need help with my flanger

varunkapahi · #1 12-28-2008, 08:49 AM

so i bought a bf-3 but i cant get around understand what the knobs do really. and any idea on what settings i can get flanging like in this clip here on the boss site itself?
http://www.bossus.com/gear/productde...?ProductId=135

RCCollins · #2 12-28-2008, 08:53 AM

standard mode, rate around 9 o clock and depth around 2 or 3 o clock

try that with the res/man both at 12 and adjust from there

varunkapahi · #3 12-29-2008, 12:27 AM

thanks i am trying to work around it. it sounds good but something is missing here its not impressive

SoonerMatt · #4 12-29-2008, 02:38 AM

I'm personally more of a fan of the older BF-2 with bass guitar. Give that a shot and see if it's easier.

CuticleThorns · #5 12-29-2008, 02:59 AM

try plugging into the guitar input rather then the bass input. I found it way more useful.

varunkapahi · #6 12-29-2008, 05:49 AM

yeah am going through the guitar input anyway am starting to get some decent sounds

fightthepower · #7 12-29-2008, 06:32 AM

Are you using the flanger by itself, or with other pedals? If you're looking for that swishy sound, you're not going to find much of it with a clean bass tone until you work your way up the neck. Treble + Dirt = Lots of swishy, like the video.

varunkapahi · #8 12-29-2008, 07:54 AM

i use it with fuzz sometimes anyway i get sounds like these how do they sound to you guys?
http://media.putfile.com/bf-3

varunkapahi · #9 12-30-2008, 01:16 AM

bassteban · #10 12-30-2008, 01:47 AM

W/flangers, I've found that I like this one- that one, not so much. Specifically, I very much like the old DOD FX-72b I recently got, as well as an FX-75c I had long ago; didn't care much for the Boss High-Band Flanger I had awhile back. Just not my sound. Maybe you need to try another..?