EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter vs Simple Sam Faze-It Phase
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter and the Simple Sam Faze-It Phase are both pedals sharing modulated. Current prices: $199 vs $48.80.
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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.46% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
- Alternative Rock
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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
$48.80via 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.
Simple Sam is a small boutique pedal builder whose Faze-It Phase, as the name suggests, is a phaser pedal, sweeping notch filters across the frequency spectrum to create the classic swirling modulation the format is known for. The playful spelling and naming convention fits a pattern common among small independent builders, prioritizing a distinctive, memorable identity over a strictly technical product name. Specific sweep range, stage count, and control layout for this particular circuit aren't confirmed from available sources, consistent with how sparsely documented many small-batch boutique releases tend to be.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Classic Rock
- Blues
- Rock