Phaser and flanger together

1. Do I need a phaser or flanger?
2. Are phaser and flanger the same?
3. Did Eddie Van Halen use a flanger or phaser?
4. Is phase 90 a flanger?

Do I need a phaser or flanger?

A flanger repeats the audio back onto itself, creating a chorus-like effect. A phaser uses all-pass filters to achieve a delay-like effect. They sound similar, and both are useful—but only in moderation.

Are phaser and flanger the same?

Phasers work is frequency-based and works with a phase delay, whereas flanger is time-based and works on a time delay. Phasers filters signals by creating a series of peaks and splits the sound into at least two paths, whereas flanger doubles your input signal and plays both back together.

Did Eddie Van Halen use a flanger or phaser?

His pedalboard has changed quite a bit over the years, but always keeping his two main ingredients: the MXR phaser and Flanger pedals, two effects that Eddie mastered like few other players ever did.

Is phase 90 a flanger?

I thought it sounded unique. ... It didn't sound like the phase shifters made by other companies, where the phase sweep is more heavy and pronounced, almost more like a flanger. The Phase 90 produces a very light change of the sound. It's not an over-the-top effect.