it's just a phase

kim · Post by **kim** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:10 pm

i've been a total fu manchu fangirl again lately...

so now i've been looking at mxr phase 100's..quasar, maxon, small stone, moon phase, polyphase..

seems the phase 100 would be a good option for phase mainly used on overdrive and distorted sounds..to get that 'driving' kind of sound that rides on top of riffage...

you say ?

oh and off topic...i scored my fulltone ultimate octave back... for only â‚¬100 ! and it's on its way to me together with a red witch famulus which i scored cheap too... yessss. awesome seller.

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:38 pm

Lorez has a Nano Small Stone up for grabs in the Classifieds. T'was mine previously and was really quite good.

No volume drop like the bigger box version.

kim · Post by **kim** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 7:54 pm

it's not for straightaway..i've spent too much on gear the past few weeks. xD

which gives me more time to compare different brands and models for a while and make up my mind.

i have an old digitech xp200 which does modulation like flangers, phasers, chorus, trem etc.. but it's fucking huge and needs its own power..

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:28 am

The MXR custom shop phasers are really good. I didn't like the phase 100 I had.

Rhysyrhys · Post by **Rhysyrhys** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:48 am

I know that this seems to be a fairly generic answer round here for most pedal queries, but have you considered an Line 6 M5? I reckon it would sort out your modulation needs.

wwrrss · Post by **wwrrss** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:58 am

I have a DOD stereo phaser that's pretty good and I picked up for really cheap.

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 1:51 pm

what didn't you like about the phase 100 ? there's script logo mxr 90's and bolt logo mxr 90's...i've no fucking idea, i'm not looking to blow 200/300 on a phaser, just need something simple and just 'classic'. ..oh and small. i'm familiar with the volume drop on ehx but it's said the nano's don't have it. mainly looking for a stoner rock driven kind of phasing no funky 70's guitar phasing/flangering.

Ben79 · Post by **Ben79** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 2:20 pm

I had the old Sovtek phaser which was a rich and warm and good with dirt. This was some time ago, before I knew pedals could be fixed, so when it stopped working I just threw it away! They seem to go for about 70 euros on ebay, don't think you could go far wrong with one of those or a phase 90.

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:13 pm

sovtek is forever associated with some scumbag i'm not naming. lol

i believe you though..just my principles.

why'd you recommend a phase 90 over 100 ? specific differences ?

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:25 pm

kim wrote:sovtek is forever associated with some scumbag i'm not naming. lol

Lolwut, who, I'm curious?

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:55 pm

not saying on a public forum franmannn.

Ben79 · Post by **Ben79** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:55 pm

Putin? Gorbachov? Yeltsin? Mike Matthews? Surely a secondhand one can't be feeding any of these greedy fascists....

Just heard a phase 90 once and thought it sounded great - perhaps a little more transparent than a SS. The phase 100 has more poles, it also has a depth control. I personally like the idea of a fixed depth - having to work within the limits of the equipment. The SS just has a switch but I guess it could be pretty easily modded to take a pot? That's coming from someone with almost no knowledge of electronics though.

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 3:59 pm

lol no something too personal, i've said too much already, knock it offf ! hahaha.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:36 pm

I've got the script phase 90 and I think it's really nice. I had the nano small stone at the same time to A/B them and liked the MXR more. Strangely I like the big box Small Stone as the volume drop is useful if you want stuff to kick in when you switch off the phase.
There's a phase 90 that has had the script mod done for sale on the BKP forum at the moment for Â£55 + shipping.

gypsyseven · Post by **gypsyseven** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:39 pm

My bandmate is using the MXR Phase 90 and we all like what heÂ´s getting out of it....

thickarms · Post by **thickarms** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:51 pm

I've used the Phase 90, Phase 100 and Small Stone a fair amount. I'm not entirely sure my reasoning for this, just my instinct when I here them but I generally prefer the 90 to the 100, seems a bit more subtle

Small Stone always wins it for me though, sounds amazing fuzzed up and a lot kinder on the wallet

kim · Post by **kim** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:04 pm

see i'm not particularly after 'subtle' i want liquid sounding driven C tuning things.. but hmm...

the script one and regular one phase 90 show up regularly, new there's a price diff of 20/30 euros.. i should just go and test them..problem is..shops here, are rare, and stock boring gear, didn't even find those pedals ! total. shithole.

johnnyseven · Post by **johnnyseven** » Sun Feb 05, 2012 11:18 pm

kim wrote:what didn't you like about the phase 100 ? there's script logo mxr 90's and bolt logo mxr 90's...i've no fucking idea, i'm not looking to blow 200/300 on a phaser, just need something simple and just 'classic'. ..oh and small. i'm familiar with the volume drop on ehx but it's said the nano's don't have it. mainly looking for a stoner rock driven kind of phasing no funky 70's guitar phasing/flangering.

It had a tone which was a touch too trebly for my liking, it sounded slightly harsh on the ears. I was playing it after drive though so I don't know if putting before drive would sound any better. When I got the custom shop script Phase 90 it sounded loads better, lovely smooth lush phasing and not harsh at all. I did find it a bit overpowering for my purposes though so sold it on and now I have the custom shop script Phase 45 and it's great - I drilled a whole in the side though so I could power using a power supply as I kept leaving it on with a battery in and it was pissing me off.

UlricvonCatalyst · Post by **UlricvonCatalyst** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 9:13 am

Boss PH-1 or PH-1R if you can find one. These almost never get mentioned when people recommend phasers, but they're both nice, thick-sounding funk machines. Having said that, a vintage Small Stone beats either if you can live with the huge enclosure.

At the cheaper end of the spectrum a Coron Phaser 50 makes a decent alternative to a Phase 90 and can usually be had for cheap when they come up on eBay.

vierphoria · Post by **vierphoria** » Tue Feb 14, 2012 11:20 pm

Why not go for a Boss phaser?

I have the PH-3 and it does it thing (which, unfortnunately, wasn't my thing at all). It has an arpeggio-sounding mode called "Step" which is kinda novel, and it has a bunch of other modes (sweep up and down, etc.), as well as tap tempo and quite interactive knobs.

The reason as to why I hate it is simply because there is no subtlety to it. It phases the shit out of everything and when i stomp it my guitar turns into a malfunctioning space ship. If it would have had a blend knob on the other hand... Maybe...

I'm actually thinking of putting it in a feedback loop I'm about to build, but otherwise it's just laying in front of my amp, mocking me.