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  • December 10, 2008 at 6:48 am #77379
    dsl1
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    Hello,

    Is the Stereo Polyphase a 6-Stage, 4-Stage or 2-Stage Phaser?

    Thanks

    December 10, 2008 at 7:12 am #88871
    electro-melx
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    I’m pretty sure the original Polyphase was a 6-stage phaser, I expect the new stereo version is the same.

    December 10, 2008 at 7:33 am #88872
    dsl1
    Member

    Thanks so much :-)

    December 10, 2008 at 5:56 pm #88877
    dsl1
    Member

    Hi,

    Just wanted to update this thread (for future generations).

    I emailed EHX & they wrote back that it is a 4-Stage Phaser.

    Thanks – I like this new forum.

    :rawk:

    December 10, 2008 at 6:37 pm #88878
    Fender&EHX4ever
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    Interesting. I read somewhere that Mike Biegel had a hand in designing it; but I don’t know for sure. He designed the original Mu-Tron envelope filter, the Q-Tron series, and the Bi-Filter.

    December 10, 2008 at 7:10 pm #88881
    janusEffect
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    FWIW, the number of stages actually isn’t that important. It’s my understanding that it’s largely arbitrary unless you’re looking within the same brand, and even then, it’s not a perfect guide. It does mean something, but the value and shift of each stage will vary from one circuit design to another.

    Even phasers with the same number of stages won’t sound alike in terms of depth. My favorite comparison: the MXR Phase 90 versus the EHX Small Stone. Both are 4-stage phasers. But the Small Stone offers some control over feedback (via the Color switch), and that’s why it can get so much deeper. :thumb:

    I’ve known bassists who have used 10 and 12 stage phasers that didn’t sound as deep as the Small Stone, to their ears. However, those other phasers do offer a very different character to their sound, although it doesn’t have much to do with the number of stages.

    December 10, 2008 at 8:01 pm #88886
    electro-melx
    Moderator
    Quote:
    Hi,

    Just wanted to update this thread (for future generations).

    I emailed EHX & they wrote back that it is a 4-Stage Phaser.

    Thanks – I like this new forum.

    :rawk:

    cool, I like this forum to!!

    interesting, can anyone confirm that the original is 6 stage?

    I had a two stage phaser once and it was very cool….and yeah, I have no idea what it means!!

    December 10, 2008 at 8:03 pm #88887
    dsl1
    Member

    Great Info – Thanks!

    I got the Polyphase & it’s great :love:

    December 10, 2008 at 8:05 pm #88888
    Fender&EHX4ever
    Moderator
    Quote:
    interesting, can anyone confirm that the original is 6 stage?

    I had a two stage phaser once and it was very cool….and yeah, I have no idea what it means!!

    This site claims that it is: http://www.fenderrhodes.com/cgi-bin/products-display?id=5

    Howard Davis designed the circuit, so he’d be able to tell us for certain.

    December 10, 2008 at 8:09 pm #88889
    dsl1
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    Quote:
    Quote:

    cool, I like this forum to!!

    interesting, can anyone confirm that the original is 6 stage?

    I had a two stage phaser once and it was very cool….and yeah, I have no idea what it means!!

    Here’s a link I found that says the original is 6-Stage:

    http://www.fenderrhodes.com/cgi-bin/products-display?id=5

    December 10, 2008 at 8:10 pm #88890
    dsl1
    Member

    Wow!

    I guess you beat me to it!!!

    December 11, 2008 at 12:48 pm #88929
    Stephengiles
    Member
    Quote:
    FWIW, the number of stages actually isn’t that important. It’s my understanding that it’s largely arbitrary unless you’re looking within the same brand, and even then, it’s not a perfect guide. It does mean something, but the value and shift of each stage will vary from one circuit design to another.

    Even phasers with the same number of stages won’t sound alike in terms of depth. My favorite comparison: the MXR Phase 90 versus the EHX Small Stone. Both are 4-stage phasers. But the Small Stone offers some control over feedback (via the Color switch), and that’s why it can get so much deeper. :thumb:

    I’ve known bassists who have used 10 and 12 stage phasers that didn’t sound as deep as the Small Stone, to their ears. However, those other phasers do offer a very different character to their sound, although it doesn’t have much to do with the number of stages.

    There was a mod to make the Color (Uggggh – USAian spelling!!) variable in Craig Anderton’s Device magazine back in the 1980s. Mark Hammer has scans of these on his site.

    Somewhere in here http://hammer.ampage.org/?cmd=lt&xid;=&fid;=&ex;=&pg=10

    See page 5 in DEVICE 11

    December 9, 2009 at 12:21 am #105020
    petejt
    Member

    Does anyone know how many stages the Worm has?

    December 11, 2009 at 7:57 am #105177
    dsl1
    Member

    I believe it’s a 2-Stage Phaser but I’m not 100% sure.

    December 11, 2009 at 8:13 am #105178
    puretube
    Member
    Quote:
    Does anyone know how many stages the Worm has?

    Yes, I know… :

    The WORM = 3 stages
    (optical) .

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