone that I could modify for bass, but this thing is a nightmare of zillions of parts on a scrambled-looking board. People have cloned it, but only at great personal exasperation.

I think the fuzz in my Disnortion approaches the flavor of the fuzz in the Jet Phaser, so I'm thinking of buying a nice bassy phaser to pair them up and see how that compares.