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Suggest a flanger pedal

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bassofthe

Jun 5, 2011
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#1
I need a flanger, but I'm not sure which one to get. I need control of LFO rate and depth, regen and pre-delay/"manual", in a pedalboard-friendly size and shape and no weird power requirements. I would also prefer something that can me bought new. Any suggestions?

(BF2 is discontinued, BF3 isn't velcro-friendly, M117 needs 18V...)
 
#7
Personally, I like the older "non-bass" MIJ Boss BF-2. If you're the least bit patient it can be found for US$50 or so on eBay, CL, here on TB sometimes. I actually prefer the sound to the "bass-specific" BF-2B. No accounting for taste sometimes.......

Only caveat is it needs Boss ACA but you can get around that by daisy-chaining it with any "standard" 9v or PSA pedal. Or run it with 9v battery. No hassle.

If you get one and don't like it you can always flip it easily enough and not lose any money.
 
#8
kenstee said:
Personally, I like the older "non-bass" MIJ Boss BF-2. If you're the least bit patient it can be found for US$50 or so on eBay, CL, here on TB sometimes. I actually prefer the sound to the "bass-specific" BF-2B. No accounting for taste sometimes.......

Only caveat is it needs Boss ACA but you can get around that by daisy-chaining it with any "standard" 9v or PSA pedal. Or run it with 9v battery. No hassle.

If you get one and don't like it you can always flip it easily enough and not lose any money.
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I had one of the "green label"/MIJ 2's right before this, and my issue was with how my band downtunes, the 2 just didn't give enough "effect" to make it stand out. I would only be able to play the D and G strings which were detuned a step to C and F, so it wasn't that fun. :( The 2B holds solid on my B and E strings tuned to A and C.
On an E std tuned bass it worked just fine though.
 
#9
rockstarbassist said:
I had one of the "green label"/MIJ 2's right before this, and my issue was with how my band downtunes, the 2 just didn't give enough "effect" to make it stand out. I would only be able to play the D and G strings which were detuned a step to C and F, so it wasn't that fun. :( The 2B holds solid on my B and E strings tuned to A and C.
On an E std tuned bass it worked just fine though.
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I currently play a low B, and plan on going lower.
 
#10
DOD FX72. dod ive found to be a great starting point or u could always go behringer. cheapies and who knows they may be what ur wanting but if not u can look up what boards their using and find out who else makes pedals with those boards so u kno what not to buy.
 
#18
Why? Some of the best sounding pedals (subjective, I know) aren't made anymore or are much cheaper used. Plus, if you don't like it and decide to sell it you're not losing nearly as much as you would if you'd bought it new and resold it. There really is no drawback.
 
#19
SoonerMatt said:
Why? Some of the best sounding pedals (subjective, I know) aren't made anymore or are much cheaper used. Plus, if you don't like it and decide to sell it you're not losing nearly as much as you would if you'd bought it new and resold it. There really is no drawback.
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If I buy used, I only have the seller's word that it's not a scam and that it works.
 
#20
That's why there are feedback systems here, on eBay, and other sides and why PayPal has ways to get your money back if you do wind up being scammed. A lot of us started off as "new only" pedal users until we saw the light, savings, and realized this was a good place to buy used from.
 

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