I won't bore you with my opinion on the matter. We guitarists are all individuals and like what we like. Sometimes you don't know what you like until you hear it and then it's all or nothing
The phase pedal or phase sifter has been use by many a guitar player. Eddie Van Halen notoriously used one to enhance his solos. The sweeping shift of frequencies in and out of phase with each other seems other worldly.
But where do you put it in the signal chain? Only you know for sure.
Check out my demo of phase pedals before and after distortion.
Mini pedals seem to be all the rage these days. With the prevalence of pedal board power supplies and the all the pedal board wiring kits available these little gems are great for packing more punch into your rig without taking up too much real estate.
If you're a gigging guitarist or just a bedroom jammer a Marshall would be an awesome piece of gear to have. Unfortunately we can't always haul around a large 4x12 cabinet and head. This is where the Plexion comes in.
This little giant has an enormous sound. Everything from lower gain JTM 45, to Mid gain JCM800 to the highest gain offerings,this little pedal does it all for very little money.
It has a volume,tone, and gain knob. It also has a bright switch which
alters the voicing giving way to even more tonal options. I couldn't be happier with this little monster. I've used it in a band setting and it turned my very clean Fender Blues Jr. into a fire breathing dragon.
Check out the below demo of the Tomsline Plexion pedal
Let it be known, well I guess you already know, I like chorus. The lush deep swirly sounds, the subtle slow doubling sounds, even the over the top 80's over modulated chorus.
Back in the mid 2000's Digitech introduced the CF-7 Chorus factory. This pedal was s modeling pedal with a remarkably good sound. It included models of Boss, Digitech, Fulltone, Electro Harmonix, and TC electronic pedals.
With a multitude of controls and all these models it was a chorus junkies dream.
I purchased one of these pedals and used it extensively for years. Below is a demo of the pedal, which can still be had on ebay for not a lot of money. If you like chorus, you should check out this pedal.
Danelectro has had some great success with their pedals in the past decade. Their small food themed pedals while not the sturdiest enclosures they are packed with sound. I have purchased a few of these little gems and I think you get a lot of pedal for not a lot of money.
I decided to break out the Pepperoni Phasor and run it through it's paces. Its controls are super simple, just a speed knob. Even I can handle that. Even if you only need this thing to get the EVH vibe going it's well worth it. Boba Fett says "Get one of these or I'll encase you in corbonite"
