What’s This Sound?

[bhcarpenter]

One of my all time favorite clean tones is the “watery” sound in the second guitar solo of Feels So Good by Chuck Mangione. It sounds like some sort of filter, but I can’t tell if it’s a phaser, flanger, vibe, or if he’s somehow doing it with a wah pedal. The rhythm guitar seems to use a wah pedal pervasively. But I’m really curious about that lead sound. Anyone know how to cop it? Any PPCB recommendations to get close?

In the studio recording the solo starts around 5:20. He does something similar live here around 1:27 -

 

[HamishR]

Sounds like a phaser to me.

(edit) Apparently it was an MXR Phase 90

 

[KR Sound]

That song jams.

 

[bhcarpenter]

Apparently it was an MXR Phase 90

Wait, really!?!?

Wow, I've never gotten an MXR Phase 90 to sound like that. Which is totally surprising because, uhh, I sound just like that guy otherwise. Yep. Definitely.

 

[Giorfida]

Wait, really!?!?

Wow, I've never gotten an MXR Phase 90 to sound like that. Which is totally surprising because, uhh, I sound just like that guy otherwise. Yep. Definitely.

I’m betting it was a block logo. The script logo is too subdued for clean tones.