Bad Stone Phaser Pop

More than the 4 stages on the mxr phase 90.

Bad stone phaser pop.

It has one of my absolute phaser sounds but it also has one of the most ridiculous loud popping stomp switches i ve ever encountered. Bad stone phaser popping noise. Funny thing is about 20 of the time it does not pop as quite as loud but still loudly. Manual mode to stop the sweep wherever i want and have it sit there.

Electro harmonix reissue of the classic three knob six stage bad stone phase shifter. Now ehx has re issued the classic pedal in a modern package. Here s what i like and dislike about the bad stone. 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.

The bad stone phaser is back. 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. The manual phase mode lets you dial in the perfect filtered tone like a cocked. 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.

So i recently bought another ehx nano bad stone. 6 stages of phase. 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.

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. The guitologist 41 224 views. The pedal features a three knob interface and six phasing stages perfect for that classic rock tone. This demo includes a brief interview with ehx founder mike matthews talking about phase shifting.

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. This classic pedal houses a six stage phase shifter that gives your sound deep and lush phase tones. The russians rigged this guitar pedal electro harmonix sovtek small stone phaser reissue repair duration.