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Bad stone phaser clone.
Electro harmonix reissue of the classic three knob six stage bad stone phase shifter.
Its rate knob controls the phase shifting speed which goes from a very slow swoosh to a rapid oscillating warble.
I was looking for a phaser to complete my pedalboard and pretty much everyone recommended the iconic mxr phase 90.
I was about to buy that until i had the chance to compare it with the bad stone.
Electro harmonix bad stone phase shifter is a faithful reproduction of the 70s original with a few updates for modern guitar players.
The bad stone phaser is back.
Feedback determines the depth of the phase effect and a toggle switch lets the user select auto or manual.
The bad stone phase shifter made history as the first six stage phaser with an adjustable feedback control and a manual mode that actually lets you freeze the phase sweep.
The russians rigged this guitar pedal electro harmonix sovtek small stone phaser reissue repair duration.
If the electro harmonix small stone phaser is one of the ehx family s favorite sons the original bad stone is the brilliant but eccentric cousin who disappeared to some mountain cabin after a failed attempt at prep school.
The pedal features a three knob interface and six phasing stages perfect for that classic rock tone.
Now ehx has re issued the classic pedal in a modern package.
For a conventional classic phaser go for a 4 stage like the small stone or phase 90.
While ehx produced an early fet based version the bad stone most players know debuted in 1975 and remained in the ehx line till the early 80.
This classic pedal houses a six stage phase shifter that gives your sound deep and lush phase tones.
Watch the incredibly soulful sounding bad stone in action.
The more stages the more resonant and weird the sound can start to get so a 6 stage phaser like the bad stone can get pretty weird and feedbackey.
The bad stone delivers an incredible six stages of phase shifting plus a manual mode that lets the player freeze the phase.
The versatility of the latter is way beyond what the p90 can offer and you can get a ton of tones and effects with ehx s pedal.
Based on the legendary 70s original but with a sleeker more compact chassis the electro harmonix bad stone reissue is a faithful rendition of one of the company s most coveted effects.
