Aguilar grape phaser vs mxr phase 90 variants

[soulstar89]

Hey peeps,

 

Looking to pick up a phaser. Wondered if anyone has used both and could compare. Rather big price difference. 
 

I first heard Derrick hodge use a phaser (mxr phase 90 variant) which caught my attention. I then heard Jonathan Maron demo the Aguilar grape phaser and was wondering if it was just his amazing playing with the pedal or the pedal itself. 
 

cheers 

[Boodang]

I did a little comparison between the grape phaser and the warm audio phasor ii. 

Unfortunately can't speak for the mxr but the Aguilar has a great feedback (color) feature which makes it nice and 'swirly' (for want of a better word) and has more mid emphasis, whereas the WA has a warmer tone and the feedback gives a more 'vowel' like resonance. 

I use both on my board. With both on it has an almost envelope filter response. 

[soulstar89]

Cheers for sharing your comparison. I really liked both lol. Your description is spot on I feel. The warmth of the warm audio reminded of the mxr phase 90 script I tried on the boss gx-1b new multi  fx pedal. I loved it. 
 

 Just lost a bid on eBay for a mXR  block block phase 90. I really REALLY dig the phase sound.