EVH Phaser and Flanger

[jmh151]

OK- I'm an idiot. I already have an MXR Phase 90 that I did the R28 resistor mod to, as well as a Boss Flanger... after seeing EVH in concert the other night, I was tempted to buy the MXR EVH Phase 90 and MXR EVH Flanger...

My immediate impressions? It's like night and day. These are the best sounding phasers and flangers I've ever played, they're not just a gimic with EVH's name and paint job. The EVH Phase 90 really helps to give that slight phase sound heard through EVH's solos. The script button doesn't seem to do much, but the pedal IS true bypass, a huge improvement over the original.Cleaner, less distortion than the stock Phase 90 or modded Phase 90.

The Flanger is alot warmer and natural than the Boss. The "EVH" button is supposed to pull up the Unchained settings... What it pulls up is a great tone, though I still have to practice to really get the timing and everything on unchained down. Take the EVH button off and it's just a great sounding box, capable of alot more than the BOSS and alot nicer sounding

Between my Ernie Ball Music Man Axis, the EVH Phase 90 and EVH Flanger, into a Carvin V3, I'm getting VERY close to EVH's tone. All I need now is a goot delat since my Boss DD-3 is too sterile

 

[ErikH]

Re: EVH Phaser and Flanger

I've got the EVH Phaser and an orange RI too. I love the EVH model. WAY better than the orange one, even with mods. I can hear a difference between the script button on or out. I like it pushed in, speed at 9 o'clock. Out, it sounds pretty much the same as the orange one, only a little tamer. I'm still working on figuring out what the script button does but that's taking some time. It definitely does more than just remove R28 from the circuit.

I like my Boss BF-2B flanger. It's about as close to the old MXR I had that I've heard without spending the $$$ on the MXR.

 

[chuckbat]

Re: EVH Phaser and Flanger

+1 for the EVH Phase 90! Had the orange Phase 90 and this one kicks it 's a**

 

[disturb]

Re: EVH Phaser and Flanger

love my EVH Phase 90

 

[devastone]

Re: EVH Phaser and Flanger

I have a BYOC Script Phaser that I really like, it is supposedly a copy of the original. I also had a RI Phase 90, I like the BYOC one better, it has more of that subtle quality that jmh was talking about and it's true bypass.

 

[lex666]

Re: EVH Phaser and Flanger

Another happy EVH phase 90 owner here. I set mine at about 1:00 with the script button in.

I tried the EVH flanger and it wasn't thick enough for my tastes.