stages instead of four, which makes for a
mellower and more subdued effect.
As MXR transitioned from script logo to
block logo housings, MXR’s engineers
added a feedback resistor to the Phase
90 circuit, which made for a much more
pronounced effect. This change led to
the Script/Block distinction among
pedal collectors.
T
JEORGE TRIPPS
he Phase 90 is an icon. Ever since
it was first released in the ’70s,
it’s been the pedal that all other
phasers are compared to. But the
Phase 90 is more than just a phaser—it
put MXR, as a company, on the map.
When we decided to create the first mini
MXR pedal, it made perfect sense to do
it with the Phase 90. We didn’t want it to
just be a smaller Phase 90, though. We
saw an opportunity to take the evolution
of the Phase 90 circuit and stuff it into a
housing that’s significantly smaller than a
standard MXR box.
The Phase 95 takes it a step further
and combines all that functionality into
a single mini housing, making it our
most versatile phaser yet. It’s got the
mellow two-stage phasing of the Phase
45 and the intense four-stage phasing
of the Phase 90 with a switch to toggle
between them. There’s also a switch
that lets you choose between the lush
phasing of the Script circuit and the
more accentuated swoosh of the
modern Block circuit. And of course,
you’ve got a Speed control to set the
rate of the effect.!
-Jeorge Tripps
MXR co-founder Keith Barr created the
Phase 90 as a better sounding and more
reliable alternative to the big, clumsy,
poorly made phasers available at the
time. A couple years later, MXR released
the Phase 45. The Phase 45 is based
on the Phase 90 circuit, but it uses two
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