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02-16-2008, 02:18 PM
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Geez i have way too many Flangers... need to get a phaser.. 
This is my search for the right sounding flanger for me. In v1.0 we had the Maxon, BF-3, Mistress, and BF-2 TAIWAN model. In this version, we have the BF-2 JAPANESE model at our disposal 
So let's get started, here are the 4 candidates. Oh and by the way, the clips with be jazz bass->pedal->soundcard. No amp in the mix this time, you're hearing the pure tone :P Boss BF-2 JAPANESE MODEL  Boss BF-3 
Maxon FL-9  EHX Electric Mistress 
Up first is the BOSS BF-2 JAPANESE MODEL.
First off, it's realllly thick. When you turn this baby on, it's obviously a flanger. It has a lot of sounds you can pick from and i'll go over them on each pedal as well. The BF-2 is a little metallic but we'll see if it's a keeper!
46+2 Clip http://media.putfile.com/bf2-462 http://media.putfile.com/bf2-462-faster
Jambi Clip http://media.putfile.com/bf2-jambi
Chorus-ish Effect http://media.putfile.com/bf2-chours
Max settings! Imma alien? http://media.putfile.com/bf2-maxall
Slappage http://media.putfile.com/bf-slap-11 http://media.putfile.com/bf-slap-45
Max settings on every pedal with delay!!!! http://media.putfile.com/max-all-delay
Onto the Boss BF-3.
I like the Boss BF-3 but it was pretty damn expensive! It's got a nice flanger effect though it's a tad subtle. It's going to be fighting against the Maxon to see who goes on my G**tar board but since the maxon is worth more... the BF-3 might be staying :] It also has other features that i would only find useful on g**tar.
46+2 Clip http://media.putfile.com/bf3-462 http://media.putfile.com/bf3-462-faster
Jambi Clip http://media.putfile.com/bf3-jambi
Chorus-ish effect http://media.putfile.com/bf3-chorus
Gate Pan option http://media.putfile.com/bf3-gate
Ultra Flanger Option http://media.putfile.com/bf3-ultra-flanger
Bass input http://media.putfile.com/bf3-bass
Onto the Maxon FL-9.
The Maxon was ALOT of money... It's a nice sounding flanger that i haven't tried on g**tar yet but on bass, it definitely has a unique sound. It's a little dry and not as thick as the BF-2 but it has that tone to it that makes it sound different than the other flangers. I guess you can say it sounds more natural.
46+2 Clip http://media.putfile.com/maxon-462 http://media.putfile.com/maxon-462-faster
Jambi Clip http://media.putfile.com/maxon-jambi
Chorus-ish effect http://media.putfile.com/maxon-chorus
Slappage http://media.putfile.com/maxon-slap
Lastly, the Electro-Harmonix Electric Mistress.
This is a very unique sounding pedal. A chorus and Flanger wrapped in one box. It shouldn't be confused with a flanger though since it doesn't like one. Let's just say it's a flanger on steroids. It has a Filter Matrix mode which is a little weird. Check it out.
46+2 Clip http://media.putfile.com/sem-462 http://media.putfile.com/sem-462-faster
Jambi Clip http://media.putfile.com/sem-jambi
Slappage http://media.putfile.com/sem-slap
Filter Matrix Mode http://media.putfile.com/sem-fmm
Chorus only http://media.putfile.com/sem-chorus
Max settings http://media.putfile.com/sem-max
There you have it. :]
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02-16-2008, 02:28 PM
| | | | Nice clips! I got my Taiwanese BF-2 (the one with the white knobs that Justin uses) and I can't say enough about it. Funny story - I went to band practice yesterday and my guitarist who has a BF-3 was bashing my BF-2 because it didn't have all those other modes and inputs, and when he tried it out I knew he loved it but he kept bashing it becuase he though his BF-3 was better. But back to the review, I think the maxon was the warmest and most natural flanger, and the electric mistress was the most extreme flanger. |
02-16-2008, 03:07 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Victoria, Australia | | | Hey man - nice reviews.
Can you post you're the setting you used for the BF-3?
Cheers!
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02-16-2008, 03:21 PM
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02-16-2008, 03:22 PM
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02-16-2008, 03:23 PM
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Non-Stereotypical GC Sales/Training Manager...No more selling :( | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY | | | Yeah i think putfile is updating servers or something cause it took me a longgggg time to upload all that!
Which clip for the BF-3? |
02-16-2008, 03:24 PM
| | | | My computer hates putfile, i had to restart it 4 times to listen to the clips. |
02-16-2008, 03:29 PM
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02-16-2008, 03:36 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Louisiana for now. | | | Yeah, soundclick really makes you jump through hoops. Have you tried reverbnation.com? |
02-16-2008, 03:58 PM
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Non-Stereotypical GC Sales/Training Manager...No more selling :( | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY | | | Nope, but are the clips working for everyone now? |
02-16-2008, 04:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Louisiana for now. | | | Yup! And I must say that the Electric Mistress seems to suit my palette the most. |
02-16-2008, 05:14 PM
| | | | hmm, mine still says plug-in error when i try to listen. |
02-16-2008, 05:28 PM
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02-17-2008, 12:08 AM
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Originally Posted by SpankyPants  Yup! And I must say that the Electric Mistress seems to suit my palette the most. | She's seducing you too, eh? 
That two-timing broad... 
I saw her first!  
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02-17-2008, 02:04 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Brooklyn | | | Nice clips, thanks. (Works great using Safari).
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02-18-2008, 03:43 PM
|  | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London, England | | | In the past ive owned the Stereo Electric mistress and the boss BF3, and i thought that the Mistress lost quite alot of lows, which is a shame coz i bought it after some great reviews and soundclips that i think MysticBoo did (i could be wrong tho), i got rid of it pretty quickly, i think part of it was that as far as a chorus or flanger goes, it doesnt sit quite right with me, i think its a pretty versatile pedal tho, tru-bypass, dual outputs, variable filtermatrix, changing LED. i think personally i would have gone back to the BF3 if i still had it, altho a mate has the BF2 but im always a little unsure of pedals that dont have a dedicated Bass input, so before i try and get his flanger off him, would u recommend it for bass in terms of frequency responisveness?
thanks guys
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02-18-2008, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by DosiYanarchy In the past ive owned the Stereo Electric mistress and the boss BF3, and i thought that the Mistress lost quite alot of lows, which is a shame coz i bought it after some great reviews and soundclips that i think MysticBoo did (i could be wrong tho) | Yeah, that was me.
You serious? You lost lows? The punch of this thing when cycling through lower frequencies usually makes me a bit edgy!
It can sound more "hollow" in the mids during certain points of the cycle at extreme settings than the BF-2 (partly because it's brighter), but lows have never been an issue with me in the slightest.
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02-18-2008, 08:33 PM
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Non-Stereotypical GC Sales/Training Manager...No more selling :( | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY | | | If it doesn't have a bass input, don't worry about it. My BF-2 sounds great on low notes.. i'll take clips of low notes tomorrow. |
02-19-2008, 04:40 AM
| | Supporting Member | | Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London, England | | i dont know what it was with the Mistress, i mean i didnt even take it to a practice or gig or anything, this was all in my room and i thought i was losing lows, i think it might have more been the sweep, i also sort of found it hard to get the right rate setting, but hell thats all down to me coz ive heard some wicked clipson here, and Boo's review was pretty comprehensive,
ill get hold of that BF2 and see how it does for me 
cheers
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02-23-2008, 05:51 PM
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Moderator for EHX Forums | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Houston/Nacogdoches | | | I found a BF-2 in a local pawn shop for 19 bucks. It's kind of beat up, missing some knobs and I'm not 100% if it works, but I'm going to try it out next time I'm around there. My Deluxe Electric Mistress is a little too subtle for me, unless I have fuzz on too.
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