EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter vs MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter and the MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase are both pedals sharing modulated. The MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase leans high gain and aggressive. Current prices: $199 vs $125.99.
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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.43% — somewhat different
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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
$125.99via Reverb
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.
The MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase is Zakk Wylde's signature phaser pedal, delivering a swirling, vintage-style phase shift voiced for the aggressive, high-gain rock and metal tones Wylde is known for. Built on MXR's classic phaser circuit foundation, it offers straightforward Speed control for dialing in anything from a slow, subtle sweep to a fast, warbling modulation, designed to cut through thick, saturated distortion rather than get lost beneath it.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock
- Rock
- Metal
- high gain
- aggressive
- full