Phaseomatic Deluxe Configuration

The Phaseomatic Deluxe pedal incorporates an advanced NCO (Numerically Controlled Oscillator) which is much more powerful than the traditional LFO found in many other modulation effects. Rotating the 'Wave' knob alters the shape of the modulation waveform; starting with a smooth triangle wave, moving to a triangle wave and then rounded square wave at the 12 o'clock position. Then there are rising and falling sawtooth waves, followed by stepped waves with three, four, five six seven and eight steps depending on the position of the knob.

A highly linear triangle wave shape can be used to create subtle, beautiful and natural chorus effects at medium to higher modulation rates. At low modulation rates, deep tunnel and jet phasing effects can be obtained. These effects can be further excentuated by switching in the resonance. The pseudo-square wave is great for those swampy Tube-Vibe tones and the stepped function is particularly effective at creating haunting and almost vocal sounds with arpeggiated picking sequences. This is a highly tweakable pedal, so go ahead, experiment and get creative.

For the experimenters, adjusting the 'Resonance' control fully clockwise introduces signal feedback (regeneration) back into phase-shifter sections. In this mode the pedal can be forced into self-oscillation by disconnedting the cable rom the guitar. These settings drastically transform the response characteristics of the Phaseomatic and how the control knobs interact with each other and even the volume control on your guitar. The Phaseomatic Deluxe's all-tube signal path allows huge amount of feedback to be injected without overload for some frighteningly funky phase-wah tones and authentic retro 1950's sci-fi movie "tonalities".

The response is very "peaky" and will probably overload transistorised gear. To avoid any unpleasant acoustic surprises turn down your amp before making any adjustments to the feedback trimmer. A real pandoras box of sounds but you have to work to get them.