Is 4 Phasers too many?

dodgedartdave · Post by **dodgedartdave** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:36 pm

Doog wrote:
dodgedartdave wrote:
theshadowofseattle wrote:Small Clones suck ass. Get a Boss chorus.
agreed. I hate all chorus' though. I say get a tremelo that's good and just speed it up.
Apart from the fact the sounds are totally different..

I know. I just hate chorus. It's sweet and pretty sounding. I think the small clone has it's place (nirvana and whatnot), but I think it sounds like ass.

JordanD · Post by **JordanD** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:38 pm

I love phasers, buy more!

Sublimedo · Post by **Sublimedo** » Wed May 23, 2007 7:48 pm

i seriously love this pedal, it can sound like a ring modulator, chorus, flagner, great pitch vibrato. i shall make samples if interested.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:08 pm

The Diamond Sea mod is something I just accidentally stumbled on while I was trying to do Univibe stages. I'm not even really sure that I could recreate it if I tried. The original Phase II is four stages, two of which have normal phase-y cap values (.001, I think) and the other two are much higher values (.33uf or so). I think the idea is to get a two stage phase sound synched with basically a tremolo, then add a lot of feedback. There's so much weird stuff going on in the PH-2's circuit, though, I can't really say what is making the sound. Best advice would be to buy a cheap phaser and screw with the caps until it sounds good.
And yes, almost my whole pedal board is phasers.
There's a store by me that has a Maestro phaser in stock (the one with the rocker switches), but it's around $500. They actually wanted to see some cash before they'd let me try it!
I like how chorus sounds on the low strings, but the highs always sound too pristine and chilly to me - I think i'd want something where I could control how much different frequencies are chorused.

Post by **Doog** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:12 pm

Sublimedo wrote:

i seriously love this pedal, it can sound like a ring modulator, chorus, flagner, great pitch vibrato. i shall make samples if interested.

PLZ, I've been looking for ring mod on the cheap for a while now..

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:18 pm

I used to have a CF-7 (didn't care for it - too bright). It does a pretty good ring mod in "whak'd" mode, but the settings are a little unpredictable. The Ibanez PM-7 has a fast sawtooth wave setting that's much better IMO. The only crap thing about the 7 series is that they draw 10-15 times more power then most other pedals.

luke · Post by **luke** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:24 pm

If you're using four, then there's nothing wrong with it. If you have four and don't use four, then that's obviously too many.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:25 pm

I use four, and could always use another

Lanark · Post by **Lanark** » Wed May 23, 2007 8:41 pm

DuoSonicBoy wrote:T
There's a store by me that has a Maestro phaser in stock (the one with the rocker switches), but it's around $500. They actually wanted to see some cash before they'd let me try it!

That's way too much. That model is just starting to edge up on Ebay these days. But it still doesn't seem to top $175.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed May 23, 2007 9:12 pm

Yeah - that store is really expensive. They wanted $85 for a DOD Thrashmaster the last time I was there. My ex-girlfriend's brother also has a Maestro that he's thinking about selling - don't know how much he wants, though. I'll probably just build one at some point.

mewithoutus · Post by **mewithoutus** » Thu May 24, 2007 3:30 am

CHORUS SUCKS.

Will · Post by **Will** » Thu May 24, 2007 5:22 am

ditto

aen · Post by **aen** » Fri May 25, 2007 11:18 pm

chorus = stewpid.

I say line all the phasors up turn them on and break your ear-holes.

Post by **dots** » Sat May 26, 2007 1:49 am

aen · Post by **aen** » Sat May 26, 2007 2:59 am

mezzio13 · Post by **mezzio13** » Sat May 26, 2007 4:12 am

IMA CHARGIN MA PHAZUR!!!

inscho · Post by **inscho** » Sat May 26, 2007 7:00 am

i'm anti-modulation.

except for tremolo.