Alchemy Audio Phasor II vs EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter
The Alchemy Audio Phasor II and the EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter are both pedals sharing modulated. The Alchemy Audio Phasor II leans analog warmth.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.49% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199via Reverb
Alchemy Audio's Phasor II is a faithful clone of the original Musitronics Mu-Tron Phasor II, a classic electro-optical phase shifter from the 1970s prized for a rich, swirling sweep distinct from later, cheaper phaser designs, reissued here in a modern, pedalboard-friendly footprint running on standard 9-volt power. Where original vintage Phasor IIs have become expensive and increasingly hard to source in good working condition, Alchemy Audio's recreation gives players access to that same classic Mu-Tron swirl without needing to track down and maintain a genuinely vintage unit, part of the company's broader specialization in careful reproductions of rare or discontinued effects circuits.
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter is a 4-stage OTA-based phaser built around Rate, Depth, Sweep, and Resonance controls, offering a wide range of phaser textures from subtle swirl to intense, resonant sweeping. As the original version, it uses a hard mechanical footswitch, later replaced in V3 by a quieter soft switch with added Flexi-switch momentary functionality. The underlying 4-stage OTA phaser circuit and its four tone-shaping controls are identical across versions, meaning the original delivers the same core phaser character that made the Grand Orbiter a well-regarded pedal in EarthQuaker's lineup.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- analog warmth