EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter vs Source Audio Lunar Phaser
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter and the Source Audio Lunar Phaser are both pedals sharing low gain. The Source Audio Lunar Phaser leans shimmer and ambient.
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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.57% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Ambient
- Classic Rock
- Funk
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- low gain
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$199via 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 Source Audio Lunar Phaser is a multi-engine phaser from Source Audio (Boston, Massachusetts), delivering multiple phaser voicings including vintage 2-stage, 4-stage, 8-stage, and resonant phaser modes with MIDI control and app programmability. The Lunar Phaser provides the widest phaser palette from Source Audio for comprehensive phase from subtle shimmer to deep pulsing swirl.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Blues
- Alternative Rock
- shimmer
- ambient