Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress vs Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress and the Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser are both pedals sharing shimmer, full, mid-forward. The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress leans analog warmth and ambient. The Spaceman Explorer 6-Stage Phaser leans dynamic and warm. Current prices: $200.51 vs $249.95.
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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.33% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Classic Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- shimmer
- full
- mid-forward
- modulated
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$200.51via Reverb
$249.95via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Deluxe Electric Mistress is the classic analog flanger that defined David Gilmour tones between 1977 and 1983 and remained a pedalboard staple for decades. It ranges from subtle, tape-ish flanging to extreme rotary-style swirl, with a slightly jet-like voice carrying a hint more midrange and low end, and the Deluxe version adds a noise filter for quieter operation than the original. Its Range control sets the modulation width by lowering the frequency range while keeping the upper frequencies consistent, which gives the effect its distinctive treble shimmer and bite, while the Filter Matrix switch freezes the LFO mid-sweep to hold the flanging cancellations in place for unusual, tunable metallic tones. Famous for shimmery, ethereal sweeps, it suits classic rock, psychedelic, post-punk, and ambient players, though it is known for a noticeable volume drop that often needs a gain leveler.
The Spaceman Explorer is a hand-wired six-stage analog optical phaser built in Portland, Oregon, known for a sweet, distinct phase voice that is sometimes liquidy and smooth, sometimes chewy and lush. Its frequencies ebb and flow organically while offering deep tone-shaping through resonance, mix, range and volume controls. The Resonance control adds feedback for over-the-top phasing, Range sets the low-frequency extension, and a wide Rate control spans extremely slow to very fast modulation, with five selectable wave shapes including sine, ramp up, ramp down, triangle and square. True-bypass relay switching with a soft-touch footswitch rounds out a boutique build that sits at the intersection of organic warmth and precise, mechanical pulse, suiting psychedelic, classic-rock and experimental textures.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Ambient
- Post-Punk
- Rock
- Experimental
- analog warmth
- ambient
- dynamic
- warm