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As I've said before my go to F/X pedal is phase, so I have 2 phase 90s. One a Script logo, one a block logo.
Here's my observations of the differences
The block logo (BL) has a slightly faster sweep across the range, on like-for-like settings
BL has a slightly darker overall tone.
Both have a wide range of sounds, from a very subtle (almost a chorus sound) to ridiculous (very wobbly).
Script logo (SL) has a much more usable sweep, from 0 - 75% roughly, before things get silly, BL gets silly at around 70%
At around 50% the SL give a nice vocal sound, with a nice chewiness to it, at the same the BL with the slightly faster sweep, isn't quite so chewy.
The SL is very even across the strings, whereas the BL has a little unevenness.
Using a similar setting in a gig/live situation would you notice the difference, probably not, but then I doubt any punters would notice the difference either (even the guitar players).
Overall the SL wins, but both are very good
Would I recommend one, yep. Script for home/studio use, Block for live....
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
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The Script is a few years old (I got it from Not_the_Dj*) a couple of years ago. It does exactly what I want in a phase pedal (Remembering Dave Murray is one of my favourite players), so it does the "NOTB" intro or "Children of the Damned" intro lead perfectly (even if I don't)...
The BL is brand new (as in a week old).
The test was back-to-back using my Charvel, and DSL.
I'm not clever enough with electronics to know the differences between the circuits, or what components do what, just some basic observations between the two pedals (to my ear). They were definitely different, but not so much that you couldn't substitute a new version for live use and keep the older one for home/studio use.
The test was done at home/bedroom levels rather than gig volumes.
Hopefully I'll be able to do a louder comparison test in a couple of weeks.
* posted before I saw NTDJ's post
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
I should add, the script was slightly better for chords/rhythm playing than the block. I figure it was better due to the slightly slower sweep.
If I said there was 10% difference between them I'd be vastly over estimating. It's more like 1%.
And @not_the_dj, best pedal ever (IMO) :-) :-) (is there a smiley for a huge massive grin every time I switch it on?)
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
There was a massive volume drop when engaging each pedal hehe.
@photek, that's cos some dumbass connected them the wrong way round (D'oh)
They sound lovely when connected correctly!!!!
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)
I would like to try them out next time we catch up. I had the Mooer one recently but wasn't using it enough to justify and the Phase in the Zoom G3 is pretty good as well.
Ringleader of the Cambridge cartel, pedal champ and king of the dirt boxes (down to 21)