MXR 1974 Phase 90 Script Reissue vs EVH 90 phaser shootout

[dirtstargazer]

Blackberry FTW!!

[Alfred5150]

Strange... I'd say the Script one is more VH, but I've read somewhere that he had his original Phase 90 modded, so... maybe the EVH is made to sound like the modded one

[SF1940s]

The old boots

[Marshallstack3203]

@gearmanndude did you have these pedals in the effects loop or straight into the amp?

[nascarbean]

@Marshallstack3203

Gearmanndude's always in the front

[Eddieguitarloebs]

The  van halen suks!

[Nikola85ZgCRO]

Dr Z is an awesome amp! played one recently for the first time, blew me away. Good video as always...

[DirtyCityMick]

Your left boot appears to be falling apart.

[DirtyCityMick]

where do you get all the dough for the gear? 

[Honeythebeebee]

6:38 funky very much ;) haha

[MrNakedallthetime]

I have had an original from 74 and it sounded warm and organic but in higher settings there was a bit of hiss. It was really a one trick pony but it did sound amazing. I still give the edge to the EVH. It has a touch more depth and speed and no hiss. I'm not the "vintage whore" that I used to be. There are a lot of new effects out now that sound just as good if not better than their vintage cousins.

[EMGlespaulMESA]

quick question as i am buing on of these tommorow. i love the custom script sound, but i feel like the evh can nail it but it can also get in your face, so dont you think the evh can kinda do all 3, by that i mean it can do the custom, it can do the block, and it can also do its own even more in your face, these are questions not statements, meaning does the evh cover all 3 mxr phasers.?

[LEOJATT]

Quite close but phasing rate is higher in EVH.

[electrickithara]

They sound very similar. And that's a good thing! : ) As I may go ahead and get the EVH one.

[diCeanddiMe757]

ADMIT IT!!!YOU ARE JACK BLACK!!! IT WONT HURT!!!!!!

[metalguitar1011]

@diCeanddiMe757 I think he is too, and lets say he is, maybe he doesnt say hes jack black because he wants people to think great "guitar player" rather than "actor" when they think about gearmandude

[SuperJvman]

they sound exactly the same to me

[CarvinTone]

Does anyone ever notice the litttle amps, even the Dr Z are thin and midrange sounding, no balls, it takes watts and speakers to produce low end. All the effects come off in the mid range does not really sound the same on a half stack much less YTs compression and bandwidth. Hard to judge anything on YT much less the current popular trend of using small amps to put it mildly "sucks", size matters, ask your girlfriend.

[CarvinTone]

The EVH model ahs both the script logo and block logo phase 90 models w the switch toggle. There is no difference puppies. The old phaser was not by-pass like the ne ones nor did it have a power adaptor jack. I have all of them. Great phasers, it seems the EVH is the better buy as you can have both models. The Script has less depth and boldness, the block letter model is bolder and has a stronger phase. Jack White plays really cheesy guitars that do not tune well, and this is NOT Jack Black!

[miguelbaptista]

@CarvinTone you seriously dont hear the difference between the Script mode in EVH and the MXR 74 Reissue ? The reissue is way more subtle and more natural.

[gnrfanatic141414]

@CarvinTone you need to listen harder then if you hear no difference

[SonicBrunoth]

There's not too much difference in a EVH Phaser and a EVH Flanger right?

[louiejack6]

@SonicBrunoth I think there's just a big difference between a flanger and phaser in general.

[guitarrain621]

@SonicBrunoth there is a world of difference. first off one is a flanger and one is a phaser. second, they both sound completely different. you need to watch some more demos.

[labbern]

Dude you got the Jack White-signature guitar? where did you get that?

[journeyquest1]

The EVH is distorted. The script is clean. All the greats including Eddie Van Halen used the original script. So i ordered a 74 script.

[journeyquest1]

What do you mean? Eddie was over the top and he used the original didnt he? I like the looks of the EVH and the AC and LED, but the 74 sounds nicer and is true to the classic music of the 70s-80s. Ill take the ugly orange box.

[CitySkateboards]

i think pedal shootouts are pointless, guitar is all about preference in your tone! id honestly take em both because id like to vary the tone and have that punchy loud evh flange for the heavy stuff and the warm caress of the mxr script reissue for the laid back or mournful stuff

now what i mean my "pointless" is that one can never decide as a fact which pedal is better. but you can help influence our decision which to buy!!! we love these shootouts keep em coming jack!!!

[bowdy264]

you sorta sound like jack black

[MegaPunkk]

ahh shit,how many pedals do you have?

[giantrobot9000]

Well, I've owned a regular "block" Phase 90 for years, and became tired of the added gain and treble sweep, so I tried the R28 cap mod. At first I liked it, but when playing at volume w/ my band, I realized it still was a bit too harsh. I bought the Custom Shop 74 Script version, and problem solved......that nice, warm, musical phase sound is right there in that box.

I agree, though, that the regular and EVH have their place, too. Definitely less subtle, which is good for certain things.

[zbaby82]

Nice demo. I think I prefer the reissue.

[EuphorbusBTB]

eastwood reissue supro bedleebopper, lol

[justincross72393]

hate it when people flip left handed guitars for right handed. as if there wasnt already enough right handed guitars in the world. o well i guess. lol

[drummerdudeperson]

nice demonstration. even if you sound kinda like jack black at least you play guitar better then him. by the way, how much do those pedal's cost?

[metrakos]

nice,,,nobody's fault but mine

[wirelessrock]

He is not Jack Black! Those comments are getting so annoying

[metrakos]

agree.....this guy is unique

[zbaby82]

Nice demo!

[rrguitar1]

best part about this vid is the snake skin boots

[Ncuab]

Script 90 - sounds warmer

EVH Phase 90 - attack seems brighter, non script mode sounds even brighter, but not too bright.

[flukenukeem]

These both just sound like phasers to me.

[JerkyChid]

script sounds the better of the 2 to me

[samborastrt]

if ur talking about during the titles, its beautiful girls by van halen

[HammondB200]

Jack, are there any sound differences between the script 90 reissue and the script 90 with led ?

[HammondB200]

@BenClark3

Then you're an idiot, because Jack became famous with his guitar, alongside his humor.

[laughingboy0068]

Nothing beats that Script. I had one, sold it, now I want it back.

[ZakkHendrix666]

I personally like the EVH better, but that's just my opinion. They're both great though.

[Fanis753]

the evh i think its better

[1961gibson]

are you jack black?

[imasspeons]

The '74 wins in so many ways here:

Better wet/dry mix

More useable

Handwired so you're not fucked when something fails like the EVH one

Also, you can add an LED to the '74, you silly kids.

[sleggarri]

The MXR Custom Shop Script Phase 90 is brighter with a clearer tone.

The EVH is dull with a prounced mid-range. Sounds like a wet blanket on your amp.

[LilJ42]

I love how you toss in a riff here and ther! no body's fault but mine ! pedals great ! :)

[FreaquedeMusique]

you sound like jack black!!

[Echoplex1]

The 74 wins. (behind the Maestro PS1-A)

that is.....

[aulasdejapones]

Thanks dude!! You helped me deciding on the EVH model.

Cheers!!

[joeduea]

Thanks Jack! Those who cant do, teach. And those who cant teach, teach gym...ROCK ON!!

[DJQuips]

@joeduea Except for Joe Satriani teaching people lol..and Pat Metheny teaching people...etc

[joeduea]

@DJQuips Touche...

[Taud]

EVH is more throbby and tremoloy, if thats at all possible

[sk8rboyjay]

fun MXR fact if u shine a torch on the knob and turn out the lights then the poiter glows in the dark !!!!! cool

[squid262]

@ sk8rboyjay

I totally didn't believe you, but I just tried it out with my Dyna comp and it worked!

[popomczowzow]

@sk8rboyjay

cool I'll go get my torch then

[mcnabb4mvp06]

@sk8rboyjay

dont do that!! i just burned my pedal and now its ruined!!

[rockstars9241]

@mcnabb4mvp06 a torch is a flash light to u americans

[LocomotiveRockers]

@sk8rboyjay yea just like the carbon coby i have it its pretty freakin awesome

[maidenfan77]

sick review, this is how all reviews should be done!

[SamTalmadge]

haha. that is groovy! I got the script logo only I use the one with an LED and DC jack. The best in my opinion

[ilovemyfender1]

Don't lefty guitars feel normal in a righty's hands?

[Lemke68]

i have decided to get the 74 reissue but what about the other script reissue with the LED is it any worse then the 1974 one?

[ilovemyfender1]

Yes. The wave on the LED version is uneven and slow. Thats why it was discontinued.

[mudhooker]

i dont see that it is discontinued,,its still on the website and musicians friend sells it..

[rockfreak611]

The EVH sounds like it adds more mid-range to the signal. I have the EVH but now I wish I got the Script instead. Sounds more true to the original Van Halen sound.

[flaphalen]

Thanks for posting these - the script version definitely has a more "organic" sound, and the evh sounds a little more "pushed", but less aggressive than the block phase 90. Think I'm gonna get a script to record with now.

Thanks again!

[tgeucihtnairk]

i wanna have your shoes!!! they're cool!

[seanlateralus]

hey gearmandude thanks 4 the demo's cool stuff and accent haha! i thought i found a phaser in the mxr phase 90 script just a simple phase to modulate my dsd and ad-80 though im building a board and dont want to mess with batteries :( dont want a boss ph-1 as i have a few boss pedals and like to spilt them up any advice anyone? something deep use for bass too?

[Ifyousayso666]

the evh phaser is better im my opinion cause it is more pronounced, plus, you get two tones in one pedal.....and it has an led

[JRindee]

Does anyone notice a bleed through on these pedals?

I have heard that since they are not true bypass that can be a problem. I have that problem sometimes when I use my Stone Bender with a Boss BD2. Depending on where my Boss is (after the Stone Bender which is true bypass) it can boost the volume of the Stone Bender even when the effect is not activated.

[80574]

O brother tá bem de bota

[phenixdagemini]

sorry to interject but in order to do a comparison like this you can't compare the same settings because the pots will be different! Therefore you have to use one as a reference and tweek the other accordingly.Just thought I'd pass that along!

[mudshovel508]

Shut up.

Please.

[emitchsr]

sweet snakes

[logeybear5150]

the evh sounds more pronounced, it seems to come through just a bit more than the script

[ozzy4pres]

Dr. Z ftw bro!

But when it comes to the pedals, the script is better for recording, since it also compresses the top a litle bit, but for live performances, i would just the evh version anyday, why?

1. More Versatle

2. Has a bright f***ing led that is awesome on dark stages.

[taffassgaj]

nice shoes =P

[soundwrks]

How is the MXR for headroom? I'm put off by the standard Phase 90 because a lot of people have said that when used with a clean sound, unless you play really softly you get a lot of break-up/distortion. Either of this clean that up?

[SamTalmadge]

evh has a very good scrpt replica

[GmcTardface]

Versus*, gearmanndude.

Sorry, that was bugging me.

:P

Great demo!

[GuyWithOneEye]

What song is that in the beginning?

[gobetom]

beautiful girls by van halen

[ShredMaster58]

the evh sounds more, how could i say, in your face

[DxRox22]

I prefer the script one

[govtmule13]

high head blues.......nice

[Spocksbrother]

the evh sounds heavier

[nkmcfrln]

Cowboy boots and bootcut jeans, cool!

You're demos are really good, very helpful. I checked your videos and I don't see a flanger demo. How about an MXR, EH compsrison?

[biketopia]

it's not Jack Black, he'd never be caught dead in those boots!

[dingdong5896]

are you jack black? if you are could you sign my kung fu panda dvd

[stratuser54]

ha ha ha

[forzaazzurri06]

His voice sounds exactly like jack black!

[AsAngelsFall221]

If only the Script 90 had a 9V input!!!!!

[Mikkeyboyy]

great demos!! you show them well!

and give them each same time

great way to compare thx

[vicarelli]

Nice demo, I sell both of these at work, and have wanted to replace my vintage phase 90 that I sold a few yearsa go, for me the vintage re-issue is the choice, the EVH was way to dark for my, not transparent enough

[6stgsamurai]

The EVH sounds "chewier." Much more like Ed's sound.

[AndyVerok]

the orange one is more soft sounding i think

[3ucketheadJuggal0]

you sound like jack black :P

[ic300x]

dude you sound like jack black

lol its nice

[xxobsidianxbladexx]

the evh one sounds sharper and more vivid...

[mjd775]

...nice sound!! didnt Jimmy Page have one for the Presence album?

[alexledzepguy]

Yep, employed onstage from 1975 and used extensivley from there on.

[Activethrasher00]

good test! think i'll be getting the new one. also i'm pretty sure i read something about trim pots in the EVH model to adjust the speed on the inside or underneath. that could account for the difference. which one do you like better?

[coldsweat25]

Very good test Gearmanndude! i can make my choice now! i'll buy EVH90 , thank you

[1pick2sticks]

Now try it with the evh 1st and the script 74 2nd.

[satchbooggy]

i think i might be trading the evh in for the 74 reissue. sounds more like old VH than the EVH model haha

[sourpips]

whats the difference in price and personally i think theres not much but a subtle difference i might go with the phase 90 cause i dont want eddie vans halens name on my gear no offence to him i think hes a gr8 player but i just like being more individualised

[Paradisereptiles]

The EVH is the winner for me... seems chewier. The MXR may be wider sounding if that makes sense, but for what I want the EVH is it. I use one and I love it... don't do any VH stuff either. I use it on the high setting and it is very kewl.

[kevinmichaeli]

nice shoes....this is a close one..

[blahman178]

thx jack, show your face!

[Utuber426]

I know you have all these pedals, and are able to compare them. I trust your judgement, can you please reply back to me, because I want to buy either of the too. Thanks! I appreciate it. BTW I think you make the best pedal Demo's on youtube!

[Utuber426]

I'm looking into the script reissue phase 90. (w/LED, not the 74 script) I really like it's warm subtle phases. However there will be times when I'd want a more of an intense phase so I was wondering if it would be best to get the EVH, because they say it's like having a phase 90, and a script all in one, but then some say that the speed dial on the EVH is a bit faster. So my question is this. Does the script button on the EVH sound the same as the script phase 90?

[motherofannoyingchil]

I'd go with the Script Phase 90

[trunkeight]

The original orange pedal clearly shits over the EVH from a great height, in regards to fidelity. Seems to be smother, warmer and has a nice mix of dry>wet ratio. Also, although the EVH version does have a faster speed setting, the Orange version seems to have much more BANDWIDTH and is far more musical.

[illusionfreak]

Great Demo man. I've always wondered the difference but never got a chance to play both at the same time and compare.

[3510211]

MXR EVH FTW, WORD!

[BurstMan26]

Wow that script button on the EVH is really authentic in tone. Nice demo... AGAIN!

[Utuber426]

Do you have an MXR script distortion + ???? and if so, can you make a demo with the script distortion + & the MXR distortion + ???

Please!!!!!

[amarr1]

nice demo as always!