Magnetic Effects Introduces the Eye To Eye Analog Phaser

July 29, 2021 · 6 sources

London-based pedal maker Magnetic Effects unveiled the Eye To Eye, a limited edition phaser developed in partnership with New Zealand rock band The Datsuns and named after the band's most recent album of the same name¹². The pedal was announced as available now for $189, with orders shipping August 2¹.

The Eye To Eye was described as an all-analog, four-stage OTA-based phaser, handmade in London³¹. Bass Magazine's announcement summed up its range:

The pedal carried five knobs and a toggle:

• SPEED: a wide speed range of modulation, extended further by the three-way RATE toggle⁴
• RATE toggle: selects the overall speed range of modulation; the middle position disables the LFO so the pedal acts as a stationary filter⁴
• REGEN: more mellow, subtle phase at lower settings, more pronounced and resonant phase at higher settings⁴
• SWEEP: controls the range of frequencies the phase sweeps through, from a narrow range to a wider, more pronounced effect⁴
• MIX: blends dry, phased and vibrato settings; at minimum only dry, at noon equal parts dry and wet, at maximum 100% wet for pitch vibrato⁴
• VOLUME: compensates for perceived volume difference when using a phaser and allows a boost in output level for solos⁴

Guitar Pedal X later highlighted the parked-LFO mode, noting players could "Park the LFO (Rate Off) and then just use the pedal as a manual filter - for tone-shaping duties"⁵.

Hardware details included true bypass switching, top-mounted jacks to save space on a pedalboard, a 1/4" jack for a tap tempo switch, and 9V DC center negative adapter operation³⁶¹. MusicRadar's Jonathan Horsley reported the UK price as £139².