Bass Phaser Comparison

Here is a short comparison of the phaser pedals I have tried using with bass. Pedals are sorted by my subjective preference.

Pedal	Volume	EQ	Size	Effect
Aguilar Grape Phaser	🟢 Unity gain	🟢 OK	🟡 Tall	🟢 Rate, color
MXR Phase 95	🟡 Slight boost	🟢 OK	🟢 Small	🟢 4 modes, speed
Fender Lost Highway	🟢 Adjustable	🟡 Trebly	🟡 Big	🟢 High variety
MXR Script Phase 90	🟡 Slight boost	🟢 OK	🟢 Medium	🔴 Too subtle
MXR Phase 100	🟢 Unity gain	🔴 Bass loss	🟡 Wide	🟢 4 modes, speed
MXR Block Phase 90	🔴 Boost	🟡 Boomy	🟢 Medium	🟡 1 mode, speed

Ironically; I like the sound of MXR90 the best. However, the volume boost and boomy response make it the least usable for me. I wish MXR made a bass-oriented Phase 90.

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