Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

[warner-211]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

evh phase 90 bbe soul vibe nuff said

[Scott_F]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

Okay. Man tough call after only one night. The Helix has a mix Knob and that's nice. The Lunar allows mix via the software.

I need to dig into the software on both.

If you are a no instructions just twist the knobs guy, I feel like the Helix wins. The Lunar has a knob that fully ccw is a sine waveform. Fully clockwise is a block wave for and in between blends. That wasn't intuitive at all until I RTFM.

Tone Prints vs the many option SA gives you. Not sure you can go wrong with either. More testing this week.

[ErikH]

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I've had several MXR Phasers including the EVH. Their bypass circuitry just bugs the hell out of me. Even the EVH has the "hard-wired bypass" which isn't any better. I ended up getting a Whirlwind Orange Box. This IS the original Script Phase 90 built by the same guys that started it all in the early 1970's. It is true bypass (though that may not matter to some but compared to the MXR bypass, I'll take it), DC power jack and a LED. This one is staying on my board.

[Scott_F]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

Winner is the Helix. The Lunar is going back. Why? I prefer the mix control on the face of the helix vs having to set it in the software on the Lunar. And honestly the Helix just flat out sounds better to my ears. The Lunar can do a lot of things but those things aren't rocking my world.

[TimmyPage]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

Winner is the Helix. The Lunar is going back. Why? I prefer the mix control on the face of the helix vs having to set it in the software on the Lunar. And honestly the Helix just flat out sounds better to my ears. The Lunar can do a lot of things but those things aren't rocking my world.

I got to try the Helix when I stopped into the local guitar store to pick up cables yesterday. I'm definitely super impressed, it's a GREAT sounding pedal, a real winner.

[PFDarkside]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

IMO, the three pedals that need to be "real" and not digital sims are Wah, Fuzz and Uni-Vibe. The way the odd impedances interact with each other and the guitar pickups is very unique. Everything else can be simulated pretty well at this point, and if you don't need the uniqueness of a Vibe, there are quite a few good phasers that can cop a similar vibe for a lot less money. (In fact, even though I am a Vibe fan, I've played Breathe with a Small Stone and Too Rolling Stoned with a Phase 90, no one cared other than me. )

That being said, maybe the Viscous Vibe will change my mind! Really I'd love a mini Helix, especially with the Tone Print you can probably dial in a great phaser with it.

[jtougas]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

I picked up a Viscous Vibe, and love it...

[TimmyPage]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

IMO, the three pedals that need to be "real" and not digital sims are Wah, Fuzz and Uni-Vibe. The way the odd impedances interact with each other and the guitar pickups is very unique. Everything else can be simulated pretty well at this point, and if you don't need the uniqueness of a Vibe, there are quite a few good phasers that can cop a similar vibe for a lot less money. (In fact, even though I am a Vibe fan, I've played Breathe with a Small Stone and Too Rolling Stoned with a Phase 90, no one cared other than me. )

That being said, maybe the Viscous Vibe will change my mind! Really I'd love a mini Helix, especially with the Tone Print you can probably dial in a great phaser with it.

Though I will add that I use my Strymon Mobius with an expression pedal as a wah and it sounds absolutely amazing.

[B2D]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

My personal preferences:

Phaser: Boss silver screw PH1

Vibe: Earthquaker Depths.


The Phase 90 is an old standby but I just want a liiiittle more tweakability. The Phase 100 is too much - the Boss PH1 is just right. #goldilocks

I used to have a JAM Retro Vibe - gorgeous sound but very expensive and prone to some noise. Internal trimmers were a set-n-forget thing. The EQD had all the controls on the face of it and while it isn't an incandescent bulb it IS an optical circuit, not a modded phase circuit.

[Scott_F]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions



Good vibrations.

[guitarSQUIRELL]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

TC Electronics Dreamscape John Petrucci Signature pedal. Amazing pedal. Tons of options. Including the tone print feature.

[jtougas]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

Well, if that doesn't get you shakin'...

[Gainstage]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

Could we back off the religious quote stuff?? Not everyone is a member of that club.

[jtougas]

Re: Looking into adding a vibe pedal and upgrading my Phaser, need some suggestions

I think you can turn off seeing people's sigs in your forum settings...

[Scott_F]

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No sigs in Tapatalk