Friday, September 23, 2022

MXR: Phase 90

Bit of a classic guitar effect - the MXR Phase 90.

Electrosmash has an excellent reference that covers all things Phase 90, including the schematic  https://www.electrosmash.com/mxr-phase90.

JFETS can be pesky, so make sure you match them as best as possible and buy from reputable suppliers.

The script switch is strictly optional.   It's one of those things that if you like a setting, you probably won't ever change.  


MXR PHASE 90 - VERO LAYOUT

MXR PHASE 90 - VERO LAYOUT - GUITAR EFFECT

VIDEO DEMO




8 comments:

Anonymous said...

is the yellow line between 5/12 a trace cut?

Andrew said...

Hello. Yes it is, and make sure it’s a solid cut, or V+ and ground will short.

NightLight said...

Gotcha, thanks! I'll continue the build in a couple of days.

Anonymous said...

I built this, but I can't get it to phase. It does have a slight treble effect on my sound, but it stays clean. Switch lug 1 is not connected I assume, or is it GND? I've retraced everything and made sure I didn't miss anything otherwise.

Andrew said...

Switch 1 is not connected to anything.

Do you have a multimeter to check voltages?

Anonymous said...

shure, where do i measure

Andrew said...

Hello. Every pin of the semiconductors. If you don't have one, suggest trying an audio probe to trace the signal.

Andrew said...

And feel free to email photos to guitarverop2p (at) gmail dot com