The russians rigged this guitar pedal electro harmonix sovtek small stone phaser reissue repair duration.
Bad stone phaser pop.
So i recently bought another ehx nano bad stone.
The bad stone phaser is back.
I m really interested in buying a ehx bad stone but i have read there is a loud popping when engaging and even heard it on some of the demo s on yewtube.
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Manual mode to stop the sweep wherever i want and have it sit there.
The pedal features a three knob interface and six phasing stages perfect for that classic rock tone.
Electro harmonix bad stone phase shifter is a faithful reproduction of the 70s original with a few updates for modern guitar players.
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.
6 stages of phase.
The phase 90 is still the best but it is understated and there s always a need for more phaser just like there is always a need for more cow bell.
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.
Watch the incredibly soulful sounding bad stone in action.
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.
From what i ve read a 100k resistor from the pcb output to ground may fix the issue but i d honestly love to put in an all new relay based stomp.
This demo includes a brief interview with ehx founder mike matthews talking about phase shifting.
This classic pedal houses a six stage phase shifter that gives your sound deep and lush phase tones.
Here s what i like and dislike about the bad stone.
More than the 4 stages on the mxr phase 90.
Electro harmonix reissue of the classic three knob six stage bad stone phase shifter.
The manual phase mode lets you dial in the perfect filtered tone like a cocked.
Bad stone phaser popping noise.
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.
Funny thing is about 20 of the time it does not pop as quite as loud but still loudly.
