Are you phased by phase, or do you crave the phase?
I've got phase as part of a multi-effects thingy, and like to muck about with it once in a while or sometimes for recording.
But playing with others in a group is another matter. I had terrible trouble hearing my phased guitar in a band mix. I owned a Phase 90 and loved it, but mainly on a very slow setting.
When I used it this often resulted in my guitar sound disappearing at a certain frequency, lost or cancelled out amid the other instruments. It was odd, as if someone were turning my amp down...
...or maybe it was a music lover, doing just that. :-(
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In actual fact, I don't even need one - there's a good phaser engine on the Nemesis Delay which satisfies my needs.
If I did have to go for a standalone phaser, I'd probably just go for an EHX Bad Stone (sold mine a few months back...silly me) or a second hand Boss. Cheap as chips and effective. For more high end I'd love to try the Walrus Audio Vanguard.
Not all phasers are created equal though - the Boss PH-1r is the best I've used. I also now know it needs to be in front of the amp for that 'chewy' phase that I love (especially with lots of echo) - getting an amp with an fx loop and using the Boss in the loop may have been part of the reason I entered my period of abstinence. I know better these days.
off topic - can the phase (and flanger) engines on the nemesis be used as decent enough standalones?
on topic - Yes phase! subtle on cleans is pretty,OTT for when you want a songs chorus to be odd as hell, switch some in and out to flavour parts of a verse.
EHX Small Stone is my fave.
However if phaser is used a lot then I'd recommend a standalone fx pedal.
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*An Official Foo-Approved guitarist since Sept 2023.
Boss PH-1R for me too.
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An EHX Bad Stone is on my board atm although I'm not convinced it is better than the Small Stone yet
Whereas a lot of overdrives and fuzzes kind of sound the same to me, different phasers seem to have more character.
And my favourite is the MXR EVH 90 -- does script or block.
Oddly it's not on my board at the moment as I've got a univibe thing going on. Which is kinda like a phaser.
Out of those I own, my favourites are the Ibanez PT-9, Ibanez Bi-Mode Phaser, MXR Phase 100 and Pearl PH-03.
There's a few more I'd like (Maxon PH-350, Effectrode Phase-O-Matic, plus the Vibro Chorus does a lovely phase) but these are somewhat out of my price range.
I tend to set them slow and swirly, with lots of delay. Mmmmm, trippy.
I said maybe.....
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein