4 Ways to use a Phaser Pedal

[@deanoplym]

I never see anybody mention the quality of the drum sounds on these recordings. amazing guys

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Not to mention Nick and Addison are a great rhythm section.

[@ProbablyTooLoud]

I’ve mentioned it a few times and I’m a guitar player.

[@_-_Michael_-_]

Do we know how they get the sound?

[@Nightdare]

Are you kidding, that snare sound achieved legendary status amongst regular viewers

[@dahliafiend]

Its a Kemper

[@Sir_Gonzo]

Nice work on that drum fill, Nick.

[@jbognap]

For me, phaser before distortion - it sounds less "effecty". For cleans, just barely on - same reason. You don't want listeners to focus on the effect.

[@mariocanascerrato6788]

This is some great advice. I wish someone had given it to me earlier.

[@thenwyeti7270]

Totally agree. Compressor - phaser - OD / boost etc. the Keeley cosmic country phaser is a rad one too. A blend knob is a must have.

[@vladv5126]

Unless you do. It's all good.

[@BrianOboylemusic]

Excellent advice…..

[@newpinglegend9304]

@@vladv5126 I'd agree mostly with the OP, but I think you're right to point out there could always be an exception.

[@mr5410]

Love the screaming at the end of the Floyd jam...😜🤣🤣

[@sunscapes21]

First jam reminded me of late 70s Poco... 😍

[@MotorRoseMusic]

Ah, the Phaser shirt, my favorite.

[@rumbletruck1]

Nick is killing it! 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@paulsummerside]

The Van Halen one actually reminded me of Tull at the beginning at least. Been. While since I’ve broken out my Phase 90… think it’s about time…. Certainly seeing as I like Jethro Tull. Might try some old Tull stuff and see if using my Phase90 does it 😎

[@doogliebop]

Ok I wasn't interested in this vid until that intro played. Well done. 👍

[@glennkearney7829]

I love your sarcasm

[@ajplays-gamesandmusic4568]

Darn, I was hoping at some point you'd do the classic "two phasers" trick. (probably more of an effect for synth nerds than guitar nerds... but on a string synth... two small stone phasers sound amazing).

[@kevinkinnu341]

True I liked the sound of a phaser but I never got into using one. I wish I would have spent time learning what they are capable of

[@deanallen927]

No Waylon Jennings jam? With a phaser???? ice sounding pedal!

[@sesa2984]

Waylon Jennings.

[@andychase7693]

One of my fave faze jamz iz "Who'z That Lady" by the Izley Brotherz. All thoze zz'z iz makin' me drowzy.😴

[@risingtide_official]

I own MANY phasers. Can't imagine never having phasers.. Sometimes they're set to kill, sometimes they're set to stun.

[@ronmanalo5001]

Set Phasers to Stun - Taking Back Sunday

[@DeadlySpecies]

Some are disruptors

[@JV-un7qw]

you should try double phasers. Seems like fun

[@shaft9000]

Makes a hell of a lot more sense than a bunch of reverb pedals. Imagine "requiring" a studio-quality 'verb with "high end air-band" to put through your amp's speaker...a speaker that rolls off rapidly above 5-6kHz and can't make a peep in the 10kHz - 20kHz region.

[@anthonymichael3029]

Josh’s ability to play convincingly in whatever genre he’s attempting isn’t talked about enough. Kudos!

[@fanoboss]

i concur

[@lovecraftmusic8717]

Not true, he stops at indie rock...hard rock and metal aren't his thing at all.

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

He could use some serious Metal lessons though, I am hoping to fill the Metalhead Pedal void soon

[@KelticKabukiGirl]

@@lovecraftmusic8717 finally someone else said it too! He can hard rock kinda, who can't? But can he Show offf some Entombed or Dismember style riffs for an HM2 or Obituary for a Rat? No,....... I wish i could sit in just for the Metal bits, But I have my own channel to start just for Heavy shit and Pedals, there are no Pedal focused KZbinrs for Metal

[@CletoFrost]

totally love how he can demo almost every pedal he shows here, very convincingly.

[@michaelsnydermusic]

It was nice to actually hear some JHS pedals on the JHS show! Oh and Nick, you nailed the scream for the Floyd song. That was awesome!

[@removemental2873]

Trick question. I do own a phaser.

[@bronsonjohnson9019]

Do you own more than one phaser?

[@RasCuban33]

Do you own something dusty square and orange colored?

[@TheTrollMastah]

I don’t

[@removemental2873]

@@bronsonjohnson9019 I do now

[@removemental2873]

@@RasCuban33 there's only one phaser so yes

[@loneathome4754]

dID u kNoW tHaT tAmE iMpAlA iS jUsT oNe gUy?!?!?!?

[@charlesrense5199]

This phaser set was stunning! I'll see myself out.

[@teemusid]

Thank you for not disappointing me. Live long and prosper.

[@Jaspertine]

Turns out we can't eliminate puns all at once. We're gonna try phasing them out.

[@chickenboyyyy7860]

Relax. Theres nothing wrong with you. Ithink you might just be in a bad phase in your life

[@asmahism]

You got a mirror or something? Otherwise I’ll make sure you leave ya gabagool

[@asmahism]

Oh I forgot the phaser pun. Mine is so subtle you won’t even be able to figure it out (or hear it I guess).

[@notarealperson87]

for the EVH phase sound you gotta run the phaser into the distortion, since Eddie didnt have an effects loop and used amp distortion. it's also how you keep the phase sound subtle so you can leave it on all the time.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

I have mine before the amp and after my fuzz...settled on that.

[@JoelCaseyJonesMusic]

I was literally about to post this. Love that subtle pre gain sound.

[@dannyllerenatv8635]

Even when using an amp that has an effects loop, I always like phase and vibe before overdrive or distortion. Fuzz always goes first just because most fuzz pedals are temperamental. All other modulation and time-based effects can go after my drives or in the effects loop.

[@wea69420]

true, but Eddie didn't really leave it on very long. At least in the early albums he used it for solos and the odd accent here and there

[@davelanciani-dimaensionx]

Yep, was just going to post this - EVH had his MXR 90 very early in his signal chain, but certainly before his Marshall which is where his distortion came from. So try running the Phaser before the Angry Charlie and I bet it sounds closer to "the sound."

[@gingerAV]

my gf accidentally ordered me a 3 series phaser when i’d asked for the chorus. honestly, a perfect accident. love this thing!

[@terrymiller111]

You were meant to be together. (You and the pedal. The girlfriend? We'll see!)

[@jfo3000]

Phase is much better than chorus. She knew what she was doing.

[@stevenburvenich168]

@@jfo3000 well, chorus always has had an "additive" modulation to me, phaser a "subtractive". Can't describe it better.

[@raedellwood6911]

London Calling album by the Clash, Mick Jones was addicted to phaser at that time, it's all over that record. Don't know what brand or model he was using but it's everywhere. Kinda overdid it with the phase on that one maybe. I tried phaser and moved on to univibe real quick, but I guess that's just a fancy phaser.

[@benwebb7698]

It was an MXR Phase 100 if memory serves.

[@RobertFisher1969]

Having grown up in the ‘80s, I always thought chorus would be the only modulation I’d ever need. 🙂 But as I’m also a child of the ‘70s, you’ve now shown me that I need a phaser.

[@robcobi]

My first pedal was a DOD Chorus in 1990 maybe? My second pedal (NS-2 lol) wasn't bought until the mid 2000s, so I'm with ya! I never knew how much I needed a compression pedal until just a few years back, now I have like 10 of them to switch between (old school DOD Milk Box being my fav, Philosopher's Tone (Ge) next). I've bought a Waza Chorus recently too, great pedal. Maybe I'll get the MXR M134 one next 🙂

[@RobertFisher1969]

@@robcobi : Heh. My first pedal was a chorus bought around 1990 too! Mine is a Washburn. My second pedal was either a Boss DA-2 or JB-2, so sometime between 2013 & 2018. I’ve got the Waza Chorus now too. (And a JC-40.) And I’m eyeing the DC-2w.

[@stevenburvenich168]

try a phaser into a chorus ..... speed setting is important but it gets you a nice rotary nuance

[@waltjames407]

I got pretty sick of chorus because in the 80s EVERYONE was using one and a lot of players just left it turned on all the time. I have one in my pedal board, but I almost never use it. I regard it as a seasoning to be used sparingly, as I regard most modulation effects. Most virtual rigs I set up on modelers don't even have a chorus in the chain, and if I put a chorus in, it's generally only on the clean rigs I set up. The script MXR Phase 90, OTOH, is my #1 desert island effect. I use effects sparingly, but phaser is the one I go to most frequently. It is THE effect, AFAIC.

[@shaft9000]

Two '70s modulation effects units that everyone should hear before they die, but most won't: - Marshall Time Modulator - the effects section of the Farfisa Polychrome...possibly the most glorious implementation of analog fx in any stock instrument ever made And a few more: - Bode Frequency Shifter (not a pitch-shifter, and all-analog), particularly on drums. Some vocoders can sound good on drums too, but not quite so cool as a BFS. btw the early Sennheiser and EMS vocoders can slam and sizzle even more than the classic Rolands, worth many a listen. - The Moog Phaser heard drenching the ever-living f*ck out of the Moog modular in the _Clockwork Orange_ theme is another. Ground-zero for Flanging is _Axis:Bold As Love._ People were flanging a bit before and a lot since, but never had it been utilized to more appropriate and dramatic effect. I don't rate pedal flangers, or anything not utilizing twin copies of a mix being varispeeded _ahead in time_ as well as real-time (two copies of the same vinyl can do it with a pitch-adjustable turntable, also). (that said, the Lovetone 'Flange With No Name' wasn't too egregious as pedals go...it actually sounds quite good! But it still doesn't sound like tape-flanging. :)

[@Trentstone121]

I use the best type of phaser ever made. I use a univibe. Regular phasers are just not enough for me anymore. I've moved on to harder phasers. I mainstream my univibe directly into my heart intravenously.

[@BrianOboylemusic]

They say that’s the best way

[@resistor27]

That will be my next pedal. Probably the last one I’ll ever need.

[@icepop77]

If you're into Shoegaze, I highly recommend the song "Ocean" by Lush, on their album titled "Spooky" from 1992. It's a pure embodiment of 90's Phaser with a wonderful stereo effect thrown in there at the end.

[@AdamGarrett72]

I always thought that was flanger. I also always liked to imagine Robin Guthrie just slamming the pan pot back and forth by hand at the end, though I'm sure it was probably a rack unit

[@jhspedals]

Lush is so gooood!

[@icepop77]

@@jhspedals one of my all time favorites!

[@flyjohnson711]

Lush is special. Though Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins produced their first album and Spooky…..and I always have felt he played some of the guitars. This track is a prime example. It’s funny….Lush is such an embodiment of CT but really every shoegaze band was. Reality I cannot think of a band that singularity inspired an entire genre of music….maybe the Beatles in Pop and Rock and Black Sabbath in metal ….there you have it ….The most important bands of all time….The Beatles, Black Sabbath and the fuckin’ Cocteau Twins.

[@shaft9000]

@@flyjohnson711 - *Velvet Underground,* yo. no velvets = no shoegaze as we know it - Joy Division were the first thoroughly post-punk band - many would say *Kraftwerk* (for Krautrock, New Wave AND Techno) but the Krautrock goes primarily through Tangerine Dream in 1969, and nobody called anything "Techno" in the '70s (except for Bruce Haack). Kraftwerk definitely DO get credit for the entire Electro genre, though, and were arguaby the first all-synth pop music ensemble (i.e. "New Wave") outside of perhaps YMO in Japan. Or... One other band was influencing tons of New Wave and Post-punk that followed, arguably as much as Bowie did: - Sparks...yes, *SPARKS* The Mael bros pre-empts both Roxy Music and Queen - who's approach to recording and building harmonies would probably have sounded different if they hadn't heard _This Town Aint Big Enough For the Both of Us_

[@tobiasthiel5291]

I didn't know a phaser was so versatile. I have a Peavey vtx classic 65 combo and besides the spring chorus it's got a built-in phaser. I always felt that it was so random to integrate a phaser, of all the effects. But that was because my only association with phaser was Van Halen :D I will definitely experiment with it now, especially for cleaner sounds. Thanks for the inspiration.

[@Mini1124]

My favorite phaser is by far the Small Stone. InnerSpeaker is what drew me to that fuzz into phaser sound, and Kevin has almost always used a Small Stone. For like $50 used, you seriously cannot go wrong with that pedal.

[@Merlincat007]

Yep! I do prefer the big box versions though, personally. The nano seems to sweep too low or too long in the low so it kinda drops out at the bottom imo. Actually I've got a cheap mini phaser by Kokko that can get like 95% of the way to that sound too! Weird find on that one (it's even digital I think!) after trying many phasers. Another cool one is the CKK Robot. About $100 like the big box small stones, maybe not quite as lush but more versatile for sure.

[@natethagod2426]

@@Merlincat007 i have the nano, the big box and the Black Russian and the big box is definitely the best but the Black Russian(if you can tweak the insane volume drop) has a very unique and dark sound

[@malcolmgordon2988]

Completely agree! I got one after hearing that it was used on the intro to Radiohead’s Subterranean Homesick Alien. The Phase 90 seems to get more love these days and it certainly has it’s own sound, but the Small Stone does for me hands down!

[@flipdry]

You can get the Behringer VP-1 for $45 NEW and it's a copy of the vintage small stone in a similar enclosure, really nails Kevin's sound and Toro Y Moi's sound on MAHAL.

[@samdixon6433]

especially having the big box version as it has that "gooey" phase sound that the nano just doesn't have!

[@streetwisehercules5200]

As a deadhead, Jam 1 was simultaneously hilarious and impressive. Good job!

[@markschuth8036]

Pulled off EVH better than Jer though. 😂

[@samsewall8341]

I don't usually comment on the jams, but I think this was some of the best jams you've done. And now I really really really want a phaser. Looks like I am trucking myself to the music store to grab a 3 series..... Great phaser uses was Phil Lynott from Thin Lizzy, used on his bass. Check out Dancing in the Moonlight from the absolutely stellar album Bad Reputation.

[@TonyHawkTuah]

That's one of my favorite song ! Knew it from the movie Infiltrator in the opening scene.

[@doctorscoot]

I have two and it’s not enough

[@thetribalist6923]

@@TonyHawkTuah agreed! It’s one of my wife’s and my “songs”. Thin Lizzy is regarded as one of the greats, and I yet I’d still label them underrated. Criminally so. This song was a great use of phase and just a great song in general.

[@andrewryan2280]

I used to think the guitarist, Robertson used a phaser too, but found out it’s a wah he leaves on heel position (not sure of technical term). Solos, like Emerald and Don’t believe a word, spring to mind are wah but sound great with phaser.

[@harrisfrankou2368]

@@thetribalist6923 Wow I just worked out Boys are Back in town as a Piano ballad...In Ab! Love Thin Lizzy Phil is the most under rated writer ever in my opinion. The album tracks are amazing...so many Gems Borderline one of many.

[@eddie1188]

Back in the seventies the phase shifter was the second pedal I got after the fuzz box ! The chorus pedal kind of replaced the phase shifter ! I loved my phase shifter , pedals where rare and slowly picked up momentum , the wah pedal was another early pedal from the 60's !

[@Creed_fan_69]

Josh has gotten a lot better at guitar over the years. That first jam really shows that he got chops.

[@mourningleaves]

‘Meeting of the Spirits’ by Mahavishnu Orchestra has a pretty prominent phasey riff. It was released in 1971, so well before MXR. I don’t think it’s a Univibe, could it be Maestro? Maybe some weird wah pedal?

[@chiplarison1914]

I think that the phasing effect on that was John McLaughlin using a wah, very slowly sweeping through the frequency spectrum. Try that if you have a wah pedal. I gives a really cool filter effect.

[@noyd4172]

Favorite jam was "Almost Solitude Is Bliss". (Nick nailed the intro fill) Favorite phaser is the Moog MF-103, because it's big, wood paneled, and has twelve stages, so that's immediately three times better than most phasers. Favorite phaser track is "Miranda That Ghost Just Isn't Holy Anymore" by The Mars Volta.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

I do...but I don't play guitar, I use them with my synthesizers.

[@larsnetzel]

Hear hear

[@markhammer643]

Some hot tips for phaser use. 1) All FET-based phasers - which is everything pretending to be just like a Phase 90 and a bunch of others - will have a small trimpot inside to adjust where in the spectrum the unit sweeps. This is also used to get the FETs into a range where they all "row together" rather than some rowing and some freezing up at the highest or lowest point of the sweep. That trimmer does not have an exceedingly wide range of adjustment, but there is usually a bit of leeway, that allows you to move the phasing up a bit to be more "swirly", or down a bit to be more "gurgly". If it's a one-knob phaser, then that trimmer will be adjusted for every single pedal out of the factory to sound the same and sweep in the same range of the spectrum. But you CAN play with it to get a different sort of sound, without destroying anything. Make a point of noting where it started out, though, so you can return it to the default. Better phasers, with more than 3 knobs might have a Manual or Offset panel control that allows the user to nudge the sweep range this way and that. MXR went with a compromise setting that worked for all speeds, and hid the possibilities from end-users. 2) TWO phasers in series can yield some really interested sound, especially if one is sweeping much slower than the other. It produces a phasing sound that can appear to gradually move up and down in its range. Look for the KZbin demo of my Double Vision phaser for an example of this in action. 3) As has undoubtedly been described and demonstrated by countless KZbins from people like Brian Wampler, phaser *before* distortion yields different sounds than phaser *after* distortion. Why? Pedals that distort do so by exceeding the headroom limits of the circuit and clipping the signal. When a phaser is located *after* a distortion of some kind, the swept notches filter out, or downplay, the harmonics added by the distortion. When the very same phaser is situated *before* the distortion, those swept notches move parts of the signal further away from or closer to the clipping threshold as the unit sweeps, producing different degrees of extra harmonic content in this or that part of the spectrum. The result sounds more "animated" than "filtered".

[@chrisradzion2148]

The “Dark Side” jam sounded like “Breathe” mixed with “Dogs” from “Animals”. Which is a good thing. I’d love to see the Smashing Pumpkins phaser thing, where they run everything through it, and use it with the rate all the way down during solos.

[@nedim_guitar]

I might try that. I use mine mainly on cleans.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

Jinx! I commented about the Smashing Pumpkins also. As a result of loving that sound, I bought a phase 100 (what they used on guitars during Siamese Dream and Mellon Collie). Also, Behringer just did a clone of the mutron bi phase, a rare unit they heavily used during Siamese dream especially! If I wasn't so digital dependent now and had the space, I'd maybe think about buying one.

[@chrisradzion2148]

@@Aaron-zh4kj I’ve seen that Behringer. I love their pedals (great in all but housing; the SF300, HM300, and TM300 are all spot on clones of the Boss FZ2, HM2, and Tech 21 SansAmp, respectively. I’ll have to look into that BiPhase, because if it’s close and affordable, it’s a get. Currently, I use a Phase 90 clone for Pumpkins. I think Reverb did an article about using an MXR UniVibe at certain setting to get similar results, but I’ve never tried it.

[@Aaron-zh4kj]

@@chrisradzion2148 The behringer biphase clone isn't just a pedal, as I remember. They put it in essentially the same housing and everything as the original. I also got an MXR Phase 99, which is basically two phase 90's in one box, also with a script button. I wanted it after learning that Billy Corgan mentioned using two Phase 90's in tandem later on, so I could do the same thing with less space consumption on my old pedal board.

[@chrisradzion2148]

@@Aaron-zh4kj I was looking at it today. Looks exactly the same. Still too pricey for me (I think it’s about $300). I think getting a Phase 99, 100, or just another decent Phase 90 clone will do the trick. I also have a small multi effects pedal with an “auto wah”/ envelope filter on it. At certain settings (I have them pictured somewhere), you can get what Corgan calls a “cocked wah” type sound. If you love the tones of those first few SP albums, especially the leads, it’s so cool to figure out how to used some of these modulation pedals, sometimes unconventionally, to get those tones. Most people stop with an Op Amp Big Muff and maybe a Marshall sounding Plexi pedal, but these other effects add these little things that make it so much better. I’m very close to buying a TC Mimiq for some of those solo tones (I’d get a Strymon Deco, but that’s right there with the Biphase- out of financial reach at the moment).

[@flipdry]

Recently bought a Behringer VP-1, copy of a vintage small stone and I love it on my bass!

[@LennieDean]

Dude I have one of those and like most Behringer pedals while it's not the most road worthy, it sounds fantasti! I love it on both guitar and bass as well

[@joshuamessenger]

I love my 3 Series Phaser! Everyone should listen to more Waylon Jennings. And can you please convince Maestro to reissue that big PS-1 Phase Shifter?

[@JensLarsen]

Great video! Really enjoy the way they are produced/edited and the humor as well as the information 👍👍

[@patrickfinnegan5230]

One of my favorite uses of phaser comes from a surprising source, actually: Gordon Lightfoot. Or more precisely, his former lead guitarist, the late, great Terry Clements. Clements used an MXR Phase 90 in the ‘70s with his Gretsch Country Gentleman to add a bit of swirl to Lightfoot’s peak-era folk-rock. The electric guitar arpeggio combined with Lightfoot’s acoustic strumming or finger picking creates some very pleasing textures.

[@salvadorsolis3948]

I'm waiting for JHS to make a high quality Phase 90 + Small Stone in one. 4 Stage Phaser powerhouse! I know most of the songs you played in this videos would sound even better with it, rather than playing them with a 6 stage phaser as you did. Please make it Josh!

[@MadMaxBS]

I'm just waiting for anyone to make a Small Stone inspired box that uses a knob instead of a color switch. I feel like it should exist (pretty sure it exists as a mod) but I've yet to find one online.

[@larrykhulmann6262]

Best songs with Phaser: Big Star Ballad Of El Goodo, Clash Lost In The Supermarket, Tame Impala anything off the record you just showed us, Paul Mccartney Back Seat Of My Car

[@greenlichtie]

Phaser just takes me back to the sounds I heard as a kid coming from the radio in the 70's, a real nostalgia hit. The phased Rhodes on 10cc's I'm not in Love is a personal favourite. I think Massive Attack use Phaser subtly and beautifully on their song Protection as well

[@Negative.mrb1]

I own a 3 series phaser I like it because most the phasers I’ve had, never had a volume or blend knob. I like it low and slow and wide. I’ve bought most of the 3 series pedals all really good and versatile. I also like they are from Kc too !!

[@derekheyman893]

I love the Series 3 Phaser for bass! The blend know allows me to cut back so the effect isn't too extreme, as it is with, e.g., the Small Stone. Using a phaser gives a bass movement and a psychedelic sound, but too much in and out just removes the steadiness of the bottom. The blend knob solves that. It's also more tweakable than most phaser pedals. It can be extremely subtle or ... extreme.

[@Markleford]

Need to give props to the "step-phaser" effect, where they use sample and hold for the phase distance instead of just an LFO. Great with a random pattern!

[@Merlincat007]

Yeah! Boss PH-3? I love Barberpole phasing too.

[@markhammer643]

I built envelope-controlled speed into a Phase 90 clone I made for myself. Having a bit of speed-up when you dig in imparts a bit more emotion to the sound. Recommended. But yeah, S&H effects with any sort of filtering effect are loads of fun. The Line 6 Liqui-Flange also has a S&H "step" function for flanging.

[@Merlincat007]

@@markhammer643 Awesome! Envelope rate Bias Tremolo with or without panning is likely my most used effect! At shallow depths it's subtle and natural, just sounding like string interactions or room acoustics. But I usually dial in a bit more than that.

[@Merlincat007]

@@markhammer643 Ever try the Copilot FX Autodialer? It's a pedal that converts your guitar envelope to expression output!

[@markhammer643]

@@Merlincat007 No, but I did make this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pabUnISNnbBokLc

[@donsmith5385]

Carlos Alomar used a Phaser on a lot of Bowie songs, Santana ‘s Europa on the clean part uses the Phaser in a really swirly setting

[@jasperdevries1726]

Somehow I always associate Andy Summers in the Police with chorus (and he did use chorus), but it only struck me later how much of their early stuff was played with a MXR Phase 90 pedal.

[@geraldfriend256]

And most of his chorus sounds were actually an Electric Mistress flanger.

[@brackstubblefield1932]

Oh, Man! You guys gotta do a little more on this one; phase before and after gain, different stage phasing, what makes phase different from things like chorus and flange. Anyway, loved it! Favorite phaser songs: “We Will Rock You” “Passenger Side” “I Don’t Think Hank Done It This A Away”

[@ZigbertD]

Phaser was the first modulation pedal I ever heard anyone play in person, and it has been ever since my favorite modulation effect. I currently have the Walrus Audio Lillian on my board. Awesome phaser. So many great phaser songs, first one that popped into my head is Dire Straits "Industrial Disease" from the Love Over Gold album. It's not on the main guitar part but on the second part, all these little staccato rhythmic accents, but it sounds fantastic, suits the song perfectly.

[@GabrielSantana-jd5uf]

Definitely my favorite effect! I used to say tremolo was my number one, until I got to now phaser, it sounds amazing for rhythm and even cooler for solos if you kick a fuzz in front of it

[@JonNewquist]

Me too. Other modulations come and go from my board, but phaser, tremolo and spring reverb are always on tap. I could play any gig with those three and an amp that breaks up at stage volume.

[@chaptermasterpedrokantor1623]

Flanger is by far my most favorite modulation pedal. But if I had to pick a pedal board as small as possible I'd pick a phaser. It's just so versatile. Phase and Tremelo would be my minimalist pick. And the less knobs the better. All a phaser really needs is a rate knob. And the Small Stone intensity switch. Which is why the Small Stone would be my phaser of choice.

[@MacedoinaChoirs]

I've been using Phasers ever since I heard "Comin' Round The Mountain" by Funkadelic by in 1976. It's still my # 1 effect after all these years.

[@frogunrua]

The Slow Rush is my favorite but they are all amazing!

[@notation254]

The slow rush definitely has some bops on it

[@mattrobbins2268]

I bought a Small Stone when l was a kid. I could barely play and l hated phasers but it was available so l got it. I had to adjust the way l was learning to play to accommodate that little beast--that is NOT THE WAY YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LEARN HOW TO PLAY!--and l discovered all the lovely, harmonically rich wobbles and undulations a phaser provides. So l never learned how to play guitar properly but l developed my own style. And ensured that l would never be in danger of playing cruise ship gigs in a top 40 show band. So: Phasers rule.

[@tz64nk41]

also great on synths, organs and e-pianos!!

[@walterdaniel1060]

Yup. The classic combination is a Rhodes electric piano through a phaser. The 1970s string synths were just transistor organs with some filtering and phase shifting...

[@alankelly1001]

I love Tame Impala's "Innerspeaker" album, but I have the limited edition CD with the second disc "Extraspeaker" that has b-sides and remixes including the song "Half Full Glass of Wine" (probably my favourite Tame Impala song) and their excellent cover of "Remember Me" by Blue Boy.

[@jackh1570]

Theyre both on spotify too if you go back far enough. I wish some others of his old ones like "The Sun" were on there but the EP with HFGW is amazing.

[@skyb8687]

Feeling like I wanna go backwards babay

[@shanedogg4263]

Still In Love With You by Thin Lizzy. Phenomenal Phaser song. Thank you for the awesome video.

[@ryanevans371]

These jams are some of the best you guys have done. It's not just that the concepts and playing are tight (although they are). It's mostly that they're some of the most inspiring you've done: they seriously make me wanna go pull out some pedals, plug in, and Try Stuff. Which is, I assume, the intent. Well....great success.

[@VideosVarious2]

I'm posting in a year later after this was done, but no matter. Wine gets better with age anyway! 😁 I dug the Gimour/Santana rendition, and the Gibbons/EVH rendition. I use an MXR EVH Phase 90 for early VH tones, theough a Peavey vypyr 30 watt/1 x 12" modeling amp, using either Peavey 6505 or Mesa Boogie Rectifier amp models, with just enough reberb. Then I put the Phaser in front of the amp, as well as the MXR EVH 117 Flanger. Simple amp setup for my 'apartment'-jamming urges, and is plenty loud enough. Can hardly wait for my NOTAKLON to arrive, sometime in April the JHS website says, for 5th Batch. Gonna run that in front of a Marshall CFX30 (1 x 10") amp for some 'Joe Walsh' tones, and AB/Y both amps. UPDATE (5/11/2024): Got a refund on the JHS 'Notaklon', as Josh had put up a notice after I posted 'here', that there would be ANOTHER delay in getting the next and succeeding batches of Notaklons out, so I opted for the full refund JHS was offering. And then I went on Reverb online, and found a dealer on the eastern seaboard who gave me an offer I couldn't refuse on a JHS 'Angry Charlie V3', N.I.B., and it most CERTAINLY sounds like a Marshall JCM 800 when using an 18V adapter to power it with, because of the extra headroom 18 volts provides versus just a 9 volt adapter. But now MXR has released thier 'Sugar Drive'.mini pedal, and I'm definitely an 'MXR'-guy, like EVH, RR, and all the "70s to early 80s' guitarists, so I'll probably just get one of those. But along with my JHS AC V3 pedal, I also purchased a JHS 'AB/Y' amp switching pedal. And though it requires a 9 volt power supply, it is SILENT, when switching between the 30 watt Peavey VYPYR and my recently acquired '75 WATT/ 1x 12" Peavey VYPYR amps! I was IMPRESSED with the JHS build quality as well, same as MXR in my opinion. Both great pedal companies, so much so I'm tempted to get the JHS 'Moonshine' V2 pedal, to get the 'Dumble'-esque tones, and the MXR Sugar Drive for 'Klon'-type tones.

[@TheSailsCall]

I think I first realized phaser from the song Throw Away Your Television by the Red Hot Chili Peppers. You can hear the super thick Moog 12 stage phaser heavy on the guitar during the choruses and it just adds just a mysterious ambience to the whole song as the entire song is a mega trip!

[@TonyHawkTuah]

Yeah But the song is a repeat... and it's getting old 😉

[@TheSailsCall]

@@TonyHawkTuah hahaha!!! I see what you did there😈🔥🤘🖤✳️

[@TonyHawkTuah]

@@TheSailsCall 🤘🤘

[@thejolt124]

I have this weird Maestro phaser ph-70 I got for like $50. It does absolutely nothing for the majority of the range of the rate pot and then blooms into this incredible, wide, weird sound and I love it so much. It's the only phaser I've ever used and is one of the few modulation effects I really enjoy. This was an awesome episode, put me in a better mood watching you guys. Thank you for everything you do.

[@rickjohns689]

I'm quite the opposite. Phaser is my favorite effect, I just picked up a Stymon Zelzah, it is the first pedal to dethrone the mighty phase 90 on my board.

[@taurushamilton2739]

The Zelzah is the 💣 love that pedal. It’s on my main big board🤘🏾

[@rickjohns689]

@@taurushamilton2739 I literally got it yesterday. It's everything I ever wanted in a modulation pedal. I can get EVH phase, Heart Barracuda Flange, And Andy Summers Chorus out of it with ease. I love this pedal.

[@70topbananaman]

My favorite Phaser - 1980 Ibanez PT-909. Ditched my EVH phaser and put it back on my board.

[@maxwellblakely7952]

I have learned more about pedals, how they sound, how to tweak them, and which ones I should buy from your videos than any other place. Keep up the great work!

[@brownydwbrown7485]

Did you forget ( yes u did ) ROBIN TROWER ...??? Bridge of Sigh's Album....

[@tweakerofknobs]

I love the pigtronix moonpool. Really cool tremolo and phaser in a small form factor.

[@fadingdestination]

Musk deer have fangs. I’m in Huntsvegas, Abbabamma. And, phaser just.. not for me. Love Y’all!

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

I own a phaser. And probably use it way too much 🙃. I love it of course to get that Van Halen tone for solos. I also love to turn the knob up (I use the 1 knob MXR) to get a faux uni-vibe sound. Edit: Josh I’m a Van Halen die hard since 1984 (pardon the pun). That was an awesome Van Halen jam. Your tapping is awesome! You did the legend proud 🤘🏼❤️🎸

[@sonnyblu6299]

My favorite phaser sounds were from around the same time so (MXR 100?) Stephen Stills and Paul Cotton (POCO) I wish I knew what they were using. "Heart of the Night" POCO comes to mind... or "It Doesn't Matter" Stills.

[@violinmiata]

EHX Neo Clone into a script Phase 90 gets me where I need to go, every time I change that for other pedals I go back to that combination. Those two classics dance together really well. Keep meaning to rehouse both into one box, but I’m lazy and like the cases

[@backlogbuddies]

I need to try that. I did clone into phaser and didn't like it

[@bradrehn1007]

Great work! I would have loved to see some thoughts on the mu-tron bi-phase. I had one (with the pedal!) for years... so much FUN!! GREAT for some amazing bass mu-tations as well!!!

[@jonnust6236]

I love how stereo phasers sound on synths, it tickles my brain in just the right way

[@brucemillar]

Tame Impala, Western Australian band! Nice work. Enjoyed that immensely. Keep em coming. Great playing Josh and you convinced me to pull out the old green Boss phaser and give it another chance.

[@collinkennedy8231]

You guys should do an episode where you do more of those random band mashups cuz that shiz was 🔥

[@UCS0608]

I have a first gen Electro harmonix Small Stone Pahse Shifer, that I bought in 1975. Then it was an unbelievable effect and we used it on my guitar and on the organ (along with the Big Muff ramshead) to emulate a synthesizer.😀 I still have it, butI haven't used it since 1980 or so. I do have a small multi effect on my board that has phaser, flanger etc, just in case I need it. That don't happen very often...

[@JonathanMartinez-kv5sx]

I love the approach of Santana looking or playing like Gilmour's way, that is genius.. Thanks Josh and JHS team for the inspiring ideas!! (And cool performance..)

[@jeffokriya3389]

Talking about phaser, a rotary drum effect is a kind of phaser. . would be great if you can do a jam with "Baby come back" . . 70s great hit . . lots of vocals though . . .greetings..

[@jimlutz8092]

I have five pedals on my current board which sometimes can be all ON at the same time (a Compressor, 2 Overdrives, a Chorus, and a Delay). But I sometimes switch out the Chorus for a Phase Shifter, for rhythm on specific songs only. Two such songs in my rotation that require it are "Beast of Burden" and "Lightning Crashes." It's not the same without a Phaser. Just don't overuse it, on songs that don't require it. It's a nice occasional flavor to have in your arsenal.

[@altonpack9419]

I waited for years for an affordable univibe with an actual photo cell to come out. So when the jhs unicorn v1 came out I bought immediately. I was unable to buy a phaser that would move slow enough to do machine gun (Hendrix) or too rollin stoned (Trower)

[@nx01craig]

My beloved 1970’s Morley Phaser pedal truly did disappear. Man it sounded awesome with my Mellotron M400! Still have the Mellotron, wish I still had the Morley pedal. But you can still hear that glorious combination if you search KZbin for Eternal Void Moon Sliver (Full Album). That album is full of vintage Mellotron and Morley Phaser (& Echo) pedals!

[@jacktadash]

I know I'm a weirdo where sound is concerned, I'm not showing off I just don't listen to bands that most people thibk sound good, Hawkwind are my favourite of all time fof reference, but when I plugged in my Bad Stone I immediately loved it. I barely touch it I adore how it sounds in manual at 9, 12 and 12.

[@AtomicGarden68]

Definitely part of my sound...nice and slow= warm and beautiful overdriven tone, and of course clean is a beauty :)

[@markharwood7573]

I like to have 2 phasers going, one on the guitar and one on the MEL9. Long sweeps. They go through different amps. A third channel employs a flanger. It all gets a bit interesting.

[@chrisbarriere101]

8:52 Carlos is standing in the corner sipping mescal tea and grinning like a lizard indeed😮

[@kevinmalone8903]

I like Keith Richard's use of phaser on the Some Girls album. Mick Ralph's of Mott The Hoople and Bad Company used one most of the time set at the slowest setting to get his toanz

[@jamiejamieson8]

Filthy good VanH! Excellent demo of Phaser goodness.

[@montydaniel6597]

The song Silver Tightrope from the 70s band Armageddon has some way COOL phaser...

[@Cpt_Adama]

You forgot to mention the Eventide Clockworks Instant Phaser PS101, the first rack effect.

[@MrMorse99]

Why ? Because it's so outdated. Labeled 70's in many ways, though I like that stuff

[@travismiles5885]

My dad gave me his old Mu-Tron phaser. It's from the late 70s I think. I'll have to dig it out and mess around with it now.

[@indubitablyyeah338]

Was typing you should do Tame Impala and you did it! Lol Endors Toi is some LEGENDARY phase.

[@rumbletruck1]

One of your best episodes ever! Pre-order purchased! (Joe Walsh, Turn to Stone). 👍🏻🤘🏻

[@d3w4yn3]

For clarification, are we talking about Star Trek TOS phasers here? Or what?

[@rydeentokio]

If you are to emulate Van Halen, You need to put the phaser BEFORE the overdrive. VH doesn't use gain pedals then.

[@davidbaise5137]

I’ll get one whenever I get a yearning burning desire to play “Who’s that Lady”.

[@bread6085]

My mxr phase 90 sucks my tone a crazy amount to the point where it is barely usable. Does anyone else have this problem as well? ^im using it in the context of a high gain sound.

[@ProbablyTooLoud]

I have a love/hate relationship with my Script 90, the one with no light or ext. power. Maybe I just haven’t seen “the light” yet.