I love it

The classic durable design by boss, the knobs feel very weak but the variety of options this pedal offers it's amazing and massive, maybe have a little volume drop but it's for the same effect and still works in live venues, if you look for build a shoegaze pedalboard this pedal is going to give you that movement that you are seeking, have a very step learning curve but it's worthy.

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my favorite boss so far

We did not turn out to be besties with Boss pedals somehow, I might as well be an Ibanez guy, but I've always found a better option to Bosses. Maybe because of their boxy 80's design, or too digital look and feel. Having owned a few analog phasers, and read the reviews, I did not expect too much from this guy, apart from a bit more versatility, but I could not resist a good second hand price, and it well worth the money. Firstly, this thing sings. To me the 4 stage mode sounds just as good as an analog phaser. To be honest, a bit better in case of the MXR, and a bit less "organic" than the small stone, but the differences are minimal, and maybe appear at playing dynamics, but I could hardly pass a blind test comparison. To my ears the 4 and 10 stage mode sounds a bit more natural than the 8 and 12, I guess the latter may be more beneficial at studio application than live. I tend to keep it on 4 stage for by now, and use the fun modes for solos, especially "fall" which gives a very unique edgy decay for the solo licks. I've also found the step mode usable with appropriate rate settings. And here comes the real fun: an option to synch the rate with the song tempo! This is a feature that all phasers should have! At first I was playing it with an expression pedal, that turns the pedal into a very sensitive wah pedal. It is fun for some songs, but I rather pump it than adjust, as it's not easy to find the sweet spot, but the tap tempo mode does the job very well. If I could ask for more, I'd prefer to have double tap mode too but i you are patient, the pedal is capable to handle very slow taps just as well. This really shows the beauty of phasing. I'm considering to get an exterior switch to tap tempo with it while still having the option to bypass the pedal, but it's not really a necessity, since when I use a phaser I tend to keep it on for the whole length of the song. For the same reason the slight volume drop does not bother me at all. What could be really cool is an option to switch modes with an exterior switch. Might as well be a doable mod. Anyways, this pedal is much recommended, very versatile, and sounds just as good as the classics.

Versatile Sound, but I had problems with Volume

I got his for half the price because it was used for demo in our local music store. There are a lot of different sounds in this pedal, but what I dont like about it is the remarkable loss of volume, especially in the modes with less stages. My experience is, that this gets better the closer you place the pedal to the front of the signal path, but I usually want my modulation after the dirt pedals and even at first position there is a significant loss of volume. I dont know if this only a problem with my setup, but I read that others have experienced similar problems. For this reason I stick with my Marshall RG-1, which isnt that versatile when it comes to phaser-sounds (it only has a normal and a step phaser), but instead of lowering the volume it pushes it a little bit, which is great for leads imho. It also has chorus, flanger and a uni-vibe mode, so overall it is much more versatile than the PH-3, too. Again, i like the sounds of the PH-3, but the volume problems make it unusable for me.

worth buying

a friend's younger brother hipped me to the PH3 when it first came out...I mean, who uses a Boss phaser? they released a new phaser and I didn't even know it! turns out that the super phaser differentiates itself from the pack with all these useful modes... you can do 4, 8, 10, 12 stage phasing and you can set the LFO to be a ramp, a saw or 'steps'. Let your imagination do the work here!. So you're getting a cool tempo effect that's not trem or delay here in addition to the phasing. Your dad's orange phaser can't touch thata nd it costs more. Everyone needs a PH3 in their pedal drawer. Really fun with synths too.

Great phaser loaded with tons of tones!

I know that this green box is all-digital, so sure - there might be fatter and warmer sounding analog phasers but I believe it is high time to let digitals do their things. However if you want kind of entry-level phaser, cheap and reliable PH-3 is way to go - 7 modes (4,8,10,12 stages plus three experimental, synth-a-like), full tone control (rate, depth and resonance) and really decent sound quality. I find it to work best in front of a dirty amp (not in fx loop). Also, volume drop was reported on countless threads, but my PH-3 (from 2014) is volume-drop free, works perfect!

Versatile phaser with enhanced control for clean tones

I tend to keep it on the 4-stage phaser setting, to get something similar to the MXR Phase 90 except with a bit more control on the sound. I'll rarely use this with heavy distortion, mainly just with clean or slightly overdriven stuff.

Incredible "rise and fall" effect

I alternate this with my MXR Phase 90 because this allows more control. The Rise and Fall options are amazing for adding denser waves of sound!

Psychedelic and Adaptable

The psychedelic guitar of the 70s is one of the sounds that I try to assimilate the most when creating and this pedal is ideal for that. The ability to play between the depth and expansion of the waves is addictive and always makes you want to look for more options when improvising. The option to indicate the time with the beats makes it very adaptable when you are creating with the band.

footsteps in the dark .

basically the ernie isley tone w one stomp. classic classsic sound man

flexible flanger but some tone suck

Quite a versatile phase shifter, but cold tone with some tone suck so have replaced it on my main board with the Digitech