Product: Roland Phase V
Price Paid: 325 (DM) used
Submitted
11/22/2001
at
12:45pm
by
Edwin von Trippenhof
Email: edwinvanwanrooij<at>soneramail dot nl
Ease of Use
:
No Opinion
pretty easy...
Sound Quality
:
10
very silent, very pretty, very nice...
the touch sensitivity is very cool.
And: It's possible to footswitch between 2 speed settings... HA!
Reliability
:
No Opinion
solid!
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Overall Rating
:
9
it's one of those beauties, I think...
takes away a bit of the high's I find... Just like the Boss CE-1 that looks so similar.
Product: Roland Phase V
Price Paid: US $175 used
Submitted
03/11/1998
at
06:56pm
by
Bob Smith
Ease of Use
:
8
Pretty straight forward. 2 buttons, 3 knobs, no manual, who cares!
Sound Quality
:
9
Very nice phase (Phase 90 territory, pretty not wild). Cool volume sensitive mode, also can slow down or speed up (like a leslie) with the touch of a button.
Reliability
:
6
Built well, but 20 years old.
Customer Support
:
2
I've only called once, got a machine, no luck so far.
Overall Rating
:
8
A very cool and unusual effect, with a bit more flexibility than the Phase 90/ Small Stone stuff, not as wierd as modern 3 knob or 4 knob phasers can get.
Product: Roland Phase V
Price Paid: US $175 used
Submitted
02/23/1998
at
09:03pm
by
Bob Smith
Ease of Use
:
9
3 knobs, 3 switches. You get good tones right from the start, and it's all pretty self explanatory.
Sound Quality
:
10
This is a phase, with a dual speed function (so you can go from slow to fast and back, ala Leslie cab), and with a volume sensitive setting, where the speed of the phase changes depending on how loud you play. It's a very musical phase, like a Phase 90, with no provision for feedback. It would be pretty useless for hard rock, but for blues, and lighter rock it sounds really rich, and a pretty convincing Leslie thing.
Reliability
:
9
Same box as a Boss CE1-heavy, cast metal, I suspect you could pound nails with this thing. It's 20 years old and works perfectly, definitley hardier than most EH pedals.
Customer Support
:
No Opinion
Do they remember that they made this? Do they care? No idea what would happen if I tried to get support. I've heard wait times can be pretty bad at Roland.
Overall Rating
:
9
A great vintage effect. If you ever see one, that'll make two of us :-). Buy it!
