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What's your favorite analog phaser?

#161
I'm finding that I like the Grand Orbiter a lot. It's only 4 stage, but I do get what I need. On the fast mode, it behaves enough like a Phase 90 for me and in the slow mode it scratches the Phase 45 itch. Setting the tremolo low, I get some nice swells to add movement to my playing. The fixed resonant filter mode is actually nice now that I know how to use it. You can set the sweep to where you want it and then your playing never goes above that. It's like a low pass filter and is great with a distortion for cutting out the spiky higher end of things. Not something I thought I'd use the pedal for, but that's where I'm at with it.
 
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#163
If you’re willing to consider going digital, the TC Helix Phaser is super versatile with easily downloadable presets and a user interface that makes user custom presets a breeze. The factory smooth mode produces a wide vowel like character that boarders on an envelope filter. Mixed with fuzz and octave creates a great synth sound.
 
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I like my current, digital phaser, the Source Audio Lunar, and think it does a great job emulating many of the classic phaser sounds, and it has the Gemini Chorus and Mercury Flanger engines in it as well, so you can use those effects if desired more than phasing. But my all time favorite analog phaser, and I'm still holding onto it, though sitting sadly in its box on a shelf in my closet, is the Moog MF-103 12 Stage Phaser. With literal Stun and Kill settings, it is an amazing pedal. For a decade, it was my all time favorite pedal. And yet, I'd go through phases where I wasn't employing it all that often. Like weeks or months. But then, when I engaged it, no matter what else was already engaged, it gave a wonderful swirl to things. My typical use of the expression pedal was for sending the resonance into dive bomb sounds that could also sound like they were climbing, with the ping ponging of wet/dry between channels accentuating it in a tremolo-like stutter. Doing some VCO control with the Moog MF-105B Bass MuRF controlling the LFO helped create some killer sounds as well.
 
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#166
mouthmw said:
I still love my HBE Psilocybe, it's a fat, chewy, funky phaser that can also do subtle tones and univibe like tones really well.

That said, I just grabbed a Spaceman Explorer since I've been super curious about that one. Can't wait to try it!
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I wish I had bought a Psilocybe when they were more readily available. Some of HBE's pedals are still easy to find, but Psilocybes are becoming a rarity.

But, the Explorer is the best phaser I've ever tried. You won't regret that purchase. It sounds awesome in all the classic phaser applications, but it can do all kinds of weird stuff too. I really like using an expression pedal in the Manual sweep mode combined with some fuzz for juicy phase-wah.
 
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#167
cusar5 said:
I wish I had bought a Psilocybe when they were more readily available. Some of HBE's pedals are still easy to find, but Psilocybes are becoming a rarity.

But, the Explorer is the best phaser I've ever tried. You won't regret that purchase. It sounds awesome in all the classic phaser applications, but it can do all kinds of weird stuff too. I really like using an expression pedal in the Manual sweep mode combined with some fuzz for juicy phase-wah.
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I've wanted to try Explorer for a long time, and it's pretty much the only phaser I'm still interested in. Kind of like I've been gassing for Psilocybe over 10 years ago.
 
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#170
The Ampeg Phazzer has been the best phaser I've owned so far. The last notable analog phasers I've had all had some volume drop (the Sovtek Small Stone being the worst) but the Ampeg Phazzer has no noticeable drop in volume so it is perfect for on the fly phaser effects. This has caused me to neglect another phaser pedal that was bought around the same time as the Phazzer so I will start making time for the Yamaha PH-01 when life slows down enough to pick up an instrument again.

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#171
alack said:
If you’re willing to consider going digital, the TC Helix Phaser is super versatile with easily downloadable presets and a user interface that makes user custom presets a breeze. The factory smooth mode produces a wide vowel like character that boarders on an envelope filter. Mixed with fuzz and octave creates a great synth sound.
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I have this one also. Very nice and worth the somewhat low price. Love the download presets.
 
#172
Scootbass1 said:
I also forgot the specialty phaser I own. It is a Roland AP7 Jet Phaser. I only use it for special effect on certain songs. It does do a good clean phase, but the jet mode is a whole different level all together. I still have to make a bipolar 9 volt power supply for it. I can't recommend it for best analog phase shifter since it is quite pricey these days.
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Warm Audio makes a good replica of it for under $200. Im considering picking one up for myself, cuz im a sucker for anything Larry Grahamish
 
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#177
The script logo MXR Phase 90 (the '74 CS version they make now) sounds really great. Chewy sound that blends into your signal really nicely. Kind of a pain since it requires batteries.

I use the phase 95 currently, but liked the sound of the script 90 a bit more. When I had the phase 100 I loved that one too

Of course more modern phasers like the Spaceman Explorer sound really really good too
 
#178
This weekend I've finally tried my Spaceman Explorer in a live band setting. It's definitely the best phaser I've used, not only does it have tons of tonal tweaking options, but it sounds the best to me for classic phaser needs. I mostly used it in sine mode, with a fairly slow sweep. Incredible with a fuzz, and funky with my clean tone.
 
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#179
cass misri said:
Warm Audio makes a good replica of it for under $200. Im considering picking one up for myself, cuz im a sucker for anything Larry Grahamish
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Yes, the Warm Audio Jet Phase is a very faithful replica of the the original with the added benefit of either batteries or the supplied 18VDC power supply. You definitely need to use isolated power source for these pedals though. I bought two of them in December when Sweetwater was selling them for under $100 each. I have now put my original in safe storage along with my other vintage effect pedals from the sixties and seventies. The Script logo phase 90 or the phase 95 in script mode are my primary units.
 

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