MXR Modulation - Analog Chorus, Micro Flanger, Custom Shop Script Phase 90

I love modulation!  Whether it's an ethereal touch of chorus, phasing or flanging to add interest and variety to a song, or a great cascading, swirling soundscape, modulation can be hugely fun to use.  These three pedals from MXR - the Analog Chorus, Micro Flanger and Custom Shop Script Phase 90 - are just what you need to create other-worldly sounds.

The Analog Chorus uses bucket brigade circuitry to create lush, liquid textures. In addition to the usual Level, Rate and Depth controls found on many chorus pedals, there are two additional knobs labelled Low and High, which are used to control the amount of low and high frequently cut respectively.  The pedal can be run in mono or stereo. What I like most about this pedal is its ability to replicate those wonderful 1980s "in your face" chorus sounds, when it seemed like every rock guitarist's sound was awash with modulation.  This pedal can do subtle, but it can also do big and bold.

The Micro Flanger was originally launched in the 1980s.  According to Dunlop, who now owns and distributes the MXR brand, this pedal is a faithful recreation of the original, with the same simple controls: a Rate knob to control the speed of the flanging effect and a Regen (short for regeneration) knob to control the intensity. Technology is 100% analog bucket brigade for a warm, organic tone. This new version has a true-bypass switch, and offers everything from jet plane swoops to cool outer-space effects.  It also sounds great with my Fulltone '70 Fuzz pedal.

The Custom Shop Script Phase 90 is a special pedal!  The original version was available from MXR's inception through to the late '70s and can be heard on everything from hard rock to jazz-fusion to funk hits.  Dunlop says this pedal "brings back the headroom and clarity of the original, along with its ultra warm and smooth phasing and reduced midrange swell".  You also get the original smooth orange paint job and script logo, and my version has the added benefit of a LED.  The pedal delivers smooth and lush 4-stage phasing.  I love using it with my Free the Tone SOV-2 overdrive and a touch of delay courtesy of a Way Huge Echo Puss.