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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
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 Posted - 04/05/2006 : 18:23:43
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i use all boss pedals on my board except for an old rocktek phaser pedal and a crybaby wah,i was thinking of changing the phaser for a boss ph3 but i have seen some mixed reviews about it,would i be better off searching for a ph1 or ph2?any feedback would be welcome.. the rocktek is on its last legs and for a 'cheap' pedal has been a good friend i would like to retire it before it gives up the ghost...!! |
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Dingus
Silver Member
USA
472 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2006 : 18:39:35
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| My vote is for a PH-2. |
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phostenix
Gold Member
USA
754 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2006 : 18:43:12
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I like the PH-2 as well.
Grace and peace,
Steve
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FRANZONI
Double Platinum Member
Ireland
3543 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2006 : 19:00:45
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| that was quick..!! any idea how much i should pay for one?i suppose ebay is my best bet.... |
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starr36
Platinum Member
Canada
1172 Posts |
Posted - 04/05/2006 : 21:52:08
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PH-2
Uh, could get one for around $50.00. some sell for more, some less; BOSSAREA forum admin's research suggests that there is no difference between taiwan or japanese made PH-2s as there apparently was no change to the circuit board. There may be some cool factor having a BlackBack MIJ version though.
I had 3 PH-3s. The 4 stage mode sounded very cool, you get a little bit of that swasshy wah sound that edge does on the bridge of Elevation, BUT the 4 stage sound had a large volume drop compared to all other modes on the pedal AND your dry unphased signal. I loved that sound so much, i kept buying and selling PH-3s thinking I got a bum pedal, but after 3 tries, I gave up and went back to PH-2 - the PH-2 can almost do the 4 stage sound by using only the rate and depth control and leaving the other two controls at 0, but it doesn't have that swash effect 
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LuminaryJCP
Bronze Member
USA
85 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 01:36:01
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| I say go for the ph-2, got it over the ph-3 because the ph-3 sounds to digital and has a lot of useless modes. |
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StratoSphere
Double Platinum Member
Canada
2232 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 02:16:51
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| ph-2 is a solid phaser. chances are it will be all you need in a phaser. probably cheaper than a PH-3 as well. |
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stahlhart
Platinum Member
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Goran
Double Platinum Member
Sweden
2203 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 07:16:41
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I have both PH-1 and PH-2 and I like PH-1 the most. It sounds more like a 70�s phaser (I like that) and it is easy to get a nice sound out of it, just two knobs.
I have tried to get the same sound from both PH-1 and PH-2, but it�s hard (but possible I think).
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punchface
Copper Member
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Posted - 04/06/2006 : 08:07:04
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| I have 2 ph-2's on my pedal board and they ROCK. I had a ph-3 but it broke down shorly after I got it. The older pedals sound warmer to me, I don't really trust the new ones. |
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punchface
Copper Member
4 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 08:09:46
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| I have two ph-2's on my board. I bought a ph-3 when they first came out and mine had switch problems. I love the older boss pedals. One of the ph-2's I have had for 9 years. |
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Sunburst
Silver Member
427 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 10:01:27
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PH-1... |
Edited by - Sunburst on 04/06/2006 10:01:51 |
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ununtrium
Bronze Member
Germany
84 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 10:39:00
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Hello there!
I only have a PH-1r, so I can't really say which one's the best, but the PH-1r's sound is very warm and "cool"  . After all this praise for the PH-2, maybe I should give that one a shot, as well! Anyway, I'd say you wouldn't be completely wrong to check out the PH-1r. Very nice effect, to say the least  .
Cheers. |
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bossarea
Forum Admin
United Kingdom
3652 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 12:24:34
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The obvious answer to the question in the subject is: "All of them", but I can see how that's not always possible
Out of the lot I would choose the PH-2. The PH-1 does 70s phasing better but the PH-2 isn't far behind and the added versatility gives you a much wider range of sounds. |
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kulten
Gold Member
France
516 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 12:42:15
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PH-2 DEMO :
from an old track (1998...) with a Casio organ into the PH-2 (and the SYB-3 for the bass sound) :
http://site.voila.fr/compil/phaser.mp3
with the 2 different modes. |
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GuitarStv
Copper Member
Canada
39 Posts |
Posted - 04/06/2006 : 13:19:54
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| I know that everyone seems to hate it, but the PH-3 is really not a bad phaser at all. The only thing that I've found to dislike about it is a slight volume drop when you turn it on. Soundwise, I can get pretty close to any phaser that I've heard before . . . |
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boss phasers which one??
