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Erln Rtutttt HAHDWIBE SP' STIREO PHASEH THE SP-7's on,/off footswitchdoublesas atap control. Use it live to setthe pedal's modulation speed to your band'stempo LlKEthe rest ofthe HardWire range, the SP-7 Stereo Phaseris designedtotake a good seeingtoat gigs and rehearsals vintage two-stage phaser-say, an old lD(RPhase 45-while 4 STG is a four-stage numbersuch as the ]\D(R Phase 90.Modern isa more intense four-stage job, Boutique is a six-stage phaseL and10 STG is a vintage 10-stager. Envelope and Dlnamic aretriggered bythe intensity of yourplaying. We reckon the fusttwo settings on thetype knob willbe themost often visited. That's because 2 STG offers a subtle effect, perfect for 60s obsessives andcounryplayers Iooking to colour clean tones, while 4 STG is the choice for a 70s Van Halen tone. Thegreat thing with the SP-7 isthatwhere Eddie had justoneknobto playwith,you have speed, depth andfeedback controls at yourdisposal. Something really cool happens to a phaserwhen youmix itwith overdrive. Lead lick become thick andsoupy, false harmonics thrillingly unpredictable. The Dynamic setting is ablast too. Crankthe Speed, Depth and Modifyknobs andhit a power chord. Thephaser doesn'tkickin until the chordbegins to fade.It's a bit likeBobo ORileybyThe Who. Bythe way,10 STG is greatif you want an over-tne-top watery- sounding phaser. TheSP-7 has all angles covered. Thetap tempofunction allows youto set themodulation speed of theSP-7 with a few stabs of your foot. It's greatfor live performance, naturally, butyou can getfreaky with it too.Tryaccelerathg the speed at theclimax of a solo. We did.It sounds great. You're not going to use a phaser all thetime,sospending a few sheets shyof f 150 mightseemlike a lot to addsome occasional tonal colourto your signal chain. Yet the SP-7 challenges the supremacyof a bee's kneecaps. Fewpedals offer such awide range of cracking vintage andmodem phaser tones, with truebypass, delivered in an easy-to-use package. Trust us, this isn'tjust another phase you'llbe goingthrough. EdMitchell IIT TII TI IIT IIT *** I - - I - I - I - - I - I I - - 152 lbtalcuitar jUNE 2011 THIS stompbox comes withsevenphaser modes,from 6os psychedeliato modes controlled bythe dynamicsofwhat you're playing WHENtrI':ffiY what a phaser pedal sounds like, *rey say'swirling','swooshing' and, 'likea flanger but doesn't sound as much like ajetplane taking off'.Well, a phaser isthe vital tonal ingredient in Eddie Van Halen's Eruprron, country outlaw Waylon Jennings' Telecaster twang,andBrianMay's hugetone on Queen belte rs, We WiIIRockYou andWe Are The Champions. Now you're up to speed. Thenew HardWireSP-7 multi-stage stereo phaser pedal has rue bypass circuitry, a tap tempo function andfourknobs, three labelled Speed, Depth and Modify andthefourthbeing used to select thetype of effect. Funnily enough, Speed controls therate of thephase effect andDepth alters its intensity Themulti-function Modifuknob acts as abias, feedback or sensitivity control depending onwhichtypeof phase you select. Speaking of which, the more stages a phaser has, the greater the numberof 'notches' in the frequency spectrum, resulthgin a moreintense swoosh to thephase sound. So 2 STG replicates a
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ErlnRtuttttHAHDWIBE SP' STIREO PHASEH
THE SP-7's on,/offfootswitchdoublesasatap control . Use i t l iveto setthe pedal 'smodulat ion speed toyour band'stempo
LlKEthe rest oftheHardWire range, theSP-7 Stereo Phaserisdesignedtotake agood seeingtoat gigsand rehearsals
vintage two-stage phaser- say, anold lD(RPhase 45 -while 4 STG isa four-stage number such as the]\D(R Phase 90. Modern is a moreintense four-stage job, Boutique isa six-stage phaseL and 10 STG is avintage 10-stager. Envelope andDlnamic are triggered bytheintensity of your playing.
We reckon the fust two settingson the type knob willbe the mostoften visited. That's because 2 STGoffers a subtle effect, perfect for60s obsessives and counryplayersIooking to colour clean tones,while 4 STG is the choice for a 70sVan Halen tone. The great thingwith the SP-7 is thatwhere Eddiehad justone knob to playwith, youhave speed, depth and feedbackcontrols at your disposal.
Something really cool happensto a phaserwhen you mix itwithoverdrive. Lead lick become thickand soupy, false harmonicsthrillingly unpredictable. TheDynamic setting is a blast too.Crankthe Speed, Depth andModifyknobs and hit a powerchord. The phaser doesn'tkickinuntil the chord begins to fade. It's abit likeBobo ORileybyThe Who.By the way, 10 STG is great if you
want an over-tne-top watery-sounding phaser. The SP-7 has allangles covered.
The tap tempo function allowsyou to set the modulation speed ofthe SP-7 with a few stabs of yourfoot. It's great for live performance,naturally, butyou can get freakywith it too. Try accelerathg thespeed at the climax of a solo. Wedid. It sounds great.
You're not going to use a phaserall the time, so spending a fewsheets shyof f 150 mightseemlikea lot to add some occasional tonalcolour to your signal chain. Yet theSP-7 challenges the supremacyof abee's kneecaps. Fewpedals offersuch awide range of crackingvintage and modem phaser tones,with true bypass, delivered in aneasy-to-use package. Trust us, thisisn'tjust another phase you'll begoingthrough.EdMitchell
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THIS stompbox comeswithsevenphasermodes,from 6ospsychedeliato modescontrol led bythedynamicsofwhatyou're playing
WHENtrI':ffiYwhat a phaser pedal sounds like,*rey say'swirling','swooshing'and, 'like a flanger but doesn'tsound as much like a jetplanetaking off'. Well, a phaser is thevital tonal ingredient in Eddie VanHalen's Eruprron, country outlawWaylon Jennings' Telecastertwang, and Brian May's huge toneon Queen belte rs, We WiII RockYouand We Are The Champions. Nowyou're up to speed.
The new HardWire SP-7multi-stage stereo phaser pedalhas rue bypass circuitry, a tap
tempo function and four knobs,three labelled Speed, Depth andModify and the fourth being usedto select the type of effect. Funnilyenough, Speed controls the rate ofthe phase effect and Depth altersits intensity The multi-functionModifuknob acts as abias,feedback or sensitivity controldepending on which type of phaseyou select.
Speaking of which, the morestages a phaser has, the greater thenumber of 'notches' in thefrequency spectrum, resulthg in amore intense swoosh to the phasesound. So 2 STG replicates a
