Movall Audio MP-301 Van Golem vs MXR Phase 95
The Movall Audio MP-301 Van Golem and the MXR Phase 95 are both pedals sharing low gain, shimmer. The Movall Audio MP-301 Van Golem leans mid-forward.
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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.51% — moderately similar
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- low gain
- shimmer
MXR Phase 95
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$48.39via Reverb
The Movall MP-301 Van Golem is a budget analogue mini phaser offering more control than a typical one-knob vintage-style phase pedal. Alongside Speed it adds Width and Feedback, so the sweep runs from a subtle, slow shimmer adding gentle movement to a lead tone, through to deep, watery, resonant phase sweeps that swirl broadly across clean chords. Raising the feedback sharpens the notches for a more vocal, resonant and pronounced effect. Built into a small but weighty aluminium-alloy enclosure with a slip-resistant base, true bypass and an LED status indicator, running on 9V DC centre-negative. An accessible way to get flexible analogue phase movement in a very small pedalboard footprint.
The MXR Phase 95 is a compact phaser combining Phase 45 and Phase 90 circuits with a Script/Block toggle, offering four-stage and two-stage phasing in a mini enclosure. Used by Steve Lukather, it delivers classic MXR swirl from subtle shimmer to deeper modulation, suited to rock and fusion clean and lead tones. Its compact size and dual voices make it pedalboard-friendly.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Funk
- mid-forward
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live