MXR M101 Phase 90 Pedal

Phaser not just for guitars but also for basses, keyboards, and even vocals. Adds a shimmery velocity to lead passages or a dramatic swoosh to muted strumming.

See Full Size Image

Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

"15 years of orphan phase love."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 5 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 7/12/2004

Style of Music: Punk, Blues, Metal, Rock, Some Jazz...you know, guitar stuff

Location: Clifton, NJ, U S A

zZounds has verified that this customer bought this product from us.

Feature:
I'm only giving this a 9 because it doesn't come with a power supply, but what does??? as I mentioned, this pedal was left at my home and calously abandoned 15 years ago. For free...it's the perfect pedal. One knob...one switch and a 9volt and you are dialed in folks.

Quality:
Dude..one word MXR. Lemme teel you a little story. I come from an area of New Jersey Known for the hardcore skater/ bmx/ punk underground. In the 80's, all the (now) big bands cam through a little wealthy town known as Montclair New Jersey, and they all played a little cafe/ sandwich shop called SOMETHING DIFFERENT. a legend had been passed down over the years that a fight broke out one night and a kid was hit in the head with an MXR pedal and is STILL a vegetable!!! Now...I'm not condoning pedal violence om anyway, but it's good to know that you can sound good AND walk the streets alone at night with your MXR pedal.

Value:
I don;t understand the nee for the phase 100....this pedal takes care of all your phasing needs and you will find more and more uses for it as you grow as a guitarist. Hell... it will even hold up your rocking chair when you get old and need a good stopper.

Desirability:
gotta tell ya...it's a quiet cool at best. It's ugly and only a mother could love it. It's totally orange, but it sounds like your best friend. When your girlfriend breaks up with you and you plug in with this little spud for the first time, you will forget all about her. I'd never change a thing about this pedal, and it's built like Brooke Shields on steroids...but orange.

Sound:
This pedal works seamlessly with both my distortion and my overdrive. it sounds really wierd with other modulation effects and that's really not my style, but you might like it that way. (it may be wierd, but it is definitly quality wierd and not noisy) With only a clean amp this pedal (at about 11 o'clock) will ad a nice quirky chuck to your playing with an almost chorus flavor to it. Distorted, this pedal will almost Wah for you when you bend. It's truly a great tool to have and I'd love to take this time to thank my dear friedn theo for letting me "borrow" it...15 years ago!!! I quess I can assume that it's mine after all this time----right???

Support:
i will officially say N/A because this thing cannot be kill by conventional weapons or any know diseases. You will never need them and I guarantee that it's one angry dude that never gets phone calls.

Overall:
If the magic were to die, it would have happend for me already. I have gone through phases where I put ALL of my pedals away and just go straight through the amp, but this little guy always makes his way out of the tool box. You won't regret this sale. Even if you just want it for your Van Halen cover band...you will find it spreading into the rest of your songs like a beautiful little orage cancer.

4 of 4 people (100%) found this review helpful. Did you?

Thanks for your opinion!

"Pay attn.to your boxes when you move."

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 7 out of 10
Value:: 6 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 1/11/2004

Style of Music: classic rock,blues,aggressive to a point

Location: eastlake,ohio

Feature:
no accessories,no led light,just basic,how i like it

Quality:
i owned an original phase 90,but was mistakenly thrown out during a move!It will take extra time to remove the 4 screws for the battery compartment.I add extra foam around the battery.(for my dist.+)

Value:
I know its a sought after item,but the price is a bit too high for something fairly simple in this day and age.

Desirability:
I want my original back!!!

Sound:
the perfect van halen phase,back off the swoop during regular rythym play.Enhances chords and single notes great!

Support:
no

Overall:
If i had a new one,they would bury me with it.lol

1 of 1 people (100%) found this review helpful. Did you?

Thanks for your opinion!

"Phase 90 - what every guitar player needs"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 10/5/2004

Quality:
the only problem is that the foam on the back of the pedal for traction peels off and breaks up pretty quickly. only bad if your hand is on the backside of the pedal alot. annoying, but no effect on performance.

Value:
best value of any effect i own

Sound:
It is smooth phase sound with a very unique crunch to the sound that no other pedal really matches. The speeds are diverse, and easy to adjust with your foot on the fly

Overall:
i wont replace this pedal

Did you find this review helpful?

Thanks for your opinion!

MXR M101 Phase 90 Pedal Customer Review

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 9 out of 10

Submitted: 10/27/2005

Feature:
Fantastic Nice Distinctive color

Sound:
Man the sound is off the charts it makes it sound like a band is playing in unison this is a must pedal for all Electric Guitarist

Did you find this review helpful?

Thanks for your opinion!

MXR M101 Phase 90 Pedal Customer Review

Overall:: 8 out of 10
Features:: 2 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 4/11/2001

Style of Music: Funk/Rock/Blues

Location: Scotland

Ok, so it hasn't got many features, however, this is the one sound marvel that beats all other phasers to death with its amazing tone. The pedal still lets the natural sound of your guitar shine through, and simply adds to it rather than takes away from it, like some other well known pedals...As for the "only one knob" theory...you'll only need one. When this pedal was made, MXR hit the tone bang on the head, leaving only speed for you to worry about!

Did you find this review helpful?

Thanks for your opinion!

"OI BUDDY LOOK ERE'... now that i have your attention plz read my comments"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 5 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from hotmail.com

Submitted: 6/22/2005

Style of Music: rock

Musical Experience: guitarist

Location: Perth, WA, Australia

Feature:
Just is

Quality:
Never find a better tone or sound

Value:
Reasonable price, should be lower so more people can purchase it and enjoy its brilliant sound

Desirability:
Dont matter to me what it looks like because the sounds blows you over board!

Sound:
Just like Dave Murray of Iron Maiden

Support:
Brilliant

Overall:
Make Dave Murray proud and buy this.. If your looking for new sounds with your guitar buy this!!!!

Did you find this review helpful?

Thanks for your opinion!

"MXR Phase 90"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 5 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from yahoo.com

Submitted: 5/4/2007

Style of Music: Hard, Bluesy Rock

Musical Experience: Active Musician

Location: Mt. Morris, MI

Feature:
It only has one knob, but you probably don't need a whole lot more. Other phaser pedals have controls for wavelengths, decay time and other effects. If you just want a phase sound, this is it.

Quality:
Nothing could possibly go wrong. This is an MXR pedal.

Value:
Both Ibanez and Digitech have phasers in the same price range (and some cheaper) whith more controls, but this is such a classic it is worth every cent.

Desirability:
Eddie Van Halen, Jimmy Page, Brian May, Dave Grohl, Slash (the list goes on) they all use this pedal. Why not you?

Sound:
Classic phaser sound. If you need reference, listen to Van Halen's "Erution" or "Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love". Very cool.

Ease of Use:
One knob. Just step on it already.

Support:
Never needed it.

Overall:
This is one of the best phasers out there. This easy to use little orange box should have a spot as everyone's phaser pedal.

2 of 3 people (66.67%) found this review helpful. Did you?

Thanks for your opinion!