The Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser) is an Aguilar preamp pedal, currently around $199. Close alternatives include the Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver) and the Ampeg F17-1. It pairs well with the Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver) and the Fjord Fuzz Odin.
Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)
Aguilar · pedal
The Aguilar Grape Phaser gives bass players lush, analog phase shifting through a deliberately simple two-knob layout, a Rate control setting the speed of the modulation and a Color knob feeding a portion of the phase-shifted signal back into the circuit to intensify and reshape the effect into funkier, more resonant territory. Designed specifically for bass frequencies rather than adapted from a guitar-voiced phaser circuit, it avoids the thin, occasionally unstable low-end response some guitar-oriented phasers exhibit when used with bass, keeping the fundamental low frequencies solid even as the phase modulation sweeps through the upper harmonics.
- phaser
- modulation
- resonant
- bass
- simple
- harmonics
- compression
- drive
Good for
- Live
- Studio
Price updated Aug 27, 2026
Genres the Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser) is commonly used in
- Funk
- Experimental
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Classic Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Alternative
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Ambient
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag. - Rock
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Inferred from shared tonal signals, not a stated genre tag.
Pedals that stack with the Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)
Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver)
Aguilar
38% matchThe Grape Phaser's resonant sweep and the Octamizer's glitchy octave tracking split the job — one colors harmonics, the other shifts pitch, and neither steps on the other's gain.
Fjord Fuzz Odin
Fjord Fuzz
27% matchThe Odin's doom-heavy stoner fuzz gives the Grape Phaser's resonant sweep something dense and saturated to color instead of a thin bass line.
MXR Phase 90
MXR
19% matchTwo phasers rarely stack cleanly — pair the Grape Phaser's resonant bass sweep with the Phase 90's classic mid-range sweep and each covers different ground.
Wren and Cuff Gold Comp
Wren And Cuff
12% matchRun the Gold Comp after the Grape Phaser — germanium-flavored compression evens out what's already a resonant, bass-voiced phase sweep.
Electro-Harmonix XO Deluxe Memory Man
Electro-Harmonix
11% matchThe Memory Man's lush analog echo trails the Grape Phaser's resonant sweep with real harmonic texture to work through. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Mr. Black Bloodmoon
Mr Black
10% matchKeep the Bloodmoon after the Grape Phaser — the resonant, bass-voiced sweep stays intact and the reverb adds a dark, doomy tail behind it. — goes in the amp's FX loop (or last, into a clean amp)
Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz
Cusack Music
tonal matchPut Cusack Music Carolina Reaper Overdrive Fuzz in front and the mid-forward tone leans further toward high gain
Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2
Dr Scientist
tonal matchRun mid-forward into Dr. Scientist Frazz Dazzler V2 for more fuzzy on top
Cheaper alternatives
Aguilar DB 925
Aguilar
65% similarityShared character: stage, bass
Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp pedal
Ampeg
65% similarityShared character: compression, analog, bass
Boss BB-1X
Boss
65% similarityShared character: compression, bass
Electro-Harmonix Nano Operation Overlord
Electro-Harmonix
65% similarityShared character: simple, bass
Similar character
Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver)
Aguilar
68% similarityShared character: market, effect, phaser
Ampeg F17-1
Ampeg
66% similarityShared character: circuit, compression, stage
Behringer BDI21
Behringer
65% similarityShared character: stage, analog, bass
Ashdown James LoMenzo Mega Drive
Ashdown
64% similarityShared character: circuit, bass
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Questions people ask
What are good alternatives to the Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)?+
The closest matches in character are the Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver), the Ampeg F17-1, the Behringer BDI21. Budget picks: Aguilar DB 925, Ampeg Classic Analog Bass Preamp pedal, Boss BB-1X.
What pairs well with the Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser)?+
Strong matches from rig and tone-complementarity evidence: Aguilar Octamizer (Bass Octaver), Fjord Fuzz Odin, MXR Phase 90 — The Grape Phaser's resonant sweep and the Octamizer's glitchy octave tracking split the job — one colors harmonics, the other shifts pitch, and neither steps on the other's gain..
How much does the Aguilar Grape Phaser (Bass Analog Phaser) cost?+
Around $199 (live listing price, updated Aug 27, 2026).