Fender WAYLON JENNINGS PHASER User manual

WAYLON JENNINGS
PHASER
SIGNATURE EFFECTS

INPUT JACKOUTPUT JACK
DC POWER CONNECTOR
FOOTSWITCH
LED
9V BATTERY SCREW ACCESS ON REAR
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6
RANGE
CONTROL
KNOB
FEEDBACK
CONTROL
KNOB
RATE
CONTROL
KNOB
PHASE
SWITCH
SWEET
SWITCH

The Waylon Jennings Phaser is an all-analog
phase shifter that captures the swirling tones used
by the outlaw himself over the course of his long
and hit-filled career as one of country music’s
greatest and most influential artists.
Jennings seasoned his potent combination of
powerful songwriting and bright, nimble guitar
work with stompbox phase shifting, working his
way through the stable of the most famous phaser
effects of the 1970s. The Waylon Jennings Phaser
delivers those great sounds, using old-school JFET
(junction field effect transistor) components just
like the first classic phase shifters, with the added
versatility of selectable phasing (two, four and six
stages) and flexible controls that make dialing in
the right sound simple and fun.
WAYLON JENNINGS
PHASER

OUTPUT JACK
Low-impedance output connects to amp or next pedal in signal chain.
INPUT JACK
High-impedance input for electric guitar, bass, acoustic guitars with
pickup systems, keyboards and other instruments.
DC POWER CONNECTOR
Connect DC adapter here. Standard center-negative 9VDC jack for
use with appropriate power supplies.
RANGE CONTROL KNOB
Determines what section of the frequency spectrum will be phase
shifted. When set to 10 only high frequencies are affected; when set to
1 only low frequencies are affected.
RATE CONTROL KNOB
Adjusts rate (speed) of the phase-shifting effect.
FEEDBACK CONTROL KNOB
Determines the intensity of the phase-shifting effect. Turn this knob
higher to introduce more feedback and produce a more intense
phase-shifting effect.
PHASE SWITCH
Selects two-, four- or six-stage phase shifting, providing three
vintage phase-shifting flavors to choose from. More phase stages
produce a more pronounced phasing effect.
SWEET SWITCH
Bypasses the PHASE SWITCH to instead provide the “sweet spot” of
the clean signal mixed with phase-shifting tones. Use this switch in
conjunction with the FEEDBACK control knob to blend in the right
amount of phase-shifting effect with your clean signal.
BYPASS FOOTSWITCH/LED
Footswitch turns effect on and off. LED Illuminates when effect is on
and pulses in time with RATE control when effect is on.
BATTERY COMPARTMENT (REAR)
Screw-access compartment houses one 9V battery.

THE START OF IT ALL
Based on a six-stage phaser released in1971, this setting
emulates the first phaser used by Waylon and one of the first
phaser effect pedals in existence. It provided the drastic
in-your-face phaser effect that kicked off Waylon’s signature
outlaw tone on the Dreaming My Dreams album (1975).
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6

A LITTLE BIT OF CLEAN
Based on a four-stage phaser released in 1972, this setting
emulates the smoother phasing effect produced by the
stage-friendly orange box seen on top of Waylon’s amp through
the mid ’70s and heard in performances such as his timeless
Texas Opry appearance of 1975.
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6

DIALING IT BACK
Based on a two-stage phaser released in 1975, this setting
emulates the mildest phaser tones that Waylon reserved for more
mellow songs. Phase shifting with only two stages provides a
more subtle effect, such as that heard on the Waylon & Willie
album (1978).
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6

THE STEADY WORKHORSE
Based on a pair of classic four-stage phase shifters released in
1977, this setting emulates Waylon’s most tried-and-true phaser
tones. This is the stage and studio phaser sound he used
throughout the 1980s and beyond, as heard at his Austin City
Limits appearance in 1989.
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6

THE SWEET SPOT
Flip the SWEET SWITCH to the ON position to land in Waylon’s
preferred sweet spot for phase effects. This “Sweet mode” ditches
the PHASE SWITCH; instead providing dialed-in outlaw country
tones in the form of a curated sweep of the FEEDBACK control
knob, which spans the spectrum of sweet tones that would
undoubtedly leave Waylon himself with a toothache.
RANGE
FEEDBACK
RATE
PHASE SWEET
2
4
6