thanks and yep, it keeps low end well because the flange sweep is confined to the upper range, like the BF-2B (which it reminds me of a lot)
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recommend me a flanger please
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thanks and yep, it keeps low end well because the flange sweep is confined to the upper range, like the BF-2B (which it reminds me of a lot)
Ahh, yes. I have only tried the pink BF-2 and no, I was not aware it was analog. I have been curious about obtaining the BF-2B, maybe I'll pick one up off ebay someday.
Woops! You are correct. I have too many toys to remember model numbers anymore
He was one of the first pedals I bought waaay back about 16 years ago and is still kicking strong to this day.
My little guy:
we were talking about two different DOD pedals. this is the one i like
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If the BF-2 sounds " digital" to you, I don't think you'll like the BF-2B any better.
If metallicy and dry can be considered to be similar to "digitally", then I'd have to agree that the BF-2 and BF-2B (as well as the BF-3) are indeed exactly that. Not my cup of tea.
The flanger is good but fairly restrained, I wouldn't buy the Unichorus for the flanger part alone.
i would be buying it for the chorus as well as the flanger.
i was going to purchase a chorus as well but i figured i could get both in one and save on room.
it is a clean sounding, solid analog chorus that plays well with other effects and is designed to emphasize low end. That said, it is kinda conservative so not recommended if you're going for an extreme chorus sound - and the flanger even more so.
Like most EBS products it is a very practical, gigworthy bass-oriented effect.
I have a old EHX DEM and love it mucho, but of course it has a large footprint.
I have played through the Boss Bass flanger (japanese version) and didn't care for it because I found it to be too subtle for my taste.
The MXR unit is worthy as well.
ADA made a stompbox flanger back in the day and it was one of the best, if ( and that is a big IF) you can find one these days it will cost big bucks! Pat Travers used them listen to his live album "Go For What You Know" they are all over it especially the song "It Makes No Difference" and "Heat in the Street". and while you're there you can get your groove on to the mighty bass stylings of Peter "Mars" Cowling!
I have played through the Boss Bass flanger (japanese version) and didn't care for it because I found it to be too subtle for my taste.
The MXR unit is worthy as well.
ADA made a stompbox flanger back in the day and it was one of the best, if ( and that is a big IF) you can find one these days it will cost big bucks! Pat Travers used them listen to his live album "Go For What You Know" they are all over it especially the song "It Makes No Difference" and "Heat in the Street". and while you're there you can get your groove on to the mighty bass stylings of Peter "Mars" Cowling!
I wish I could tell you I've found the perfect flanger for my needs. At the moment it's a quest I have put on the backburner.
I like the warm sound of the Maxon FL9 a lot. It wasn't BAD in terms of frequency center, but it wasn't awesome either - certainly designed with guitar in mind. Also it was fairly conservative. (Keep in mind that a case can be made for either raising or lowering the freq center, range adjustment, or whatever - it depends what sound you want).
Boss Flangers make me think of metal guitar dive bombs
There are times when that isn't what I want (most of the times in fact) I think the BF-2 sounds better than the BF-2B with bass, though.I REALLY liked my deluxe (not stereo) electric mistress as well as a vintage electric mistress I tried, but both of these had too much high end noise going on - also they are huge.
As for digital flanging, I really dug the flange settings on the TC Nova Modulator and I ALMOST kept it.
You could make a good argument that modulation is an area where digital effects have significant advantages over analog. I have a low tolerance for high pitched wooshy swirly sounds when I'm not even playing but that seems to be a necessary compromise if you want dramatic sounding analog flange effects. Either that or there's some awesome boutique flanger out there somewhere that I am not willing to shell out for since I hardly ever use a flanger.
For a flanger I'm going to hop on the wagon and say the DOD FX72. However, also play with some chorus and phasers to see which of those you prefer, since they're all in the same effects family.
I'm curious about buying a flanger, myself, as well. I've read conflicting opinions on the Boss BF-3, but the Ibanez FL-9 seems to have a good reputation, and it's selling for an affordable price (thing is pretty ugly in that mustard yellow, tho). has anyone tested one of those on bass? What did you think?
I'm also not too fond of extremely high-pitched swirls myself, btw, but if I'm shelling out cash for a flanger, I might as well be able to use it in an extreme-ish setting if the need should come up...
I'm also not too fond of extremely high-pitched swirls myself, btw, but if I'm shelling out cash for a flanger, I might as well be able to use it in an extreme-ish setting if the need should come up...
