Back in the day, say 1972, I built a couple of phaser pedals.
Two transistor (stage, notch filters) a foot pedal controlling a dual pot.... it was a good few years later when working for Electro Harmonix that I found that operational transcondomethings did the job but they originally used fets... anyway.... the circuit I'm talking about was almost deffo Practical Electronics, maybe ooooo Elektor or Wireless World.
Yer foot did the whoosh, and what a whoosh it was.
I'd love to find the circuit but I've tried - oh dear -
Anybody out there??? Help
Phaser
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#1 Phaser
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P.s. I've had lots of fun with one transistor, two transistor three potato four fuzz boxes during lock down but handed over to Keeley finally but I'd dearly like to knock up that old phaser.
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
#3 Re: Phaser
I remember that circuit (but cant remember it IYSWIM), all the ones I can find are op amp based.
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#4 Re: Phaser
Thanks for that - thought I was derrreamin'.
But surely there's a record if it somewhere!?
But surely there's a record if it somewhere!?
Philosophers have only interpreted the world - the point, however, is to change it. No it isn't ... maybe we should leave it alone for a while.
#5 Re: Phaser
It was similar to this.


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#6 Re: Phaser
Yes something but it used npn transistors.
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