radiophonic Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 So basically I've run out of pedal board and I have Phase 90 perched precariously on the back. Question is whether a more compact pedal could do the job and the 95 seems like the obvious place to start. The important thing to add is that I only use it for one very specific type of sound: Rate set to a very low sweep to add a bit of movement. I don't go for that watery warble effect and I specifically got a P90 in preference to the 4 stage sound on a Boss. It's that sound. How close can I get and is the 95 the way to do it? Opinions appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) As far as I could tell from reading up on it and listening to demos, the 95 does both the script and block versions (lower and higher resonance respectively) of both the (4-stage) 90 and the (2-stage) 45. The only reason I didn’t go for it was that the 95 is not true bypass. (I bought both a block and script 90 instead, and it’s cool running them in series.) Edited November 28, 2017 by Quatschmacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Also, there was someone in the marketplace looking to buy a Phase 90 (unless it was you). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 This gives a run through of the different sounds available via the switches and it seems to have a slow enough sweep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 Ive been after a 95 for a while as i love my phase 90 but really want a script version and my boards a bit crowded (I'm trying really hard not to get a bigger board) this looks ideal!! The sounds didn't really sound night and day in this demo though. Q! I thought the block and script phase 90's weren't true bypass as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted November 28, 2017 Author Share Posted November 28, 2017 Sounds like I wouldn't lose anything sonically and would even gain some flexibility in addition to the reduced footprint. This pedal malarky never ends does it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 42 minutes ago, lee650 said: Q! I thought the block and script phase 90's weren't true bypass as well I’d read conflicting statements. Says true bypass in my user manuals (and that is clearly absent from the 95 user manual and that of the EVH model). Though I’ve read that there are different things meant by “true bypass” and “true hardwire bypass”. Maybe I should’ve gone for the 95. The script/block difference is definitely noticeable to me. (It’s the same as turning the resonance Q/knob up on other filters). It makes more difference to me in the extreme slow and fast sweeps. The block pedal sounds fantastic in the low speeds but messy in the fast (it also has a noticeably faster top speed than the script pedal). The script sounds really good at faster speeds as the peaks are more subtle. It’s not as dramatic at lower speeds as the block but is still a great sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lee650 Posted November 28, 2017 Share Posted November 28, 2017 (edited) After taking delivery of a bass Chorus Deluxe I think I'll be looking at moving on my phase in the new year to get a phase 95! BTW the phase 99 is pretty great too im guessing the phase 95 is a reaction to the mooer orange 60 which does block and script! would be curious to compare the two. Edited November 28, 2017 by lee650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannybuoy Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 (edited) My block version is true bypass, I expect the older ones aren’t but I bought mine new about 3 years ago. Check reviews first, I’m sure I read one somewhere that said this pedal wasn’t as good as expected for some reason... Original sounds better to me here, somewhat thicker and warmer: (read comment by bumble yeti on this vid who agrees) Edited November 29, 2017 by dannybuoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quatschmacher Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 The comparison should only be made between the 95 when the upper blue light is on and the green light is off (that is when it is in 90 block mode). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassmayhem Posted December 2, 2017 Share Posted December 2, 2017 Phase 90 has better specifications. I suspect also better components... MXR Phase 95 SPECIFICATIONS Input Impedance 800 kΩ Output Impedance < 6 kΩ Max Input Level -8 dBV Max Output Level 8 dBV Noise Floor* -95 dBV Speed Range 0.125 Hz to 10 Hz Power Requirements 8 mA @ 9VDC MXR Phase 90 SPECIFICATIONS Input Impedance 1 MΩ Output Impedance 10 kΩ Nominal Intput Level -20 dBV Nominal Output Level -20 dBV Noise Floor* -96 dBV Bypass True Hardwire Current Draw 5 mA Power Supply 9 volts DC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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