Flangers

How does the TC Electronic mini flanger compare to the full size flanger that is £20 more?

How does the TC Electronic mini flanger compare to the full size flanger that is £20 more?

its got the same sonic capabilities as the big one, just less tweakability, those little TC pedals are all about downloading toneprints since they lack controls... but TC's flanger algorhythms don't stack up well against analog BBD and FET designs from the 70s and 80s, or Strymon's Deco in tape flange mode.. or against that eventide mod factor, ooh that's sweet sounding

my favorite flangers are (in no particular order) the FoxxRoxx Thru-Zero Flanger, the old mu-tron foot flanger (god I miss that one, what a shame the actual owner asked me to return it because they are even rarer than the mu-tron biphase), the boss purple BF2, Ibanez FL9, 70s MXR and the 70s ADA unit.... BF2s are cheap and readily available as are FL9s, they sound very different but both flange with aplomb... old MXRs are rarer and the RI isn't as good.... ADA recently reissued the old flanger from Heart's Baracuda and its glorious if you are into that sort of thing, but almost as pricey as an old one... oh, the Ibanez jet flange is cool, its totally the opposite of the FL9s subtle 80s flanging, the reissue of the jet flanger sounds awesome.... pick your flange flavor and get an analog unit since you can't change toneprints or tweak settings easily on the TC.... the real analog stuff can be affordable, provides better tone and, and.... well, you get the idea... unless you wanna simulate thru-zero tape flanging, analog is best

I'm loving the new chase bliss flanger (Spectre, I think), and I love the functionality of the Ibanez Paul Gilbert model, but I don't like flange enough to spend that kind of money on it. If my band ever were to tour I would get my hands on probably a Mobius/Modfactor, and program in all the presets I'd need to use in stead of dancing all over, two choruses, two phasers, two flanger buttons, fiddling with presets on a super pulsar, vibe with exp. control, ring mod, etc. (And all of those pedals would work out much more expensive than an upmarket modulation multi-effect

Do you have a brother? You like a bit like one of my friends who is also a Keavney.

If my band ever were to tour I would get my hands on probably a Mobius/Modfactor, and program in all the presets I'd need to use in stead of dancing all over, two choruses, two phasers, two flanger buttons, fiddling with presets on a super pulsar, vibe with exp. control, ring mod, etc. (And all of those pedals would work out much more expensive than an upmarket modulation multi-effect

If i ever gig heavily or tour again i am going with a good multieffects for modulation and echo like an h9 or g system. I use them all sparingly but because i prefer to mix the effects together when i go for effects i really need one tap preset ability AND master tap tempo not to mention needing the ability to still get my drive tones from an actual amp. Some modulation likes to be out front, some is good in an effects loop if you have it and some modulation and most ambience is best all the way after distortion. Very tricky, but definitely a job for a high end multi effector.

Haha, Yea I do called Nathan

I'll have to check all of those out at some point. Thanks for the reply I quite like The BF2 just trying to get a sound similar to that of curmudgeon by Nirvana, mainly because I really like how that sounds to be honest maybe I should just go to the guitar store and try some out when I have the money for them and see what I like best

I like flanger but I really don't know if I use it enough in my own music to buy one. I'm not sure if it would sit on my board very rarely used. But A Electro Harmonix polychorus I could see myself using just because I love those crazy sounds you can get out of it. Not flanger but sounds fricken awesome

I like flanger but I really don't know if I use it enough in my own music to buy one. I'm not sure if it would sit on my board very rarely used. But A Electro Harmonix polychorus I could see myself using just because I love those crazy sounds you can get out of it. Not flanger but sounds fricken awesome

the new polychorus doesn't sound so hot to me... I like the old ones

also, I think the curmudgeon flanger is an electric mistress, not sure though, but it sounded like it last time I listened to Nirvana (admittedly a bit of a while ago)

The Keavney I know is a Charlie. If you've got the cash the new chase bliss flanger seems quite nice, I quite like the versatility of the paul gilbert one from Ibanez. I know Cobain used an EHX polychorus, but I'm not sure if it was the PC flange on curmudgeon.

Just looked it up on kurts equipment which says he used a phase 100 so might look at one but don't know, my local had them last time I was there but whether they have one in stock next time i'm there I dont know haha. Small family owned shop

The polychorus sounds really cool to me on Radio friendly unit shifter etc haha, I love the feed back he got with it. He used a phase 100 according to Kurts equpment so may look may not. I'll check out the bliss flanger on youtube in a moment. Na, don't know a charlie keavney haha

Just looked it up on kurts equipment which says he used a phase 100

I am not sure if they still make the phase 100... the phase 100 is to the phase 90 what the bad stone is to the small stone.... ore controls, less stages of phasing, kinda sweet

They're still made, can get them from a few places around me for £120 never tried a smallstone or even heard one before https://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/p/JD-M107/effects/dunlop/mxr-m107-phase-100

They're still made, can get them from a few places around me for £120 never tried a smallstone or even heard one before https://www.nevadamusic.co.uk/p/JD-M107/effects/dunlop/mxr-m107-phase-100

the small stone is one of my faves, the new ones don't sound quite as good as the 1st and 2nd gen 70s units, but they get really close... if the phase90 is the best 1 knob phaser for drive sounds then the smallstone is the best 1 knobber for cleans bar none

I kinda regret selling my 70s small stone a few years ago, but I almost never used it anymore. I have a sneaking suspicion I paid a bill with the proceeds, or maybe after the bills were paid I was broke and I spent the money on beer and smokes waiting to get paid in a few days....

Yeah I definitely prefer phase to flange any day of the week. I'm torn between phase 90, or a boss ph3 (maybe a bf3). See how much I can trade a bunch if crap I have in for

Yeah I definitely prefer phase to flange any day of the week. I'm torn between phase 90, or a boss ph3 (maybe a bf3). See how much I can trade a bunch if crap I have in for

I dunno, I amm all about 80s flangers again... I was just looking at bf2 pedals on reverb, I might buy one and record a record with a different flanger into each ac30 set all clean or maybe a vox and a fender tremolux with flange and trem.... just whacky modulation everywhere