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TC Electronic Helix Phaser Pedal

The TC Electronic Helix Phaser Pedal is a modern style digital Phaser that has been designed to give you all of the sounds from the past and help you invent new tones for the future. The first thing to take notice of with this pedal is that it includes “Toneprint,” a feature introduced by TC Electronics back in 2011 that allows musicians to connect the pedal to the internet and download hundreds of settings and patches that were created by their favorite artists. Toneprint also allows musicians to create their own tones and download them into their pedal. Besides Toneprint, there are four controls that shape your sound. Speed, Depth, Feedback, Mix controls are all included, to give you more than the usual ways to get your perfect tone. The Mix control is also great if you want to use this pedal for the Bass Guitar.

There is also a three-way toggle switch built into the pedal to select Vintage Swirl, Modern Sweeps, or the TonePrint setting. Even though the pedal is digital, it features an Analog-Dry-Through function that ensures your unaffected signal remains totally untouched. The Helix Phaser also features true stereo input and output jacks with a LED On/Off indicator. You can choose from buffered or true bypass via an internal switch and this pedal can be powered by a 9-volt battery or an AC power adapter.

MXR CSP026 ’74 Vintage Phase 90 Pedal

The MXR Phase 90 has been one of the most popular pedals in the world, since its introduction in the mid 1970’s and can be heard on quite a few classic songs by Waylon Jennings, Johnny Winter, The Rolling Stones, and many more. Eddie Van Halen used this phaser extensively on Van Halen’s first few albums and that also helped make the effect very popular, starting in 1978. Continue reading “MXR CSP026 ’74 Vintage Phase 90 Pedal”

If you are searching for a new Guitar Phase Shifter Pedal, this list can get you started.

The Phaser, or Phase Shifter, is an often overlooked effect that sounds very similar to a Flanger. The Phaser can be heard on many historic recordings by Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Waylon Jennings, Jimi Hendrix, and many others. It is a very useful effect that can sound like an airplane landing, but can also add just a touch of movement to a clean guitar sound, help it blend better with other instruments, or make it stand out depending on how you set it. It is most often associated with the guitar, but it is a very effective tool for keyboards, vocals, and many other instruments.

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Joyo JF-06 Vintage Phase

The Joyo JF-06 Vintage Phase is a pedal designed to emulate the phase tones of the Classic MXR Phase 90 Phaser. This Phaser pedal also keeps the very simple control scheme of using one single knob to get your perfect tone, just as the Phase 90 does. The single knob controls the speed of the Phase effect and allows a user to select very slow or very fast rotary speaker type speeds. This compact pedal features true bypass switching for an uncorrupted signal, as well as an LED On/Off status indicator. The pedal is housed in a sturdy aluminum alloy case that’s designed for years of hard use, and its small size makes it pedalboard-friendly. The Vintage Phase can be powered by a 9-volt battery or by an optional Boss-type power supply. One very strong point in favor of the Joyo JF-06 Vintage Phase pedal is its extremely reasonable pricing.

03Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay Pedal

Seymour Duncan is a name that usually brings to mind high-quality pickups, but the Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay Pedal proves that they also do some other things very well. The Vapor Trail is an analog bucket-brigade delay that also incorporates a chorus-like modulation section. Continue reading “Seymour Duncan Vapor Trail Analog Delay Pedal”

TC Electronic Blood Moon Phaser Effect Pedal

The TC Electronic Blood Moon Phaser Effect Pedal is an Analog pedal that is designed to give you all of the classic 1970s Phaser Tones that you can ask for. This pedal features a four-stage filter that is capable of producing nice thick Phaser tones. Continue reading “TC Electronic Blood Moon Phaser Effect Pedal”