CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I'm not playing much until 2014. I haven't built anything in a while. I am thinking about building some effects. The Yamaha phasers don't do much for me. Also the Tremolo in mono is sort of meh... I am thinking of building a dual effect pedal. (I suppose I could build it in a rack case with a footswitch.) I am leaning toward a Phaser into a Tremolo unit. I also thought about a Phaser circuit into a Small Clone Chorus circuit. I also thought briefly about multiple stacked phase Shifters. I want to stay away from the building a MXR Phase 100 because I don't want to screw with the optical circuitry. It is more invoved than the other circuits. Which one is your favorite phaser? "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanV Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 The Maestro Phase Shifter was a popular one as well. Nord Stage 2 SW73, Kurzweil PC3LE7, Moog Sub 37, Alesis Ion, Rhodes Stage 73, Moog Werkstatt-01, Yamaha CP-300 ------------- Knock knock Who's there? Interrupting synthesizer Interrup-MOOOOOOOOOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoooombiex Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 This is sort of ignoring the specific question in your poll, but you might want to check out the BJF/Bearfoot Mint Green Minivibe. It's sort of a cross between a trem and chorus. I agree many trems are not too exciting. And IMO regular chorus pedals sound a bit cheesy on rhodes, unless you're intentionally going for an 80s pad sound. The BJF IMO combines the best of both, a bit of trem with just a bit of swirl to the sound. If you're really looking to build something yourself, you might check out circuits based on the Fender Harmonic Vibrato from their brownface amps. It's a very unique trem with some harmonic shift that I think sounds great on Rhodes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 The Maestro Phase Shifter was a popular one as well. Mutron Bi Phase Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Suggestions are great. I just posted what I know I can get the schematics for. Anything else will involve some more hunting for plans and/or parts. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 Found schematics for the Mu Tron but no kits or PCBs. My issue was that I sucked at etching PCBs. I used to have to hand draws my circuit board with an etching pen. I never got As in art class and I was not a good draftsman. I wish I had an easy way of making neatly etched circuit boards. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doerfler Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I voted for the Phase 90. I currently use a MXR on my Rhodes. Back in the late 70's I used a Maestro Phase Shifter on my Rhodes, but that is long gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Bryce Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 The Maestro Phase Shifter was a popular one as well. Mutron Bi Phase Yes, and extreme yes. dB ==> David Bryce Music • Funky Young Monks <== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 This thing is a optical phaser. There is quite a bit going on here. This will be more than a single Saturday project. LOL http://m.bareille.free.fr/biphase/biphase.htm "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 The cool thing with phasers is that they are sub-sample, i.e. hardly any sampled machine imitates the full extend of the phase shifting potential properly, and it's cool to have accurate and wild phase control. You could use few hundred dollar Lexicon, too. It can do it right as well. T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mate stubb Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 This thing is a optical phaser. There is quite a bit going on here. This will be more than a single Saturday project. LOL http://m.bareille.free.fr/biphase/biphase.htm He has boards available though, doesn't he? Moe --- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resigned Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 In the 70's the Small Stone was a staple of my Rhodes sound, but it was mostly because I could not afford a Mutron Bi-Phase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 This thing is a optical phaser. There is quite a bit going on here. This will be more than a single Saturday project. LOL http://m.bareille.free.fr/biphase/biphase.htm He has boards available though, doesn't he? Shit. He does. I didn't see that. I thought it was just a braggin blog. Thanks for catching that. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timwat Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 May not be on your radar, but back in the day I used a Castle Phaser III (their rack mount version) on my Dyno'd 73 Stage. What a marvelous sound. Still have the Castle too. .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo Verelst Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 That castle-III looks like a heavily tunes machine (with probably interesting "regenerate" settings) and I can recognize all the chips in there (I probably was a bit of an electronics prodigy), great! Here's a little PC3-through Lexicon (MX400) with the PC3 playing a recent epiano experiment (clearly not all done yet) and the Lexicon (only $300 at Sweetwater) doing a phaser and a compressor. No preparation, no particular tune, but the idea is clear: pc3epitst_lphas.mp3 1min T.V. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six-string-man Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 Looks like I'm the only one who likes the Phase 45. Don't know if anyone's used it, but it's very subtle compared with the 90. Sometimes, less is more. SSM Occasionally, do something nice for a total stranger. They'll wonder what the hell is going on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 I like the Phase 45 a lot for guitar. One of my orginal thoughts was a dual pedal with both the 45 and 90 circuit plus add a dual ganged pot and a OP amp based blend circuit to give the pedal a wet and dry blend knob. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 No. 1: Mutron Bi-Phaser No. 2: Mutron Phasor II ( mono / half of Bi-Phaser) No. 3: TC Electronics Phaser XII B/K (bass/keyboard)-vintage- No. 4: Schulte Compact Phasing ´A` w/ control pedal connected No. 5: MXR Phase 90 I used ´em all,- owned everything except the Bi-Phaser,- but the friend (guitar player) had one. It was already expensive inthe past,- but it´s the best ever made IMO. A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pale Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 A few years ago I made MXR90 for my rhodes. It was really cheap and simple project, but it sounds quite good. If you decide to go with MXR it is important to pair transistors or the phasing effect does not sound good. I bought a dosen and I switched through them until I found a pair that sounded good. I think it costed me around 10$ in parts ( without casing ), but that was like 5-6 years ago. Custom handmade clocks: www.etsy.com/shop/ClockLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Coda Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 This thing is a optical phaser. There is quite a bit going on here. He has boards available though, doesn't he? Shit. He does. I didn't see that. I thought it was just a braggin blog. Thanks for catching that. Where do you find that on that website ? A Mutron Bi-Phase clone in 19" rack format would be extremely interesting (at least for me). I sold all my stomp boxes many years ago, incl. Mutron Phasor II. Thinking about replacing ´em by software plugins might have been a big mistake... A.C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted November 1, 2013 Author Share Posted November 1, 2013 http://m.bareille.free.fr/sales.htm link was small and at the bottom. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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