Movall Audio MP-301 Van Golem vs MXR M290 Phase 95 Mini
The Movall Audio MP-301 Van Golem and the MXR M290 Phase 95 Mini are both pedals sharing mid-forward, low gain, shimmer. The MXR M290 Phase 95 Mini leans aggressive and transparent. Current prices: $48.45 vs $107.
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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.50% — 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.- mid-forward
- low gain
- shimmer
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$48.45via Reverb
$107via 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 Mini combines two classic MXR phaser circuits in one compact enclosure, with a toggle selecting between them. The Phase 90 setting is a four-stage phaser with the thick, warm, pronounced midrange swirl that defined the original orange MXR box, prominent enough to sit forward in a mix. The Phase 45 setting is a two-stage circuit giving a subtler, lighter and more transparent sweep that thickens the tone without dominating it. A second toggle switches between script and block voicings, the script setting being smoother and less pronounced with less volume lift, the block setting brighter and more aggressive. A single Speed control sets the rate.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Rock
- Classic Rock
- aggressive
- transparent
- warm
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Occasions this gear suits — judged per model, or derived from its wattage, connectivity and category.- Busking
- Live