How to adjust a Script Phase 90 out of the mud sweep?

harddriver · Post by **harddriver** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:39 pm

I know we've talked about how ED's phaser never really dropped into the lower frequencies of it's sweep making it kind of a treble phase boost effect.

I have an original script phase 90 has a trimpot inside it.

Which direction counterclockwise or clockwise adjustment would adjust it to where it would not sweep into the mud?

How much does those little trimpots rotate I don't want to break it?

rockstah · Post by **rockstah** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:43 pm

use your ears and a gentle touch. youll know when it stops turning.

bmf5150 · Post by **bmf5150** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:44 pm

i would mark the stock setting before you play with it so you can go back to it if you need to..

cary chilton · Post by **cary chilton** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:47 pm

Both scripts I have, never got muddy.

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 4:12 pm

bmf5150 wrote:i would mark the stock setting before you play with it so you can go back to it if you need to..

+1 !!!!

Don't forget to do so

beaulieu · Post by **beaulieu** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 9:24 pm

i actually took my new reissue phase 90 and did the r28 mod and i also pulled 2 other componentes out. Has anybody else done this?? Seems to get rid of the boost(mid)?? and make it somewhat like a older script?"?

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:08 am

I've done this also: clipped R28 & C11 & C12. Nice sound, but not good enough for me. I liked the EVH in script mode better and now building an Script Phase 90 (with original board & components)

Strat78 · Post by **Strat78** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 8:30 am

Both my script phase 45 and 90 trem pots were soldered into position (annoying). I've sense un-soldered them and adjusted the pots accordingly,however I was surprised that the sweet spot was in the space of a fraction of an inch. Turning the pot to the left or right of that spot for the most part did nothing. Is this normal?

SoZo · Post by **SoZo** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:04 am

Kewl, can you link me to where you are getting the kit or parts?

Thanks!

Ruben wrote:I've done this also: clipped R28 & C11 & C12. Nice sound, but not good enough for me. I liked the EVH in script mode better and now building an Script Phase 90 (with original board & components)

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 9:30 am

Sorry for the confusion, I just bought a Phase 90 script board at my local pawn shop, cost me 5 dollars. Now a friend of mine built me a MXR 'copy' box and soldered the jacks, power etc. It's just a Script Phase 90 in a self made box with new jacks....Best phaser sound I've heard so far.

I've had stock block logo's / modded block logo's / EVH and 1 Script logo but messed with...this one is by far the best...beautiful lush, warm etc.

jculb69 · Post by **jculb69** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:53 am

As several have pointed out, be sure you mark the original position down to a gnats ass!!!!!!! Any type of adjustment should be veeeerrrry subtle. I fiddled with one a few years ago and never got it back in the original position (which was actually the optimal position). The pot acts more as a balance of the phase sweep. If you have it set too far left/right of that optimal position, then you'll have a unbalanced lop-sided phase sweep. All the way left/right and you have no phase.

T.J.Fuller · Post by **T.J.Fuller** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:39 pm

beaulieu wrote:i actually took my new reissue phase 90 and did the r28 mod and i also pulled 2 other componentes out. Has anybody else done this?? Seems to get rid of the boost(mid)?? and make it somewhat like a older script?"?

I've done the r28 and removed c11 not c12 on a re-issue block logo

and just like Rueben mentioned, it's better ..but not the same as the older script Phase 90's.

I'm happy with mine this way but, a/b'd against a VH clip...it's still different sounding than VH.

better sweep than the EVH striped phase pedal for sure...more musical

I know we talked about this months ago but, has anyone noticed the
Dunlop custom shops NEW 2nd. re-issue of the 70's script phase 90???

The inside looks pretty close to an Original script...of course..that never means a whole lot until you test one out or buy one

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 6:14 pm

2nd. re-issue? you mean the SCRIPT PHASE 90 CSP-101SL (WITH additional LED) ???? That pedal supposes to use the exact same circuit as the EVH Phase in script mode....

T.J.Fuller · Post by **T.J.Fuller** » Fri Dec 14, 2007 10:29 pm

Ruben wrote:2nd. re-issue? you mean the SCRIPT PHASE 90 CSP-101SL (WITH additional LED) ???? That pedal supposes to use the exact same circuit as the EVH Phase in script mode....

This 2nd. one is called the 1974 re-issue script Phase 90 , so it is another NEW MXR Phase 90 model and it is 119.00 versus 159.99

here is a link- http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/mxr.php

maybe this is Dunlop's way of covering up the huge mistake they made on the CSP-101SL ala EVH Phase in a different box

.

I'm very curious about this new one

Ruben · Post by **Ruben** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:15 am

mmm....strange indeed....

I thought they said the CSP-101SL supposed to have THE classic script sound? Jeez, how many Phasers do they have?

*Block
*EVH
*CSP-101
*2nd re-issue

Wonder if they get it right this time...anyone gonna check it out?

Now that I have a original script I don't need to try it...well maybe buy the housing