Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter Effects Pedal
The origin of the Small Stone dates back to 1974, when Electro Harmonix president Mike Matthews hired former EMS engineer David Cockerell, whos first design for EH was the Small Stone phaser. The d... read more
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Kevin's pedalboard, as also seen [here](https://psychexfutureheart.files.wordpress.com/2014/04/11880827-24757692-thumbnail.jpg), includes... more
In this 1997 rig rundown, it is shown that Greenwood used the EHX Small Stone phase shifter pedal. more
Knowing that Billy needed SOME sort of phaser for his Gish live sound, and seeing a one knob pedal in what looks to be an EHX chassis wit... more
As you can see from this picture on instagram, from Tom's studio, he owns/uses the Small Stone, by Electro Harmonix. more
In this photo you can see the EHX Small Stone in Omar's pedalboard in 2009. more
Reviews
Trusted musician and artist reviews for Electro-Harmonix Small Stone Phase Shifter Effects Pedal
Based on 4 Reviews
A classic for synths
With synths it produces the well known Jean Michel Jarre pad sound as he used the small stone to process his synths. There are many versions available with small improvements. The newest version even got a smaller footprint.
Yes, there's that newest nano version which is very small but it sounds very thin compared to its predecessors. :-)
Very Good
Fo me it'a a great pedal, It's size mekes it go in any pedalboard without giving you a headache thinking where to place it. Great tone, works real great as the first and the end of your pedal chain.
Gotta love the unique sound of the small stone!
The Small Stone is a great fet-based phaser design with the MXR phase90 'like it or lumb it' single knob that controls rate as well as depth. There is also a switch that changes the voicing, I believe by changing the number of stages of phasing. I am not 100%.
Mine was a 2nd issue from the 70s. It was not true bypass or well buffered and was a real tonesucker when not engaged, so I modded it for true bypass. When I did so I found that the smalls tone suffered the classic 70s modulation stompbox volume drop. It was easily remedied with a few a tweaks that also improved the way the smalls tone interacted with the amp so that the upper harmonics at the top of its sweep would REALLY pop. I don't know if the current issue Small Stones are built this way, but if not they should be. All the right parts were in mine other than a DPDT footswitch.
The Small Stone is just great and has an instantly recognizable sound that is totally different than a Phase 90. Its hard to dial a bad sound in with the Small Stone with its 2 lousy controls. I just can't say enough good things about this pedal. Everyone should try a Small Stone against a phase 90 and a decent univibe clone. All 3 iconic tones and all so different.