Has anyone tried the new MXR Micro Flanger M152 yet?

Marshbass · #1 03-25-2010, 06:38 PM

Any ideas when it will be available?

Chronicle · #2 03-25-2010, 08:51 PM

We just got some preorders going in GC.com..I think it said April.

**jmattbassplaya** · #3 05-04-2010, 07:10 PM

Any more news on the m152? I heard the clip of it on the Dunlop website and it sounds sick! I`ve been thinking of getting rid of my Small Stone for one of these since the whole phase thing really isn`t my bag.

funkucan'ttouch · #4 05-04-2010, 07:13 PM

Yeah! using one on my PT-Mini. It is really great. Adds a slight metallic sound but sounds GREAT with fuzz before.. if you like that kinda thing. By itself, it is nice and clean. Love it!

**jmattbassplaya** · #5 05-04-2010, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by funkucan'ttouch

Yeah! using one on my PT-Mini. It is really great. Adds a slight metallic sound but sounds GREAT with fuzz before.. if you like that kinda thing. By itself, it is nice and clean. Love it!

Sounds like it`d work well with my Ray

How well does the low end hold up with it? Any drop?

kugelspot · #6 05-05-2010, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by jmattbassplaya

Sounds like it`d work well with my Ray

How well does the low end hold up with it? Any drop?

Modulation effects don't usually lose any low end. That's why bass specific mod effects are very rare, except for ones from companies that only make bass pedals like EBS

funkucan'ttouch · #7 05-05-2010, 07:19 AM

no drop in the lows. I will say it can distort with a really strong low note. Say an aggressive B string. But if anything it seems to boost little bit.

**jmattbassplaya** · #8 05-05-2010, 11:10 AM

Hmm. I might just say forget trying to trade my Small Stone and just try to sell it straight up to help fund this.

It can be daisy chained right?

And sorry for asking about a million questions

Crystalman85 · #9 05-05-2010, 05:34 PM

That's interesting that mxr is coming out with nano versions of their pedals. I wonder how the micro chorus sounds. I'll bet it sounds pretty cool.

champbassist · #10 08-01-2010, 02:10 AM

Anyone else with their experiences with this one? I've already committed myself by ordering one, any advice on what I could be expecting?

G.Bisson · #11 01-30-2012, 12:17 PM

Thread revival.

I'm dissatisfied with my flanger and was looking into this one because of it's small size and small price. Currently I'm using an EBS UniChorus (black label, non-true-bypass version). Not all that impressed with the tone and it occasionally overloads and distorts. EBS advertises the true-bypass versions having an additional 3 dB of headroom. Might be all I need is to upgrade to the latest version to fix my distortion issue. But I would like to explore other options.

So any more reviews of the M152 micro flanger?

Here is another thread with some comparions by Laurent:
MXR flangers: M117 vs. M152?

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Originally Posted by funkucan'ttouch

no drop in the lows. I will say it can distort with a really strong low note. Say an aggressive B string. But if anything it seems to boost little bit.

^ this worries me as I will be using an active 5 string with high output. Has anyone else experienced distortion?

Laurent · #12 01-30-2012, 04:52 PM

I might have been a little harsh on the Micro Flanger but I stand by what I wrote!
If you like one knob pedals that are plug and play the Mxr Micro Flanger is a great way to go. The M117R offers more tone options and 4 knobs to tweak.
Both of them are really nice flangers.

I since then tried the Fulltone Choralflange (the pedal does either flanger or chorus) and did not like as well as the MXR pedals.

Geddyfleaharris · #13 01-30-2012, 06:07 PM

Ya not big on Flangers but the MXR117R is dynamite if that's what you want. I used the EVH version. Bit of fuzz of distortion added and you have the whole 747 jet landing at your toe tips. Massively cool sound.

DJ Bebop · #14 01-30-2012, 06:13 PM

I have my old MXR M117 Flanger from the early 80's with the hard wired power cord.

It's still works and sounds great!

G.Bisson · #15 02-09-2012, 09:42 AM

bought a M152.
Sounds really good. Compared it side by side with a Guyatone FL3. They both sound very similar, the M152 sounds slightly more raw and organic.

With the 'Regen' set above 3o'clock I could hear hints of distortion, musical distortion, like a warm overdrive fur. Setting 'Regen' to full clockwise and 'Rate' to full counter-clockwise to achieve robotic thru-zero sweeps there was noticeably more distortion. Still nothing like the overload clipping I experienced with the UniChorus.

Nice little flanger found a home on my board, it's a keeper for now, although the many great reviews and added versatility of the M117R makes me want to try that one too.

champbassist · #16 02-09-2012, 10:05 AM

I quite like mine as well. Often, I'll use it to complement my CE-5 for thick swirly modulation, with the rate knob higher than 2 o'clock and regen below 11 o'clock.