Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser vs Outlaw Effects Phunnel Cloud

The Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser and the Outlaw Effects Phunnel Cloud are both pedals sharing analog warmth, mid-forward, shimmer. Current prices: $142.83 vs $54.99.

Similarity
citedBlended 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

Shared tone character
citedDerived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.
  • analog warmth
  • mid-forward
  • shimmer
Citation fame
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Price

$142.83via Reverb

$54.99via Reverb

Description

The Fender Waylon Jennings Phaser is an all-analogue phaser built around Fender's original 1970s four-stage phase circuit, developed with the Jennings estate to capture the outlaw country player's stage and studio sound. A three-position switch selects two, four or six phase stages, moving from a gentle, shallow shimmer through the classic thick four-stage swirl to a deep, resonant six-stage sweep. Range, Rate and Feedback controls set sweep width, speed and resonance, with higher feedback sharpening the notches into a vocal, hollow, more pronounced effect. A Sweet switch jumps straight to a favoured blend of clean signal against the phase-shifted tone, keeping the dry attack intact underneath. Reviewers praise it as unusually flexible and interactive for a phaser, and rich-sounding across all three stage settings.

The Outlaw Effects Phunnel Cloud is a compact analogue phaser with two selectable voicings, running from a discreet shimmer to dramatic, rapidly sweeping movement. A mini toggle switches between Then, a warm, rich mid-1970s-flavoured phase with a rounder and more musical character, and Now, which is cleaner, more modern and more pronounced in its sweep. It stays quiet in operation, and true bypass keeps the dry signal transparent when disengaged. Housed in a micro enclosure with staggered jacks to save pedalboard space, it is an affordable route to classic analogue phase movement without boutique cost.

Genres
citedGenres this gear is documented as being used in.
  • Classic Rock
  • Country
  • Rock
  • Funk

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