Madbean Pedals reissues Stage Fright phaser as StageFright24

July 18, 2024 · 1 sources

Madbean Pedals released the StageFright24 on July 18, 2024, a reissue of its Stage Fright phaser board. The maker said the 2024 version has no circuit changes and minor layout adjustments, and now includes a bypass PCB with purchase¹.

The Stage Fright first appeared around 2013 and was revised in 2015, then discontinued a few years later. Madbean wrote that requests for more boards over the previous three to four years prompted the return. The new version removes the external LED speed indicator and the optional CV control; the maker said he thought he saw maybe one person use the CV option over its initial five year lifespan¹.

The board is based on the Maestro MP-1, which Madbean describes as the precursor to the Maestro Stage Phaser rather than the same pedal. Controls are SPEED for the LFO rate, BALLS for phaser feedback, and a STAGES switch: left is the stock MP-1 setting of 5 swept stages plus 1 fixed stage, for 6 total, and right adds a swept stage for 7 total. Madbean describes the left position as having a very wide range of phase change and the right as a more nasal, vocal sound. An internal T1 trimmer sets LFO depth¹.

The board is rated an intermediate build and uses a TL074, a TL062 and three LM13700 ICs, with a 2n5457 or J201 for Q2. Madbean lists a 125B enclosure, two 1/4 inch mono jacks, a slim 2.1mm DC jack, a standard 3PDT footswitch and a 5mm LED as additional hardware, and cites a current draw of 10mA. The document does not give a price¹.