Phaser reviews from Reddit

"You really can’t go wrong with a script logo phase 90 reissue."

"I LOVE the phase 95! It’s basically 4 pedals in one!"

"I’ve got the script phase 90 for simple, and empress for options and love them both."

"If I had to choose just one, it'd be the MXR Deep Phase. The controls are simple so you unfortunately won't get variety in wave shapes and the like BUT it's a 4 and 8 stage phaser for super lush, warm, and wet tones."

"MXR Phase 45 with Analogman mod. Power input, LED and vibe toggle."

"If not, an MXR Script Phase 90."

"The MXR the phase 90"

"MXR Phase 90"

"Script90 is the Goldilocks. sYes it was worth the change. The script phase 90 doesn’t get muddy in the low end."

"I've used a hand-wired script Phase 90 with AnalogMan mods for more than 15 years now. Never been bothered by low end loss."

"Small Stone, that switch makes a huge difference."

"EHX Small Stone! Super cheap new or used and love how it sounds."

"EHX small stone is my favorite phaser. I kept that on my board over my Walrus Lillian."

"Small stone phaser is my go to phaser in all situations. Simple and sounds awesome."

"As others have said, the EHX Small Stone is a great bass Phaser."

"Small stone is dope"

"Honestly, I'd stick to the small stone. The damn thing just sounds good."

"EHX Small Stone nails Floyd."

"Grand orbiter"

"Small Stone."

"Boss PH-1R is the best phaser I own hands down."

"CE-2, which just sounds magic"

"Boss PH-1r is my all-time favorite analog phaser. The tone is incredible, just the perfect phaser sound imo, and it's nice to have more control over it than the small stone and phase 90 allow for."

"Boss PH1R is my favourite phaser, it’s an analog four stage phaser with controls for depth, rate and resonance. The LFO goes from glacier slow to lazer beam fast and it’s warm and gooey as hell."

"Boss Phase Shifter is the best phaser I have ever used! It has every config you can imagine for a phaser and it's super great on keyboards."

"I really like it. The rise/fall functions are the ones I use the most. It does sound killer with fuzz/distortion."

"Phase 95 (4 phasers in there)."

"For mainstream it would be Boss, MXR or EHX, for boss the CE-2w Chorus"

"Boss CE-2, CH-1, or any other Boss would come to mind when thinking of Chorus, and MXR Phase 90 is the Babe Ruth of phasers."

"Phase 95 is my go to. It's a mini pedal and has toggles for either phase 45 or 90 and either script or modern"

"JHS 3 Series Phaser is surprisingly good, and has a nice gritty"

"Believe it or not the JHS series 3 Phaser is not only affordable, but, it’s actually a great phaser. And the nice thing is it also has a mix knob."

"JHS 3 Series Chorus and EHX Small Stone Phaser would be my picks. No frills, but do the job and do it well"

"JHS 3 series Phaser. $99. Has a blend knob. Love mine."

"Id go for the JHS 3 series, the blend is invaluable and the circuit is a lot more tolerant to high gain signals"

"If you like a gritty phase, the JHS 3-series Phaser sounds good and has a blend control."

"I would like a different vibe and a more subtle effect so I think I’ll go for a jhs phaser."

"Billy Strings Wombtone is super versatile and has a 2 4 and 6 stage mode with envelope features, and a lot of control over the wave form"

"For trippy sounds also check out the Keeley Bubbletron."

"Keeley Bubbletron."

"Keeley Vintage and CB Wombtone - Also have a 2-stage mode."

"Keeley Super Mod Work Station? def great chorus and phaser."

"Keeley Jimi Hazel Echo/Phase"

"Eqd Grand Orbiter is a great phaser/vibrato that doesn't get harsh and has low noise."

"I’ve had the EQD Grand Orbiter on my board for about 2 years. It’s more subtle than others but love the tones it can produce."

"I'm a big fan of the EQD Grand Orbiter. It's nicely tweakable and sounds good to my ears on Bass with a Bass Big Muff."

"The EQD Grand Orbiter is pretty good."

"If you're looking for one that is deeper sounding maybe the ... earthquaker grand orbiter"

"Empress phaser."

"Empress is a beast, so good."

"Empress Phaser is extremely feature-filled, only does 2-3-4 stages though. This is my crème de la crème phaser."

"Empress makes a really "

"For EHX the Small Clone and Small Stone."

"StonePhase (EHX Small Stone emulation; it's not perfect, but it works)."

"StonePhase (EHX Small Stone emulation; it's not perfect, but it works). Only 1 knob for rate and 1 toggle switch for color/depth."

"Ehx Small stone being mentioned, which is the phaser i've found does the doom slow whirl especially well."

"If I only have one phaser, I want the bad stone. It’s just super evil."

"I second the Visitor. Very useable settings across the board"

"Used OBNE Visitor"

"OBNE Visitor. Has phaser, chorus and tremelo and has a secondary setting for chorus and tremelo."

"OBNE Dweller is a hybrid delay/phaser"

"My personal go to phaser is EQD Grand Orbiter, lets me do the long drawn out swooshes very well and the analog circuit sounds great."

"I’d say a EQD Grand Orbiter or A CTC Cyclone."

"Absolutely love my Grand Orbiter and I mostly play doom."

"I recently went through this search and decided on an EQD Grand Orbiter cause I got it for a good price."

"The aguilar grape phaser is the shit. Not too complex and gets a great sound."

"Yes, the grape phaser also seems to be a good option to switch to. It has no issues with retaininng the low frequencies; this was taken into consideration being designed for bass."

"If you're looking for one that is deeper sounding maybe the aguilar phaser"

"Just listened to a demo of the grape phaser on YouTube. With the colour up it’s small stone esque."

"You can also get the Advanced Phasers from one of the ships in the 10th anniversary bundle."

"I run with either upgraded TOS blue or the Advanced Phasers and use the Pahvan omni, which is blueish white and looks great"

"Best phaser arrays are advanced phasers, from both versions of the disco constitution, which are blue."

"For barely more money check out the Source Audio Mercury / Gemini / Lunar pedals. They all run each other’s patches so getting one will get you a flanger, chorus, and a phaser."

"However the Lunar Phaser from SA, that got my attention :)"

"The Source Auido Lunar Phaser really got my attention after you recommended it here."

"The phaser in the Polymoon only affects the repeats... It’s one of my favorite delay sounds ever."

"Meris Polymoon. Bonus: it has flanger too."

"Meris polymoon is tip top if the price tag isn't too eye watering."

"You can look for a DOD phaser, some of them have 2 outputs instead of one so it would be convenient becouse you can plug into 2 amps instead of 1"

"For phasers I prefer the classic Phase 45 and DOD Phasor which can do a cool univibe sound."

"I really like my DOD Phasor 201. If you want something subtle that doesn't scream "this sound has a phaser on it!" then that's what I'd suggest."

"The sweetest sounding phaser as far as I’m concerned is the Xaoc Kamieniec. It’s a beautiful piece too."

"Xaoc Kamieniec. Based on the Stone phaser, about 8 hp (ish?). Fantastic module."

"The Tau won me over. It’s got a natural organic sound to it that can get wild or subtle but not your typical phaser at all. Top 3 favourite module of all time."

"Haible TAU phaser"

"Strymon Zelzah and Allpedal Microdose - Everything but the kitchen sink."

"The Allpedal Microdose is one of the most versatile analog phasers with a lot of unique features"

"Caroline Arigato. It’s so good."

"My vote for best phaser in recent years goes to the Caroline Arigato. Sounds right up your alley: it can get close to phase 90 territory but also has a lot more control, too"

"The best I've ever tried are all from the same builder. Toneczar Effects. The Halophaze, Powerglide (Stereo or mono but stereo is an experience!)."

"The best I've ever tried are all from the same builder. Toneczar Effects. The Halophaze, Powerglide (Stereo or mono but stereo is an experience!), and his new 2Z Flanger."

"The holy grail of chasers in my experience is the Modcan Dual Phaser. Unobtanium but lovely."

"Not sure if there's any demos of this online but Modcan Dual Phaser. I'm gonna make a thorough demo in February"

"Strymon Zelzah and Allpedal Microdose - Everything but the kitchen sink."

"The Strymon Mobius could fit the bill. It does Chorus, phaser, rotary, tremolo, auto wah and more."

"Get a used TCE Helix Phaser and call it a day. It’s fantastic."

"I ended up settling on the TC electronic helix, which has a lot more options to tweak and mess around with. The TonePrint function is pretty fun too."

"Phaser Bi-Tron and Flanger BL-20 by Arturia."

"The Arturia Phaser and Flanger from their effects pack."

"The WMD is a great little phaser for the price and the size particularly, and it sounds better than many."

"WMD Orion - 4/6/8 stages with some CV control and a wavefolder, all in only 4HP"

"NLC has some other nice sounding phasers, too. I personally like the 329."

"I love NLC's Encephalo Adjuster. Biggest downside is no built in modulation, but it covers a wide range of sounds from classic phaser to insane feedback."

"I have the Nux MG-30 and overall the modulation effects seem pretty good, and I'd expect the Mod Core probably uses similar processing/algorithms if not exactly the same."

"Nux Mod Core ain't bad for the price. Loads of good modulation effects."

"I use the cheapo mooer orange phase. I bought it to try out the phase 90 sound. Now I rarely turn it off."

"Mooer makes a cheap mini phase 90 clone."

"Old blood noise visitor. does chorus, phaser, and tremolo. i love it."

"Moogerfooger MF-103. It's utterly divine. And it has all the CV control you could want. And stereo output. And the ability to control half of the stages independently when in 12 stage mode."

"I have an early one when It was still Big Briar. Great at the classic phaser stuff, but with CV it can self resonate and you can get some great woody percussion by pinging it."

"Mad professor tiny orange hand wired ... this pedal is tops. Never leaves the board - it's my only modulation effect."

"Cusack Tap-a-Phase if you want all the waveforms."

"The phaser Poison Noises makes (it's called the Ray Gun) and I feel like it kicks the ever lovin' shit out of any other phaser I've ever tried out. It has a blend knob for one, so low end loss is never an issue no matter what other pedals you're running, and it can switch from 2 stage all the way up to 10 stage phasing for some real spacey shit."

"Seymour Duncan Polaron if you want all the stages."

"KMA Horizont is probably one of the most unique analog phasers with a lot of uncommon features like feedback switches for each stage and stereo out"

"I bought a cheap kmise Vintage phaser for $30 and to me it sounds exactly like the 70s era MXR phase-90 that's in my dad's collection."

"DBA speed tripper. Sold out but easy to find."

"UVI Shade has some unlimited modulation possibilities with phaser, flanger and comb filter curves/options."

"Intellijel Polaris has a few analog phaser modes that sound really good and it's also a great filter when you don't need the phaser."

"I have the mutation phasor ii. It sounds really great."

"Henretta makes a pretty solid and simple phaser and delay."

"Polychrome phaser which I like, its only mono, but I pass it thru my J106 chorus module, its got stereo outs, plus it fatten ups the sound :)"

"Mike from Yob uses a Whirlwind phaser which i believe is just a well made OG phase 90 circuit."

"Soundtoys- Phasemistress."

"The new Teia OpticShifter seemed pretty nice."

"AJH Next Phase - 12 stages with more CV inputs and color controls, but 18HP"

"For phaser, if you can find one, a LuckDuck Mutron clone"

"Very keen to try the new Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II which is a recreation of the 70s Mutron Phasor II."

"D16 Group- Fazortan."

"The E560 Deflector Shield from Synthesis Technology has a phaser mode that's not too bad. It really shines as a frequency shifter though. You can get a ton of wicked tones out of it."

"Valeton Coral Mod II has three of each and like 12 other modulation effects"

"Matthews Effects Chemist V2 that has phaser, chorus, and octave."

"I like the Mu-Tron Bi-phase the most for after drive modulation."

"I found some cool sounds by using SupaPhaser. It's free as well so that's a nice bonus."

"I like the Astrospurt."

"Doepfer phaser"

"Qpas isn't a dedicated phaser but i like using the smile pass outs for phasery things"

"I felt the same way… great chorus, but the phaser sounded… ‘weak’."