Best examples of phase shifter use?

[maxsmith]

What recordings would you suggest as your favorite example of phase shifter use?

I just picked up an Akai Intelliphase and an Ibanez PH10 and enjoying a little swirl in my sound - would like to hear some samples of shifting in various styles.

Thanks!
Max

[Mike Bruce]

Van Halen comes to mind.

Mike Bruce

[Jahmbie]

Yeah, that VH "Unchained" riff is the sound that sold millions of Phase 90 pedals (like mine!)

[JohnSS]

Robin Trower's "Bridge of Sighs"
Pink Floyd's - "Dark Side of the Moon"

lots of others from the 70's.

[IggyT]

Floyd and Trower used Uni Vibes ... Hendrix too...some Van Halen effects were done with Flanger and some subtle effects with chorus.
Johnny Winter used a phaser heavily in the mid 70s. The entire Captured Live (76?) album is a great example of phaser, Listen to Sweet Papa John or any of those tracks.
iggy

[maxsmith]

Originally Posted by IggyT

The entire Captured Live (76?) album is a great example of phaser, Listen to Sweet Papa John or any of those tracks.
iggy

Just checked that one out on Rhapsody - awesome! Great playing and a nice warm swirl on pretty much everything.

Thanks,
Max

[outlier]

"Call Me The Breeze" ~ Lynyrd Skynyrd

Any solo on the first Van Halen album

Jake E. Lee's outro solo to "Bark at the Moon."

Bill Nelson of Be Bop Deluxe ~ "Crying To The Sky:" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhQa7pJDYS4

[getbent]

Waylon Jennings on this 77 or 78 ACL DVD. He kills.

[Tim Bowen]

As for pure tone from a 'pedal', I guess my benchmark is Steve Howe's bit on "Starship Trooper" with Yes. I think he used the bulky old Maestro phase shifter on that, but I can't swear to it. I think a lot of my faves might actually be old school tape flanging tricks. Are the Doobie Bros' "Listen to the Music" (overall mix treatment) and Led Zeppelin's "Nobody's Fault But Mine" (guitar treatment), as well as Bonham's bits on "Kashmir", examples of tape flanging?

I can't cite any recorded examples, but the Mutron BiPhase [?](the really huge one) from the 70's is the most dimensional sounding phaser in a pedal that I think I've heard. The MoogerFooger phase shifter is really deep as well. I love Waylon's use of phaser in context (perfect for the material), although the phaser tones in and of themselves don't necessarily knock me out.

[Jef]

Rolling Stones, beast of burden

[TNO]

Veering off topic a bit, but love the sound of this Phase 45 clone: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cLCx_9iw8Y
Nice and subtle, not a retro effect.

[tele salivas]

Waylon jennings "rainy day woman" comes to mind, plus a few others from the 'Ramblin' man' album

[Mojohand40]

Dig up an old copy of Nazareth's Hair of the Dog album.
Fun stuff!

[MickM]

Originally Posted by Jef

Rolling Stones, beast of burden

Yep, lotsa' tunes on the Some Girls record. Maybe Fingerprint File from Black and Blue.

[jkingma]

Out of the Blue by Roxy Music

[bw]

Another vote for some Waylon."Are You Sure Hank..." and many more!!!

[Robsocal]

"Jump For Joy" by Kingfish. That song caused me to get a EH Nano Small Stone. A little phaser goes a long way, but it's a cool effect in spare amounts.

[vjf1968]

Led Zeppelin-"The Rover"
Big Star-it's all over "#1 Record"
10cc-"Art For Art's Sake"
Any 70's era Pink Floyd

People confuse "phase shifting" with "tape phasing or flanging". The following are some examples of tape phasing:

Led Zeppelin-Kashmir
Small Faces-Itchycoo Park
Caleb-"Baby, Your Phrasing Is Bad"
Jimi Hendrix: "Axis: Bold As Love", the opening to Electric Ladyland

And the granddaddy of them all: Toni Fisher's "The Big Hurt"

[lupowitz]

Frank Zappa - Pink Napkins

One of his best solos

[aunchaki]

Originally Posted by Tim Bowen

As for pure tone from a 'pedal', I guess my benchmark is Steve Howe's bit on "Starship Trooper" with Yes. I think he used the bulky old Maestro phase shifter on that, but I can't swear to it. I think a lot of my faves might actually be old school tape flanging tricks.

My mind initially jumped to Starshipp Troopers, but it really sounds like a classic flanger sound, not a classic phaser sound.