Product: Profile PHS-5 Phaser
Price Paid: 15 (Candian Dollars) used
Submitted
04/18/2001
at
08:01pm
by
Patrick
Email: pat_reinartz<at>hotmail dot com
Ease of Use
:
9
Pretty easy... Just play with the available knobs a little bit and you'll find something useful. If you're not familiar with some of the controls, it can be a bit of a guessing game, but that's half the fun, right?
Sound Quality
:
7
For such a cheapo pedal, this isn't actually all that bad. It doesn't have quite the bite of a more expensive phaser, but you can get some pretty wacky sounds out of it. Anything from ultra-slow jetplane sounds to fast warbling. Neat. A little bit of unncessary noise.
Reliability
:
5
Its price is mostly reflected in its build. The casing is flimsy plastic, but it's held up nicely so far. I haven't had any problems yet. Still, I wouldn't be surprised if something did happen.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
I don't even know where this company came from or if they're still around.
Overall Rating
:
7
My band does experimental rock. We go from synth-based pop songs to really trashy noise sessions. Whatever we happen to feel like on a given day. For making trashy noise, this pedal is faaaantastic! It sounds especially nice with a clean guitar and a bit of delay. Makes for a great song intro. Don't expect this to replace a "professional" phaser though, and don't spend too much for it.
Product: Profile PHS-5 Phaser
Price Paid: FREE used
Submitted
03/12/1999
at
10:34pm
by
Tony White
Ease of Use
:
7
Controls for Rate, Depth and Feedback. Not too sure what 'feedback' means... Seems to add more high-end. No manual; got it used
Sound Quality
:
9
I love phasers and though this seems to be a cheaper copy of a BOSS pedal, it sounds twice better! The best-sounding phaser was still, to me, the old MXR and DOD units: just one knob for speed and TONS of great phasing! This one can come close to immitating these.
Reliability
:
3
I wouldn't depend on this thing for toughness; it's made of cheap plastic and seems like it's gonna get crushed by your foot every time you stomp on it! However, it has survived a flood, so the guts are pretty sturdy.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
No idea.
Overall Rating
:
8
I play Surf music, and newer delay-based effects (like phasers and flangers) have NO place in '60s instrumental music... It's really great for nailing Page's later Zeppelin sound. I wouldn't buy this thing if by some weird occurence it would get stolen; I have no need for it. It was my boss' old phaser that survived a flood in his drummer's basement. The house insurance paid for a replacement and he was going to use it for parts (we're an amp repair shop). It had been in the 'junk box' for the past 10 years. I didn't think it'd work, but I took it home anyway; loe and behold, it worked fine.
