MXR EVH Phase 90

Well it doesnt get much easier than this, one knob, one button, and a footswitch. I use it in this order Boss TU-2 tuner, Hiwatt wah, custom made (by me) volume box, Pharaoh Class A Boost, Ibanez Tube King (loaded with an original Mullard), Modded Boss CE-2 chorus (run in the loop of my true bypass box that I made), Electro Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress, MXR EVH Phase 90, Boss DD5 delay with Boss FS-5Utap tempo switch, all of this madness is powered by a Visual One Spot and a custom power distribution that I made.

Here is the stuff man, killer liquid tone in eaither position, I prefer the script mode and man is it sweet. Clean or dirty it works without issue. From slow swoosh to fast leslie type madness its sweet. As for the bypass issue, take the battery out and plug it into your chain. The signal still passes, Ive never encoutered a non-true byapss pedal that did that. No tone loss as all, and Im a true byass nut.

Built like a brick, I forsee no problems at all.

Not had to contact them for anything.

Probaly the best phase pedal out there. The tone is there, the build is there, and hey it looks cool to. If your looking for a good phase tone try this one it wont dissapoint you.

this pedal has great simple plug and play set-up- plus it looks badass

i use this pedal in my crate 120 with my prs guitars. with a little reverb and a subtle rhythm distortion, this pedal in script mode is like sex for your ears. throw it into the heavy distortion and you definitely can feel the Eddie coming out in you. sounds great with delay and even the boss super phase shifter when you have it in step mode.

this is my first mxr pedal i have owned but it can definitely take a pounding. why wouldn't i rely on this pedal.

i play all styles of music. i use this pedal in most all of the songs i write. being influenced by bands like incubus, the police, eddie himself, mars volta, etc... phasing is one of my favorite effects. if your a phaser-phreek like me, and willing to pay a little, this is the pedal for you. not only does it sound beautiful but it has the frankenstein graphics. what could be better!!!!

You can either run this pedal in Script mode, which is why most people will probably buy this unit, or in standard block mode. Besides that option you just dial in the amount of phasing you want. Totally easy to use.

I run this pedal in line in the following configuration:
Marshall > Line 6 POD XT Live > Line 6 DL4 > EVH Phase 90 > Ernie Ball Axis Super Sport

I have gigged with the EVH Phase 90 and it is extremely reliable. There is no annoying popping or signal dropoff at high volumes. I tend to keep it in Script mode with the dial set at around 3 o'clock. This thing sounds so smooth! At around 12 o'clock you get a nice Leslie type effect and with a good clean sound the funk starts to drop! Of course, if your looking to add this in your Brown Sound arsenal there is no better pedal - it is THE sound that you're after.

My old Phase 90 is just as reliable as the day I bought it, and the build between it and the EVH model is about the same. On any given day you can see people selling 30 year old Phase 90s on eBay - I think these pedals are built to last.

I've never had to deal with them.

I've been playing seriously for 17 years and have to cover a lot of styles. I use the EVH Phase 90 in a rock band, contemporary worship band, and various ensembles - all very different styles of music. This pedal just sings. I would definitely buy another if anything ever happened to it.

I do think this pedal is overpriced, but the Ed mojo makes it worth it I think. The striping is really cool and the blue light is blinding - really cool looking when the lights go out. But the real selling point is having both the script and block modes to choose from. Perfect for the discriminating phase connoisseur. Four stars; great job EVH and Dunlop!

two knobs script mode and speed very easy

wonderful. A/B'd this with a standard phase 90, small stone. I have an original script from the 70's and don't bother this puppy does the script sound verbatim. even out of script mode it sound a lot nicer than the regular 90, and actually closer in tone to the small stone, but with more cut and clarity. no drop in volume, but not much quieter than the standard phase 90. still does that pulsing lfo sound
(romeo's delight, anyone?)

it's a dunlop.

what me worry when your warranty expires either get it fixed or kick it to the curb and get a new one

Please.

Strat SSH> Homebrew CPR> LovePedal Eternity> Keeley Fuzz Head> Boss CE2> Zvex Super Duper> Dano PB&J> Dano Tuna Melt> EVH Phase 90> Modded Fender DRRI.

I spent the last two weeks shopping for a phaser... I tried them ALL.. This is the most beautiful, warm, musical phaser out there, hands down. The Script mode is the real deal, dripping with vintage mojo. No volume drop problems, no annoying frequency squelches, no tone suckage, just creamy, smooth, delicious phasing.

Built like the Rock of Gibralter. I've never had a problem with any MXR/Dunlop product.

Who knows?

I've been playing rock, funk, pop, reggae, whatever, for 40 years. This thing is the ultimate phase pedal as far as I'm concerned. Do yourself a favor and get one for yourself.

Easy, just play with frequency control. Script button is great.

I am using a TSL 100: great amp. Works great on all three channels. If you want Eddie's sound; this is it. An ultimate phaser effect for classic rock or funky chordal interludes. Good for Rush, Stones, Zepp, Doobies Brothers, etc. Leslie effect is great for Trower and Hendrix: Probably the best leslie effect I've ever heard come from a pedal.

Never had a problem with MXR effects.

This may be the only time delay effect I will need for a while. The clean with this effect is absolutely beautiful; Mixes well with dirty channels as well. It there was a modification, I would put an intensity control on it. Going straight into my Marshall, the effect is very prominant; I compensate by running through the effects loop of my Marshall which has level controls. For some, this may not be a problem because it sounds great either way. I just like to keep the line to my preamp as clean as possible. Anyway, Kudo's to Eddie and MXR for making a product I know I will treasure for years and years. I highly recommended this pedal.

One knob, a on/off button, and a script on/off. It doesn't get any simpler than this folks.

Sounds great in front of my 5150. I also have a regular Phase 90, and this one seems a bit quieter in my opinion. I'm still learning how to use it for that VH "Eruption" sound, but thats due to my lack of knowledge on how to color my sound with a Phaser. Sounds great though!!!!!!

Built like a tank!!!!

Not sure, I've never had a problem with MXR.

I think this is a whole lot of pedal for the money. I would highly recommend it...I first bought it as a cool tribute to my guitar idol EVH, but found that it is an awesome product!!!!!!!!!!

One of the simplest pedals ever. One knob to control the speed and a "script" switch. The standard Phase 90 just has the speed knob, but you could hardly call this more complex.

I have an original MXR script logo phaser from 1974, so I was lucky enough to be able to compare this side by side to what I consider the holy grail of phasers. I have been playing since the early 80's, but before Ebay, I could never find an original, and so I tried many different phasers - Dunlop, Boss, Ibanez, Danelectro, rack-mounted multieffects, etc. Finally I pulled the trigger on an original MXR script logo from Ebay. Ahh, the sound. But the thing is, it is battery powered only and it has 30 year old parts in it, including a 30 year old switch that pops sometimes. It's hard for me to be comfortable with a battery powered pedal. I end up thinking it's just a little bit weaker each time I use it, or I forget to unplug it and the battery goes dead. Plus, I don't really like stomping on it on a day to day basis since it is a valuable vintage piece of gear.

I was a bit skeptical, but the new Dunlop EVH nails the sound! Side by side, in script logo mode, it sounds exactly like my original. The "modern" mode of this pedal is really just a more intense version of the same sound. This is wonderful, because it is just what I wished my original could do. Now, I can get that sound in a pedal that I can plug in and see when it is on.

This pedal is quiet, switches smoothly, and doesn't alter your tone, although it is technically not a true bypass. I have a few true bypass pedals, and also a few Keeley modded pedals that also aren't exactly true bypass. The bypass mode is just as good as any of my other pedals, so I'm happy with it.

My 30 year old phaser still functions properly, other than the occassional pop from the switch. I realize that this is not the same company, but the new one is built exactly the same - same rugged metal housing, same type of switch etc. These things are built like tanks. I would feel comfortable using it without a backup.

Never had to deal with Dunlop, and if my original phaser is any indication of longevity with these pedals, I probably never will.

Considering that a vintage script logo will run you somewhere north of $200 and it won't have a nine volt adapter or led, this is a fantastic value. Besides nailing the script logo sound, the "modern" setting sounds better than I hoped - again, it's really just a more intense version of the sound. The blue LED is very nice, and it's also a demonstration that the guys who engineered this pedal are paying attention to the boutique pedal builders such as Robert Keeley, who also uses blue LED's in his custom pedals.

Overall, I am very impressed! I understand that certain Dunlop pedals are hit and miss when compared with the originals, but this is definitely a hit.

If you are reading this, then you already know how simple one of these are to operate. One knob,one little button, you can't get any simpler.

Manual ?! If you call something that describes how to turn the one knob, or how to push the one little button, then yes, it has a manual.

At first I was thinking that this was just another orange phase 90 with a cool paint job and a new blue light.

Well , I was wrong, this phaser sounds a LOT smoother than my orange phase 90 in the script mode and to be honest, I think it sounds better in the block mode also.

It is very quiet, and it just sounds amazing!

These MXR pedals seem to be buitl like tanks, but to be honest, I have mine in a rack and I use a switcher, so I never have to keep stepping on the button turning it on and off, so I don't know how well they would last if it wasn't in my swithcer.

Never had to deal with them.

This thing sounds great and I am glad I got it,BUT I do think that it is a bit pricey for what it does. The Blue light on this thing will blind you, no kidding!

THe paint job on mine is not as good as the pictures I have seen on the web. My paint job looks fuzzy and the white stips have light colored red lines on the outside of them, it is a different color red that n the rest of the pedal and I just don't think it looks right.

Easy to use: Plug in, turn on, adjust knob

I bought this on the quest for the early EVH tone, and my search is over! A few years ago I bought a BOSS PH-2 phaser when I found a used one, thinking it has all those knobs so I should be able to tweak the sound. I was disappointed - keeping in mind I was after the EVH sound and I am only speaking for the slower rate settings. As a phaser otherwise, maybe the PH-2 is ok (as all those Incubus fans rave on it) but for what I wanted, it wasn't cutting it. At the time I didn't know that EVH used a Phase 90, or that there was a difference in the script and block models, etc. I thought a phaser is a phaser.

Now that I was ready to consider going after the EVH tone again and I knew the phase 90 is what I needed, they released the EVH model. I bought it blindly - I just walked in the store, scanned the glass counter cabinet until I saw the red white and black paint job, and said "I want THAT".

So without having ever played an orange Phase 90, I took it home and compared it to the Boss pedal. I A/B'd the 2 with their rates set at minimum (and the Boss "depth" at max so it would phase the longest stretch of sweeping, and "resonance" at minimum) while playing the hammering part of Eruption, and here's what I found:

Boss: When I kicked on the pedal, the treble was boosted and thinned out, shrieking away, and I could tell that there was a sweeping phase occurring, but it wasn't really musical to me, certainly not "Eruption" phasing. I tried tweaking a little, to no avail.

EVH Phase 90: When I kicked on this pedal (script mode on) I suddenly felt like I was cloning the tone I was after, it was Eruption! The treble boost was mellow and remained within the audible context the same as before engaging the effect - in other words the only change in turning this pedal on and off was I went from flat, to EVH style phase sweeping with no other tone changes to my ear. Even with the script switch off I noticed a slight change in the sound, but it still wasn't "bad" or harsh, and if someone changed the switch when I wasn't looking, and I picked up the guitar again, I probably wouldn't even notice. Maybe that's just because I'm so happy and relieved to finally be that close to the sound.

All I can say is if you want a phaser pedal, then it's up to you to decide which features you are after. If you want one for the EVH sound, you need this one, or at least an MXR phaser of some kind.

It's too new to comment on.

Never dealt with

This effect helps me finally get the type of phasing I want in a phaser, although I have no plans to sell the Boss phaser, who knows when it may be handy to use 2 at once.
Mine came with a Danelectro 9v battery installed, although right on the bottom sticker of the unit it says it doesn't come with a battery. But I have a home made power supply so I took it out.

I wish the 9v adapter socket were on the "head" edge of the unit like on Boss pedals - not right by the input jack. But that's minor.

When I saw the paint job on this box online at first, I hated the idea of it standing out like that in my collection, but when I took it out of the box, it grew on me, and the paint is nice and rich looking, not so cheezy afterall.