EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter vs Wylde Audio MXR Phase
The EarthQuaker Devices Grand Orbiter and the Wylde Audio MXR Phase are both pedals.
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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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Genres both listings are associated with.- Blues
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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.
This entry represents an MXR Phase 90, model code WA90, produced in a Wylde Audio branded colorway, a licensed collaboration pairing Zakk Wylde's guitar and gear brand with MXR's manufacturing and circuit design. The Phase 90 itself is one of the most iconic and widely used phaser circuits in guitar history, known for its simple one-knob operation and a lush, musical sweep that's appeared on countless classic recordings across genres. This Wylde Audio edition applies distinctive branding and finish associated with Zakk Wylde's aesthetic to that same trusted, decades-proven MXR circuit rather than introducing a new or different phaser design.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Classic Rock
- Funk
- Alternative Rock
- Hard Rock