CNZ Audio SPH-20 vs Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II
The CNZ Audio SPH-20 and the Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II are both pedals sharing modulated. The Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II leans dynamic. Current prices: $44.99 vs $139.99.
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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.50% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
CNZ Audio SPH-20
Cnz Audio · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$44.99via Reverb
$139.99via Reverb
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 Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II reproduces the Musitronics Mu-Tron Phasor II, a legendary 1970s phaser circuit prized by collectors and funk, psychedelic, and progressive rock players for a deeper, more envelope-responsive sweep than most conventional phasers offer. Mu-Tron's original units have become rare and expensive vintage collector pieces, making faithful clones like Warm Audio's an important way for modern players to access that specific, historically significant sweep character without hunting down and paying vintage prices for an aging original. Warm Audio built its reputation on accessible, accurate recreations of iconic vintage studio and effects hardware, and this phaser continues that mission within the modulation effects category specifically.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Metal
- Progressive Rock
- Electronic
- dynamic