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ELECTRA MODELS:
LP style
2242
2244
2249
2252
2254
2256
2264
2264n
X110
X210
X220
X230
X240

ES-335 style
2207
2221
2227
2229
2266
2267
2281
X410
X420
X420VS

SG style
2247
2259

Flying Vee
2236

Strat style
2263wc
2275b
2275c
2275n
2275s

Tele style
2238wc
2248wc
2253w
2253wc
2270c

F-bass style
2271
2273


G-bass style
2250
2261

R-bass style
2288
2289

MPC
Models
X120
X310
X320
X330
X340
X350
X610
X620
X710
X720
X730
X740
X810
X910
X930
X940
X950
X960

Original
designs:


Phoenix
models
X110
X130
X135
X140
X145
X149
X150
X155
X160
X165
X175
X180
X185
X189
X190
X195
X199
Phoenix
basses
X630
X635
X640
X650
X695

Pointy
models
XV2GR/
XV3GR

X1PW/
X2RD

XV1

Pointy
basses
X700

Other
original
models:
X250
X260
X270
X280
X290
X510
X935
X935CS

MPC 1 - Phase Shifter

Electra Catalog Description

With special wave modification switch giving synthesized effect previously attainable only in recording studios.

"Type 1" MPC01 Phaser "Type 2" MPC01 Phaser
3 different vintages of phasers The most commonly issued MPC01 phaser
mpc1_ft.jpg (19200 bytes) mpc1_bk.jpg (22665 bytes)

The MPC01 - Phaser collection - Top Left is an early "type 1" phaser, Top & middle right show the more familiar phasers (but note the color switch is on opposite sides of the top),  middle Left illustrates 3 different versions of phaser and their color switch locations.  The bottom shows off the phaser's "guts".

speaker2.gif (181 bytes)Phaser Sound file speaker2.gif (181 bytes)Phaser Color switch sound file

Review by Mike C

Most MPC models came with two standard modules, the Phase Shifter and Power Overdrive. The 'Phaser' replicates the sound of a Leslie cabinet (used in some organs and keyboards). In the true Leslie cabinets the speaker revolves inside the cabinet, so the MPC module replicates the 'circular' sound with you controlling the 'length' of the 'circle' via the knob on the front of your guitar.

A very cool effect, I like it on about the 4 setting. A short burst to 10 gives you a spacey sound, not bad, but probably not a sound you would want to sustain through an entire song.

Works very nicely with softer tunes and moods, but doesn't feel like an outcast in stronger settings.

The Phase Shift module comes with a 'color' switch, a physical switch on the module itself. (upper left in the photo above, better pic coming soon!) The drawback is that this switch defeats the whole concept of the MPC ideal! If you want to turn the color switch on or off, you would have to stop playing, open the back of the guitar, remove the module, flip the switch, replace the module, and THEN continue. Trust me, you will NOT use this switch!


Review by Webmaster

I love the phaser, I find it almost as nice as a vintage MXR Phase 90 I used to own.  Like Mike Cantrell suggests, I usually leave it around 4 as that's where I feel it sounds best.  The color switch baffles me, it's inconveniently placed (you have to open up the module cavity, and take the module out to activate it).  Unless you are on a severe 60's flashback on acid...the color switch will probably not interest you ;-) The phaser and power overdrive were the 2 modules that were most often offered with the MPC guitars, therefore there the ones you'll mostly see with used guitars today.


Review by Steve H

I think this is a really good sounding guitar phaser. It obviously shares some of the '70's vibe of the MXR and EH Small Stone. The color switch, though not accessible during performance, is much like the switch on a Small Stone. One setting is more subtle, the other is more intense. By the way, I have three different versions of the MPC 1. The first is the typical imprinted plastic case with the color switch on the left side. Another seems to be older, it is an entirely different plastic box, a paper label glued on, and the switch is on the right side. It is either a prototype or a very early production example. The third one is a normal imprinted box, but the switch is screw mounted and on the right instead of the left. It's possibly a transition version linking the early prototypes and the production version. Sharing what surely is a similar, if not identical circuit design, all three sound similar, but the "prototype" has a slightly different high end response. 




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