CNZ Audio SPH-20 vs Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser

The CNZ Audio SPH-20 and the Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser are both pedals. The CNZ Audio SPH-20 leans modulated. Current prices: $44.99 vs $144.66.

Similarity
citedBlended 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.

40% somewhat different

Shared genres
citedGenres both listings are associated with.
  • Classic Rock
Citation fame
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Price

$44.99via Reverb

$144.66via Reverb

Description

The CNZ Audio SPH-20 is a compact phaser pedal offering a single Speed knob and a two-way toggle switch selecting between Vintage and Modern phase character. The Vintage setting produces warmer, smoother phase sweeps reminiscent of classic four-stage phaser circuits, while Modern delivers brighter, more pronounced phasing. True bypass. Compact all-metal enclosure with a low 10mA power draw for efficient pedalboard integration. Suited for classic rock, funk, and psychedelic styles.

The Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser is an all-analogue phaser built around Fender's original 1970s four-stage phase circuit, developed with the Jennings estate to capture the outlaw country player's stage and studio sound. A three-position switch selects two, four or six phase stages, moving from a gentle, shallow shimmer through the classic thick four-stage swirl to a deep, resonant six-stage sweep. Range, Rate and Feedback controls set sweep width, speed and resonance, with higher feedback sharpening the notches into a vocal, hollow, more pronounced effect. A Sweet switch jumps straight to a favoured blend of clean signal against the phase-shifted tone, keeping the dry attack intact underneath. Reviewers praise it as unusually flexible and interactive for a phaser, and rich-sounding across all three stage settings.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Metal
  • Funk
  • Country
Tonal lean
  • modulated

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