Arion Stereo Phaser SPH-1

The ever-popular Stereo Phaser adds a sense of speed to your sound. Can also create spinning speaker sounds.

Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price: $74.00

Arion

Submitted by red rumble from Livonia, MI (118 points) on May 19, 2009
Not big on phasers myself, but this was cheap and has stereo outs, so... It's pretty light on the phase if you ask me, still, it's valuable for FB loops and an all purpose signal splitter. When looped it makes funny ufo/ray gun sounds. Not bad, and you'll probably find it for cheap.
Good Points: Cheap Stereo Old
Bad Points: Plastic Not the best if you need dedicated phasing
Price Paid: US$25.00
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Submitted by series_ from Portland, OR (184 points) on Oct 27, 2005
Low quality Phaser, but you can find them very cheap. If you looking to get into the world of bending pedals, Bent Pedals Has this one mapped out for you: http://bentpedals.com/images/schems/ cbsp.jpg Fun pedal once you apply bends to it.
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Price Paid: US$10.00
Purchased At: junk shop
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Submitted by Spiff from Germany (54 points) on Jul 16, 2004
It's amazingly good for how cheap it is. It's easy to start a feedback loop with this one due to the stereo output (set to stereo mode). Feed it directly into itself and it sounds like a siren.
Good Points: - great for starting a feedback loop - good price value
Bad Points: - plastic construction seems ok, but I don't really trust it - ugly - a mix knob would be great
Price Paid: US$10.00
Purchased At: eBay
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Submitted by K. from Sealy, TX (532 points) on May 23, 2002
Phaser pedals can be somewhat limiting for noise, and this one is no exception, but out of the three phasers I've owned (Arion, Boss Super Phaser, and DOD Stereo Phaser) I actually liked the sound of this one best. Seems like the Arion unit didn't have as deep a phasing effect, which can REALLY color your sound. Worked great when the depth control was turned down and rate adjusted to add various oscillations to the sound. Most people would probably bitch, whine, and moan about it being plastic, but I had no problems, even the shafts are plastic w/ the pots soldered directly to the PCB, but still felt solid for that kind of construction (easier to adjust controls if the plastic knobs are removed). Overall my favorite pedal for an effect I don't even like.
Good Points: Phasing effect not as deep as other pedals, solid construction for a plastic box
Bad Points: It's a phaser
Price Paid: US$35.00
Purchased At: some unnamed pawn shop
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