Providence phase force (Pre-owned)

Fantastic phaser

Mid shift

The Phase Force phase shifter features Level and Speed controls, and a Mid Shift switch that emphasizes the high mids in the phaser signal path. Like the Final Boost, the Phase Force is not true bypass, and instead uses the always-on Vitalizer circuit. This made me wonder if I use more than one pedal with a Vitalizer circuit, can I get my signal get over-vitalized, or suffer from other issues like unwanted phase? I used the Final Boost and the Phase Force together and experienced no unwelcome sounds or noise, just the phase shifting. And it was good—very good if you like a classic, relatively quiet phaser.

As proven with their overdrive and distortion pedals, Providence seems to have a knack for clean circuits with plenty of high caliber tone. The Phase Force excelled in giving me classic phaser tones that inspired innovative playing, as a good effect should. The effect stops just shy of take-your-head-off phase, delivering gobs of classic ‘70s phase, only cleaner.

There is plenty of effect level to work with so you can be subtle and spacey or obvious and psychedelic with the twist of the Level knob. With the Speed knob all the way down, it gave me just enough phase cycle length for long, ethereal sweeps that sounded great on sustained chords and notes. At 9 o'clock, the phaser was classic space rock all the way, and at 12 o'clock, it was underwater or psychedelic, depending on the Level knob setting.