Guitar Effects: Flange

Flange is an effect that is produced by two identical signals with one of the signals slightly delayed by a time that slightly, and continually changes.

Flangers are guitar effects pedals or units that mimic and elaborate upon a process used by sound engineers when recording. A sound signal would be recorded to tape onto two different tape machines at the same time. The recorded result of both machines would be rerecorded, or bounced, to a third tape machine. Slight differences in tape playback time from the two different machines, and from an engineer purposely slowing the tape down by holding or slowing the flange of the tape reel while being recorded to the third machine would create the effect that would eventually be named flange.

As electronic technology progressed, this effect was produced easier with solid state electronics in effects pedals. Flanger effects were popular in the psychedelic sound of the 1960's.

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Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger

Ibanez AF2 Paul Gilbert Airplane Flanger Pedal; Two pedals in one tough package. If you love the flange effect, and we know you do, the AF2 contains both a traditional chorus Taxi flange and what has come to be known as the Take Off flange. Toggle the Airplane flanger from Taxi to Take Off and you'll be playing with Paul Gilbert's own crazy flange sound that shifts the pitch up and down. Add this incredible effect to your pedal line up and get ready to fly.

MXR M117R Flanger

The MXR M171R Flanger is back by popular demand! This flanger creates a variety of wild sounds from dynamic jet plane or cool space effects to short delay, chorus and vibrato. Back off Width to zero to disengage auto-sweep, then use the Manual knob to physically place the effect anywhere along the frequency spectrum. Use with guitar, bass, keyboards or even vocals!

MXR EVH117 Van Halen Flanger

The MXR EVH117 Van Halen Flanger Pedal - Dunlop did it again! Dunlop has once again partnered with Edward Van Halen to present a new spin on a classic tone. Everyone knows that it was the MXR Flanger that powered Unchained and And the Cradle Will Rock . Now you can grab a piece of that world-class tone with the new MXR EVH 117 Flanger.

Boss BF3 Flanger

Boss BF3 Flanger Pedal builds off the 20-year legacy of Boss' famous BF2. The BF3 Flanger pedal gives guitarists and bassists an updated version of the classic BOSS flanger with the thickest stereo flanging sounds ever. Two new modes (Ultra and Gate Pan) create stereo flanging with incredible depth-even Slicer-type effects and sounds that seem to swirl around the listener. An instant classic.

Electro Harmonix Stereo Electric Mistress Flanger Chorus

The Electro Harmonix Stereo Electric Mistress provides slithering, panoramic Axis: Bold As Love textures Manually flange or freeze sound in Filter Matrix mode. Use Chorus and Flanger together for ultra rich modulations. Colorful and seductive in stereo!