diamondhead27's Pedalboard

Cavernous, cold and pristine is how I would describe this pedal. The cover art really does it justice.

Despite having 6 knobs and a mode selector, this is a surprisingly simple pedal once you familiarize yourself with the controls. Another reason why it’s relatively simple to operate is because it’s kind of a one trick pony, because no matter what adjustments you come up with, the sonic character is still the same. The only way you can make it sound weird and really unique is with an expression pedal or specially something like an expression ramper. Speaking of expression rampers, using the OBNE expression ramper you can set up a triangle wave, put the drag at the minimum setting and use the unquantized modes (the first 3 modes) for a modulated vibrato sound kinda similar to the dream setting on the Walrus Slö. Alternatively you can use it with the other quantized modes for a sequencer like, glitchy sound which is the most experimental you can get with this pedal.

All in all, It’s a beautiful one trick pony, and because it’s a relatively simple (but curiously unique) pedal, it can be more versatile than you might think but its uses are relegated to ambient, shoegaze and more experimental genres, it’s not gonna work as an always on reverb and it’s definitely not gonna be your workhorse reverb. Overall, I really dig this pedal. It might not do a lot but what it does, it does mesmerizingly good.

This pedal checks almost all of the boxes in my wishlist if I wanted to make a better version of the Phase 90. Smaller enclosure, same simplicity (one knob), and have both 2 (45) and 4 stage (90) phasers with their script versions. I’ve always liked both the subtle effect of the Phase 45 and the iconic tone of the Phase 90 so having both in one pedal is amazing. All of this for practically the same price of a regular Phase 90.

The only negative thing I have to say about this pedal are the lights for the type of phaser (45/90 - Script/Block), they’re way too bright and always on. On a side note, the blue light (45/90) pulsates depending on what the rate knob is set at, which serves a little bit like a tap tempo in case you want to synchronize your phaser with whatever tempo you’re playing with.

Overall, a fantastic pedal from MXR that truly deserves 5 stars.

This chorus is practically a no brainer. You can get two of the most legendary choruses of all time, the CE-1 and CE-2 and you also get the vibrato mode of the CE-1 (which despite the name, it has more in common with a Leslie type rotary speaker than an actual vibrato).

Like its original counterparts, both modes are very musical and it’s hard to get them to sound weird, so if you’re looking for a very experimental sounding chorus you might have to look elsewhere like the EQD Sea Machine.

Overall, this is the perfect chorus for me and perhaps, the majority of guitarists out there. It’s simple but versatile, reliable and built like a tank.