



Phasing is a popular effect for electric guitar. The term was often used to refer the original tape flanging effect heard on many psychedelic records of the late 1960s, notably "Itchycoo Park" by the Small Faces and "Life in the Fast Lane" by The Eagles By the early 1970s, phasing was available as a portable guitar effect, In the late 1970s, Brian May used large amounts of phasing, in such songs as "Sheer Heart Attack.".