This project has long been on the cards, as I’ve always intended to take the Asheville Music Tools journey - the Analog Modulations in particular. The Phaser ended up being the first on the list, and I will tackle the Flanger next, and then the Chorus / Vibrato after that.
I’m not short of a great Phaser or two - as the APH-12 is the 29th phaser in my reference collection (full list after the demos below). I have a soft spot for so many of these - including the Beetronics Larva, Caroline ...
Asheville’s 4th pedal creation is the Analoger APH-12 12-Stage Phaser - another really impressive analog modulation device following the superb ADG-1 Analog Delay, ACV-1 Analog Chorus / Vibrato, and AFG-1 Analog Flanger.
Those are all really high-fidelity devices with added range and features, and a smart upper dial to set the Expression per parameter.
There’s definitely much to like here - while this device is on the larger side of things in dimensions and price. In fact these go for $...
Much like with the recent Tru-Fi post - I’m a little late to come around to the charms of Asheville Music Tools. Mostly because I like my delays to be Stereo, and I have a marked preference for compact single effect type pedals.
There’s no doubting the pedigree of these pedals - and each of them builds on really cool vintage-inspired Analog Bucket Brigade Delay-Line manipulation, which delivers Chorus and Vibrato, Modulated Delay, and Flanging and Comb Modulation across 3 vertical circa ...