Empress Phaser
If a couple of knobs just don’t do it for
you, the Empress may be just what
you’re looking for. With eight available
waveforms, expression pedal control,
tap tempo, a three-stage phase mode
as well as two- and four-stage phasing,
and a bevy of knobs and switches, it’s
probably the best tweaker’s delight
out there for those who don’t want to
drop a month’s salary on a holy grail
vintage unit like the Mu-Tron Bi-Phase. Simply put, the Empress has a detailed control
set that enables it to do everything anyone could ever want in a phaser. Housed in a
high quality and durable green metal enclosure, the Empress Phaser is sure to provide
a wealth of phaser tones for all eternity.
MXR Phase 90
Like the saying goes, “Once you go orange
and black, you never go back.” Ok, nobody’s
ever said that, but the Phase 90 would reside
in the effects pedal hall of fame, if there
was such a thing. If it’s Van Halen you seek,
the Phase 90 will get you there, and if you
want to be extra authentic, you can snag the
official EVH signature phaser, complete with
cool graphics and a switch that puts it into
Script mode for classic and modern tones.
There are many Phase 90 variations to choose
from. If you’re nitpicky about authenticity,
you can snag the handwired version that has
no LED and must be powered by a battery.
That way, you can get great phase tones and
pretentiously scoff at another guitar player’s
clean, power-supply equipped board,
because let’s be honest, we all want to do
that sometimes.
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