This is such a great video thank you. Yes, OBVIOUSLY you're not saying these sounds are emulations of the respective "real deals". But this is an incredibly eye-opening demo of how many usable "near enough" sounds you can get from this. I need more of this content in my life, and less endless pedal demos that just feed my tragic dopamine GAS loop buying pedals which I never learn the full capabilities of (including this one). I'd be so much better a musician (and a slightly less broke one) if I had five pedals which I'd totally mastered incorporating into actual music, rather than 50 that I only use for one thing each (or don't use at all).
Awesome! I love the Phase 90 too, and I use it as my only modulation pedal. It works as a solo boost to kick on for a little extra interest for a solo too, in any of these modes.
Excellent demo! I agree 100% I am still blown away by how many sounds I can get out of my MXR Phase 90 when it only has one knob!! I use it in place of my flanger most of the time now I do love my RetroVibe by Jam Pedals & use that a lot but I do still use the Phase 90 for some "Univib-ish" stuff from the 1970s I know there are other Phase Pedals out there with more options, etc... but why not start with the best & it is under $100 I bought mine new last year for $75. Almost every guitar legend has this pedal on their board. You mentioned Eddie Van Halen & he even put out his customized Phase 90 that is a little more expensive if that is something a person might be interested in. Dave Gilmour used this pedal A LOT especially in the 1970s but it has always been on his board. This is a great addition to any pedalboard & y will not be disappointed.
I had been looking at DOD phasers cuz I used to have one and really liked it, but after seeing how well this unit works, I believe I'm gonna save alot of cash and go with the MXR 90!! Thanks for your demo and helping me to make up my mind, lolol!!
I imagine if you throw a chorus pedal on top of the vibe setting it can get even closer. I need to put mine back on the board! I always felt it was not much use for anything else but the VH sweep but saw a few years back that Doug Aldrich was using this pedal exactly for the odd vibe sound he wanted on his small travel board.
Lately, I've been wanting a uni vibe and realised a phaser could get extremely close. MXR Phase 45 and 90 are the way to go, and as you said, then some. Kinda skint lately, so I traded for a KMISE Phase 90 clone and it does the job nicely. I'll still be getting a Phase 95 since it does both 45 and 90 script or block letter versions all in one pedal. The KMISE is so good in my opinion, I'll keep it for later when I do a mini pedal affordaboard.
I'm gonna give this an A for effort. You put a lot of great "String English" and playing style into making this work, but at the end of the day, it sounded like a Phaser. If you didn't say what you were playing I would have said "It's a Phaser" every clip. Phaser as Univibe was passable. A 4 knob Flanger is the REAL most versatile pedal!
This is is the more modern day version of the “script” phase 90, with the led indicator. Great demo! This thing sounds better than I thought it would. I love all the sounds you were getting on this unit. A true test would be a comparison with an original ‘74 script unit, double coil guitar, and high drive amp. AKA the “EVH” test. I would really like to hear how this more current unit handles those tones.
There are comparisons here on YT. The originals sound more syrupy but often have a limited speed range. They also are not true bypass and only work with a battery, which is a major hassle in the age of pedalboards. This video is just great at highlighting how your live board doesn't need to be gigantic. Our bedroom/studio tone goes out the window the moment we step on a stage. Better focus on playing well than tap dancing on a myriad of pedals.
Great demo of all the sounds you can get out of a phase 90. I like the script more than the block logo because it’s more subtle. I had the 74’ vintage reissue but the bypass wasn’t the greatest so I foolishly got rid of it. I just picked up the csp101 sl and it sounds very close to the 74’. Phase and flanger are my favorites at the moment. Thanks
This is a case of someone who knows what they are doing and gets the best out of what they’ve got. Well done young man but don’t give too many of the pro secrets away excellent lol 👍
Ahh. The little Orange box that finds it's way on to everybody's board. I never consider these tonal "cheats" when I use these "go-to" positions. Only that it gets along w/ everything you can mix it with. Lately, I've been using it with dial all the way down to get a real nice swell. This has left me wondering where'd the Phase 45 go? Using the 90, and 45 together would be a trip!
I bet a phaser with a tight delay and a compressor you could get that Andy Summers tone. I run one into an octave fuzz, with a touch of delay for solos you get a nice almost early pumpkins tone, but if you roll back the volume you get that pink floyd thing. You are spot on this is a very versatile pedal, depending on where its in the chain can really change it around too.
Wow this is a super useful video! I rarely use this pedal and just randomly searched up videos on it and I’m glad I found this! Def gonna be using it a lot more now
I think the Phase 90 is a great choice but would personally take the Phase 95. There's a little more available on tap while keeping to the one knob rule (and two buttons) and it's in a smaller enclosure. Both sound great and are very affordable.
Agreed! I have a Phase 95 on one of my boards and love it. Sounds great for such a small pedal and even more options with the script on/off and 45/90 selecting.
I agree that the Phase 90 is a great pedal with a lot more versatility than it might look to have with just one knob. I have one, but run a Keeley Phase 24 on my board now - which has similar tweakability as the mini Phase 95 shown on your pedalboard in the video. As for most versatile pedal... For me it's analog delay. I have an original first version BOSS DM-2 that is fantastic. From what I've heard, the BOSS DM-2W is real close to the original. 3 knobs but almost infinite possibilities, from slap-backs, to long verb like echos, to spacey fast repeats on the edge of out of control feedback. Plus it will self oscillate, getting a vintage sci-fi score theremin type thing happening. IMO BOSS still makes the best sounding, easy to use, and versatile analog delay. But... I have a Strymon El Capistan as my primary delay on my small gigging board. It can do all the BOSS does and a bunch more in a package that's not much bigger.
Hello, I am writing from Japan. I completely agree with your idea to use the Phase 90 which I experienced before but the thing is how to switch the five effects during the play in a song. Do you have any further idea how to handle it more smoothly during the play? Thank you.
In case you're still looking for a solution to this, there's a few different versions of phasers available in a wah format. The MXR Variphase is probably the best solution since it's a Phase 90 in a wah pedal but it can be hard to find and is pretty big. The Mooer Phaser Player is a better solution since it's smaller and easy to find but there's others available that you may prefer like a Boss PH-3 which can be controlled with an expression pedal.
If your down sizing, my tip is probably not the way but... I feel that mxr's most versatile phaser is actually the phase 100. Unless the 95 can go as fast as the 100. The 95 is a mini size from mxr too. Either is possibly most versatile besides a matter of taste. My heart lives with the phase 100 tho, for the kind of player I am. An mxr phaser will never not be a staple on my board!
MXR phase 90 as a...
1:30 chorus
2:45 auto-wah
3:15 classic phaser
4:15 univibe
5:00 rotary
Enjoy!
they all sound like just phaser lol
@@diegopalominoss click on the first link at 1:30 then click on the last one at 5:00 and tell me you need to clean your fuckin ears
Super helpful pedal tutorail
Very good.
@@adamkhan5932Slow phase and fast phase are both phase.
Ridiculously tight playing man! Great demo!
Thank you!
One of most creative and inspiring pedal demos I’ve seen. Has motivated me to get mine out again. Cheers
Thank you for watching!
@@JameyArent Had it going this morning for the first time in a while. Cheers for the inspiration!
Looks like I need that pedal now
I took my phaser off my pedal board, I was not really using it that much. After watching this it went back on again. Great video.
I’ve never seen this guy but I can’t stop thinking about how he kinda looks like an alternate universe version of Adam Driver
i was just thinking that
Don't insult Jamie like that.
More Adam Friedland imo
Or Barbara Streisand
It's like a 50/50 between Adam Driver and Josh Groban. All whilst being a solid review...
Very impressed with how you got that "Hendrix at Woodstock" sound (4:16)!
Thanks! A little Marshall style distortion plus phaser can get pretty close when you don't have your Uni-Vibe on you!
Awesome pedal. Years ago I had a Phase 90 and a Phase 100. Both were great pedals. MXR was built like a tank.
This is such a great video thank you. Yes, OBVIOUSLY you're not saying these sounds are emulations of the respective "real deals". But this is an incredibly eye-opening demo of how many usable "near enough" sounds you can get from this. I need more of this content in my life, and less endless pedal demos that just feed my tragic dopamine GAS loop buying pedals which I never learn the full capabilities of (including this one). I'd be so much better a musician (and a slightly less broke one) if I had five pedals which I'd totally mastered incorporating into actual music, rather than 50 that I only use for one thing each (or don't use at all).
Thank you! Glad you found it helpful. I feel the same way!
That was absolutely brilliant buddy. Great playing and ingenious.
Thank you!
Awesome! I love the Phase 90 too, and I use it as my only modulation pedal. It works as a solo boost to kick on for a little extra interest for a solo too, in any of these modes.
Excellent demo! I agree 100% I am still blown away by how many sounds I can get out of my MXR Phase 90 when it only has one knob!! I use it in place of my flanger most of the time now I do love my RetroVibe by Jam Pedals & use that a lot but I do still use the Phase 90 for some "Univib-ish" stuff from the 1970s I know there are other Phase Pedals out there with more options, etc... but why not start with the best & it is under $100 I bought mine new last year for $75. Almost every guitar legend has this pedal on their board. You mentioned Eddie Van Halen & he even put out his customized Phase 90 that is a little more expensive if that is something a person might be interested in. Dave Gilmour used this pedal A LOT especially in the 1970s but it has always been on his board. This is a great addition to any pedalboard & y will not be disappointed.
I really appreciate it when players like you provide reviews!
Amazing video! Absolutely gonna buy it after watching this
I had been looking at DOD phasers cuz I used to have one and really liked it, but after seeing how well this unit works, I believe I'm gonna save alot of cash and go with the MXR 90!! Thanks for your demo and helping me to make up my mind, lolol!!
Glad it was helpful!
@@JameyArent is this pedal 100mA or more
@@indicaman4205 Nope, It doesn't even use 10ma, more like 8ma I belive
One of the most useful gear demos ever!
One of the best pedal presentations on RUclips...THANKS!
Thank you!
First pedal I ever bought. Still my favorite, maybe behind my blues driver
Great video, just gone down the route of using a phaser in a classic rock cover band and this has helped immensely. Thanks
I imagine if you throw a chorus pedal on top of the vibe setting it can get even closer. I need to put mine back on the board! I always felt it was not much use for anything else but the VH sweep but saw a few years back that Doug Aldrich was using this pedal exactly for the odd vibe sound he wanted on his small travel board.
Great vid. Didn’t realize what I’ve been missing.
Thanks!
Lately, I've been wanting a uni vibe and realised a phaser could get extremely close. MXR Phase 45 and 90 are the way to go, and as you said, then some. Kinda skint lately, so I traded for a KMISE Phase 90 clone and it does the job nicely. I'll still be getting a Phase 95 since it does both 45 and 90 script or block letter versions all in one pedal.
The KMISE is so good in my opinion, I'll keep it for later when I do a mini pedal affordaboard.
Almost, the univibes tremolo is activated by a photocell which makes more of a wavy type of sound than the swirly sounds a phaser can do.
Really great demo!! Short, to the point, and well done!
Thank you!
amazing video, convinced me in getting the pedal
Perfect. Well done! I have a huge phaser pedal from the 70s but it's too big for the board!
The Hendrix style part sounded fantastic! I might well grab one of these...
Really informative..great demo! I didn't know all of these sounds resided in those little phase 90s!
Sweet sounds on all those settings!
I have read that the MXR Phase 90 was the pedal that Robin Trower used on Bridge of Sighs
Just bought one today and this video made me more than fired up to play it.
I appreciate the funk playing
greatest phaser ever. Not even the clones sound like it
Now I'm shure to buy this one. Great vid !!
Thanks!
Nice playing and great tone. Thanks.
Thanks!
I'm gonna give this an A for effort. You put a lot of great "String English" and playing style into making this work, but at the end of the day, it sounded like a Phaser. If you didn't say what you were playing I would have said "It's a Phaser" every clip. Phaser as Univibe was passable. A 4 knob Flanger is the REAL most versatile pedal!
Great demo and awesome playing! Thanks
Thanks!
Fave vid I’ve seen in a while! Great content and approach. Sweet playing also!
Thank you!
Thank you! I've been trying to figure out if I need a phaser, flanger, chorus, vibe... all the above? This video is a great help
Great rhythm playing on a tele! Awesome pedal.
Excellent vid. Thank you.
What a good demo !!! Outstanding info. It make me suscribe.
Thank you!
What a demo! Thanks man!
Good stuff. Thank you for sharing. Have a blessed day.
Great tonee! But damn even greater funk playing! I need to practice that strumming 😫
Thanks!
This is is the more modern day version of the “script” phase 90, with the led indicator. Great demo! This thing sounds better than I thought it would. I love all the sounds you were getting on this unit. A true test would be a comparison with an original ‘74 script unit, double coil guitar, and high drive amp. AKA the “EVH” test. I would really like to hear how this more current unit handles those tones.
There are comparisons here on YT. The originals sound more syrupy but often have a limited speed range. They also are not true bypass and only work with a battery, which is a major hassle in the age of pedalboards. This video is just great at highlighting how your live board doesn't need to be gigantic. Our bedroom/studio tone goes out the window the moment we step on a stage. Better focus on playing well than tap dancing on a myriad of pedals.
Awesome video. Keep up the awesome work.
Thanks!
You have a beautiful tone here, even before the phase effect.
Thank you!
Great demo of all the sounds you can get out of a phase 90. I like the script more than the block logo because it’s more subtle. I had the 74’ vintage reissue but the bypass wasn’t the greatest so I foolishly got rid of it. I just picked up the csp101 sl and it sounds very close to the 74’. Phase and flanger are my favorites at the moment.
Thanks
Great lesson, ideal for intermediate guitarists; I can mimic your exercises as a tweak my MXR P90.
Thanks! Glad it was helpful
Awesome vibes!🤘🏾💯🔥🔥
Great video! I subscribed. Thanks so much !!
Thank you!
Great sound very impressive !
Thanks!
That was amaaaazing, thx!
Great demo! I just got a phase 95 and I’m definitely doing to try out that Leslie sound on the bluesier stuff
100 % agree have felt same for decades.
Ok thank you very much my friend this really helped me to use my phase 95 mini as a chorus uni vibe Leslie etc. amazing playing to my friend
Very helpful video, thanks!
I use MXR Pase 95. I get both styles - the script and the block print logo for even more versatility.
I have the Phase 95 and love it even more for the versatility. Also, can't go wrong with it's tiny size!
3:33
This guy is a cartoon character.....!
beautiful guitar , perfect combo
Great job with this review.
This is a case of someone who knows what they are doing and gets the best out of what they’ve got. Well done young man but don’t give too many of the pro secrets away excellent lol 👍
haha noted! Thank you so much.
great vid! I learned a few things
Thanks!
Great video, Thanks!
Awesome vid dude.
Thanks!
3:32-4:00
GREAT playing, considering checking out this pedal
Easily most practical phaser demo!
Thanks!
Love the tele
Este pedal debería tener un level. Con eso sería perfecto.
That was a Great Video Thank You!!!
Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!
@@JameyArent Can you do a video on Funk strumming. Youre really good at it
@@hockeyman2274 Thanks! I did a video on funk rhythm playing a few months ago. Here's the link! ruclips.net/video/yEKghUcgm74/видео.html
@@JameyArent Thank you
Good video and nice playing
Thank you!
Wow. This was my least used pedal. Until now Lol awesome vid!! Ya saved me some $$
I was wondering about the guitar sounds of Big Star and I think this is the key. Very nice insights. Thank you.
You make a great demo!
Thanks!
Ahh. The little Orange box that finds it's way on to everybody's board. I never consider these tonal "cheats" when I use these "go-to" positions. Only that it gets along w/ everything you can mix it with. Lately, I've been using it with dial all the way down to get a real nice swell. This has left me wondering where'd the Phase 45 go? Using the 90, and 45 together would be a trip!
Great video!
Thanks!
I bet a phaser with a tight delay and a compressor you could get that Andy Summers tone. I run one into an octave fuzz, with a touch of delay for solos you get a nice almost early pumpkins tone, but if you roll back the volume you get that pink floyd thing. You are spot on this is a very versatile pedal, depending on where its in the chain can really change it around too.
Great stuff!
Thanks!
That was great!
Nice work!
Best looking tele ever !
dope playing!
Thanks!
Very cool very helpful.
Very good video. I am just expecting mail to bring my brand new pedal home. Your video gave me grest ideas. Cannot wait to get plugged in.
Awesome! Glad the video was helpful.
really flexing that analog man petal
Awesome video
Great video! I have that same pedal and now how some ideas to use
Thanks!
Wow this is a super useful video! I rarely use this pedal and just randomly searched up videos on it and I’m glad I found this! Def gonna be using it a lot more now
love vids like this.
I think the Phase 90 is a great choice but would personally take the Phase 95. There's a little more available on tap while keeping to the one knob rule (and two buttons) and it's in a smaller enclosure. Both sound great and are very affordable.
Agreed! I have a Phase 95 on one of my boards and love it. Sounds great for such a small pedal and even more options with the script on/off and 45/90 selecting.
Probably the playing skill is what makes the pedal versatile!
I would check out the the Phase 95 I think it’s near the same price but the phase 95 has two buttons for a bit more tweaking .
Agreed! I love my Phase 95 as seen at the 1:00 mark in the video. The script/block button and 45/90 button make it even more versatile!
Unbelievable video!
Thanks!
Must get one!
For Drives a Rat has a lot
of range
I agree that the Phase 90 is a great pedal with a lot more versatility than it might look to have with just one knob. I have one, but run a Keeley Phase 24 on my board now - which has similar tweakability as the mini Phase 95 shown on your pedalboard in the video.
As for most versatile pedal... For me it's analog delay. I have an original first version BOSS DM-2 that is fantastic. From what I've heard, the BOSS DM-2W is real close to the original. 3 knobs but almost infinite possibilities, from slap-backs, to long verb like echos, to spacey fast repeats on the edge of out of control feedback. Plus it will self oscillate, getting a vintage sci-fi score theremin type thing happening. IMO BOSS still makes the best sounding, easy to use, and versatile analog delay. But... I have a Strymon El Capistan as my primary delay on my small gigging board. It can do all the BOSS does and a bunch more in a package that's not much bigger.
I’d love to see a video about your telecaster !
Great idea! Long story short, its a 2004 American Standard Telecaster but with added Lollar pickups and Glendale bridge/saddles.
@@JameyArent sounds fantastic !
Here I was thinking of selling my Phase 90 script… thank-you!
Great video
Thanks!
Hello, I am writing from Japan. I completely agree with your idea to use the Phase 90 which
I experienced before but the thing is how to switch the five effects during the play in a song.
Do you have any further idea how to handle it more smoothly during the play? Thank you.
If you get the rubber knob cover, you can adjust the single knob with your foot as you play!
Thank you for your advice. I'll try.
In case you're still looking for a solution to this, there's a few different versions of phasers available in a wah format. The MXR Variphase is probably the best solution since it's a Phase 90 in a wah pedal but it can be hard to find and is pretty big. The Mooer Phaser Player is a better solution since it's smaller and easy to find but there's others available that you may prefer like a Boss PH-3 which can be controlled with an expression pedal.
I got a ibanez phase pedal back in 70s been on every board since .i think it is the same deal as the mxr
If your down sizing, my tip is probably not the way but... I feel that mxr's most versatile phaser is actually the phase 100. Unless the 95 can go as fast as the 100. The 95 is a mini size from mxr too. Either is possibly most versatile besides a matter of taste. My heart lives with the phase 100 tho, for the kind of player I am. An mxr phaser will never not be a staple on my board!