MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase vs Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II
The MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase and the Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II are both pedals sharing modulated. The MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase leans high gain and full. The Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II leans dynamic. Current prices: $125.99 vs $139.99.
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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.42% — somewhat different
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- modulated
MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase
MXR · pedal
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$125.99via Reverb
$139.99via Reverb
The MXR ZW90 Wylde Phase is Zakk Wylde's signature phaser pedal, delivering a swirling, vintage-style phase shift voiced for the aggressive, high-gain rock and metal tones Wylde is known for. Built on MXR's classic phaser circuit foundation, it offers straightforward Speed control for dialing in anything from a slow, subtle sweep to a fast, warbling modulation, designed to cut through thick, saturated distortion rather than get lost beneath it.
The Warm Audio Mutation Phasor II reproduces the Musitronics Mu-Tron Phasor II, a legendary 1970s phaser circuit prized by collectors and funk, psychedelic, and progressive rock players for a deeper, more envelope-responsive sweep than most conventional phasers offer. Mu-Tron's original units have become rare and expensive vintage collector pieces, making faithful clones like Warm Audio's an important way for modern players to access that specific, historically significant sweep character without hunting down and paying vintage prices for an aging original. Warm Audio built its reputation on accessible, accurate recreations of iconic vintage studio and effects hardware, and this phaser continues that mission within the modulation effects category specifically.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Rock
- Metal
- Progressive Rock
- Electronic
- Funk
- high gain
- full
- dynamic