boost94

A great pedal that gets you straight into what makes a phaser so alluring - that thick, swirling whirlpool tone is right there from the stomp with this unit. While I generally keep this pedal's Rate control turned more towards 10 o'clock, a lovely Leslie-style shimmer can be achieved by turning the Rate up from 3 o'clock onwards. This pedal is housed in a thick, sturdy metal casing and takes up such little space its hard to believe that such a small unit has the capacity to retain a stellar sound. The downside to this is there aren't as many parameters to tweak as I would like on a phaser unit. This unit only comes with a Rate variable and a 2-way Colour switch (keeping the Colour up maintains a lot of mids whereas flipping it down seems to scoop out the midrange and fattens up the lower frequencies), which may be lacking for a lot of players who are looking to find a main phaser pedal in their rig. Variable Colour, Mix and Feedback would be an excellent edition, yet there are plenty of bigger phaser pedals out there that will offer these features. If you're looking for a basic, affordable yet lush phaser - this is a great option.