So.... I got me a PH-3 (review)

I would've gone with the Quasar, but 2 things drove me to the PH-3: 1) It was less $$$, and 2) I could get one locally today.

I pretty much got home from getting the right angle power adaptor chain (I can fit more on the board cus of it ), made sure I had enough space for the PH-3, listend to the demo on boss' site and the clips in the wiki, and went out and bought one.

Its pretty versitile, even with just Rate, Depth (bassically seems like a "mix" knob for the original and out of phase signals), and Resonance (afaik it changes the "tone" of the out of phase signal). Each of the 4 numbered "stage" phasers is different enough to warrent all of them being on there. The 12 stage is two 6 stages cascading. The Rise and Fall modes are just one way in->90 degrees out of phase then directly back to in phase (do not pass go do not collect 200$ ). The step is random jumping between phase positions and can sound like a computerish thing with some fuzz before.

Overall I like the phase sounds. I like the mixing thing with the depth knob, and can go from my normal tone with a background "shwoosh" to full on metallicish almost-tremelo. Right now I've got it set to Fall mode tho, cus it sounds like the phase is returning to sounding like normal, but its constantly doing so. Unless you let a note really sustain tho, you dont notice the phase going from normal "in phase" then directly to fully "out of phase". It gives some nice ambiantness.

In another thread someone mentioned a volume drop. I actually notice a volume increase, tho not by much. I have the PH-3 positioned on my board so that I can push it and the boost switch on my Hema at the same time. To my ears Hema->PH-3 and just the Hema with boost on seem to be at the same volume, at least with the settings I use.

I guess that covers the bassics If anyone has any Q's thats what this threads for

My rating: out of 5

 

Hehe. Ill see what I can do

 

The people (at least one of them) asked and I deliver!

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=723393&songID=6688053

That is with the Rate, Depth, and Res knobs at noon, running thru the different models. For the first run thru of the riffs its just the Hema, after that its Hema->PH-3.

http://www.soundclick.com/bands/page_songInfo.cfm?bandID=723393&songID=6688067

As below:


All clips are Hema->PH-3->amp->Samson C01U mic->Audacity

 

I find that the 4 and 8 stage modes sound thin, and the 12 sounds too thick. The 10 seems to be a nice balenced mode, and I think the rise and fall modes are 10 stage too, based on what I hear.

 

maybe I don't notice the low end drop as much because my setup is very heavy in the mids?

Just a thought. I use a Jazz bass, bridge pup solo'd, and I have the OD section of my Hema on all the time. Plus I boost 800Hz a little on my amp. I meant to set the dang thing flat for all the mic clips, but forgot/didn't notice. Whatever tho. Just deal

 

I think it is. Or at least BOSS will want you to think so....

 

I imagine the expression pedal thing would be cool. I'd get one of BOSS's tho. Then you can set the minimum rate on the exp. pedal and the max rate on the PH-3 itself.

I am really tempted to get an exp pedal, but I don't know how much use it would get