Tremolo Pedal or Phase 90 pedal?
I recently started playing electric guitar and started looking into effects pedals. I have distortion, wah, and some other basic pedals. Now, I'm wondering whether I should get a tremolo pedal (Boss TR-2) for $80 or a phaser (MXR M-101 Phase 90) also for $80. Thanks.
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You can listen to me, but this is entirely biased LoL. I'd go with the tremolo. If you're looking to go into Alternative/Pop type of rock music especially, I'd go with the tremolo. You can do a lot of different things with it. The phaser, at least on electric, seems to be a rip off of distortion. Then again it depends. If you are planning on doing something like effects guitar playing, go with the tremolo. I personally cannot stand phaser effects lol.
Phaser Tremolo Pedal
depends what sound you want to get tremolo and phase are very different from each other. I have a lot more fun with my phase pedal the tremolo gets really boring. listen to Van Halen, the song Unchanied for a phaser sound.
Tremolo in my opinion.
Unless you're doing 80s style music, and then I'd say get a phaser. it adds that space-agey sound to it.
But I think tremolo would be best, it can really add depth to a song if used in the right places.
Phase 90. Definitly.
Many classic amps have tremolo built in, but none have a phase 90.
Tremelo. You will be able to put into many more songs. It's a very usefull effect. Phasers are cool but if you try it more than a few times on one record, it gets very gimmicky.
TR-2 is awesome.
Go to musician's friend .com or music 123 and you will find an effects processor for that much. They have all of the above and you can even make your own effects. I have one and recorded a CD using some of the effects. One of the songs was played on local radio.As you can see they are really quiet.
No if you want to learn how to play,reverb and distortion is all and you need only play 1/2 the time with that.