What are phaser pedals good for?

A phaser pedal, or phase shifter, is one of the earliest guitar effects and was originally developed to recreate the sound of rotating organ speakers. Phasers were adapted to create an array of sounds in ’60s psychedelia for that swirling effect, and were notably used later by Van Halen.

Where should I put my phaser pedal?

As with most modulation effects, Phaser traditionally sits towards the back end of your pedal chain, after everything except ambient effects like reverb and delay. This means the effect will apply to everything in your chain so far, including distortion, EQ, filters and more.

What songs use phaser pedals?

Here are some well-known songs that use a phaser pedal:

• Eruption – Van Halen.
• Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix.
• Paranoid Android – Radiohead.
• Soma – Smashing Pumpkins.
• Shattered – The Rolling Stones.

Does a phaser use delay?

Phasers have a similar sound that falls somewhere between a phaser and a chorus in intensity, but they differ from choruses and flangers in one key aspect: phasers don’t modulate delay time. Like flangers, phasers generate frequency cancellations as an LFO sweeps the copied signal against the original.

Does phaser go before or after overdrive?

Dynamics (compressors), filters (wah), pitch shifters, and Volume pedals typically go at the beginning of the signal chain. Gain based effects such as and overdrive/distortion pedals come next. Modulation effects such as chorus, flangers, phasers typically come next in the chain.

Which is better phaser or flanger?

Phasers place several all-pass filters together to create numerous notch filters. Generally speaking, phasers sound more gentle than flangers because they don’t produce comb filtering quite as drastically.

Can a phaser sound like a flanger?

The line between a Flanger and Phaser is blurry, and both effects are capable of sounding alike. The reason why many guitarists get confused between a Phaser and Flanges is that a Phaser also comes with a core sweeping function.

Did Eddie Van Halen use a flanger or a phaser?

The swirling textures of a Phase 90 are heard on classic tunes like “Eruption,” “Atomic Punk,” “Ain’t Talkin’ ‘Bout Love,” “Everybody Wants Some!!” and “Drop Dead Legs” as well as new songs like “Outta Space” and “Stay Frosty,” and Van Halen’s distinctive and innovative use of the Flanger made an indelible impression …

What pedals did Van Halen use?

Dunlop EVH95 Eddie Van Halen Signature EVH Cry Baby Wah Pedal. Dunlop EP103 Echoplex Delay Pedal. MXR EVH 5150 Overdrive Pedal. MXR M300 Digital Reverb Pedal.