And for those of you purists out there who insist that this model will never be as good as an original, know that the EVH Phase 90 is what the man himself has been using on his own board since it came out over ten years ago. It is a compact pedal that takes up little room on any pedalboard but you will know it's there because the blue LED light is super bright. Van Halen first heard Robin Trower use the pedal in the mid-1970s, and used it on songs such as " Eruption", " Atomic Punk", " Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love", " Everybody Wants Some!

No matter the genre or instrument, the Phase 90 has been there through it all to add its distinctly lush voice to a musician's tone palette. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Often imitated but never duplicated, the elusive vintage "script" Phase 90 is at the top of the list for pedal collectors world-wide. We found that this mode is great for higher gain situations, where excessive modulation would muddy up the signal.

Merchant City Music Limited is a credit broker and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. It doesn’t matter whether the genre is rock, metal, alternative, jazz, world-beat, or if the instrument is guitar, bass, keys, vocals, or strings: the Phase 90 has been there through it all to add its distinctly lush voice to a musician’s tone palette. Add shimmery velocity and dramatic swooshing to your tone with the MXR Phase 90 effects pedal - a classic effect used over the past 3 decades on countless hit recordings.

We know from interviews that EVH himself still turns his own knobs on his pedalboard, so it comes as no surprise that a small but crucial detail like this would appear on something that bears his initials. The build quality is very good, it's built like a small tank and best of all the EVH paint job looks really cool. The MXR Phase 90 gives a wooshing, swirling sound with a variable speed control that sounds as if the frequencies of the guitar are fading in and out. If you need your item delivered on a specific day, you can leave a comment in the box at the checkout and we'll take it from there. Whether you're chasing that Van Halen tone, trying to funk up your cleans or just experimenting, the single-knob Phase 90 is a proven place to enter the world of phase shifters.With the twist of the Rate knob, you can take the Phase 90's warm modulation from subtle, spatial shimmer to all-out high velocity swooshing. The EVH 90 will give you the same great spacey swirls and hypnotic warbles that made the Phase 90 famous. There's a bloke on the internet shows you how to get close to 5 effects with this one pedal, and he's right, it is well screwed together and orange. Don’t be fooled by the EVH paint job, this pedal is more than a signature pedal limited to a couple of tones. Apparently the EVH Phase 90 does not actually contain both physical circuits, but the folks at MXR have found a way to emulate the sounds of both circuits.

Since then it can be found in studios, and on pedalboards across the world thanks to it's signature tone. Andertons Music Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 716155. I also considered using a 5 Meg linear pot with a 510K resistor soldered across terminals 2 and 3 - see R. Often imitated but never duplicated, the elusive vintage "script" Phase 90 is at the top of the list for pedal collector's world-wide. Guitar Guitar Limited trading as guitarguitar acts as a credit broker not a lender and is Authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 742103.The option to have a trimmer for adjustable feedback is still there - a nice set-and-forget feature. To see a more detailed comparison of the two different modes, check out our spectrographic analyses (below). One tip: if you end up using a 'standard' reverse logarithmic potentiometer with an '80C' taper, you might find the 'action' too bunched up at the high end of the dial.