Electro-Harmonix Small Stone vs Rotosound RKH1 The King Henry Phaser
The Electro-Harmonix Small Stone and the Rotosound RKH1 The King Henry Phaser are both pedals sharing modulated. The Electro-Harmonix Small Stone leans warm. Current prices: $230.99 vs $178.15.
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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.45% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Funk
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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.$230.99via Reverb
$178.15via Reverb
The Electro-Harmonix Small Stone is the classic 1970s analog phaser that EHX pioneered, known for a deep, rich, warm phasing sound with lots of clarity and an emphasis on a lower-mid swoosh. Built on OTA chips rather than the FET circuitry of some rivals, it uses a single Rate knob plus a Color switch that adds extra feedback and resonance. With Color engaged the phasing is deeper and stronger with a more pronounced, vowel-like wow as the rate climbs past noon, reaching a classic underwater swirl at full speed. Compared to an MXR Phase 90 it is more gentle and dreamy with a greater speed range and a warmth often missing from other phasers, giving it a musical quality all its own. It suits funk, classic rock, psychedelic, and experimental players wanting lush, characterful vintage phasing, though some versions exhibit an audible volume drop.
Rotosound, a British brand best known for decades as a leading manufacturer of guitar and bass strings, extended into effects pedals with releases like the RKH1 The King Henry Phaser, bringing the company's established manufacturing reputation into a new product category. As a phaser, it sweeps a series of notch filters across the frequency spectrum to create the classic swirling, watery modulation associated with the format, distinct from the flanger or chorus effects found elsewhere in modulation pedal catalogs. The playful King Henry naming reflects a British boutique-pedal sensibility, layering personality onto a well-understood, classic effect type.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Experimental
- Rock
- warm