BPL BI-STAGE PHASER
I am a sucker for modulation
pedals with feedback knobs, and
by that measure, the Ibanez BPL
is intriguing. However, when
switchable stages are thrown
into the mix, the BPL becomes
a bona-fide winner. Switchable
from 6-stage (Phase 100) to a
then-unheard-of 10 stages, the
BPL delivers a versatile range of
phasing, from warm and subtle
to
ridiculously
non-musical.
Even the universally lauded MuTron II Phasor couldn’t compete
with its six stages, and only the
gargantuan Mu-Tron Bi Phase, in
an enclosure the size of a Buick,
could muster up only 12 stages
at eight times the price. Truly, the
BPL gave aspiring psych-rockers
of the time something to crow
about in a pedal that could fit in
their pockets. Pricing on these
can start at around $50 but they
usually sell for closer to $65.
“SWITCHABLE FROM 6-STAGE
(PHASE 100) TO A THENUNHEARD-OF 10 STAGES, THE
BPL DELIVERS A VERSATILE
RANGE OF PHASING, FROM
WARM AND SUBTLE TO
RIDICULOUSLY NON-MUSICAL.”
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