Phaser Shootout: MXR Phase 90 script Vs Block Vs DOD 201
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ค. 2024
- Guitar mic'd separate with an SM57 for high quality comparison!
In depth discussion, comparison and review of three similar phaser pedals on three different guitars.
We look at the MXR Phase 90 CSP101 Script 74 but with LED, Phase 90 block m101, and my favorite hidden gem, the DOD 201 vintage Phasor (not a typo).
We use three different guitars. A Stratocaster with custom shop 69 pickups (The Abigail Ybarra ones), a Les Paul with Burstbuckers and an Epiphone Casino with p90.
First we go over why we are even looking at these three, where to find them and last, what they are gonna cost. All three of these can be easily found used sine they are pretty common.
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Thank you for stopping me from spending $45 on the DOD phasor! I was just about to do it, but I prefer the Script MXR and don't really NEED a phaser. I subscribed, but you only have 296 subscribers... BUT imagine if you wrote a great album and then presented outtakes of it track by track on your channel and then charged $10 to purchase the album? if it was really good and 100 of those people purchased this month that'd be $1,000... though I the younger generation no longer values music enough to pay for it since it has always been free streaming (maybe your guitar playing subscribers are the older generation). Oh wait, no one has money to spend on anything and that's the whole problem isn't it? Crap!
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Great vid, I just ordered reissue DODs, both the Phasor and the 250, brand new from DigiTech...only $89 total for both! Really looking forward to getting the Phasor even more having seen this vid.
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Thanks for showing me the 201, and for playing a p90 loaded guitar in your review! I wish you would have included an ehx small stone here as well.
Wow I hadn’t considered that DOD before!! Great pedal
i have the block font Phase 90, and I bought it because I use phaser sparingly, meaning I usually turn it on for short bursts, then off. The main difference I found between the block and the script was that the block spews out a lot of white whooshy noise, and the script runs a lot quieter. If you want a noisy phaser, then the block is the one for you. If you want a quiet phaser, the script is a better choice.
201 got that vibe pulse being a 2 stage, with a very transperant result . Mxrs being 4 stage, have more of an even but thickker sweep and with coloration for "that" phase 90 sound. Having both I noticed the 201 to be to subtle when SUPER clean but comes alive with a little crunch. The mxr coloration makes it seem bit more noticeable espiaclly in the mix. U can take more of the 201 over time it's more natural but almost too subtle but u can leave it on, where as the mxr it might get obnoxious over a whole song , both awsome tho, almost two different effects
Great video. I like the comparisons.
Thanks!
Only difference between the block logo and script logo MXRs is that the block logo has an extra feedback loop in the circuit to add extra resonance to the phasing sound. My understanding is that you can open it up and clip the connection for that feedback loop and basically have a 'script logo' MXR. I've also seen where you can adjust the 'phase points' on the circuit board and give the phaser an almost-Univibe sound.
I prefer the Script version. Nice demo and comparison.
I was hoping I'd prefer the DOD and not the script. However, I think the script sounds best, with DOD 2nd. I didn't like the block at all.
With single coils, I liked what came out of the script logo Phase 90. With humbuckers, the block logo made more sense to me.
The DOD is the most transparent of the three, retaining your guitar's low end especially well. Put it in front of high gain and it makes your tone deliciously chewy and thick. MXR phasers bump the midrange and have more a cutting sweep, which is great for soloing in a band context.
Thank you, DoD is my next purchase .
The DOD 201 has been my favorite phaser (phasor) since the 1980s. It’s the most Uni-Vibey of the various phaser pedals I’ve owned. The reissue from 2013 or so is great, pretty much identical to the oldies. I also really like EHX’s Small Stone (mine is a mid-‘90s Russian version). The DOD is great for rhythm playing, where you don’t want your guitar to piss all over everything else. Of the MXR phasers the 45 is my fav, followed by the script 90. The block 90’s feedback loop makes it too overbearing IMO. Allow controlling the feedback amount with a small pot & it’d be more useful.
+1 for the subtle DOD 201, the best phaser for chords and arpegios. Always on and it makes me no hear fatigue like the others 4, 6, 8 and 12 stage. I sold mt TC XII phaser cause even on lead guitar it is too much for my taste. I keept my 70s EHX Small Stone for some leads only.
I dont want increase my GAS and buy more phasers but to anyone that will buy I would go for the more versatile MXR Phase 95 (2 & 4 Stage).
Great Demo!
script may sound prettier, but block sounds definitely more psychedelic
the script and DOD sound alike (both classic subtle - what i like) Dod reissue is $20 cheaper....so
Good shootout, man the One strum demos work best! thanks 👍
the script MXR phase 45 is my favorite. subtle like the DOD but lush like the script 90
I had a gray 201 with yellow lettering that I aquired in the late 70s. It makes sense that everyone is praising it's low end because I used it for bass and I thought it was a great sounding pedal.
I like 'em all!
Hi. Is the Dod Phasor 201 similar to the MXR Phase 45 or Phase 90 ? There are differences between the Script logo Phase 90 to the standard Phase 90 ? Thanks
That MXR Phase 99 was supreme but they discontinued it before I could buy one now I'm jonesing for the Phase 95
Mxr changes the sound drastically since it shifts 90 degrees. Dod is just 45. I'll go for block for massive distorted swirl effects, script for wobbly screaming lead and Dod for almost everything under the sun including echoplex sounding clean.
In all fairness, you should've compared the MXR Phase 90 vs. DOD 401. The DOD 201 is equal with MXR Phase 45.
For sure! Fair points. I just started out planning to compare block with script and decided to throw in a 3rd option since they are not too expensive for vintage and easy to come by - that and I it’s what I had 😄
@@BuddycatAFK, understood.. thanks for sharing the video.. I have the old DOD 490 and it's incredible. The swoosh is so much more defined than my Boss PH-1r. The old school DOD phasers/phasors from the 70's and early 80's are top of the line. MXR's are good too, but I think EVH made them famous so there really never was a genuine contest. It's about time someone like you brought it to everyone's attention. Eventually, the old school DOD's will be the sought after Gem's.
the dod should be compared to a phase 45 if anything. I like the dod more than all of the mentioned though.
I concur with FFGG22E... I believe the old vintage DOD 201 and 401 are incredible phasers/phasors. Curt Mitchell uses the DOD 401 for his Van Halen instructional video, but he doesn't actually tell you what he's using. You can see it vaguely a couple of times throughout this video.. th-cam.com/video/46vBZLIIRX4/w-d-xo.html
The DOD actually sounds closest to the recording of Shine on You Crazy Diamond
If you are playing it live and loud, any of these phasers would do the trick because a lot of fine detail gets washed up in the band's overall sound. The difference would be heard more in the studio, but who is going to play a cover song exactly like the album in the studio?
Nice shootout, but the Phase 45 is the most useful of MXR phasers. The ibanez PT-999 is the prettiest sounding phaser pedal imo.
Buy the EVH Phase 90 and get both Script & Block in one pedal.
The Phase 95 is a great pedal too! It has phase 90 and 45 ,both script and Block and it's in a mini pedal.
J Steen
Just got one a few days ago. I’m loving it!
you should of did a Atomic Punk shuffle like the 201 for Floyd
Script Phase 90 followed by the DOD, the block is a little strong for my taste but it depends on what you want it for.
Yeah. I agree about the block.
Especially when it’s live and loud it just doesn’t come across as well and can even make the guitar seem a little quieter when you kick it on.
The other two seem to just add the right amount of flavor.
The MXR script is really the only phaser you’ll ever need
Where is the new blue reissue made ?
I have a burgundy colored DOD (Phasor) ?
Good luck, you only need 329 more subs!! I think I like the BLOCK the best - but the DOD is right in there.
Thanks. At this pace just a couple more years to go lol.
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Thanks for the insight. Really appreciate it.
Dod sounds like a vibe it's very throbby sounding
Block logo MXR sounds cheap..maybe it's just it's being compared with a much more natural sounding script logo MXR.. I am not gonna lie..the DOD was impressive!! It seemed to be more Leslie sounding than phase.. it did a beautiful job but comparing it to the Script it seemed to lack some of the effect..even more subtle than the Script. There is clearly a reason the Block logo is so much cheaper.. put on a Page tune like "10 years gone" lead part and compare, with the Pink Floyd.. well.. the DOD was where it impressed me most.. it has a slightly different tone but it's a sweet tone.. thanks for your comparison vid! Well done! I ordered (about an hour ago) a Script 90 Analogman modded w phase intensity control knob and true bypass with power light added. It should cover all bases. Can't wait!
Script phase 90 for me . Sounds amazing
Prefer the 2 stage phasing of the DOD 201
The DOD 201 is a part for part rip off of the MXR 45. The 90s are four stage phasers, while the 201 is a two stage phaser.
Isnt it kinda the law if you want to use a phaser effect...it must be dunlop phase 90? 🤔
no, ask david gilmour or eddie van halen
The DOD does that thing some phasers do that I really dislike - it sounds like it’s turning the treble up and down on the signal like a tremolo. Sounds more evident with the single coils.
I think it depends on the setup. Played quietly and placed after overdrive it really kills the treble. Almost to the point of sounding like volume going up and down. However, placed before an overdriven amp or before a pedal used to over drive the amp it sounds pretty nice. It took me years before I realized this after seeing Paul Gilbert explain where He puts his phaser (think first Van Halen). This doesn’t apply to heavy dirt or fuzz of course. I that case you want the phaser after. Just my opinion but probably why a univibe works better with fuzz. Less of the horrible effect your describing.
@@BuddycatAFK Yeah, I realize placement changes the sound of a phaser and I've owned several phasers but the ones I've kept (HBE Psilocybe and Subdecay Quasar DLX) have settings that don't do that, no matter where they're placed.
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101 sounds better to my ears.
Dude reminds me of Paul McCartney kinda
the dod phasor 201 feels like univibey
Yeah, It totally does!
That's because it's a 2 stage phaser, much like the Phase 45
DOD has more like univibe character
Script Phase 90 wins though
Script sounds so much more usable to my ears. I have a no-led Script (oh, one note and you know it’s on!), and a block logo 90. The block logo is more over the top, less subtle.
I played with putting them before and after my overdrive pedal. Definitely get different effects where it is placed.
Using two phasors at once just sounded bad. Using a wah pedal with one of these and it just turns to garbage.
Agree about the script. Once things are cranked up it doesn’t let your guitar get quite as lost in the mix. It’s like it just ads something rather than just completely changing your tone.
Anything Over the top never seems to work out loud and live.
A little like an improperly used fuzz at home that sounds massive but then live your guitar disappears when you click it on :D
The script pedal sounds amazing and the phase 90 sounds like ass imo
Mxr 100 ...mxr 90 the rest are iffy...
Floyd...
I know it shouldn't matter but they're all SO UGLY. This is just a trend with phasers for whatever reason. The only one that isn't an absolute eyesore is the Boss PH series but they sound horrendous. Will probably end up painting a script.
I don't know what you're on about. The ph-3 sucks not the ph-2 and 1 are amazing