Most modern phasers are a part of a digital signal processor, often emulating analog phasers. Phasers are mostly found as plugins for sound editing software, as a part of a monolithic rackmount sound effect unit, or as "stompbox" guitar effects.
What songs use phasers?
Here are some well-known songs that use a phaser pedal:
- Eruption – Van Halen.
- Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix.
- Paranoid Android – Radiohead.
- Soma – Smashing Pumpkins.
- Shattered – The Rolling Stones.
What are phaser pedals good for?
A phaser pedal - part of the modulation family - is one of the more distinctive effects you can employ in your guitar rig. It's used to add body to individual notes or to create that classic swirling, movement sound.
