Funky Phaser Effects Pedal

An "Effects Pedal" (a.k.a. - stomp box) is a switch that you turn on and off with your foot. Its function is to alter the sound quality of an input signal. Normally you pluck a string or chord on your guitar and the signal is sent to your amplifier (a.k.a. - "amp"). The Effects Pedal intercepts that signal before it reaches the amplifier and alters it. The Funky Phaser Effects Pedal uses an audio signal processing technique that filters the signal creating a series of peaks and troughs in the frequency spectrum. This "phase shifting" effect is created by splitting the signal into two paths. The second of which is out of phase with the first. The result is a sweeping or swooshing effect reminiscent of the sound of a flying jet. This effect was frequently used in many of the psychedelic records of the late 1960's as well as many other genres in the 70's such as rock, pop, blues, and metal.

Several pedals can be linked together in a chain so you don't have to disconnect and reconnect boxes everytime you want a different sound. Also, when a pedal is off or inactive, the signal coming into the pedal is shunted onto a bypass, so that the "dry" or unaffected signal can move down the chain to the other effects pedals or straight to the amplifier if all the effects pedals on the chain are in the "off" position. The signal path for a chain of Maestro pedals is right-to-left. For the best results when using multiple effects pedals, it is common practice to put the Super Crunch pedal at the start of the chain, then the Funky Phaser, then the Cool Chorus.