What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
- Bakesalee
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What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I bought a Boss Phase Shifter (PH-3) around 2001, why? I don't know. I think I liked the "step" feature which makes your guitar sound like Zelda is being "healed" from that fairy.
What the hell am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I find that the reverb from my Fender Bandmaster Reverb is the only effect I really appreciate on clean sounds. I also love the ProCo Rat to play along with In Utero and shit like that, but I don't find myself ever writing hard rock.
Should I just sell this thing so I can finally get a looper and take my "solo" playing to the next step? What can you do with a phaser that doesn't sound like ultra-cheesy shit? The only thing I can do with it is play the intro to STP's "Army Ants" and Nada Surf's "Telescope." It just sounds ridiculous, no?
Thanks in advance.
What the hell am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I find that the reverb from my Fender Bandmaster Reverb is the only effect I really appreciate on clean sounds. I also love the ProCo Rat to play along with In Utero and shit like that, but I don't find myself ever writing hard rock.
Should I just sell this thing so I can finally get a looper and take my "solo" playing to the next step? What can you do with a phaser that doesn't sound like ultra-cheesy shit? The only thing I can do with it is play the intro to STP's "Army Ants" and Nada Surf's "Telescope." It just sounds ridiculous, no?
Thanks in advance.
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
Matched with a good dirty overdrive, a phaser sounds incredible. Dial it low and slow...
no sound is bad, it is just misplaced
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I use mine as an alternative dynamic change to fuzz/more distortion.
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
Yep. Distortion> Phaser> Delay.
Set your phaser nice and slow and grind out some heavy riffs with a decent length delay... ooooo... melting guitar! Stick a not-too-fast trem between the phaser and delay and it's trippy riff-tastic.
Set your phaser nice and slow and grind out some heavy riffs with a decent length delay... ooooo... melting guitar! Stick a not-too-fast trem between the phaser and delay and it's trippy riff-tastic.
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You think you can't, you wish you could, I know you can, I wish you would. Slip inside this house as you pass by.
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I use mine for outros in a few songs here and there, usually mixed with distortion.
- Domm
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
i like the steve jones style!! slow and as a fattener more than an effect. the riff part in pretty vacant comes to mind
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
You make sure it's never turned on.
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- noisemaker
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
[quote="Bakesalee"]I bought a Boss Phase Shifter (PH-3) around 2001, why? I don't know. I think I liked the "step" feature which makes your guitar sound like Zelda is being "healed" from that fairy.quote]
hahaha, that line is awesome
hahaha, that line is awesome
- weed_killer
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I was never into phasers until I listened to Ok Computer. imo that's how a phaser should be used.
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
Yeah, that's a good one, Tame Impala use phasors clean very effectively, something I haven't really been able to do with the one I own, probably will be my next equipment upgrade.weed_killer wrote:I was never into phasers until I listened to Ok Computer. imo that's how a phaser should be used.
I found an example of how I use it most of the time-:
http://snd.sc/xfFjWc" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; (on the lead guitar, around the 1:45 mark through the end of the track).
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
StevenO wrote:You make sure it's never turned on.
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YES!!! hahaha
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- Bakesalee
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
What on OK Computer uses a phaser? Never realized that. Maybe you could point me to some examples?
Also, those saying "make sure it's never turned on" are agreeing that it sounds pretty gimicky?
Also, those saying "make sure it's never turned on" are agreeing that it sounds pretty gimicky?
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Re: What am I supposed to do with a phaser?
I like running one before a dirt pedal sometimes
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